Meta Shares Sink on AI Spending Plans — Street Eyes $145 Billion
Meta shares slid 5.1% to $600.47 Monday as investors questioned its $125–$145 billion AI capex plan. Alphabet’s $80 billion AI funding move sharpened focus on Big Tech spending. Bank of America urged clients to favor “capex takers” over “crowded AI spenders” like Meta. First-quarter ad revenue rose 33%, but daily active users slipped from last quarter. Legal and operational risks remain, with lawsuits and rising costs in play.