Tech Giants Flex Capital Muscle Amid AI Investment Surge

Major tech companies, including Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon, are ramping up capital expenditures, focusing on AI and data centers. Alphabet's effective cash flow management impresses investors, while Amazon's AWS outperforms expectations. Concerns over AI spending impacts Meta and Microsoft's stock prices, highlighting investor caution despite broader tech sector optimism.

Four major U.S. technology firms, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon, have unveiled plans to significantly increase capital spending in the coming year, with a strong emphasis on AI and data centers.

Among them, Alphabet stood out, successfully convincing investors of its capability to fund these endeavors through robust cash flow, unlike rivals Meta and Microsoft, whose stock prices dipped over investor worries regarding the cost of investments.

Meanwhile, Amazon's shares soared 13% after AWS reported a substantial revenue increase, alleviating concerns of losing market share to competitors. Analysts highlight the tech sector's cautious approach to multi-billion-dollar AI investments, emphasizing cash flow as a critical factor.

(With inputs from agencies.)