capital expenditure

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Large firms plan to increase capital expenditure by 3.3% in the current business year, the tankan showed, compared with the 10.9% rise planned the previous year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

About $250 million to $300 million in capital expenditure is still needed to finish infrastructure upgrades and increase production to 75,000 tons of copper and 15,000 tons of cobalt annually, according to Powch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Meta targets $135 billion in 2026 capital expenditure for AI, collaborating on Arm CPUs and acquiring AI agent firms.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Meta’s free cash flow is expected to fall to $6.25 billion this year from $43.80 billion in 2025 according to FactSet, due to mounting capital expenditure on AI infrastructure.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

In 1906 these grants were raised from 25 to 75% of the capital expenditure, but were limited to colleges provided by local authorities.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various