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The AI electricity arms race is still hot
GE Vernova has become one of those stocks that lives in two worlds at once: old-school power equipment on one side, shiny AI data-center demand on the other. That combo has helped turn the company into a favorite “power play” for investors hunting anything that benefits from the data-center buildout.
Earnings are the next test
The company is due to report early Wednesday, which means the market is about to ask the usual annoying-but-important questions: Is demand real? Is it lasting? And how much of this AI-related hype is actually showing up in the numbers?
If GE Vernova gives upbeat commentary on orders, turbines, grid gear, or anything tied to electricity-hungry data centers, that could keep the stock’s momentum alive. If the tone is softer than the bulls want, then suddenly the “AI power play” starts sounding a little less like a growth story and a little more like a very expensive slogan.
Why you should care
This isn’t just another utility-ish earnings call. GE Vernova has become a proxy for one of the biggest themes in the market right now: who gets paid when AI eats more power than a small country.
Big picture: if the company confirms that data-center demand is still rip-roaring, investors may keep treating GE Vernova like a front-row seat to the AI infrastructure boom. If not, the market could quickly move on to the next shiny transformer.