Bloomberg
Data Center Boom Faces Wall Street Skepticism
Sunday, September 27, 2026
New York Times reporter Maureen Farrell told Bloomberg that Wall Street is growing skeptical of the AI data center boom due to rising interest rates, local opposition, and permitting delays. Farrell said financing plans requiring trillions of dollars may force companies to access public markets, but investor resistance is complicating planned data center initial public offerings and raising their costs.
