capital spending

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Another risk to Microsoft posed by AI is prodigious capital spending on chips to run AI, data centers, and electric power generation.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Shares of China’s most valuable company have lost steam this year as its aggressive capital spending plan stokes concerns about an earnings slowdown following quarters of double-digit growth in both profit and revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 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

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