capital spending

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Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Alphabet and Amazon.com collectively plan capital spending of $725 billion this year, much of it on artificial-intelligence chips.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 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

Goldman Sachs goes a step further, forecasting cumulative capital spending of nearly $7.6 trillion by 2031, a tally that includes compute, data center and power needs.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Yap remains positive on the sector, favoring oil-and-gas service providers ahead of an expected rise in capital spending in 2027, driven by energy-security needs, inventory rebuilding and production replacement amid Middle East tensions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 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