Brooke Sutherland, Columnist

CEOs Are Spending Like There's No Pandemic

No longer flying blind, manufacturers are stepping up capital expenditures to pre-Covid levels. One big driver? ESG investments.

February 5, 2021 at 8:52 PM UTC

By Brooke Sutherland

Brooke Sutherland is Bloomberg News' Boston bureau chief and writes the Industrial Strength Newsletter. She was previously a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering deals and industrial companies and an M&A reporter for Bloomberg News.

Manufacturers are confident enough in the recovery to start spending again.
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