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
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
The new CPI was a win for the disinflation crowd as the all-items inflation metric falls to 2.3%. On the other hand, we’ve been above the 2% target for 50 straight months, and I think the target is 2% too high. The market celebrated a temporary tariff truce with China as both sides agree to … Read more
