AI's Spending Paradox: Hyperscalers Left Behind as the Trade Evolves
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The AI trade has dramatically outpaced the hyperscalers who are supposedly its biggest beneficiaries, even as Big Tech's stock buybacks disappear under the weight of massive AI capital expenditures. Investors are now asking whether the AI infrastructure buildout will ever translate into the returns that justify these sky-high valuations.
Today's Stocks & Topics: iShares Global Utilities ETF (JXI), Market Wrap, Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT), Low Cost Loans, Bitcoin, AI's Spending Paradox: Hyperscalers Left Behind as the Trade Evolves, Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (APLE), KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB), AI Center Facing Backlash in American Communities.
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