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title: "The overlooked stock that ended up leading the S&P 500"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/273429930.md"
description: "While AI headlines chased software stars, one overlooked infrastructure stock quietly became the S&P 500’s top performer — powered by demand no AI system can escape."
datetime: "2026-01-22T22:08:48.000Z"
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# The overlooked stock that ended up leading the S&P 500

While AI headlines chased software stars, one overlooked infrastructure stock quietly became the S&P 500’s top performer — powered by demand no AI system can escape.

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