Tech leaders boost AI spending, but Alphabet’s cash flow wins investor favor
By
Binu Mathew
Four of the biggest U.S. technology companies flagged plans this week to accelerate capital spending over the next year but investors were most accepting of Google-parent Alphabet’s ability to fund its plans from its cash flow.
Alphabet, Microsoft, Facebook-owner Meta and Amazon all announced plans for higher annual capital expenditures as they pour money into chips and data centers.
