capital spending

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Last week, Microsoft raised its capital spending forecast for the year by $25 billion, while Meta Platforms added $10 billion to its own planned outlay, with both citing rising component costs as the justification.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

But Microsoft and Meta were hit hard by worries about their capital spending plans, which caused the Mag Seven ETF to drop about 0.5% the day after the earnings deluge.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

The company’s capital spending has been declining, because it completed growth projects in Kazakhstan and the U.S.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

It also reiterated guidance that calls for an adjusted loss of between $1.8 billion and $2.10 billion in 2026 and expectations to book between $1.95 billion and $2.05 billion in capital spending in 2026.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 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