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nVent Stock Jumps After Data-Center Demand Triggers a 2026 Forecast Reset

nVent Stock Jumps After Data-Center Demand Triggers a 2026 Forecast Reset

nVent Electric raised its 2026 sales and profit forecasts after first-quarter net sales jumped 53% to $1.24 billion and adjusted EPS climbed 63% to $1.09. Organic orders rose about 40% and backlog hit $2.6 billion, driven by data-center demand for liquid cooling and power equipment. Shares surged 13.3% to $161.94, pushing market value to $26.5 billion. The company now expects full-year sales growth of up to 28%.
1 May 2026
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DTE Energy Earnings Miss: Google Data Center Deal Puts Michigan Utility’s Growth Story Under Pressure

DTE Energy Earnings Miss: Google Data Center Deal Puts Michigan Utility’s Growth Story Under Pressure

DTE Energy missed first-quarter profit estimates, reporting adjusted earnings of $1.95 per share versus the $2.01 expected, as its energy trading unit posted a $25 million loss. Net income fell to $247 million from $445 million a year earlier. The company reaffirmed 2026 guidance and highlighted new Google and Oracle data-center deals. A $474.3 million electric rate request faces opposition from Michigan’s attorney general.
1 May 2026
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Iron Mountain Stock Jumps as AI Data-Center Demand Pushes 2026 Forecast Higher

Iron Mountain Stock Jumps as AI Data-Center Demand Pushes 2026 Forecast Higher

Iron Mountain raised its 2026 revenue outlook after first-quarter revenue jumped 21.6% to $1.94 billion and net income rose to $149 million from $16 million. Shares surged 10% to $125.93. Data center revenue climbed 47% to $255 million, while asset lifecycle management revenue nearly doubled to $232 million. The company now expects 2026 revenue of $7.825–$7.925 billion.
30 April 2026
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QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) Stock Jumps as AI Data-Center Bet Offsets Weak Forecast

QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) Stock Jumps as AI Data-Center Bet Offsets Weak Forecast

Qualcomm shares rose 10.3% premarket Thursday after CEO Cristiano Amon said the smartphone market had bottomed and highlighted progress in data-center chips. Fiscal Q2 revenue fell 3% to $10.6 billion, with handset revenue down 13% but automotive up 38%. The Q3 forecast missed Wall Street estimates. Qualcomm expects chip sales to Chinese handset makers to recover after Q3.
30 April 2026
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Why MaxLinear Stock Is Surging as AI Data-Center Demand Rewrites the Story

Why MaxLinear Stock Is Surging as AI Data-Center Demand Rewrites the Story

MaxLinear shares rose about 34% to $69.58 on Wednesday after Loop Capital upgraded the stock and raised its target to $75. The surge followed a first-quarter report showing infrastructure revenue up 136% to become the company’s largest segment. Total revenue climbed 43% to $137.2 million. MaxLinear guided second-quarter revenue to $160–$170 million, citing strong demand for data-center optical products.
29 April 2026
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Vertiv Just Bought A Liquid-Cooling Specialist As AI Data Centers Turn Up The Heat

Vertiv Just Bought A Liquid-Cooling Specialist As AI Data Centers Turn Up The Heat

Vertiv Holdings Co acquired Strategic Thermal Labs, a Texas-based liquid-cooling specialist, to boost its AI and high-performance computing data center offerings. Vertiv shares rose 0.6% to $307.00, valuing the company at about $119.9 billion. Deal terms were not disclosed. The move follows a 30% jump in Vertiv’s first-quarter net sales and an increased 2026 earnings forecast.
29 April 2026
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Generac Stock Jumps After Data Center Backlog Forces a 2026 Forecast Reset

Generac Stock Jumps After Data Center Backlog Forces a 2026 Forecast Reset

Generac Holdings raised its 2026 sales outlook after first-quarter net sales rose 12% and commercial and industrial sales jumped 28% to $510 million, driven by data center demand. Shares climbed 11% after adjusted earnings of $1.80 a share beat estimates. The company now expects full-year net sales growth in the mid-to-high teens percentage range, up from its prior forecast. Generac also increased its adjusted EBITDA margin guidance.
29 April 2026
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Bank of America’s $16 Billion Oracle AI Data Center Deal Puts Wall Street’s AI Bet Under a Harsh Light

Bank of America’s $16 Billion Oracle AI Data Center Deal Puts Wall Street’s AI Bet Under a Harsh Light

Bank of America acted as structuring agent and financial advisor on a $16 billion financing for an Oracle-linked data center in Saline Township, Michigan. The bank sold $14 billion in bonds for the project, with Blackstone contributing $2 billion in equity. PIMCO bought about $10 billion of the bonds. Local opposition over power use and environmental impact continues.
26 April 2026
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Vertiv Stock Has Wall Street Raising Targets Again. The AI Data Center Trade Is Getting Harder to Ignore

Vertiv Stock Has Wall Street Raising Targets Again. The AI Data Center Trade Is Getting Harder to Ignore

Vertiv shares closed up 0.5% at $323.46 Friday after JPMorgan raised its price target to $350, citing strong demand for AI data centers. First-quarter net sales rose 30% to $2.65 billion, and the company lifted its 2026 outlook. Some investors remained cautious after a mixed second-quarter forecast. The stock traded as high as $331.64 during the session.
26 April 2026
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Keel Infrastructure’s Paraguay Sale Puts Former Bitfarms’ AI Data Center Bet on the Clock

Keel Infrastructure’s Paraguay Sale Puts Former Bitfarms’ AI Data Center Bet on the Clock

Keel Infrastructure Corp. sold its 70-megawatt Paso Pe site in Paraguay for about $13 million, well below the original price of up to $30 million, finalizing its exit from Latin America. The sale follows Keel’s U.S. redomiciliation and rebrand from Bitfarms as it shifts from Bitcoin mining to AI data-center infrastructure. Keel shares rose 5.4% to $3.42 in New York. The company reported a net loss of $284.5 million for 2025.
24 April 2026
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Intel Stock Eyes a Record as AI Data Centers Put CPUs Back in Play

Intel Stock Eyes a Record as AI Data Centers Put CPUs Back in Play

Intel forecast second-quarter revenue of $13.8 billion to $14.8 billion, topping analyst estimates after first-quarter sales rose 7% to $13.6 billion. Shares jumped 28% in premarket trading. Tesla plans to use Intel’s 14A process for its Terafab AI chip project, marking Intel Foundry’s first major outside customer. The data center and AI unit reported $5.1 billion in revenue, up 22% from a year ago.
24 April 2026
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MaxLinear Stock Surges as AI Data-Center Chip Demand Drives Big Q2 Outlook

MaxLinear Stock Surges as AI Data-Center Chip Demand Drives Big Q2 Outlook

MaxLinear forecast second-quarter revenue of $160 million to $170 million, well above Wall Street’s estimate of $137.1 million. First-quarter revenue rose 43% to $137.2 million, driven by demand for optical products in AI data centers. Shares surged over 23% to $42.47 in after-hours trading. Infrastructure revenue jumped 136% from a year earlier, becoming the company’s largest segment.
24 April 2026
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Applied Digital stock rises after $7.5 billion AI data center lease with U.S. hyperscaler. (SEC)

Applied Digital stock rises after $7.5 billion AI data center lease with U.S. hyperscaler. (SEC)

Applied Digital signed a 15-year, $7.5 billion lease with an unnamed U.S. hyperscaler for 300 megawatts at its Delta Forge 1 data center in Louisiana, sending shares up 12% to $36.35. The deal lifts total contracted lease revenue above $23 billion and adds a third hyperscale tenant. Initial operations at Delta Forge 1 are expected in mid-2027. The company also plans up to $600 million in new financing for expansion.
23 April 2026
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GE Vernova Lifts 2026 Forecast as AI Data-Center Power Demand Drives Orders

GE Vernova Lifts 2026 Forecast as AI Data-Center Power Demand Drives Orders

GE Vernova raised its 2026 revenue forecast to $44.5–$45.5 billion after first-quarter orders surged to $18.3 billion, driven by data center demand. Revenue climbed 16% to $9.34 billion, while net income hit $4.75 billion, boosted by $4.5 billion in M&A gains. The electrification unit booked $2.4 billion in data center orders, surpassing last year’s total. Wind unit revenue dropped 23%, posting a $382 million EBITDA loss.
22 April 2026
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Vertiv Q1 Earnings Beat, 2026 Outlook Raised, but Shares Slip as AI Data Center Bar Stays High

Vertiv Q1 Earnings Beat, 2026 Outlook Raised, but Shares Slip as AI Data Center Bar Stays High

Vertiv reported first-quarter net sales up 30% to $2.65 billion and raised its 2026 outlook, citing strong AI data center demand. Adjusted earnings reached $1.17 a share, beating estimates, but shares fell premarket as the second-quarter forecast matched analyst targets. Americas core growth was 44%, while EMEA sales dropped 20.3%. Full-year sales guidance increased to $13.5–$14.0 billion.
22 April 2026
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IREN stock jumps as AI data-center race heats up after CoreWeave, Nebius deals

IREN stock jumps as AI data-center race heats up after CoreWeave, Nebius deals

IREN shares rose to $43.07 Tuesday, up $3.76, as Meta’s $21 billion CoreWeave deal and Nebius’ up-to-$27 billion Meta agreement fueled interest in AI infrastructure stocks. IREN aims for a 150,000-GPU buildout and targets over $3.7 billion in annualized AI cloud revenue by end-2026, though most is not yet contracted. Microsoft’s $9.7 billion contract and $3.6 billion in GPU financing back the expansion.
14 April 2026
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  • Micron Stock Outlook: Growth Amid Memory Chip Market Cyclicality Through 2029
    May 2, 2026, 9:20 PM EDT. Micron Technology (MU) faces a challenging five-year outlook amid the cyclical memory chip market, where its products are largely commoditized. Despite this, soaring demand for memory chips driven by artificial intelligence (AI) applications is fueling a significant supply crunch. Micron estimates that the high-bandwidth memory segment, critical for data centers, could expand its market from $35 billion to $100 billion by 2028. The company currently satisfies only half to two-thirds of this demand, pushing prices and revenues sharply higher. Recent quarters have shown explosive revenue growth, with expectations of $169 billion in revenue by fiscal 2027. While the cyclical nature of the market poses risks, the existing supply constraints and sustained demand growth suggest Micron may remain a dominant player over the medium term.

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Vertiv Stock Tests AI Data-Center Rally as VRT Shares Hit Fresh Highs

Vertiv Stock Tests AI Data-Center Rally as VRT Shares Hit Fresh Highs

3 May 2026
Vertiv shares hit a 52-week high Friday before closing at $328.31, following a 30% jump in Q1 net sales to $2.65 billion. The company raised its 2026 outlook and recently acquired Strategic Thermal Labs, expanding its liquid cooling portfolio. Investors await further details at Vertiv’s May 19-20 conference in South Carolina.
AT&T Inc. Raises $6 Billion as 5G and Fiber Bet Enters a Debt Test

AT&T Inc. Raises $6 Billion as 5G and Fiber Bet Enters a Debt Test

3 May 2026
AT&T closed a $6 billion sale of long-dated notes on April 30, with maturities ranging from 2033 to 2066, according to an SEC filing. The company reported first-quarter free cash flow of $2.5 billion, down from $3.1 billion a year earlier, citing higher capital investment. AT&T is preparing to close a $23 billion purchase of EchoStar spectrum licenses. CFO Pascal Desroches said net debt to adjusted EBITDA rose to 2.71 times.
JPMorgan Chase’s New Filing Shows the $31.4 Billion Number Investors Are Watching

JPMorgan Chase’s New Filing Shows the $31.4 Billion Number Investors Are Watching

3 May 2026
JPMorgan Chase reported first-quarter net income of $16.5 billion, up 13% from a year earlier, with revenue rising 10% to $49.8 billion. The bank’s SEC filing showed a $31.4 billion credit-loss allowance and noninterest expense up 14% to $26.9 billion. Nonperforming assets rose 10% to $10 billion. Shares closed Friday at $312.47, valuing the bank at about $864.8 billion.
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