capital expenditures

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That may seem like a ridiculous question, given that capital expenditures by Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet and Amazon.com are expected to total around $725 billion this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Those investments include around $135 billion in anticipated capital expenditures in 2026, driven by heavy spending on artificial intelligence.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Looking into 2027, Melius analyst Ben Reitzes expects capital expenditures, including those from the likes of Oracle, to top $1 trillion.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The Mag Seven became magnificent because they made huge returns on relatively modest capital expenditures.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The fixed charges on the capital expenditures together with the labour and incidental charges almost invariably make the total cost of operation of a straight bleach plant higher than that of a liquid chlorine plant.

From Chlorination of Water by Race, Joseph