capital expenditure

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The strategists said recent earnings offered positives for hyperscalers, such as rising cloud revenue that pointed to more signs of monetization, while signs of increased semiconductor capital expenditure continue to fuel that sector’s bull case.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Of the $110 trillion in global GDP, AI capital expenditure represents $1 trillion this year, with another $7 trillion to $8 trillion more capex added in the next five years, he noted.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Higher capital expenditure forecasts from Meta, Microsoft, and Alphabet ease earlier concerns about OpenAI’s missed revenue targets.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

AI models despite having just 15% of U.S. hyperscalers’ capital expenditure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Then the risk of prodigality and corruption is high, for their capital expenditure is great, and the check of public criticism very distant and ineffectual.

From Contemporary Socialism by Rae, John