Alphabet Halts Share Buybacks Amid $40 Billion Investment in Anthropic

Alphabet has ended its decade-long share buyback program and redirected funds toward artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, with annual capital expenditures projected between $175 billion and $185 billion. The company also announced a $40 billion investment in AI rival Anthropic.

By Danielle Liverance Wed, July 22, 2026 at 1:54 PM GMT+3 4 min read · Yahoo Finance · July 22, 2026, 10:54 UTC

Alphabet Halts Share Buybacks Amid $40 Billion Investment in Anthropic

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