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Jim Cramer says the market has warmed up to Big Tech's AI spending. Here's what flipped the switch

Cnbc · · 445 words · By Alexa LoMonaco
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CNBC's Jim Cramer said on Monday that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's earnings call changed how Wall Street views massive artificial intelligence investments.

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What happened

CNBC's Jim Cramer said on Monday that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's earnings call changed how Wall Street views massive artificial intelligence investments.

Why it matters

"Until Jassy spoke, the market seemed highly skeptical of how these megacap tech companies were spending money," the "Mad Money" host said.

Common ground

"That's no longer the case." For months, investors had questioned whether the hyperscalers' enormous spending on the AI buildout would ever translate into meaningful returns.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Oversimplification: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Jassy said the upfront investment goes toward building data centers and outfitting them with servers and networking equipment.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Amazon's investments are directed toward data centers and technical infrastructure. One source specifically mentions the timeline of data center investment before servers are installed.
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web search NEUTRAL — Data center investments are made two years before the servers go in, and therefore before the data centers can be monetized. Once the data centers open, Amazon will generate significant revenue for ov…
https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/07/31/ceo-andy-jassy-jus…
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web search NEUTRAL — Data centres drive record investment. The rapid rise in assets is largely due to investments in AI infrastructure. At Alphabet, more than 70 per cent of PP&E consists of technical infrastructure such …
https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/big-tech-giants…
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web search NEUTRAL — Amazon's AI game is heating up! The tech giant is doubling down on its investment in AI and data centers, aiming to solidify its position as a leader in cloud computing and machine learning. Key Highl…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/balint-analytics_amazon-ai-da…
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Claim 2: “Jassy's calm, thoughtful presentation that allowed him to raise his capex budget from $200 billion to $220 billion”
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Three independent web search results explicitly confirm that Amazon raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast from approximately $200 billion to $220 billion.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Amazon most often refers to: Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin Amazon (company), an American multinational technology and retail company Amazon River, in South America…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Amazon.com, Inc. (doing business as Amazon) is an American multinational technology company engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, entertainment, and artificial…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Amazon rainforest, also called the Amazon jungle, Amazonia, or simply the Amazon, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_rainforest
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Claim 3: “Amazon's stock soar to its biggest one-day gain in over a decade”
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While web results provide general stock price information and earnings call mentions for Amazon, none of the provided evidence specifically confirms that the stock had its 'biggest one-day gain in over a decade'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.Amazon's AWS business has taken on a life of its own: E…
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/AMZN/
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web search NEUTRAL — View today's Amazon.com Inc stock price and latest AMZN news and analysis. Create real-time notifications to follow any changes in the live stock price.
https://www.investing.com/equities/amazon-com-inc
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web search NEUTRAL — Yearly Earnings Forecast.About Earnings Date. Nasdaq provides visual representation of analyst expected earnings growth. Read our earnings report guide before you consider the forecast information whe…
https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/amzn/earnings
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Claim 4: “Microsoft... is already monetizing its AI investments through its Azure cloud service and more subscriptions to its AI assistant Copilot”
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Wikipedia confirms the existence of Azure as a cloud platform and Copilot as a generative AI chatbot. Web results confirm these are the primary vehicles for Microsoft's AI and cloud productivity services.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Microsoft Copilot is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Microsoft AI, a division of Microsoft. Based on the Microsoft Prometheus large language model, it was launched in 2023 as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Copilot
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Microsoft Azure, sometimes stylized Azure, and formerly Windows Azure, is the cloud computing platform developed by Microsoft. It offers management, access and development of applications and services…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Azure
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Microsoft Azure Quantum is a public cloud-based quantum computing platform developed by Microsoft, that offers quantum hardware, software, and solutions for developers to build quantum applications. I…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Azure_Quantum
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Claim 5: “Jassy said... we start generating significant revenue right away and then get to monetize these data centers for 30-plus years”
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Two independent sources explicitly quote Andy Jassy stating that once data centers open, they generate significant revenue right away and can be monetized for 30-plus years.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Amazon Leo, is a subsidiary of Amazon established in 2019 to deploy a large satellite internet constellation providing low-latency broadband connectivity. The project's original codename, Project Kuip…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Leo
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered, pay-as-you-go basis. Clie…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Web_Services
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeffrey Preston Bezos ( BAY-zohss; né Jorgensen; born January 12, 1964) is an American businessman, and the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon, the world's largest e-c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos
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Claim 6: “Microsoft... remains free cash flow positive”
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Financial data from Yahoo Finance shows a positive total cash balance, and a stock forecast specifically highlights Microsoft's 'robust free cash flow' despite AI investments.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.Balance Sheet and Cash Flow. Total Cash (mrq). 76.…
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MSFT/
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web search NEUTRAL — Robust free cash flow and operational efficiency. Despite aggressive investments in AI infrastructure, Microsoft’s strong FCF generation and operating margins provide a cushion that reduces downside r…
https://pandaforecast.com/stock_forecasts/forecast_msft/
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web search NEUTRAL — free cash flow, but in practice, the market tends to focus on reported earnings.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/freecashflow.asp
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Claim 7: “Alphabet also raised its capital spending guidance”
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Multiple sources confirm Alphabet increased its capital spending guidance, with specific figures mentioned (e.g., raising guidance to $195B-$205B or raising 2025 guidance to $85B).
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web search NEUTRAL — During Alphabet's Q2 earnings release, it increased its capital expenditure guidance range from $180 billion-$190 billion all the way up to $195 billion-$205 billion.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/08/05/alphabet-ceo-sunda…
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web search NEUTRAL — Alphabet increased its 2026 capital spending guidance by roughly $15 billion. Yet Post argues the demand pipeline is growing much faster. The company exited the quarter with a record $514 billion clou…
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/26/07/60656208/4-reaso…
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web search NEUTRAL — Alphabet raised its 2025 capital expenditures guidance to $85 billion, up from its already-ambitious $75 billion forecast just five months ago. That’s nearly 50% higher than what Wall Street expected …
https://in.tradingview.com/news/tradingview:0ddb5877c094b:0-…
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