capital expenditures

Capital expenditures are funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, buildings, or equipment.

Why it’s in the news: They are in the news due to massive spending increases by major tech companies like Google on artificial infrastructure.

Latest on capital expenditures

• As artificial-intelligence capital expenditures rise, so do the risks for AI stocks, Goldman Sachs tells investors
• The search giant now expects to spend between $195 billion and $205 billion in capital expenditures
• SpaceX’s stock falls as Wall Street gets spooked by the extent of AI spending

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