capital expenditure

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It reduced its 2026 capital expenditure guidance to $1.25 billion from $1.5 billion and is targeting $150 million in annual cost savings.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Of the $110 trillion in global GDP, AI capital expenditure represents $1 trillion this year, with another $7 trillion to $8 trillion more capex added in the next five years, he noted.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

AI, is, of course, a major driver of this earnings trend as capital expenditure here is booming while in the rest of the economy is “lingering in mild recession.”

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

“Investors are likely gaining comfort with the elevated capital expenditure level given that the company’s full-stack approach to AI is starting to meaningfully materialize in its results,” said William Blair’s Ralph Schackart.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

For this reason it is quite impossible that all the expenditure on the mine should be charged into working costs, particularly some items that arise through "capital expenditure."

From Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration by Hoover, Herbert