The AI investment boom is challenging traditional stock market trends on Wall Street
Meta plans to spend $135 to $145 billion in capital expenditures in 2026 and raise up to $95 billion in equity for AI. The company is building four high-capacity data centers and reported strong third-quarter profits. It also announced major stock offerings to fund its AI expansion.
- Meta expects its full-year capital expenditure to range from $135 billion to $145 billion.
- Meta Platforms aims to raise up to 95 billion dollars for AI investments.
- Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices, and Broadcom expressed interest in purchasing up to $5 billion in shares.
- Goldman Sachs estimates AI-related capital expenditure could reach about $7.6 trillion between 2026 and 2031.
- Meta is building four superclusters with more than 1 gigawatt of capacity each.
- Meta reported a net profit of 9.86 billion dollars in the third quarter of 2026.
- Meta launched public offerings worth about $35 billion in stock.
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