capital spending

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Much of the $670 billion in capital spending that Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta Platforms and Amazon.com are planning this year will go toward data centers full of advanced chips.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Lumentum and Coherent have both benefited from a surge in hyperscaler capital spending that has boosted their share prices.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Morgan Stanley now sees capital spending by the five largest AI “hyperscalers” topping $800 billion this year and $1.1 trillion next year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Denyer writes that U.S. capital spending on computers and peripherals, including data center components, surged to levels not witnessed since the dotcom era of 1998-2000.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

A major downturn in the Swiss economy should still be avoided, as consumer and capital spending have picked up and will keep the economy moving in 1999.

From The 1999 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency