The rising cost of capital for companies today is starting to spook the stock market: ‘The worry is the spending might not pay off’
MarketWatch· Isabel Wang· Jul 23, 2026 · 5:04 PM
Alphabet says it plans to throw even more money at the AI build-out. The Iran war, oil back at $100 a barrel and rising bond yields make it all the more difficult for the market to stomach.
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