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The rising cost of capital for companies today is starting to spook the stock market: ‘The worry is the spending might not pay off’
Alphabet plans to increase AI investment despite rising costs of capital, while the Iran war, oil prices at $100 a barrel, and rising bond yields contribute to stock market concerns about corporate spending returns.
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- As artificial-intelligence capital expenditures rise, so do the risks for AI stocks, Goldman Sachs tells investors
- Hyperscalers are strapped for cash
- AI capital spending is offsetting soft consumer spending — for now
- Alphabet is seeking fresh capital as stock's 4-week losing streak tests investor appetite
- Alphabet to sell $80 billion in stock to fund AI buildout
- Alphabet to sell $80 million in stock to fund AI buildout