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Meta Boosts Capex to $65B

2025/1/24
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Brody Ford
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Caroline Hyde
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Davey Alba
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Frank McCourt
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Kurt Wagner
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Michelle Guida
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Peter Elstrom
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Rachel Metz
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Rachel Tipograph
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Kurt Wagner: Meta增加了资本支出,主要用于AI领域的投资,以追赶OpenAI、微软和谷歌等竞争对手。这被认为是投资者乐见的,因为这比投资元宇宙更有前景。 我观察到Meta公司大幅增加了资本支出,主要用于人工智能领域的投资,这大约比2024年的支出高出50%。此前,许多人担心Meta公司是否过度支出,但现在看来,他们正在加大对人工智能的投入。这不仅仅是简单的资金投入,而是涉及到数据中心、GPU等基础设施建设,以及对人才的投入。Meta此举是为了追赶OpenAI、微软和谷歌等在人工智能领域投入巨资的竞争对手。这在过去几年一直是扎克伯格的重点关注领域,并且在2025年仍将持续下去。 我认为Meta公司的大规模投资人工智能是投资者们乐于看到的。如果你是Meta的投资者,你会更愿意看到扎克伯格将200亿美元投入到人工智能领域,还是投入到元宇宙中呢?虽然这两者之间存在关联,许多人工智能技术最终将为元宇宙提供动力,但我认为人工智能是投资者们更愿意看到Meta公司过度投资的领域。即使扎克伯格去年夏天曾表示许多公司都将过度投资,但这总比十年后才意识到自己错过了整个机遇要好。 Peter Elstrom: AI热潮并非惠及所有公司,一些公司(如SK Hynix和Texas Instruments)的业绩表现不及预期,反映出市场对AI相关股票的预期过高。Texas Instruments的业绩表现不及预期,部分原因是传统市场(如汽车市场)的疲软以及潜在的关税影响。 我注意到,人工智能浪潮并没有让所有公司都受益。一些公司,例如韩国的SK海力士,虽然其营收增长了75%,营业利润增长了20倍,但其股价却下跌了3%。这表明市场对人工智能相关股票的预期很高。同样,德州仪器也未能达到预期,这与汽车和工业等传统市场的疲软以及潜在的关税影响有关。特朗普总统曾讨论过取消对电动汽车的补贴,而电动汽车也需要大量的芯片。因此,传统芯片市场的疲软也影响了德州仪器的业绩。总的来说,这引发了人们对一些股票估值是否过高的担忧。

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Meta's plans to boost capital expenditure to $65 billion in 2025 for AI investments sparks debate. While some investors express concern, others see it as a necessary step to keep pace with competitors and position Meta for future growth in the AI sector. The focus on AI is viewed more favorably than continued investment in the metaverse.
  • Meta plans to increase its capital expenditure to $65 billion in 2025, a 50% increase from 2024.
  • The investment is primarily focused on AI, data centers, and infrastructure.
  • Investors generally favor this AI investment over further metaverse investments.

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Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Mike Shepard discuss Meta's capex boost as CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans up to $65 billion in AI investments. And, global chip stocks pull back as Texas Instruments' outlook underwhelms. Plus, they speak with Project Liberty founder Frank McCourt about his bid and the future for TikTok.

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