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Wall Street turns skeptical of the data center boom

Original: Wall Street is growing skeptical of the data center boom

Wall Street investors are increasingly questioning the wave of spending on AI data centers, a shift that could complicate upcoming data center IPOs and financing plans. After years of treating data centers as a sure bet on artificial intelligence growth, markets are now weighing whether demand projections justify the enormous capital outlays, according to a New York Times report dated September 21, 2026.

Why now: Fresh reporting on investor doubts about data center financing lands just as major data center IPOs are being prepared.

Wall StreetNew York Timesdata center industryartificial intelligence

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