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AI Capital Spending Challenge: Could Rising Costs Force Big Tech to Scale Back Investments?

Published On Fri, 23 Oct 2026
Tanvi Joshi
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On The Ask on Singapore Today, growing concerns about the returns on AI investments have sparked a sell-off in US technology stocks, pushing the Nasdaq to its biggest single-day decline since June. Daniel Martin spoke with Louise Loo, Head of Asia Economics at Oxford Economics, to discuss whether mounting pressure could lead major technology companies to reduce spending, the potential impact on AI infrastructure companies and semiconductor suppliers, and the implications for Singapore’s investments.

Disclaimer: This podcast is taken from CNA.