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AI and datacenter demand is broadening across the economy and will drive 3M's earnings growth

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FIRST SEENJul 18, 2026
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Too little corroboration in the last 3 days to call a trend (1 article). Watching for it to gain traction.

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⇄ CROSS-ASSET AI Data Center Power Demand BULLISH SPX ⇄ CROSS-ASSET Companies with high labor intensity and AI sensitivity will see significant productivity gains and earnings growth as AI adoption moves from infrastructure to application phase BULLISH RUT ⇄ CROSS-ASSET Enterprise capital allocation is shifting away from software spending toward data center infrastructure investments as AI adoption accelerates NEUTRAL SPX ⇄ CROSS-ASSET Google AI Capex Margin Pressure BEARISH GOOGL ⇄ CROSS-ASSET AI Hardware Supply Chain Strain BEARISH SPX ⇄ CROSS-ASSET Data center demand is driving strong revenue growth for semiconductor and storage companies, particularly in high-margin segments. BULLISH NDX
SOURCE EVIDENCE

"We see growth taking hold at 3M, which is required to drive the next leg of EPS growth, with short-cycle indicators continuing to be supportive and AI/datacenter driven demand broadening out into parts of the economy outside of the obvious beneficiaries."

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