Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta and SpaceX (including xAI) expect to spend up to $828 billion on capital expenditures in 2026, largely on data centers and AI chips. The spending weighed on tech stocks: the Nasdaq fell 2.9% and the S&P 500 1.8%, and Nasdaq 100 companies lost more than $1 trillion in market value. Four of the five spenders had negative free cash flow in the third quarter, and Meta, which reported negative free cash flow of $2.1 billion, announced a plan to issue new shares to raise up to $95 billion. Microsoft's $25 billion bond sale was its first in more than nine years. An economist warned that if these bets fail, the impact could spread beyond Silicon Valley, while Google's cloud revenue more than doubled last quarter.
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| Market | US stocks |
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| Sector | Information Technology |
| Industry | Systems Software |
| Market cap | $3.9T |
| Close on 10/30/2026 | 521.91 |
| Change that session | -1.55% |
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| Sector | ETF |
| Close on 10/30/2026 | 690.49 |
| Change that session | -3.47% |
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| Sector | Consumer Discretionary |
| Industry | Broadline Retail |
| Market cap | $2.6T |
| Close on 10/30/2026 | 240.35 |
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| Sector | Communication Services |
| Industry | Interactive Media & Services |
| Market cap | $3.5T |
| Close on 10/30/2026 | 279.84 |
| Change that session | -1.40% |
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| Industry | Interactive Media & Services |
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| Close on 10/30/2026 | 614.99 |
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| Market cap | $5.1T |
| Close on 10/30/2026 | 204.64 |
| Change that session | -4.22% |
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