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

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

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

Goldman Sachs goes a step further, forecasting cumulative capital spending of nearly $7.6 trillion by 2031, a tally that includes compute, data center and power needs.

From Barron's • May 7, 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