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AP says AI-heavy stocks pulled major indexes lower on Aug. 18. Local public pensions and 401(k)s track those swings through index funds, though monthly checks don’t.
Kern and Fresno county pension systems hold U.S. stock index funds in their portfolios. FCERA says pension benefits are formula-based and don’t change with daily market moves.
A New York Times report shows memory makers driving the AI boom. That matters here because UC Merced’s GPU nodes run on the same scarce high-bandwidth memory.
A national health group pressed Trump to drop coal for AI data centers. In Kern County, a proposed Elk Hills project says it would run on its own plant.
Alibaba’s April–June net profit fell to 10.5 billion yuan as the company accelerated AI infrastructure investment. Central Valley importers watch for potential fee moves.
