Investors closely track Big Tech’s quarterly capital expenditures, but reported CapEx only captures part of the AI buildout. Nine major technology companies reportedly have about $3 trillion in future lease, chip-purchase and infrastructure commitments that are not yet fully reflected on their balance sheets. 1. Where Did the $3 Trillion Come From? According to a Wall Street Journal analysis of financial-statement footnotes, nine major technology companies reported roughly $600 billion in combined CapEx over their latest 12-month periods. However, their broader future commitments approach $3 trillion, including approximately: $1.2 trillion in data-center leases that have not yet commenced; $1.9 trillion in long-term purchase agreements covering chips, memory, power and other infrastructure
SK Hynix Gains 4.7% — Did JPMorgan Just Add Memory to Its Beneficiary List?
Memory bounced Tuesday — SK Hynix +4.70%, SanDisk +2.68%, Micron +0.87%, SOXL +2.31% — taking back part of the post-earnings slide. The trigger was sell-side positioning: JPMorgan said Nvidia's cycle strength is broadening past logic into the memory chain, naming six beneficiaries. Unresolved: how long new Chinese capacity and long-term contract pricing can hold. Upstream keeps confirming while the prices keep swinging — what is the market still waiting on?
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