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expenditure

[ik-spen-di-cher] / ɪkˈspɛn dɪ tʃər /


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UBS analyst Stephen Ju expects hyperscaler capital expenditure expectations will be revised up rather than down, as AI demand continues to exceed infrastructure capacity.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Albanese said Australia "cannot settle for a short-term boom in capital expenditure and construction".

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Krishna said in the last few weeks of June, clients shifted their quarterly capital expenditure to secure supply-constrained infrastructure ahead of a rise in prices, which affected buying patterns.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Candidates receiving the funding must abide by expenditure limits and adhere to the criteria set by statute, ordinance or charter to demonstrate broad support, such as demonstrate a large number of small dollar contributions.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

Every year or two the relative positions of the planets and the physics of Kepler and Newton permit the launch of a spacecraft to Mars or Venus with a minimum expenditure of energy.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

For economists and policymakers, the producer-price index report is noteworthy mostly because some of its underlying figures are used to calculate the Fed’s preferred inflation metric, the price index of personal-consumption expenditures.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Morgan Stanley raised Amazon’s total companywide capital expenditures for 2027 and 2028 by 15% and 29%, respectively — with the company now projected to spend $308 billion in 2027 and $318 billion in 2028.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

The announcement didn’t provide details about the terms of the commitment or the timing of its expenditures.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Howmet has said it would step up capital expenditures to $500 million this year, a 10% increase from a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Caesar was one of those who wanted to gain the principality of Rome; but if he had survived and had not moderated his expenditures after doing so, he would have destroyed the power he acquired.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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