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Bloomberg Surveillance · Monday, June 29, 2026

AI Capex a Boon, But Exposed Companies May Face Challenges

While AI capital expenditures are creating economic opportunities, there's a risk that companies directly exposed to this capex boom could face challenges, drawing parallels to the historical railroad industry. However, the bull case suggests that AI adoption, particularly in sectors like healthcare, can lead to significant cost and earnings efficiencies.

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Yeah, So, so there are bull and bare cases to AI. We fall in the bull camp. So ultimately, yes, there is a lot of capex spending out. There, and there are going to be winners and losers. For sure. We think that there is going to be more net winners in this scenario.
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The consumer I think can win in this as well, because you get higher productivity, you get lower unemployment rate, and you get higher wages, but you don't necessarily get the inflationary impulse. So there are certain segments of the markets that are really well valued, meaning that they have a low valuation that stand to benefit quite a bit.
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