This Week’s Viewing Picks
What to watch this week Stocks are back near record highs, but a flurry of trade announcements, deals, and extensions kept investors on their toes last week. In the week ahead, a busier economic and earnings calendar will offer them more to chew on. Inflation data out Tuesday morning will set the economic agenda for […]
Rapid growth in AI industry lifts stock of historic landowner by 200%
AI boom propels stock of Wild-West-era landowner up 200% The newest addition to the S&P 500 may be a relic of the Wild West, but its skyrocketing valuation is a byproduct of the AI boom. Founded in 1888, the Texas Pacific Land Corporation is a company that has just 100 employees but a market capitalization […]
What Lies Ahead for Nuclear Stocks Amid Regulatory Challenges?
What’s next for nuclear stocks after regulatory pushback? Nuclear energy stocks have become a favorite of Wall Street this year as the artificial intelligence boom spreads and Big Tech searches for ways to meet its growing power demand. They helped power the S&P 500’s Utilities index (XLU) to all-time highs — the index is on […]
The Competing Nuclear-Energy Investments of Google, Amazon, and Microsoft
Inside Google, Amazon, and Microsoft’s dueling nuclear-energy investments Amazon on Wednesday said that it was investing in small nuclear reactors, coming just two days after a similar announcement by Google, as both tech giants seek new sources of carbon-free electricity to meet surging demand from data centers and artificial intelligence. The plans come as the […]