Meta, Microsoft Face Renewed Unease Over AI Spending: US Earnings Week Ahead

Published on July 28, 2026

Microsoft Corp., Meta Platforms Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. face renewed investor anxiety over their debt-fueled capital expenditure plans after Alphabet Inc. raised the upper end of its spending forecast this year by as much as $15 billion.

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