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Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta Earnings Will Spotlight AI Spending — But the Bigger Story May Be In The Footnotes

Jul 22, 2026 · 09:02 AM ET· updated 1h ago
Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta Earnings Will Spotlight AI Spending — But the Bigger Story May Be In The Footnotes

Ahead of Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta earnings, Wall Street is looking beyond AI capex to purchase commitments disclosed in footnotes.

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Why It Matters

Big tech companies are spending huge amounts of money on AI, and Wall Street wants to see the fine-print details about their future spending plans to understand if it's working out. When you look at these companies' reports, pay attention to what they say about their plans ahead, not just what they spent recently.

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