capital expenditure

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He says investors should instead position for the sector’s 2027 capital expenditure upcycle theme.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Hyperscalers like Microsoft and Alphabet raised their capital expenditure expectations as they spend hundreds of billions of dollars to build out the infrastructure needed to power AI.

From Barron's • May 7, 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

Adnoc, or Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., said the spending will be on projects across its upstream and downstream operations through to 2028 and reinforces its five-year capital expenditure plan that was approved last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 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