Data Centers Are the New Fracking

On episode 231 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Daniel Clifton and Chris Verrone of Strategas Research to discuss: AI's backlash, the International Outlook, software stock rerating, the midterms and more!
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