Despite growing skepticism on Wall Street, CNBC’s Jim Cramer remains optimistic about the future of artificial intelligence infrastructure and data center stocks.
What Happened: Cramer acknowledged the turbulence in AI stocks, especially following revelations from DeepSeek, a Chinese startup. On top of that, there’s anxiety about Donald Trump's tariff policies potentially hurting the broader economy.
However, he thinks the data center boom isn't slowing down, reported CNBC on Thursday.
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He believes that if trade tensions ease and AI enthusiasm resurges, several sectors are poised for significant growth, including:
"These are very much cyclical companies, so you can't just buy them if you think we're headed into a recession," he stated, adding, "But if we get a reprieve on some of…these tariff issues and investors return to the AI trade, I just gave you everything that's going to fly again."
Why It's Important: In January, DeepSeek's assertion that its AI model was built at a fraction of the cost of its U.S. competitors led to Nvidia losing $600 billion in market cap in just one day.
Meanwhile, earlier this week, the International Monetary Fund significantly revised down its 2025 growth forecast for the U.S., attributing the downgrade to President Trump’s broad tariffs and increasing economic uncertainty.
Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings gives the company a strong growth score of 94.78%. Click here to see how it stacks up against other top tech giants such as Microsoft, Amazon, Broadcom, Arm, and more.
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