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THE DAILY RECEIPTS

The Daily Receipts

Edition of 21 September 2026

This edition's sourced facts, the last close and the stock of the day — exactly as they were mailed.

Today's facts

HardwarePrimary

Digital Realty ended Q2 2026 with a record $1.9 billion backlog of signed-but-not-commenced data center leases, driven by surging AI and hyperscale demand $1.9 billion data center lease backlog

SourceDigital Realty Trust·Q2 2026 (reported July 23, 2026)
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ComputePrimary

Epoch AI's tracked data-center dataset captures only 26% of global AI computing capacity as of March 2026, covering 5.2 million H100-equivalent chips versus an estimated 20.2 million H100-equivalent chips sold through 2025 Epoch AI's data-center dataset covers just 26% of global AI computing capacity as of March 2026

SourceEpoch AI·March 2026
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EnergyPrimary

NRG Energy agreed on principal commercial terms with a global cloud and AI hyperscaler to build a 1.2 GW combined-cycle natural gas power plant in Texas to supply a new data centre 1.2 GW gas power plant for a hyperscaler's Texas data centre

SourceNRG Energy·Q2 2026
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CapitalPrimary

Oracle's capital expenditures totaled $28.5 billion in fiscal Q1 2027 (three months ended August 31, 2026), more than tripling from $8.5 billion in the year-ago quarter $28.5 billion in Oracle's fiscal Q1 2027 capital expenditures

SourceOracle Corporation (SEC 8-K)·Q1 FY2027 (Aug 31, 2026)
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AdoptionPrimary

Palantir Technologies grew to 1,049 customers in the twelve months ended June 30, 2026, up from 849 a year earlier — a 23.6% increase — as more organizations adopted its AI-centered software platforms, according to the company's own Q2 2026 Form 10-Q filed with the SEC Palantir's customer count grew to 1,049 in the year to June 2026

SourcePalantir Technologies·Q2 2026 10-Q
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Supply chainEstimate

SLC NAND flash contract prices rose an estimated 130% to 150% cumulatively in the first half of 2026 as supply tightened, according to TrendForce SLC NAND prices up 130-150% in H1 2026

SourceTrendForce·H1 2026
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The last close

Mixed — 46 of 72 AI names higher, 26 lower — session 2026-09-18

Stock of the day

SNDK Sandisk, +7.6% today, at 1,737.26