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AI Spending Surge Fuels Market Rally, Power Demand Spike

7/23/2026

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Micron Surge

On July 21 U.S. indexes rose—S&P 500 up 0.9% to 7,509.20, Dow up 385 points, Nasdaq up 329 points—as Micron surged 12.2% while Nvidia rose 2%.
Brent crude settled at $91.01 per barrel, up from under $72, while the 10-year Treasury yield rose to 4.63% from 4.60%.
On July 22 the S&P 500 slipped 0.1% to 7,498.96 as Brent rose to $94.07.
Analysts said the market faces an AI-return problem, not an AI-demand problem.

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Data Centers Surge

Data centers will drive nearly half of U.S. electricity-demand growth through 2030, with AI using up to 9 % of power.
The surge will require new substations, high-voltage lines, and smarter grid-management systems.
Firms are adding chillers, cooling towers and liquid-cooling loops as traditional air-conditioning hits limits.
Analysts forecast a $7 trillion AI spending wave, likened to the 1880s railroad boom, that could drive most U.S. GDP growth.

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Micron Surge

On July 21 U.S. indexes rose—S&P 500 up 0.9% to 7,509.20, Dow up 385 points, Nasdaq up 329 points—as Micron surged 12.2% while Nvidia rose 2%.
Brent crude settled at $91.01 per barrel, up from under $72, while the 10-year Treasury yield rose to 4.63% from 4.60%.
On July 22 the S&P 500 slipped 0.1% to 7,498.96 as Brent rose to $94.07.
Analysts said the market faces an AI-return problem, not an AI-demand problem.

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