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Jefferies’ Chris Wood spots a hidden risk in Big Tech’s $165 billion AI capex race

Markets-Economic Times · 1h ago · 🇮🇳 India
Jefferies’ Chris Wood spots a hidden risk in Big Tech’s $165 billion AI capex race

Big Tech’s AI capex surge is putting pressure on free cash flow, with Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet and Meta spending $165 billion in Q2 against just $7 billion in free cash flow. Jefferies’ Chris Wood warns that growing reliance on cash-burning AI firms OpenAI and Anthropic could pose a hidden risk.

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