AI FOMO is real as 40% of this year's upward S&P 500 EPS revisions are tied to semis and hardware

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01 THE MACHINE READ

WHY IT MATTERS.

Concentration of index EPS revisions in semis means S&P earnings growth is levered to AI capex continuing.

Index earnings now hinge on AI semis

CATALYST TO WATCH

Hyperscaler capex guidance next earnings

MAIN RISK

Any AI capex slowdown hits index EPS hard

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AI FOMO is real. Nvidia, AMD, and Taiwan Semiconductor have all hit record highs, with Microsoft close behind, as the AI trade keeps dominating earnings estimates. Barclays finds semis and hardware account for about 40% of this year's upward S&P 500 EPS revisions, jumping to a whopping 75% for 202

02 THE STORY SO FAR

THE RECORD, IN ORDER.

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03 WHO'S INVOLVED

ENTITIES ON FILE.

SUBJECTS&P 500 · ^GSPC

SUBJECTNVIDIA · NVDA

SUBJECTMicrosoft · MSFT

SUBJECTAdvanced Micro Devices · AMD

SUBJECTBarclays · BCS

AFFECTEDSemiconductors ETF · SMH

AFFECTEDTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing · TSM

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