经济新闻 · 2026年10月23日
Global Tech Stocks Tumble as AI Spending Fears Grip Markets
The Nasdaq fell 2.6% — its steepest drop since June — as investors questioned the vast sums Big Tech is pouring into artificial intelligence, hammering semiconductor shares by nearly 7%.
Oil Surges Past $113 a Barrel on US-Iran Military Strike Fears
Brent crude jumped 4% to a five-month high above $113 a barrel after reports that US and Israeli militaries had drawn up fresh strike plans targeting Iran, stoking fears of major Middle East supply disruption.
Meta Raises AI Spending to $145 Billion, Shares Fall 7% as Free Cash Flow Turns Negative
Meta Platforms boosted its 2026 capital-expenditure guidance to up to $145 billion to fund AI infrastructure, but quarterly spending exceeded operating cash flow for the first time, sending shares down 7%.
Barclays to Cut 5,000 Jobs in AI-Driven Restructuring
Britain's Barclays announced it will eliminate roughly 5,000 positions — about 5% of its global workforce — as the bank scales up artificial intelligence to replace human roles in software development and support functions.
Australia's Snowy 2.0 Cost Blows Out to $25 Billion — Twelve Times the Original Budget
A major independent review found that Australia's flagship pumped-hydro energy storage project, Snowy 2.0, could cost $25 billion to complete — roughly twelve times its original $2 billion estimate — with further delays expected.