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Data Centers
Carrier Data Center Orders Rise 300 Percent, Lifting Backlog Past $8.5 Billion
Total orders rose about 35 percent and commercial HVAC orders about 60 percent. Sales reached $6.3 billion. A $3.1 billion goodwill charge on the European business produced a GAAP loss of $3.16 a share.
A hyperscaler contract worth more than $3 billion sits outside Carrier's record backlog, and the company says it has been holding back other commercial sales for lack of capacity. Continue reading ›
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