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HMRC crackdown with construction businesses facing scrutiny
Construction businesses face increased scrutiny from HMRC in a crackdown on tax avoidance. HMRC's latest annual report and accounts revealed the department used AI and advanced data analytics to help protect and recover £10billion in tax…
European construction sector shows signs of recovery
Construction output across the euro area and the European Union saw a modest rise during May 2026, according to the latest figures released by Eurostat. Seasonally adjusted production grew by 0.4 per cent in the euro area and by 0.3 per cent across…
Top Construction Stocks To Watch Now - July 25th
A Boring Dividend Growth Strategy Becomes a Solid Defensive Play Caterpillar, Comfort Systems USA, Lowe's Companies, Deere & Company, United Rentals, Quanta Services, and Johnson Controls International are the seven Construction stocks to watch…
Inside the S&P 500 AI boom, industrials are getting as rich as tech stocks
The S&P 500 industrials sector has a forward price-to-earnings ratio above 30, well above its long-term average. Industrial stocks are benefitting from the AI data center buildout and related power grid investments. The sub-sectors of defense tech…
The Jobs Apocalypse Was Just Called Off By The People Who Predicted It
The AI job apocolypse that never came Last year at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Ford CEO Jim Farley said artificial intelligence would replace 'literally half of all white-collar workers in the U.S.' What he failed to mention onstage is that his own…
Corporate America may be using AI to cut jobs, but small businesses are using it to keep them
I recently met the owner of a company that sells windows and doors. He told me he invested about $10,000 in an AI application that is used by his salespeople in his showroom. The application listens to the conversations between the salesperson and…
The great gas race: Who is holding the keys to Europe's energy future?
In June 2026, Algeria began construction of its section of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) – a project first conceptualized in the 1970s and now being revived due to Europe's energy crisis. The new 4,128-kilometer long energy route is…
'California Never?' Utopian city faces setbacks from industrial flight
Big dreams, sometimes stupid ones, comprise the heart of California's identity. “California Forever,” a project to build a city for 400,000 people from the ground up on land between San Francisco and Sacramento, shows that some…
German industry losing 15,000 jobs a month as competitiveness slips - BDI
Germany is rapidly losing industrial jobs and competitiveness, Federation of German Industries (BDI) chief Tanja Goenner has warned, describing the situation as “critical.” The BDI, Germany's main industry association, represents…
Data centers were actually making electricity costs cheaper, but the $7 trillion buildout with no guaranteed AI demand is threatening the trend
In the era of hyperscalers, the rising unpopularity of data centers has become inextricably linked with the fear of skyrocketing utility prices. A YouGov poll administered last year found that among 1,000 Americans, more than two-thirds expected…
Restoration work completed at 18th Century dam in Sheffield
The restoration of a heritage dam on a 1,000-year-old ironworks site has been completed. Abbeydale Dam near Dore in Sheffield suffered leaks in 2021, causing structural damage with water bursting through the dam walls, so a temporary fix was put in…
The AI Boom Is Making Nuclear Power Bankable Again
CLINTON, ILLINOIS - JULY 25: An aerial view shows storm clouds moving over Constellation's Clinton Clean Energy Center's single nuclear reactor power plant on July 25, 2025 in Clinton, Illinois. Meta recently signed a 20-year power purchase…
Prediction: Micron Stock Will Return to All-Time Highs Soon
Micron Technology (MU -7.24%) has had a great year, with its shares rising about 217% so far. However, following a sell-off in early July, they are still down 25% from an all-time high set in late June. A midyear sell-off like this shouldn't come…
Popular Sheffield ice cream shop pays to divert footpath
An ice cream producer will pay to have a footpath diverted because the number of visitors was disturbing neighbours, a council heard. A report to Sheffield City Council said Our Cow Molly in Dungworth saw a surge in popularity during the Covid…
Secret multibillion-dollar plan to link SRL stations with existing stops
A secret package of works worth billions of dollars has been developed by the Suburban Rail Loop Authority to navigate the complex task of connecting the new stations to existing transport hubs. Alongside six work packages that split up the…
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