An Underwater Data Center in San Francisco Bay? Regulators Say Not So Fast

An Underwater Data Center in San Francisco Bay? Regulators Say Not So Fast

NetworkOcean isn’t alone in its ambitions. Founded in 2021, US-based Subsea Cloud operates about 13,500 computer servers in unspecified underwater locations in Southeast Asia to serve clients in AI and gaming, says the startup’s founder and CEO, Maxie Reynolds. “It’s a nascent market,” she says. “But it’s currently the only one that can handle the … Read more

Saudi investment minister touts green shoring on path to diversification

Saudi investment minister touts green shoring on path to diversification

Khalid Al-Falih, Saudi Arabia’s investment minister, during the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Saudi Minister of Investment Khalid al-Falih pushed back against skepticism over the country’s economic diversification plan, as Riyadh touts “green shoring” investment opportunities to woo foreign financing. “There was many … Read more

How small modular reactors could expand nuclear power in the U.S.

How small modular reactors could expand nuclear power in the U.S.

Nuclear plants could become smaller, simpler and easier to build in the future, potentially revolutionizing a power source that is increasingly viewed as critical to the transition away from fossil fuels. New designs called small modular reactors, or SMR in shorthand, promise to speed deployment of new plants as demand for clean electricity is rising … Read more

Coinbase, Marathon Digital, Riot Platforms lead drop in crypto stocks

Coinbase, Marathon Digital, Riot Platforms lead drop in crypto stocks

SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 06: In this photo illustration, the Coinbase logo is displayed on a screen on June 06, 2023 in San Anselmo, California. The Securities And Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase for allegedly violating securities laws by acting as an exchange, a broker and a clearing agency … Read more

We’re adding to a hard-hit stock that should see relief from rate cuts and election clarity

We’re adding to a hard-hit stock that should see relief from rate cuts and election clarity

We are buying 200 shares of Nextracker at roughly $34.20 Following the trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 1,150 shares of NXT, increasing its weighting to 1.2% from 1%. We’re making one small buy on Friday because the market has drifted significantly lower since our Morning Meeting . We urged patience in the meeting … Read more

Why it’s so difficult to build nuclear power plants in the U.S.

Why it’s so difficult to build nuclear power plants in the U.S.

Plant Vogtle, a nuclear power plant in Waynesboro, Georgia, is the largest source of clean energy in the U.S. following the addition of two new reactors, according to Georgia Power. The plant’s unit 4 reactor began commercial operations in April and unit 3 went online last year. They are the first reactors built from scratch … Read more

Buy levels for DuPont, Dover, Eaton that benefit from AI, sector trends

Buy levels for DuPont, Dover, Eaton that benefit from AI, sector trends

The artificial intelligence trade is not just for traditional tech companies. We have three industrial stocks in the portfolio that will keep getting more and more business as AI proliferates and data centers are built and rebuilt to handle the increasing computing workloads. Beyond AI, there are other fundamental reasons to buy them as well. … Read more

Thoma Bravo founder will ‘never touch’ crypto again after FTX disaster

Thoma Bravo founder will ‘never touch’ crypto again after FTX disaster

A little over three years ago, private equity investor Orlando Bravo called FTX the “most cutting-edge, sophisticated cryptocurrency exchange in the world,” as his buyout firm helped lead a $900 million investment in the company at a valuation of $18 billion. Bravo now tells CNBC that he and his firm, Thoma Bravo, are permanently out … Read more

OPEC+ members delay plans to hike production by two months after oil price slump

OPEC+ members delay plans to hike production by two months after oil price slump

A general view of signage at the headquarters of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Feb. 29, 2024 in Vienna, Austria. Thomas Kronsteiner | Getty Images News | Getty Images Members of the OPEC+ oil alliance have delayed plans to hike production by a scheduled 180,000 barrels per day in October, as … Read more

Saudi Arabia’s fiscal breakeven oil price is rising fast

Saudi Arabia’s fiscal breakeven oil price is rising fast

An offshore drilling platform stands in shallow waters at the Manifa offshore oilfield, operated by Saudi Aramco, in Manifa, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Saudi Arabia has a superpower. Not only is it the largest exporter of crude oil in the world; its production costs for … Read more