Amazon Has Investors Worried About AI Spending

Amazon.com’s big spending plans on artificial intelligence are worrying investors after DeepSeek showed that developing the technology doesn’t necessarily require billions of dollars, AJ Bell’s Dan Coatsworth writes in a research note. Amazon plans more than $100 billion in capital expenditure this year compared to about $78 billion spent last year as the tech giant ramps up investments on data centers, chips and networking gear for AI. “That’s a huge outlay to stomach now and then a waiting game before it gets a positive financial return on the investment,” Coatsworth says. Amazon shares are down 3% premarket at $231.75.

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