Utilities face looming crunch as electricity demand from AI surges

Utilities face looming crunch as electricity demand from AI surges

Power lines and transmission towers near the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California, U.S., on Saturday, Feb. 19. 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Artificial intelligence could strain the U.S. electric grid, as power demand from data centers is poised to surge in the coming decade … Read more

Why tech companies are shopping for nuclear power for data centers

Why tech companies are shopping for nuclear power for data centers

A cooling tower at the Constellation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in Scriba, New York, US, on Tuesday, May 9, 2023.  Lauren Petracca | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tech companies are increasingly looking to directly connect data centers to nuclear plants as they race to secure clean energy to power artificial intelligence, sparking resistance from … Read more

Ford, Disney, Costco and more — Jim Cramer provides his updated views on each

Ford, Disney, Costco and more — Jim Cramer provides his updated views on each

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) As we gear up for the … Read more

Jim Cramer reviews the worst performers on the Nasdaq-100 in 2023

Jim Cramer reviews the worst performers on the Nasdaq-100 in 2023

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday gave his take on the worst performers in the Nasdaq-100 in 2023. Cramer compared each company’s closing price in 2022 to the end of 2023, noting the biggest losers. The list included healthcare companies as well as several utilities outfits. “You’ve heard of the Dogs of the Dow? Well, now … Read more