# Caterpillar stock surges on data center boom: How the AI trade is expanding

> Source: <https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/video/caterpillar-stock-surges-data-center-153318355.html>
> Published: 2026-08-04 15:33:18+00:00

Caterpillar's ([CAT](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CAT/)) second quarter earnings results beat Wall Street's expectations.

Morning Brief host Julie Hyman chats with Business Insider executive editor Dan DeFrancesco and Yahoo Finance Breaking Business News Reporter Jake Conley about the results and the expansive AI industry.