Infrastructure Stocks Rally on Defense Push, AI Hedging
THE SO WHAT
Defense rearmament plus AI data center buildout is turning infrastructure into a leveraged bet on both security and compute demand. If you operate in heavy industry, power, or construction, expect capital and talent competition to intensify around projects that can credibly serve defense and AI simultaneously.
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