American Businesses Just Unleashed the Biggest Investment Boom in 15 Years — and AI Is Driving It
Rich Duprey reports on 247wallst.com that American businesses drove the biggest investment boom in 15 years, with private nonresidential fixed investment hitting a record $4.95 trillion and core capital goods shipments reaching $86 billion in September 2026. He argues the boom rests on a few big AI buyers whose spending could become an economic drag if returns disappoint.
