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Vistra Acquires Cogentrix Portfolio in $4B Deal to Bolster Gas-Fired Power for AI Demand

Vistra will buy Cogentrix Energy’s 10 natural...

The portfolio spans PJM, ISO New England and ...

Vistra expects free-cash-flow-per-share accre...

The company plans to keep leverage under 3x a...

BGE Rate Increases 2026: Maryland PSC’s Trade-Offs in Oversight vs. Affordability

Americas Policy Utilities

Maryland regulators approved BGE delivery-rat...

The PSC cut BGE’s 2023 cost-recovery request ...

Consumer advocates and Baltimore leaders argu...

BGE says inflation, storm costs, supply-chain...

Xcel Colorado’s Natural Gas Bill Could Climb ~11–13%: What’s Driving the Increase and What It Means for Ratepayers

Americas Policy Utilities

Xcel Energy filed for a $190 million Colorado...

If approved, average residential bills rise a...

The request covers $101 million in past safet...

Critics warn back-to-back gas and electric fi...

UK Energy Bills to Fall from April 2026 as Reforms Reshape Market & Prices

Europe Policy Utilities

Ofgem’s dual-fuel, direct-debit price cap ris...

Ofgem has approved major grid and gas network...

From April 2026, the government plans to shif...

Overall, bills edge up in early 2026 but are ...

Colorado’s 2026 Economy Forecast: Steady Growth, Weak Job Gains & Rising Risks

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Colorado is forecast to avoid a recession in ...

Job growth is expected to stay unusually weak...

Education and health services, government, an...

Unemployment is projected to edge down even a...

Canada’s Economy Set to Slow in 2026: Trade Uncertainty & Cooling Labour Market

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

TD Economics sees Canada’s GDP growth slowing...

The labour market cools with employment growt...

Inflation is expected to hover near 2% and th...

Trade-policy uncertainty ahead of the 2026 CU...

2025 AI Boom: How Big Tech Infrastructure Bets are Shaping Microsoft’s Lead—and the Risk Ahead

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

AI investment accelerated in 2025, with globa...

Microsoft showed early ROI, with Azure surpas...

Funding is concentrating in foundation-model ...

Key risks include uncertain long-term returns...

2026 Economic Outlook: U.S. Growth, Fed Easing & Equity Upside

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Wall Street expects 2026 to deliver moderate ...

The Fed is widely forecast to cut rates towar...

Equities are seen supported by double-digit e...

Gold is favored as a hedge amid central-bank ...

Goldman Sachs’ 2026 Growth Outlook: Inflation Eases, Rate Cuts on the Horizon

Global Forecast Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Goldman Sachs forecasts “sturdy” global GDP g...

China is projected to grow about 4.8% as expo...

The euro area is seen expanding modestly (~1....

Cooling developed-market inflation is expecte...

What U.S. GDP Might Hit in 2026: Forecasts, Risks & Key Drivers

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Kiplinger expects U.S. GDP growth to hold nea...

Housing and broader construction remain a key...

Outside forecasts bracket Kiplinger, from abo...

SIFMA sees roughly 2.2% 4Q/4Q growth in 2026 ...