Democrats’ Wins Threaten AI Trade and Data Center Boom
Voters backed moratoriums and tougher oversight, and data-center stocks fell as investors worried Democrats could slow AI spending, analysts said.
- On Election Day, Democrat Gina Hinojosa and Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms secured gubernatorial victories in Texas and Georgia, respectively, campaigning on moratoriums for data-center development and ending decades of Republican control.
- Voters in these states turned against data centers, which opponents say drive up utility bills and pollute the night sky, despite Texas attracting entrepreneurs like Elon Musk, who donated more than $150 million to the Republican campaign.
- Shares in data-center operators fell on Wednesday, contributing to a roughly 8% drawdown in the Nasdaq over the past month, while Anthropic reported revenue surged 47% in the third quarter.
- Analysts view the election as a referendum on AI rather than Donald Trump, with TCW chief executive Katie Koch warning that providers face a PR crisis regarding their "social license to operate."
- Investors anticipate that Democrats will likely push for greater regulation, as Vantage Point Asset Management chief investment officer Nick Ferres noted that financing challenges for the AI boom have become more significant.
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The democrats signed an unrelenting victory on Tuesday with a majority in both chambers of the US Congress. Among the historically republican states that have tipped: Texas. With a stake, the development of data centers dedicated to artificial intelligence. - Midterms: how data centers have helped to tip the very conservative Texas on the democrat (International) side.
IREN Stock Falls as Texas Elects Governor Backing Data-Center Moratorium
IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) shares fell 4.25% to $23.42 in early Wednesday trading ahead of the U.S. market open, as Democrat Gina Hinojosa's election as Texas governor renewed attention to proposed restrictions on data-center development.Visit Website
The opponents of the data centers were among the biggest winners of the overwhelming victory of the Democrats in the U.S. mid-term legislative elections, signaling a change in the population's feeling of artificial intelligence (AI) and, according to investors, a possible slowdown in the accelerated growth of the sector that has boosted the American economy and stock markets. Read also: Trump's defeat in the elections gives strength to countries…
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