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Brookfield Secures $20bn for Energy Transition—Riding the AI Power Wave
Alterra’s $2bn and Norway’s NBIM’s $1.5bn anchor a record clean‑power vehicle aimed at data‑center demand and heavy‑industry electrification Brookfield Asset Management has closed its second flagship energy transition fund on $20 billion, marking one of the largest private pools of…
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Germany Reopens the Conscription Debate: Merz Pushes for a Mandatory Service Year
Chancellor argues a one‑year military or civil duty is needed to fix manpower gaps; Social Democrats insist on voluntariness as Defense Minister Pistorius delays reform rollout Berlin — Germany’s long‑running argument over conscription has burst back into the center of…
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Elon Musk Taps Anthony Armstrong as xAI CFO in Latest Executive Shake-Up
The former Morgan Stanley dealmaker—who advised on Musk’s $44bn Twitter takeover—steps in to steady finances across xAI and social platform X amid churn and ambitious fundraising. Elon Musk has appointed Anthony Armstrong, a veteran Morgan Stanley banker who worked on…
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America’s Beef Squeeze: Record Prices, Shrinking Herds, and a New Era of Imports
Why U.S. ground beef just hit an all‑time high — and how drought, tariffs, and demand are reshaping the meat aisle Billionaire meat magnate Wesley Batista, whose family controls JBS, has a stark message for U.S. shoppers and restaurants: “The…
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Magic Fix: If Not for AI Hype, Would America’s Economy Be Stalling?
How an AI investment supercycle props up U.S. growth as traditional engines sputter — October 2025 The American economy in late 2025 feels like a magic trick you can’t quite explain. Growth looks resilient again, markets are buoyant, and factories…
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Brussels Eyes a Bigger ESMA: EU Push to Centralize Oversight of Exchanges, Crypto and Clearing
A European Commission plan to shift supervision from national regulators to the bloc’s markets watchdog divides member states as Brussels seeks deeper capital market integration. Stock exchanges, major cryptocurrency companies and clearing houses operating across the European Union are set…
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Europe’s €17bn Data Center Sell-Off: Private Capital Races to Monetize the AI Gold Rush
US-driven AI demand sparks a flurry of European divestments—here are the companies riding the wave, and what it means for power, pricing and policy. LONDON/PARIS/FRANKFURT – In the space of a few weeks, European private capital owners have launched roughly…
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Europe Becomes the New Outlet for China’s Textiles as U.S. Tariffs Bite
EU imports of Chinese clothing and textiles jumped 20% in H1 2025, raising dumping alarms and putting policymakers on the spot China’s textile and apparel shipments have found a new home: Europe. With the United States tightening the screws on…
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Gold’s Fear-Driven Surge: The Biggest Rally Since the 1970s
FOMO, a sliding dollar, and trade-war jitters propel bullion to fresh records as investors scramble to hedge risk What happened: Gold has staged its biggest rally since the 1970s, vaulting nearly 50 per cent this year to an all‑time high…
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CVC Buys Into International Schools Partnership at €7bn Valuation
Deal with majority owner Partners Group underscores private equity’s rapid pivot to global K‑12 education platforms CVC has agreed to acquire a significant minority stake—about 20 percent—in International Schools Partnership (ISP), the London-headquartered operator of private K‑12 schools, in a…
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