capital spending

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Microsoft recently raised its capital spending to $190 billion this year, a total that finance chief Amy Hood said included $25 billion “from the impact of higher component pricing”—a shorthand largely for the memory crunch.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

For Dominion, increased capital spending will be easier as part of a larger company, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“Earnings growth is accelerating from already well above average levels, supported by a combination of operating leverage, improving demand, capital spending and structural tailwinds like AI- driven efficiency gains,” he added.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

When businesses cannot estimate energy costs with any conviction, they begin delaying capital spending, reducing expansion plans and preserving cash.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Consequently the successful competitor in the race for supremacy develops productivity, accumulates wealth, expands capital spending, enlarges the scope of the arts, thereby augmenting the city's attractiveness to business enterprise and migrants from the hinterland.

From Civilization and Beyond Learning from History by Nearing, Scott