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The rise in power demand for data centers — which are booming from the need to support a new world of AI technologies — is also fueling demand for the providers of data center parts. "Expected power usage for U.S. data centers under construction is equivalent to more than 50% of the power currently used by U.S. data centers. Several years out, even after these data centers are constructed, some expect data center power consumption to double again," analyst Thomas Thornton wrote in a Wednesday note. Management is raising its own capital expenditures for the first time in a decade to meet the power demand for data centers, BofA added. To be sure, analysts mentioned that data center demand will likely exceed supply.
Persons: Thomas Thornton, Thornton, BofA, David Barden, Barden, Equinix, Eaton Organizations: Bank of America, Caterpillar, Management, Realty Trust, Digital Realty, Software, Aspen Tech, Constellation Energy, Dominion Energy
It called this strategy "The AI trade after the trade" and identified 50 stocks that could fall under this category. It takes massive data centers to train and distribute LLMs for public use. An April 17 note from Bank of America led by Thomas Thornton, the head of research marketing, estimates that data centers under construction will initially increase power usage from these facilities by 50%. For the electrical and thermal equipment needed to run data centers, investors can look to Vertiv (VRT), according to Andrew Obin, a research analyst at Bank of America. As demand for data centers grows, these companies are experiencing increased pricing power, according to research analyst David W. Barden.
Persons: Goldman Sachs, there's, Thomas Thornton, It's, Andrew Obin, Michael Feniger, David W, Barden Organizations: Nvidia, AMD, Microsoft, Google, Business, Bank of America, Caterpillar
The explosive growth of Temu, the U.S. arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo , could spell trouble for some major retailers, according to Bank of America. Just six months ago, Temu's sales were only 4% of Target's. The analysts say Temu's growth has been fueled by aggressive advertising using influencers, social media and search, with daily active users reaching 40% of Amazon's level. Retailers at risk The BofA analysts say retailers competing on price alone are particularly exposed to Temu's disruption. Separately, analysts at UBS investment bank also see Temu's growth in a similar vein.
Persons: Thomas Thornton, Kohl, Zara, Inditex, Pinduoduo, Lowe, CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Bank of America, Consumers, of America's, Navy, Urban Outfitters, Walmart, Target, UBS, Costco Locations: Temu, U.S, United States, Swiss
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