MONDAY, OCTOBER 26
Your brief
YOUR MORNING SHOW · 2 MINCloud capacity · Fuel costs
3 things since yesterday8:00
1A megacap CEO says cloud capacity is sold out this year and largely next year.
2An airline CEO says pricing is recovering only about 72% of an $8 billion fuel increase.
3An insurer's core operating income fell as catastrophe losses more than doubled.
Megacap · CEO on a podcast · Oct 23
THE TELLCapacity is sold out for '26, largely sold out for '27 and a good chunk of '28, so the $220 billion capex plan is demand-backed.
“And even spending $220 billion in CapEx this year, we're leaving a meaningful amount of demand on the table.”
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Three key takeaways
1Still leaving demand on the table, even at about $220 billion of capex.
2Expect free cash flow headwinds while the buildout runs.
3Cloud grew 36.7% last quarter on a $169 billion run rate.