July 1, 2026

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9 Consequential Energy Predictions – Midyear Review

A man looks at a Tesla Cybertruck parked near the SpaceX Starship as it stands on the launch pad … [+] ahead of its third flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas on March 12, 2024. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images As

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Wealth Management

Alabama employee health insurance boards expect shortfalls in coming years • Alabama Reflector

The heads of the boards overseeing Alabama’s two health insurance plans for public employees said Monday they were looking at potential losses and the possible need to use reserves in the coming future, which could lead to increased costs. Representatives of the of the State Employees Insurance Board (SEIB), which oversees the state employees’ health

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Investments

Morgan Stanley’s profit jumps as investment banking recovers

Morgan Stanley (MS)’s profit rose in the second quarter as investment banking activity rebounded. Its net income rose to $3.1 billion, or $1.82 per share, in the three months ended June 30, the bank said on Tuesday. That compares with $2.2 billion, or $1.24 per share, a year earlier. Morgan Stanley’s stock price fell 2%

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Insurance

CURE Insurance Arena Announces Employment Opportunities

Attention all jobseekers in the Capital City! Are you looking for a job with purpose and passion? Do you should up every day with determination and a desire to help members of your community? If so, you’re the perfect candidate to apply for upcoming opportunities at the CURE Insurance Arena! On Wednesday, July 24th, the

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Energy

Global Venturing | Report | Global Energy Council: Q3 2024

Type of deals of oil & gas corporate peers Q2 2024 ZHIPU AI China-based AI-powered knowledge graph platform developer Zhipu AI raised approximately $400m in May 2024 from venture funding from Prosperity7 Ventures, one of Saudi Aramco’s venturing units. The transaction reportedly put the company’s pre-money valuation at $2.6bn. The funding will help the company

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Fund

​BF Capital seeks to €300m for latest real estate debt fund | News

BF Capital is seeking to raise €300m for its latest real estate debt fund. The German investment firm said the BF Capital Real Estate Debt Fund II fund would invest mainly in senior loans secured by existing properties with value-add potential. At least 80% of the fund’s capital will be allocated to such loans. Manuel Köppel,

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Energy

Schneider Electric Transforms Yokota’s Power Grid with Self-Funded Energy Upgrades

Yokota Air Base’s location in Japan gives the U.S. Air Force a strategic operational advantage of rapid response within the Indo-Pacific region—but it’s also a location fraught with weather events that threaten the installation’s power grid. With tsunamis, typhoons, and earthquakes comes the risk of losing primary power, leaving critical infrastructures out of operation and

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Tax

Sales tax holiday to cost Ohio government $750 million

Upper Arlington rec center construction at Kingsdale Shopping Center Drone view of multistory $85 million Bob Crane Community Center construction Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Kingsdale Shopping Center in Upper Arlington. Ohio has set aside $750 million to cover the lost tax tax revenue expected from the expanded sales tax holiday that will start this

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Property

Andy Ogles omitted line of credit, undervalued property in disclosures

On financial disclosures submitted as mayor of Maury County, U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles omitted several significant financial interests from financial disclosures ― including his own salary, a line of credit, and state retirement account ― that he later disclosed on federal forms. Ogles, R-Columbia, a freshman congressman representing Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District, is currently seeking

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Fund

Natural Ventures closes inaugural fund targeting ag innovation

Natural Ventures closed its inaugural fund with $100 million in commitments. The impact investment strategy aims to advance sustainability in the global food and water supply, in alignment with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Natural Ventures Fund I, a 10-year closed fund, was backed by a consortium of investors that includes Chemovateq, a Swiss

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