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Japan's Marubeni looks to profit from bottlenecks arising from AI boom

Marubeni targets profit from AI-driven supply bottlenecks, per Nikkei.

Context
What happened: Marubeni is expanding its exposure to businesses that supply and manage power, metals and communications infrastructure, betting on physical bottlenecks from the AI boom to drive growth. Why it matters: The trading house is positioning energy and natural resource demand tied to rising computing power as a growth driver.
What changed
Marubeni is expanding its exposure to businesses that supply and manage power, metals and communications infrastructure, betting on physical bottlenecks from the AI boom to drive growth.
Why it matters
The trading house is positioning energy and natural resource demand tied to rising computing power as a growth driver.
Sources
nikkei
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