EventBusinessJuly 28, 2026
Big AI spending rattles Wall Street as Google capex hits $205B

Google raised its annual capital spending estimate to as much as $205 billion, up from $190 billion, spooking investors. Shares of Alphabet and Tesla fell after reporting massive spending increases. Google's cloud growth helped justify the AI investment.
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