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Moving to a solar-dominated grid When it comes to supplying electrons for those alternatives, the central story is solar power. “The absolute increase of solar PV generation in 2025 is the largest ever observed for any source,” the IEA says, “excluding years marked by rebounds from global economic shocks such as COVID-19.” In other words, with nothing in particular driving the energy markets in 2025, Solar’s growth was unprecedented. On its own, its growth covered a quarter of the rising demand for all forms of energy. If you limit it to electricity, increased solar production covered over two-thirds of the…
President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on April 16, 2026.Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Thursday brushed aside concerns about much higher gas prices because of the Iran war, even as a new poll showed that most U.S. voters blame him for the pump price spike.”Well, they are not very high,” Trump told a reporter at the White House after she asked how much longer Americans would continue to see high gas prices.Trump said those prices are not as high as what was expected they…
JPMorgan Chase will extend a $1.5 trillion investment program designed to bolster U.S. economic resilience across Europe, the Wall Street giant said on Tuesday. The 10-year Security and Resiliency Initiative (SRI) was launched in the U.S. last October with the aim of facilitating, financing and investing in industries deemed critical to American economic security and resilience. It was announced in November that the U.K. would be brought into the plan, which is focused on several key areas, including supply chains and manufacturing, defense and aerospace, energy independence, healthcare, and strategic technologies like AI. Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, said…
Piotr Swat | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesAs its high-margin compounded GLP-1 business evolves, Hims & Hers Health may be finding a new opportunity in peptides. Shares of the telehealth company jumped Thursday after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday that the FDA plans to convene a Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee meeting to review peptides for potential inclusion on the 503A bulk list, a designation that allows drugs to be compounded on an individual prescribed basis rather than mass producing. For Hims, the bigger story is how expanding compounding for peptides could unlock new revenue streams…
France’s Engie discussing refund for offshore wind projects with Trump administration Source link
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said the stock market’s muted reaction to escalating tensions in the Middle East shows investors are focused on forces far bigger than geopolitics.”When you saw the news…you had to believe we were just going to get clobbered today,” the “Mad Money” host said, referring to headlines over the weekend that Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again. Despite the U.S. oil benchmark, West Texas Intermediate crude, jumping more than 5% Monday, stocks “barely blinked.” The Dow Jones Industrial Average remained relatively unchanged, only down 4.87 points, the S&P 500 fell 0.2.4%, and the Nasdaq dropped 0.26%.The resilience…
Young people explain what matters to them ahead of the Senedd election in May. Source link
City workers in the Business Bay financial district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.Walaa Alshaer| Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe U.K. government is trying to turn geopolitical upheaval into an opportunity, encouraging thousands of Britons to reconsider life in Dubai, as war in the region threatens the city’s reputation as an attractive haven.Around 240,000 British nationals live in the UAE. For years, they have been drawn by zero income tax, security, international schools, and a glamorous lifestyle. Now, with missiles intercepted over Gulf capitals and air travel repeatedly disrupted, the long-standing stability of Dubai expat life is…
Kevin Warsh, former member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.Courtesy: Hoover InstitutionFederal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh travels to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to convince lawmakers he can carry out a presidential push for lower interest rates while remaining free of political constraints in setting policy.In a much-anticipated hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, the former Fed governor will face questioning over a variety of subjects, from monetary policy to banking regulation to his own complicated personal financesNone likely will be more important than establishing the boundaries between the Fed’s decision-making and politics.”He has a tricky communication question,” said…
Japan opens door to global arms market with overhaul of defence export rules Source link