capital spending

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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

Wei said last month that he had “strong confidence” that revenue would grow more than 30% this year, a faster rate than its capital spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 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

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

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