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America’s aging wind energy is here to stay despite Trump and it needs a lot of ‘repowering’ work
Jeffrey Sanders / 500px | 500px | Getty Images On Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump issued an executive order indefinitely halting permits for new onshore wind energy projects on federal land, as well as new leases for offshore wind farms in U.S. coastal waters. The action not only fulfilled Trump’s “no new windmills” campaign pledge, […]
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Michigan nuclear plant shows the challenges the U.S. will face in safely restarting old reactors
The Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert, Michigan, Feb. 24, 2025. Spencer Kimball | CNBC COVERT, Mich. — A nuclear power plant on the shores of Lake Michigan is aiming to make history this fall by becoming the first reactor in the U.S. to restart operations after shutting down to be eventually dismantled. The effort […]
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Alphabet aims to slash cost of new nuclear with small reactor deployments, CIO says
Ruth Porat, President & Chief Investment Officer of Alphabet & Google, speaks during the Reuters NEXT conference, in New York City, U.S., December 10, 2024. Mike Segar | Reuters HOUSTON — Alphabet is aiming to slash the cost of building new nuclear reactors by deploying a series of small reactors through its deal with developer […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Texas Instruments, Grindr, Twilio and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Verizon Communications — The telecom giant saw shares climbing 1.3% after the firm posted its strongest quarterly wireless subscriber growth in five years, boosted by solid demand for its customizable offerings like myPlan. Verizon reported earnings of $1.1 per share last quarter, matching an average estimate […]
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Philippe Laffont’s Coatue makes big bets on China and GLP-1 drugmakers in latest quarter
Philippe Laffont’s Coatue Management took several new stakes in major Chinese e-commerce companies and a couple of anti-obesity focused drugmakers in the third quarter, according to the latest 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Laffont, one of the “Tiger Cub” fund managers who worked under the late Julian Robertson at Tiger Management, […]
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Morgan Stanley fund manager picks 3 stocks to buy following Trump’s win
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s election win has sent shock waves through the stock market and left investors scrambling to work out which sectors — and stocks — are set to benefit. Aaron Dunn, portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley’s U.S. Value Fund , noted the “great deal of volatility” in markets following the election result, as […]
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How one startup is making cleaner asphalt by decarbonizing natural gas
Companies like Monolith and Seattle-based startup Modern Hydrogen are using new technologies to create a cleaner hydrogen that’s also creating a useful byproduct — solid carbon that can be used to make petroleum-free asphalt materials. “Modern Hydrogen produces clean hydrogen without renewable power. We can do this because we split apart natural gas into clean […]
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Investors can depend on these frightless five stocks during a scary October for markets
October is historically a very volatile month for the market. However, these stocks are relatively stable and can help investors ride out the wild swings. Since 1950, the S & P 500 has recorded an average daily move of 1.3%, higher or lower, for the month . Even when excluding the Black Monday crash of […]
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This power company has outpaced Nvidia, could ink next nuclear deal after Three Mile Island
It is a watershed moment in the history of the U.S. nuclear industry. Constellation Energy plans to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant , with operations slated to resume in 2028 subject to approval by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Its stock has surged nearly 20% on the news. The deep pockets of Microsoft will […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Darden Restaurants, Nvidia, DoorDash, Coursera and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Darden Restaurants — Shares advanced nearly 11% after the restaurant operator announced a multiyear partnership with Uber for on-demand delivery later this year. The company reported weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue, however, as its sales weakened at Olive Garden and its fine dining restaurants. NextEra Energy […]
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