"If that is the case, all of the sudden with Iran, hyperscalers and AI trade is now looking like a quality trade again because they are more insulated from what is happening geopolitically. I think there will be more flows into those companies." While rising energy costs are a headwind for data centers, hyperscalers have fortress balance sheets and massive cash reserves. In a stagflationary or geopolitically unstable environment, investors will flee cyclical sectors and hide in mega-cap tech, treating them as safe-haven assets that can self-fund their growth regardless of macro conditions. LONG. Hyperscalers offer a rare combination of secular growth (AI) and defensive balance sheet quality during a global supply chain crisis. A severe stagflationary recession could force enterprise customers to slash the cloud and software budgets that drive hyperscaler revenues.