You can think of capital expenditures (capex) as long-term, less frequent utilizations (uses) of capital. For example, the costs of buying a new building, acquiring a competitor firm, expanding a ...

JPMorgan's economic outlook for 2026 points to a continued surge in capex spending by companies. The bank notes, though, that it may be causing investors to overlook problems in the labor market.

Ordinarily, I have used gross rather than net capital expenditures in my free cash flow calculations. Recently, an article made me rethink my choice of CapEx figures. Here I explain why, perhaps, net ...