capital spending

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A genuine efficiency breakthrough, or a pause in data-center capital spending, would reprice both sides of this market fast: relief for the consumer-facing companies, and a reckoning for suppliers valued for permanent scarcity.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

In an analysis published Thursday, Perkins notes that there was a time last year when investors began to worry about the sustainability of AI capital spending, asking whether the potential returns justify the vast expenditures.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Meta Platforms and Amazon.com, also with huge capital spending plans, could be next, and if so, expect Goldman to be in the mix.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

For the January-March quarter, the Japanese economy is expected to have grown at a slower pace than initially estimated due to weaker-than-expected capital spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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