capital spending
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Shares of China’s most valuable company have lost steam this year as its aggressive capital spending plan stokes concerns about an earnings slowdown following quarters of double-digit growth in both profit and revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
When businesses cannot estimate energy costs with any conviction, they begin delaying capital spending, reducing expansion plans and preserving cash.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Denyer writes that U.S. capital spending on computers and peripherals, including data center components, surged to levels not witnessed since the dotcom era of 1998-2000.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Morgan Stanley now sees capital spending by the five largest AI “hyperscalers” topping $800 billion this year and $1.1 trillion next year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Consequently the successful competitor in the race for supremacy develops productivity, accumulates wealth, expands capital spending, enlarges the scope of the arts, thereby augmenting the city's attractiveness to business enterprise and migrants from the hinterland.
From Civilization and Beyond Learning from History by Nearing, Scott
