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Data Centers News 16 December 2025 - 20 December 2025

Data Center Stocks: AI Capex Boom Meets Power-Grid Bottlenecks — Today’s News and 2026 Outlook (Dec. 20, 2025)

Data Center Stocks: AI Capex Boom Meets Power-Grid Bottlenecks — Today’s News and 2026 Outlook (Dec. 20, 2025)

December 20, 2025 — Data center stocks have become one of the market’s most crowded (and consequential) intersections: artificial intelligence demand on one side, and real-world constraints—power, land, permitting, and financing—on the other. The investment story isn’t just about more GPUs and bigger server halls. It’s increasingly about who can secure megawatts, finance the build, and turn capex into durable cash flow. This weekend’s headlines sharpen that tension. Regulators in Georgia approved a massive electricity-generation expansion to serve data centers. In the Mid-Atlantic, federal regulators pushed PJM to clarify rules for AI-driven large loads—especially when they’re colocated near power plants.
20 December 2025
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CoreWeave (CRWV) Stock News and Forecasts for Dec. 20, 2025: DOE “Genesis Mission” Boosts Shares as Analysts Debate AI Data-Center Risks

CoreWeave (CRWV) Stock News and Forecasts for Dec. 20, 2025: DOE “Genesis Mission” Boosts Shares as Analysts Debate AI Data-Center Risks

CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWV) ends the week back in the spotlight after a sharp Friday rebound that partially reversed a bruising late-2025 selloff. As of the Dec. 19, 2025 close (the last trading session ahead of Dec. 20), CoreWeave shares finished around $83, up roughly 22% on the day, according to MarketBeat’s end-of-day quote. MarketBeat The catalyst wasn’t a single headline—it was a “stack” of market-moving signals that hit within roughly 24–48 hours: That rebound arrives after weeks of volatile trading tied to a broader market debate: whether the AI infrastructure buildout is a durable, cash-generating megatrend—or the early innings
20 December 2025
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Eaton Corporation (ETN) Stock News Today: Bernstein Trims Target as Wall Street Weighs Data Center Growth vs. Valuation (Dec. 19, 2025)

Eaton Corporation (ETN) Stock News Today: Bernstein Trims Target as Wall Street Weighs Data Center Growth vs. Valuation (Dec. 19, 2025)

Eaton Corporation plc (NYSE: ETN) is ending the week in the spotlight after a sharp mid-week slide, fresh analyst target changes, and renewed debate over whether the recent pullback is a buying opportunity—or a warning sign that expectations for electrification and data-center infrastructure may already be priced in. By early afternoon Friday, Dec. 19, ETN was trading around $318 a share, up roughly 0.6% on the session, after Thursday’s close near $315.95. StockAnalysis+1 Eaton stock price action on Dec. 19: Stabilization after a volatile week The tone in ETN has shifted quickly in just a few sessions. On Wednesday, Dec.
19 December 2025
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Hut 8 (HUT) Stock News Today: Analyst Targets Rise After Google-Backed $7 Billion AI Data Center Lease

Hut 8 (HUT) Stock News Today: Analyst Targets Rise After Google-Backed $7 Billion AI Data Center Lease

Dec. 19, 2025 — Hut 8 Corp. (Nasdaq: HUT; TSX: HUT) is back in the market spotlight as investors and analysts digest a headline-grabbing pivot: a long-term, Google-backed AI infrastructure lease that could reshape how Wall Street values the company. Hut 8 shares were trading around $42.55 in Friday trading, up roughly 10% on the session, after swinging between $40.14 and $43.20 earlier in the day. Bitcoin, still a key sentiment driver for many “crypto-adjacent” equities, was hovering near $87,960, down about 1%. The immediate catalyst isn’t Bitcoin mining economics. It’s the market’s attempt to price Hut 8 as something
19 December 2025
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Georgia Power’s $15B Data Center Energy Expansion Heads to Georgia PSC Vote as AI Power Demand Triggers New Federal Grid Rules

Georgia Power’s $15B Data Center Energy Expansion Heads to Georgia PSC Vote as AI Power Demand Triggers New Federal Grid Rules

On Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, Georgia’s utility regulators are poised to make one of the most consequential energy decisions the state has faced in years: whether to approve Georgia Power’s plan to rapidly expand electricity supply to meet a surge in demand from data centers and AI-driven computing. Axios The stakes are immediate and personal—monthly bills, grid reliability, and how much new fossil-fueled generation Georgia locks in for decades—but they’re also national. In the last 24 hours, federal regulators moved to clarify how Big Tech can connect massive data centers directly to power plants in the country’s largest grid region,
19 December 2025
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Data Center Stocks Today: Micron Ignites an AI Infrastructure Rebound as Oracle Funding Questions and Power-Grid Costs Loom (Dec. 18, 2025)

Data Center Stocks Today: Micron Ignites an AI Infrastructure Rebound as Oracle Funding Questions and Power-Grid Costs Loom (Dec. 18, 2025)

Dec. 18, 2025 — U.S. markets, early afternoon (about 1:50 PM ET at the time of writing). U.S.-listed data center stocks are back in focus today as investors rotate into (and selectively out of) the companies that power the AI buildout: memory and accelerators, high-speed networking, server OEMs, data center REITs/operators, and the “picks-and-shovels” layer of power, cooling, and grid infrastructure. The tape is being driven by two cross-currents: Below is what matters most for data center investors today (12/18/2025)—the headlines, analyst takes, and the forecasts that are moving U.S. data center stocks at midday. Midday market snapshot: risk appetite improves, but the “AI
18 December 2025
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Eaton Stock (NYSE: ETN) News & Forecast for Dec. 18, 2025: Wells Fargo Cuts Target, Analysts Debate Valuation, and the AI Data Center Growth Thesis

Eaton Stock (NYSE: ETN) News & Forecast for Dec. 18, 2025: Wells Fargo Cuts Target, Analysts Debate Valuation, and the AI Data Center Growth Thesis

Eaton Corporation plc (NYSE: ETN) is back in the spotlight on Thursday, December 18, 2025, after a sharp selloff in the prior session and a fresh round of analyst commentary that’s putting the stock’s valuation—and its data-center-driven growth story—under a microscope. Shares were trading around $318 on Thursday, up roughly 0.8% on the day at the time of the latest update. That modest rebound follows a tougher Wednesday: ETN closed at $315.82, down 4.28%, on unusually heavy volume—about 7.5 million shares traded versus a 50-day average of 2.7 million—as the broader market also fell. MarketWatch So what changed between the
18 December 2025
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Oracle Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): ORCL Volatility Returns as Michigan AI Data-Center Funding Headlines Collide With Oracle’s $523B Backlog

Oracle Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): ORCL Volatility Returns as Michigan AI Data-Center Funding Headlines Collide With Oracle’s $523B Backlog

Dec. 18, 2025 — Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is back in the market’s crosshairs after a fresh wave of headlines reignited the central debate around the stock: Oracle’s AI-cloud demand story is accelerating, but investors want proof the company can finance and deliver the data-center buildout without eroding shareholder value. Financial Times+2Investing.com+2 By mid-session Thursday, Oracle shares were trading around $181–$182, after swinging between roughly $179 and $185 intraday, according to market data. The immediate catalyst isn’t another earnings release — it’s funding uncertainty (and rapid pushback) tied to a major $10 billion AI data-center project in Michigan that has
18 December 2025
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Eaton Stock (NYSE: ETN) News Today, Dec. 18, 2025: Why Shares Fell, Wall Street Price Targets, and the Data‑Center Growth Story

Eaton Stock (NYSE: ETN) News Today, Dec. 18, 2025: Why Shares Fell, Wall Street Price Targets, and the Data‑Center Growth Story

Eaton Corporation plc (NYSE: ETN) is ending 2025 with a familiar mix of investor emotions: admiration for its “electrification + data centers” growth narrative… and anxiety about valuation, volatility, and whether the next leg of demand arrives on schedule. As of December 18, 2025, ETN is hovering around $315.82, after a sharp 4.28% drop in the prior session (Wednesday, Dec. 17). MarketWatch That pullback matters not just because the move was large, but because it arrived with unusually heavy trading volume—a classic sign that big investors were repositioning rather than casually drifting. MarketWatch Below is a detailed roundup of the
18 December 2025
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Vertiv (VRT) Stock on Dec. 18, 2025: Why Shares Are Swinging on AI Data Center Angst — and What Analysts Forecast Next

Vertiv (VRT) Stock on Dec. 18, 2025: Why Shares Are Swinging on AI Data Center Angst — and What Analysts Forecast Next

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE: VRT) is having the kind of December that gives long-term investors heartburn and short-term traders a full-time job. As of Dec. 18, 2025, Vertiv stock is indicated around $149.83, reflecting a steep mid-month pullback after a big 2025 run. StockAnalysis The immediate story isn’t a sudden collapse in Vertiv’s business. It’s the market doing what it does best: taking a real concern (AI infrastructure is expensive and increasingly debt-financed) and stress-testing every company connected to that trade—whether they’re building chips, leasing data centers, or selling the unglamorous but essential “keep the servers alive” gear like power
18 December 2025
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Hut 8 Corp (HUT) Stock: Google-Backed $7B AI Data Center Lease Ignites Rally—News, Forecasts, and Key Risks (Dec. 18, 2025)

Hut 8 Corp (HUT) Stock: Google-Backed $7B AI Data Center Lease Ignites Rally—News, Forecasts, and Key Risks (Dec. 18, 2025)

Hut 8 Corp (Nasdaq/TSX: HUT) is having one of those “wait, that’s the same company?” moments that the market loves: the former pure-play Bitcoin miner is now being priced like a power-and-data-center developer after announcing a 15-year, $7.0 billion AI data center lease tied to Anthropic, Fluidstack, and a Google financial backstop. PR Newswire+1 As of 10:02 UTC on Dec. 18, 2025, HUT traded around $40.16. Below is what’s driving HUT stock right now, what analysts are forecasting, and what investors should keep an eye on next. What just happened: Hut 8 signs a $7.0B River Bend lease with Fluidstack—Google
18 December 2025
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AI News Roundup Today (Dec. 18, 2025): OpenAI’s $750B Funding Talks, Google’s Gemini 3 Flash, Amazon’s AI Shakeup, and the Data Center Backlash

AI News Roundup Today (Dec. 18, 2025): OpenAI’s $750B Funding Talks, Google’s Gemini 3 Flash, Amazon’s AI Shakeup, and the Data Center Backlash

Thursday, December 18, 2025 — Today’s AI news cycle had one clear throughline: scale is getting expensive, and the industry is now wrestling with the consequences of building at “national infrastructure” size. OpenAI is reportedly exploring a funding round that would be almost without precedent; Google is pushing faster, cheaper models deeper into Search; Amazon is reorganizing its AI org around chips and frontier research; and the political fight over data centers is escalating from local zoning meetings to Capitol Hill. The Verge+3Reuters+3The Verge+3 Below is a detailed roundup of the biggest AI stories shaping headlines on 18.12.2025 across product launches, funding, chips, regulation, and
18 December 2025
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Hut 8 (HUT) Stock After Hours on Dec. 17, 2025: Shares Hold Gains After $7B Google-Backed AI Data Center Deal — What to Know Before Thursday’s Open

Hut 8 (HUT) Stock After Hours on Dec. 17, 2025: Shares Hold Gains After $7B Google-Backed AI Data Center Deal — What to Know Before Thursday’s Open

Hut 8 Corp. (Nasdaq: HUT) is ending Wednesday, December 17, 2025 in the spotlight after unveiling a landmark AI infrastructure package that reframes the company less as a crypto-cycle proxy and more as a power-first digital infrastructure story. The stock’s regular-session rally cooled from earlier highs but still finished firmly higher — and the after-hours tape suggests traders are digesting the details ahead of the next session. HUT stock: how it traded into the close — and after the bell Regular session (Wednesday, Dec. 17): After-hours (as of 6:04 p.m. ET): Extended-hours trading can reverse quickly on thin liquidity, but
18 December 2025
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Comfort Systems USA (FIX) Stock Slides on Dec. 17, 2025 as S&P 500 Inclusion Nears — Analysts Stay Bullish on Data Center Demand

Comfort Systems USA (FIX) Stock Slides on Dec. 17, 2025 as S&P 500 Inclusion Nears — Analysts Stay Bullish on Data Center Demand

Dec. 17, 2025 — Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (NYSE: FIX) is pulling back sharply on Wednesday after a standout 2025 run that has turned the commercial HVAC and electrical contractor into one of the market’s most talked-about “picks-and-shovels” plays on AI-era data centers. As of early afternoon in New York (about 2:15 p.m. ET), FIX was trading around $887, down about 8.4% on the day after opening near $969. The move comes amid a broader risk-off tone in U.S. equities, with market coverage pointing to renewed pressure on AI-linked names and mega-cap tech as investors reassess growth expectations. The selloff
17 December 2025
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Jabil (JBL) Stock Swings After Q1 Earnings Beat and Raised FY2026 Outlook: AI Data Center Demand Takes Center Stage

Jabil (JBL) Stock Swings After Q1 Earnings Beat and Raised FY2026 Outlook: AI Data Center Demand Takes Center Stage

Dec. 17, 2025 — Jabil Inc. (NYSE: JBL) became one of the most-watched industrial tech names on Wednesday after the electronics manufacturing services giant posted a fiscal first-quarter 2026 beat, lifted its full-year outlook, and pointed again to accelerating demand tied to AI-driven data center buildouts. Reuters+1 The early reaction was bullish: Reuters reported the shares were up more than 5.8% in premarket trading following the release. Reuters But trading turned volatile as the session progressed. Market data shows JBL opened sharply higher, touched a fresh intraday high, then gave back much of the move later in the day. Below
17 December 2025
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AI Stocks Today (US Market): Amazon–OpenAI Talks, Oracle’s Data-Center Shock, and the New Threat to Nvidia’s CUDA Edge (Dec. 17, 2025)

AI Stocks Today (US Market): Amazon–OpenAI Talks, Oracle’s Data-Center Shock, and the New Threat to Nvidia’s CUDA Edge (Dec. 17, 2025)

AI stocks are back in the center of the U.S. stock market conversation on Wednesday, December 17, 2025—but with a very different tone than the “everything goes up” phase earlier in the year. Today’s trade is being shaped by three big forces: capital intensity (who can afford to build the compute), platform power (who controls the cloud + chips stack), and software lock-in (who owns the developer workflow). Investopedia+2Reuters+2 That mix is showing up in real time across the AI complex—from Amazon (AMZN) and Microsoft (MSFT) at the model layer, to Oracle (ORCL) in AI cloud buildout, and Nvidia (NVDA) and Alphabet (GOOGL/GOOG) in the fight over the infrastructure and tooling that powers AI development. Reuters+3Reuters+3Investopedia+3 US stock
17 December 2025
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Vicor (VICR) Stock Today: Roth Starts Coverage With a $115 Target as AI Data Center Power Thesis Gains Steam (Dec. 17, 2025)

Vicor (VICR) Stock Today: Roth Starts Coverage With a $115 Target as AI Data Center Power Thesis Gains Steam (Dec. 17, 2025)

Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ: VICR) is back in the spotlight on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, after a notable gap-up open and fresh Wall Street commentary that leans into the company’s positioning in next‑generation AI compute power delivery—a theme that has become increasingly market-moving for semiconductor and infrastructure-adjacent names. MarketBeat At the same time, new insider filings have hit the tape—information investors often track closely when a stock has already posted a major run—adding another layer to today’s Vicor narrative. TradingView+1 VICR stock price action on Dec. 17, 2025 Vicor shares opened higher today after closing at $93.45 yesterday, matching reports that
17 December 2025
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Portland General Electric faces scrutiny over data center costs as Oregon POWER Act hits its first big test

Portland General Electric faces scrutiny over data center costs as Oregon POWER Act hits its first big test

Oregon utility watchdogs say Portland General Electric’s proposed “Peak Growth Modifier” could shift long-lived grid upgrade costs from fast-growing data centers to households—despite the state’s new POWER Act. Here’s what’s in dispute, what PGE says, and what regulators decide next. Oregon’s push to stop homeowners from subsidizing energy-hungry data centers is colliding with a high-stakes regulatory fight now unfolding around Portland General Electric (PGE). In recent reporting, the Oregon Citizens Utility Board (CUB) accused PGE of trying to sidestep the intent of the state’s new POWER Act—an affordability-focused law designed to make large-load customers like data centers pay a larger
17 December 2025
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Applied Digital Corporation Stock (APLD) News Today: Why Shares Are Swinging, Key AI Data Center Catalysts, and Analyst Forecasts (Dec. 16, 2025)

Applied Digital Corporation Stock (APLD) News Today: Why Shares Are Swinging, Key AI Data Center Catalysts, and Analyst Forecasts (Dec. 16, 2025)

Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: APLD) is living at the intersection of two forces that investors love—and fear: the AI infrastructure boom and the capital markets that must fund it. On December 16, 2025, APLD stock is in the spotlight after a sharp selloff that underscored how quickly sentiment can flip for data center builders whose story depends on leases, construction timelines, and financing terms. Below is a full, up-to-date round-up of the latest market action, the most relevant company developments, and the key forecasts and analyses circulating as of December 16, 2025. APLD stock today: the latest move investors are
16 December 2025
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CoreWeave Stock Slide Sparks Fresh AI Bubble Fears as Debt, Data Center Delays, and Chip Depreciation Take Center Stage

CoreWeave Stock Slide Sparks Fresh AI Bubble Fears as Debt, Data Center Delays, and Chip Depreciation Take Center Stage

On December 16, 2025, CoreWeave’s sharp selloff became a lightning rod for a broader market debate: is the AI infrastructure boom entering its most fragile phase, where execution hiccups and financing costs matter more than hype? New reporting and market commentary today highlights a mix of catalysts—construction delays at a key Texas data center tied to OpenAI, worries about debt-heavy growth, and a rising chorus of skeptics questioning whether the economics of renting cutting-edge Nvidia GPUs can hold up as hardware ages fast and capital gets more expensive. The Wall Street Journal+1 CoreWeave isn’t alone. The same anxiety has pressured
16 December 2025
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Mastercard stock price: MA slips as Dow hits 50,000; jobs and CPI data next week

Mastercard stock price: MA slips as Dow hits 50,000; jobs and CPI data next week

7 February 2026
Mastercard shares closed down 0.6% at $548.74 Friday, trailing gains in Visa and American Express. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 2.47% to a record 50,115.67. Mastercard disclosed a new cybersecurity partnership in the UAE and raised compensation for two top executives. U.S. jobs and inflation data, delayed by a government shutdown, are due next week.
Costco stock price retakes $1,000 — what traders are watching before Monday

Costco stock price retakes $1,000 — what traders are watching before Monday

7 February 2026
Costco closed Friday up 1.2% at $1,001.16, regaining the $1,000 level as about 2.36 million shares changed hands. January net sales rose 9.3% to $21.33 billion, with comparable sales up 7.1% and online sales surging 34.4%. Wells Fargo raised its price target to $950, maintaining a neutral rating. The next earnings call is set for March 5.
Johnson & Johnson stock price: What to watch after talc-case law firm ouster and new AFib data

Johnson & Johnson stock price: What to watch after talc-case law firm ouster and new AFib data

7 February 2026
Johnson & Johnson shares rose 0.9% to $239.99 Friday after a New Jersey appeals court disqualified Beasley Allen from state talc cases, citing improper coordination with a former J&J attorney. The ruling affects about 3,600 state lawsuits, while a related federal motion is pending. J&J also reported early 12-month pilot data for its investigational AFib device at a cardiology meeting.
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