Energy

Energy

Will Power-Hungry AI Be the Catalyst for a Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough?

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Has the dawn of the nuclear fusion age arrived? One developer of the powerful energy-generating tech says it will be available in 10 years.

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Energy

Shell Pumps Out Dividend Hike Despite Slippery Oil Prices

UK oil major Shell posted its weakest quarterly profit in nearly half a decade on Thursday, sending its New York-listed shares down 5.3%.

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Hedge Funds

Activist Elliott’s Citgo Deal May Deliver a Windfall in Wake of Maduro’s Ouster

Since the 1980s, Citgo Petroleum has operated as the US-based subsidiary of Venezuela’s state-owned oil and gas company.

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Energy

Markets Shrug Off Shift in Venezuelan Oil Industry’s Prospects

Venezuela’s 303 billion barrels worth of oil reserves are estimated to be about a fifth of the world’s total.

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ETF Upside

US Policy Whirlwind Threatens Clean Energy ETF Rebound

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Amid a reversal in tax incentives that had started to buoy clean energy technologies, investors have pulled money from linked ETFs.

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ETF Upside

What the Israel-Iran Conflict Means for Sector ETFs

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ETFs with exposure to shipping and defense have largely held strong despite a series of Israeli missile strikes against Iran.

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CIO Upside

Quantum Computing Race Isn’t Run ‘In a Vacuum’

“It is a technology that is emerging worldwide.”

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Advisor Upside

Real Assets, like Property and Timber, Pique Interest Amid Volatility: Bank of America

Real assets exhibit little correlation to traditional stocks and bonds, making them highly desirable among clients in these volatile times.

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Analysis

Boy, Oh Boycott: Can Canada’s ‘Buy Canadian’ Movement Actually Dent the US?

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International Economics

Canadian Voters Head to Polls, Carrying Grudge Over US Tariffs

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As the US unleashes economic havoc on Canada, politicians inside America’s neighbor to the north are poised to start hammering each other.

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CIO Upside

IBM, Microsoft Patents Target Sustainable Computing Amid AI Energy Crisis

With AI demand driving up energy demand, will sustainability efforts be enough?

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CIO Upside

Nuclear, Microgrids Could Ease the AI Power Drain

Microgrids could offer a stopgap solution until small modular reactors are ready for the market.

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CIO Upside

Microsoft May See Cryogens as Key to Data Centers’ Energy Problem

Its recent patent adds to several for cryogenic storage that works in tandem with server farms.

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