Talen Energy ($TLN): Just a day ago, the White House announced plans to make Pittsburgh an AI hub with huge investments made in new datacenters. This morning, Talen Energy ($TLN) announced plans to purchase two gas plants for $3.5 billion. Not coincidentally, these plants are both located in the nearby Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland interconnection market. As … Read more
Small government activists finally get a win as the Supreme Court allows for DOGE-inspired reductions in the Federal Government workforce. Not only is the bureaucracy expensive; but also, uses overregulation to make the lives of ordinary Americans and small businesses difficult. The new tax bill phases out EV tax credits which is sensible for Americans … Read more
Overview: Today, we got the June Consumer Price Index (CPI) report which showed an overall increase of 2.7% for the last year and up 0.3% for the month (annualizes to 3.7%). The annual number is up 0.3% from May and 0.1% above expectations. The monthly is up 0.2% and consistent with expectations. The Core CPI … Read more
Google signs an agreement to buy fusion energy. It’s even more efficient than the fission reactors which are our best current and future source of power. The technology isn’t ready yet, but investment in the sector is increasing as we get closer to harnessing this new energy source. It still doesn’t change our thesis on … Read more
We have a lot of technology-related news this week. Hewlett Packard Enterprise partners with Nvidia to make high-end AI servers and further cement Nvidia’s position as the entrenched market leader. Peter Thiel invests $200MM in Polymarket. These prediction markets/betting platforms not only provide people an opportunity to bet on economic or political events; but also, … Read more
Inside Asian Gaming is reporting that Macau gross gaming revenue was up 19% in June. Some think that much of the increase was due to performances by Jacky Cheung. If so, that’s great. The government specifically asked the integrated resort concessionaires to increase non-gambling revenue. Looks like that’s happening. Information contained in this report, … Read more
