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Goldman Sachs: AI Spending Fuels Half of S&P 500 Earnings

By Stocks Desk · 2026-09-13 · Updated 2026-09-13 18:30 UTC
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Goldman Sachs warns that AI capital expenditure drives half of S&P 500 earnings growth, creating a fragile dependency on a few large tech buyers. New reporting underscores the extent of this concentration, revealing that NVIDIA is actively partnering with major financial institutions to secure over $500 billion in external capital to sustain the infrastructure buildout.

  • New details from GN markets/earnings (en-US) highlight the precarious circularity of this demand, noting that NVIDIA is mobilizing over $500 billion in third-party capital through partnerships with major asset managers to sustain its massive revenue growth.

    Source: AOL.com
  • New details from GN markets/earnings (en-US) highlight a circular capital structure where NVIDIA is mobilizing over $500 billion in third-party funds to support its ecosystem, while Microsoft ramps up its own fiscal year capex to approximately $175 billion. This deepens the market's reliance on a small group of hyperscalers to sustain the earnings growth that currently underpins the S&P 500's compressed 19x valuation.

    Source: Yahoo Finance
  • Goldman Sachs data indicates that artificial intelligence capital expenditure is responsible for approximately 50% of recent S&P 500 earnings growth, creating a narrow dependency on a few large tech buyers.

    Source: 247wallst.com
Based on reporting by 247wallst.com, Yahoo Finance and AOL.com, compiled by the Tradingbird desk.

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