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Big Tech Capex Now Half of Wall Street's Profit Growth

Original: Big Tech's Capex Is Half of Wall Street's Profit Growth

New analysis argues that capital spending by major technology companies accounts for roughly half of Wall Street's overall profit growth, highlighting how dependent market earnings have become on the AI-driven infrastructure buildout. Commentators note this raises questions about earnings quality and the risks if tech firms scale back investment or returns on the spending disappoint investors.

Why now: Investors are debating how much of corporate America's earnings growth rests on Big Tech's massive AI-related capital expenditure.

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