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• Big Tech Holds $3 Trillion in Spending Commitments for AI Boom

  The five largest data center spenders, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and Oracle, have together committed more than $3 trillion in spending over the coming years, according to Bloomberg. Alphabet holds the largest share, with more than $1 trillion in commitments covering technical equipment, energy and leases, nearly eight times its level a year earlier. Meta has disclosed more than $800 billion in future spending, with a bit under half tied to data center leases that have not yet started and that may run as long as 30 years. The figures are hard to compare directly because each company discloses differently, and some commitments, such as Meta's consumer hardware or Alphabet's and Amazon's content licenses, are not strictly tied to data centers. Across the companies, future lease commitments total $1.3 trillion and other purchase commitments total $1.9 trillion.

  Yahoo Finance·30/10, 19:25▲ NVDA• MSFT• AMZN• GOOGLAI investmentdata centerscloud computing
• AI build-out hits snag as Google and Microsoft put off raising capex forecasts

  Microsoft and Alphabet both reported capital expenditure figures below analyst estimates. Microsoft cut its full-year capex forecast to $170 billion from $175 billion, while Alphabet held its guidance at $195–205 billion. Microsoft CFO Amy Hood said delays from third-party GPU providers will push some available capacity into the first half of 2027, and Alphabet said outside computing power came online only at the end of Q3. Shares of CoreWeave, Nebius, IREN and Oracle fell after the reports, and Alphabet dropped about 10% after hours on missed earnings and revenue and negative free cash flow of more than $9 billion. Hyperscaler capex is still expected to top $1 trillion next year, and Cantor raised its one-year price target on Microsoft to $630 from $608.

  CNBC·29/10, 11:43▼ NVDA▼ GOOGL▼ MSFTAI investmentdata centersNVDA
• Alphabet Swaps Buybacks for Data Centers. Wall Street Is Getting Nervous

  Alphabet is shifting spending from share buybacks to data centers, and Wall Street is growing nervous. Investors will be looking at Google Cloud's AI spending and returns for reassurance.

  Yahoo Finance·28/10, 08:30▼ GOOGLGOOGLshare buybacksdata centers
• AI debt fears ease ahead of Oracle, Alphabet and Amazon updates. Here's what to watch.

  Fears over AI-related debt have eased after a period of volatility, but more tests are coming, including Oracle's Investor Day and quarterly results from Alphabet and Amazon scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday. Meta's plan for a $95 billion stock offering helped bring down its credit-default swap spreads, which had risen after negative free cash flow in the third quarter, though Meta's CDS spread is still up 177% year to date and Amazon's is up 129%. According to FactSet consensus, Alphabet is expected to report third-quarter free cash flow of -$2.3 billion on $55.2 billion of capex, and Amazon -$9.9 billion on $58.7 billion, with analysts focused on capex guidance. Oracle has issued $117 billion in long-term debt and holds a BBB-1 rating from S&P, which CreditSights calls the most important investment-grade tech credit. S&P also noted that off-balance sheet commitments, such as data center leases and chip purchase obligations, are not necessarily treated as debt.

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• Vanguard's Tech ETF Is About 10% Below Its Record. History Says What Usually Comes Next.

  VGT closed at a record $129.80 on Oct. 6 and was around $117 at writing, about 10% lower, after a roughly 4% fall on Friday. The author counts 19 closes at least 10% below a prior record since January 2004; in the 17 cases with a year of follow-up, the fund rose 14 times, with a median gain of around 21%, though these drops did not improve the odds versus its usual 12-month results. The three losing years all followed drops of over 20%, the worst being November 2007, when the fund was about 44% lower a year later. With the Fed holding its rate range at 3.75% to 4% after raising it on Sept. 16, and the fund trading around 33 times earnings, the author would hold rather than sell, but does not see this drop as a bargain yet.

  Yahoo Finance·31/10, 03:46• QQQ• NVDAQQQtech stocksinvestment trusts
• How Much Can People Still Save After Covering Living Costs?

  At the socio-economic session on the morning of 31/10, delegate Trịnh Xuân An (Đồng Nai) argued that people care how much they can save after covering living costs, while businesses need resources left after costs and interest to invest in technology. Average employee income rose about 9% in the first 9 months, but with CPI up 4.52%, real income grew only about 4.3%. He proposed making real lending rate cuts a key policy priority and making preferential rates and fees transparent. Delegate Nguyễn Cao Sơn (Phú Thọ) asked for extended debt restructuring and keeping debt groups unchanged until the end of 2027 for businesses hit by market swings, and for consideration of cutting the gasoline special consumption tax to 0%. Deputy PM Nguyễn Văn Thắng asked EVN to prepare a plan to lower average retail electricity prices from 1/11/2026 to 31/3/2027.

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• National Assembly Delegate: Construction Contractors 'The More They Work, The More They Lose'

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• Apple Retakes Top Spot From Nvidia With Market Value Above $5,000 Billion

  Apple regained the title of world's most valuable company from Nvidia in trading on October 30: Apple shares fell 1.2% to a market cap of $5,030 billion, while Nvidia dropped 4.2% to $4,930 billion. The sell-off followed disappointing earnings from Intel and Amazon and results below expectations from Alphabet and Meta, fuelling worries about returns on AI spending. Apple has gained 27% in 2026, more than double Nvidia's gain, while it keeps tight control over capital spending, and its free cash flow is projected to rise 38% to $142 billion in fiscal 2026. The Nasdaq 100 fell 6.7% in October, its worst month since March 2025, and Intel shares slid more than 45%.

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• Bucking Layoff Trend, Google Adds 10,000 Employees

  Google added about 10,000 employees over the past six months, bringing its total workforce to 204,757 by the end of September, while Meta and Microsoft were cutting costs and staff. According to its third-quarter earnings report, the growth came mainly from internal hiring and acquisitions, including the purchase of cybersecurity firm Wiz on March 11, which added about 2,000 staff. The hiring comes as quarterly revenue rose 25% year on year, following a major layoff of about 12,000 positions in January 2023. Experts say whether Google sustains this hiring will depend on market conditions, business demand and progress in artificial intelligence.

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• Intel Drags Down CPU Rivals. Is it a Buying Opportunity for AMD and Arm?

  Intel's third-quarter results triggered a chip-sector sell-off: its shares plunged 29%, their worst day since 1974, and the VanEck Semiconductor ETF fell 7%. Although revenue rose 21% to $16.5 billion, fourth-quarter guidance of $15–16 billion fell short of the $17.1 billion consensus, as a PC slowdown triggered by memory shortages weighed on revenue and margins. AMD and Arm also fell about 11% and 10%, partly on sentiment, though the article notes AMD has less PC exposure than Intel and posted 107% data center growth in the second quarter. The article suggests investors may want to wait for sentiment to stabilize before buying these CPU stocks.

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