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Microsoft, Meta and others face rising drought risk to their data centers
Drought conditions are worsening in the U.S., and that is having an outsized impact on the real estate that houses the internet. Data centers generate massive amounts of heat through their servers because of the enormous amount of power they use. Water is the cheapest and most common method used to cool the centers. In…
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PREPA fuel line lenders say they have proof to stop restructuring
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority fuel line lenders said they have a document to stop the Oversight Board from getting its proposed restructuring approved. The document, the board’s agreement with former PREPA fuel provider Vitol for its support of the restructuring, will make it very difficult for the judge to accept Vitol as a…
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D.C.’s first P3 project showcases opportunities to innovate
The District of Columbia’s first public private-public partnership was filled with challenges, but demonstrated how outside-the-box thinking can help issuers overcome obstacles to achieve their infrastructure goals. A panel discussion detailing the financing behind the ambitious plan occurred at the Bond Buyer Infrastructure Conference in Washington D.C. Monday. The D.C. Smart Street Lighting Project calls…
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Global investigators pounce as FTX collapse leaves potentially 1mn creditors
The collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire has sparked a vast global investigation, with dozens of authorities circling the company as lawyers warn there could be 1mn creditors in its bankruptcy proceeding. FTX said in court filings it was in contact with US federal prosecutors, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission…
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Taiwan Semiconductor, Paramount Global and more
In this article JEF LPX PARA 2330-TW Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The entrance of Paramount Studios is seen at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California. Mark Davis | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing — Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor jumped 6.4% after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway…
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Arbitrum sees steady growth as airdrop speculation leads to increased earnings
Post Ethereum merge, layer-2 blockchains have been catching the eyes of users and investors alike. Research firm Delphi Digital has been tracking Arbitrum since August and recently shared its analysis in a monthly market report. According to data, user behavior and historical analysis show multiple trends of rapid growth in transactions, total value locked and…
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Five Interior Design Tips To Make Your Home Cozy This Winter
When the temperatures drop and the winds pick up, we appreciate our homes for the shelter they provide. But we want more than mere comfort; we want our homes to be cozy and relaxing. With the holidays approaching, Pacific Palisades Realtors collaborated with interior design experts Jaqueline Hamilton and Nicola Rodriguez to reveal tips on…
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Judge appoints independent monitor to oversee Trump Org financial reporting in NY AG fraud suit
The public entrance to Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York. Robert Alexander | Archive Photos | Getty Images A New York court Monday appointed retired Judge Barbara Jones to oversee some of the Trump Organization’s financial statements as part of a lawsuit alleging widespread fraud by former President Donald Trump, his businesses and…
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Missouri Highways Commission tees up deal after AAA upgrade
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission heads into the market Tuesday with a $489 million new money deal with a new AAA rating attached to the third-lien paper. The commission will take competitive bids on the offering of third-lien state road bonds. PFM Financial Advisors LLC is advising. Gilmore & Bell PC and Bushyhead LLC…
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California’s citizens’ initiative process needs improvement: poll
California voters still have faith in the citizens’ initiative process, but say it has become controlled by special interests and they would like to see improvements, according to a Public Policy Institute of California poll. In a post published Thursday, PPIC President and CEO Mark Baldassare said a poll conducted during October found the citizen’s…
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Biden criticises China over Taiwan at meeting with Xi Jinping
Joe Biden criticised China’s “increasingly aggressive” actions towards Taiwan in his first in-person meeting as president with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, amid mounting tensions between the two powers. Following the meeting in Bali on Monday, the White House said Biden and Xi “spoke candidly” about a range of global issues, and that the US…
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CZ and Saylor urge for crypto self-custody amid increasing uncertainty
Industry heavyweights have urged crypto investors and traders to self-custody their crypto assets amid the significant market uncertainty brought on by the collapse of FTX. In a Nov. 13 tweet to his 7.6 million followers, Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao pushed the crypto community to store their own crypto via self-custody crypto wallets. “Self custody…
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Exchange outflows hit historic highs as Bitcoin investors self-custody
Bitcoin (BTC) investors have been increasingly moving their holdings to self-custody solutions following the collapse of the world’s second-largest crypto exchange last week. On-chain exchange flow data is showing a surge in withdrawals to self-custody wallets, according to analytics provider Glassnode. In a Nov. 13 post on Twitter, Glassnode reported that Bitcoin exchange outflows had…
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Top Wall Street analysts bet on these stocks to beat market volatility
In this article AAPL ORLY CARS VECO SBUX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple CEO Tim Cook visits the Apple Fifth Avenue store for the release of the Apple iPhone 14, New York City, September 16, 2022. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The fall rally seems to have regained its strength this past week. A…
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Tapestry, WeWork, Rivian and others
In this article BROS RIVN SIX WE 9866-HK TPR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Tapestry (TPR) – The company behind the Coach and Kate Spade brands beat top and bottom line estimates for its latest quarter, but cut its full-year forecast for the impact of…
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Fall Brings Flurry Of New Luxury Developments To Snowmass, Colorado
With winter right around the corner, the snow will soon be piling up in resort town and Aspen neighbor, Snowmass Village, Colorado. What’s not piling up in Snowmass? Inventory. Popularity for the small ski town exploded during the pandemic, with brokerages like Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate seeing the number of sales in Snowmass…
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Weekly mortgage demand flattens, as interest rates climb higher to 7.14%
A man enters a Bank of America branch in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Mortgage rates rose again last week, throwing even more cold water on demand from both current homeowners and potential homebuyers. Weekly application volume fell 0.1% last week from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index.…
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Arizona water agency to focus on big ideas to address shortage
Arizona’s water financing agency should think big when it comes to the state’s hunt for new water supplies amid a persistent drought. That was the message from board members of the relaunched Water Infrastructure Finance Authority at its inaugural meeting Thursday. State lawmakers passed legislation in June making WIFA, which dates back to 1989 and…
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Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers Compares FTX Collapse to Enron Fraud
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers has compared crypto exchange FTX to Enron, noting that the case is a classic fraud rather than the complexities of cryptocurrency regulation. He said the regulatory community ought to draw two lessons from the collapse of FTX. Larry Summers Compares FTX to Enron Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers shared…
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Starboard takes a stake in Splunk. Here’s how the activist investor may help boost margins
Skynesher | E+ | Getty Images Company: Splunk (SPLK) Business: Splunk is a leading provider of application software that collects and analyzes data from digital systems to help organizations identify security threats and monitor IT infrastructure. The company can take significant amounts of unstructured data from various systems and come up with insights that help…
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