Energy
Google inks deal with nuclear company as data center power demand surges
People take photos in front of a giant Google logo at Google’s Bay View campus in Mountain View, California on Aug 13, 2024 where the “Made by Google” media event was held today. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Google said Monday that it will purchase power from small modular reactor developer Kairos Power, […]
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This niche AI play is seeing business growth rates that are triple the pace of the data centers
As artificial intelligence fuels the boom in data center growth, investors are eyeing a new frontier: the companies keeping these digital powerhouses cool. nVent Electric , Vertiv and Modine Manufacturing have seen their stocks soar in 2024, buoyed by partnerships with tech giants investing billions in AI infrastructure. Despite the gains, Wall Street believes these […]
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Swedish battery maker Northvolt says head of Europe’s first homegrown gigafactory to step down
Employees of the State Archaeological Office have hung pictures of finds from a construction trailer during a main archaeological investigation on the Northvolt site. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Sweden’s Northvolt on Wednesday said the head of its main plant, Europe’s first homegrown gigafactory for lithium-ion battery cells, will step down with […]
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Shares of generator maker Generac soar, insurance stocks fall as Hurricane Milton intensifies
A worker unloads a 24-kilowatt Generac home generator off a truck at Captain Electric in Orem, Utah, on Feb. 18, 2021. George Frey | Getty Images Shares of backup power generation company Generac Holdings surged more than 8% on Monday as Hurricane Milton rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 storm. Hurricane Milton is forecast to […]
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FTX bankruptcy judge approves more than $14 billion payback plan two years after exchange collapsed
Nearly two years after FTX spiraled into bankruptcy, a Delaware judge approved the company’s reorganization plan, which involves paying out more than $14 billion to customers of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange. “Looking ahead, we are poised to return 100% of bankruptcy claim amounts plus interest for non-governmental creditors through what will be the largest and most complex bankruptcy estate asset […]
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Thai headline inflation quickens in September, still below central bank target
People on the Mahanakorn skywalk overlooking Bangkok, shot on March 17, 2023. Lillian Suwanrumpha | Afp | Getty Images Thailand’s annual headline inflation quickened in September due mainly to higher prices of diesel and some vegetables, the commerce ministry said on Monday, and was still below the central bank’s target range of 1% to 3%. The headline consumer price index rose 0.61% in September from a year earlier, […]
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Fed rate cuts should favor preferred stocks, Virtus money manager says
ETF Edge Fed rate cuts should favor preferred stocks, Virtus money manager says Published Sat, Oct 5 202411:00 AM EDT Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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Satellite imagery shows Iranian oil tankers at country’s major terminal disappearing amid fears of Israeli counterattack
A general view of the Port of Kharg Island Oil Terminal in Iran on March 12, 2017. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Satellite imagery revealed a number of oil tankers vacating the waters around Iran’s key Kharg Island oil loading terminal, amid fears of an Israeli counterattack on Tehran’s energy infrastructure. “The […]
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Oil market faces a rude awakening if Iran’s energy infrastructure is targeted, analysts say
A general view of Isfahan Refinery, one of the largest refineries in Iran and is considered as the first refinery in the country in terms of diversity of petroleum products in Isfahan, Iran on November 08, 2023. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Oil markets are being too complacent given the risk of major supply disruptions in the Middle East, […]
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As Netanyahu vows Iran payback, markets watch for dangers of further escalation
Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, October 1, 2024 Amir Cohen | Reuters Israel’s government has vowed a severe response to Iran’s unprecedented missile barrage into Tel Aviv, leaving the Middle East on edge as fears rise over a possible all-out war between the two long-time foes. On Tuesday […]
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