📰 ET Markets ⚪ NEUTRAL 🕒 02 Nov 2026, 01:23 PM IST

Big tech share buybacks plunge 83% as AI spending hits cash flows

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Core Development: Big tech share buybacks plunge 83% as AI spending hits cash flows

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Market & Financial Impact: Major US technology companies sharply reduced dividends and share buybacks as record AI infrastructure spending pushed their combined free cash flow into deficit. The shift raises concerns about shareholder returns and places greater pressure on Big Tech to deliver profit growth from its AI investments.

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Big tech share buybacks plunge 83% as AI spending hits cash flows

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