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Why is Applied Optoelectronics stock up about 5% this Friday?

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AAOI has cash for factory and equipment expansion, but new shares give existing owners a smaller part of the company. AI spending worries remain, but the article ties OpenAI's revenue gap to cloud accounting, not a confirmed demand drop, leaving AAOI's outlook unchanged.

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The cash can help AAOI build production capacity for AI data centers. More shares leave existing owners with a smaller part of the company. Reports raised worries about AI spending, but the story says OpenAI's revenue gap came from how cloud-partner sales were counted, not a confirmed drop in demand. Whether expansion earns enough to make up for the additional shares remains unknown, so the facts do not clearly point in one direction.

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