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A solar power plant in Vietnam’s Tay Ninh Province. Singapore’s central bank is backing bio-energy and solar projects in Southeast Asia via its Green Investments Partnership.Tan Dao Duy | Moment | Getty ImagesThe Asian Development Bank $70 billion plan, backing new energy and digital infrastructure in the region, is set to boost Southeast Asia the most.The program includes a pan-Asia power grid initiative, connecting national and subregional power systems, and an Asia-Pacific digital highway to close the infrastructure gap in the region, according to ADB that has set 2035 as the deadline for funding projects. “Energy and digital access will…
Vonovia confirms 2026 guidance despite first quarter earnings decline Source link
Evan Spiegel, co-founder and CEO of Snap, during the Axios Media Trends Live event in New York, Sept. 18, 2025.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSnap shares dropped about 4% in extended trading after the company reported first-quarter earnings on Wednesday and provided cautious sales guidance while revealing it no longer has a deal with the generative AI startup Perplexity.Here is how the company did compared with Wall Street’s expectations:Earnings per share: Loss of 5 cents. That figure is not comparable to analysts’ estimates.Revenue: $1.53 billion vs. $1.53 billion expected, according to LSEG Global daily active users: 483 million vs. 475.6…
The Shell gas logo is displayed at a gas station on April 27, 2026 in Austin, Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesBritish energy major Shell on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter profit as the Iran war sent energy prices soaring.The oil giant posted adjusted earnings of $6.92 billion for the first three months of the year, beating analyst expectations of $6.1 billion, according to an LSEG-compiled consensus. A separate, company-provided analyst forecast had put Shell’s expected first-quarter profit at $6.36 billion.Shell reported adjusted earnings of $5.58 billion over the same period a year ago and $3.26 billion over the final three months…
SGL Carbon confirms 2026 guidance after Q1 results beat expectations Source link
The FCC defined discrimination in broadband access as “policies or practices, not justified by genuine issues of technical or economic feasibility, that differentially impact consumers’ access to broadband Internet access service based on their income level, race, ethnicity, color, religion, or national origin or are intended to have such differential impact.” The rules applied to broadband providers and other entities, such as landlords that restrict broadband options in a building even when multiple providers are available. “Conduct by entities other than broadband providers might impede equal access to broadband Internet access service on the bases specified in the statute,” the…
This article is an on-site version of our Europe Express newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday and fortnightly on Saturday morning. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newslettersGood morning. While you were sleeping, EU negotiators failed to seal a deal on legislation to implement the bloc’s trade deal with the US, risking the ire of Donald Trump, our economy correspondent reports below.Also, we reveal upcoming proposals to finally make buying European train tickets simple, and new research into how to wean the continent off US defence reliance.Deferred…
An employee works on core components of circuit breakers for wind turbines at Siemens Energy’s Hangzhou Plant on February 28, 2026 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China.China News Service | China News Service | Getty ImagesThe Iran war appears to have supercharged the clean energy transition, providing a catalyst for wind power giants as countries reassess the role of renewables in shoring up energy security.Danish wind turbine maker Vestas reported an unexpectedly large first-quarter profit rise on Wednesday, citing improved execution of its onshore and offshore businesses despite growing political uncertainty. Danish utility Orsted also posted stronger-than-expected profit through the…
Japanese chip and tech shares surge as AMD earnings spark AI optimism Source link
Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Prakash Singh | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei said his company tried to plan for 10-fold growth. But revenue and usage increased 80-fold in the first quarter on an annualized basis, which he says explains why it’s been so hard to keep up with demand.”That is the reason we have had difficulties with compute,” Amodei said Wednesday at his company’s developer conference in San Francisco. Amodei added that the company is “working as quickly as…