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New Nuclear Power Plants Threaten Thousands of Construction Jobs
Solar power generation in Switzerland has expanded significantly since 2020. (KEYSTONE/Gaetan Bally) If nuclear power plants were allowed again in Switzerland, it would have negative consequences for employment in the construction and renewable…
D.A. Davidson & CO. Lowers Stake in Granite Construction Incorporated $GVA
D.A. Davidson & CO. reduced its position in Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE:GVA - Free Report) by 25.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The…
Everus Construction Group, Inc. $ECG Position Increased by Fifth Third Bancorp
Fifth Third Bancorp grew its position in Everus Construction Group, Inc. (NYSE:ECG - Free Report) by 9,475.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 32,653…
Granite Construction Incorporated $GVA Shares Bought by Principal Financial Group Inc.
Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE:GVA - Free Report) by 8.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 287,744 shares…
Boom! 3.5M New American Businesses Added in First Half of 2026
Small businesses and startups are the heart of America's economy. The number of employees, after all, at a company like General Motors may not change all that much from year to year, but a new small business starting up may have one employee the…
I skipped college and now earn over $40 an hour in a blue-collar job. The AI boom is creating more opportunities for me.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Cody Cole, 25, an Arizona-based electrical field superintendent with Corbins, an industrial electrical contractor. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I started in the…
Jingye Group demands compensation over British Steel nationalisation
A Chinese conglomerate that formerly owned British Steel is demanding compensation from the UK government for investment losses after the steelmaker's nationalisation last week. The UK government took operational control last year after Jingye…
US-Iran strikes: latest developments
Here are the latest developments: Jordanian authorities denied to AFP that they had ordered the evacuation of the airport and seaport in the coastal city of Aqaba -- after the US embassy in Amman said the facilities had been evacuated over a…
Chinese company demands compensation from the UK over British Steel nationalization
The Chinese company that formerly owned British Steel demanded Sunday compensation from the U.K. government for investment losses following the nationalization of the manufacturer last week. The British government took operational control of the…
Top Industrial Stocks Worth Watching - July 18th
Industrials Are Leading in 2026, But These ETFs Take Different Routes Caterpillar, Coherent, Linde, EMCOR Group, and Eaton are the five Industrial stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Industrial stocks are shares of…
Prediction: SOXX Is About to Outperform SMH. Here's Why.
The two largest semiconductor exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX 1.64%) and the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH 2.18%). Combined, they have more than $115 billion in assets under management and are the two most…
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta and Other Hyperscalers Face a Major Bottleneck. Here Are 2 Industrial Stocks That Will Benefit
In October 2025, Mark Zuckerberg's Meta (META 2.79%) announced plans to build a 2-gigawatt data center. By July 2026, that data center's capacity had been upgraded to 5 gigawatts. Meta isn't the only company building huge data centers; Space…
Justice demanded for Luke Rowan Sigamoney allegedly killed by his 'friends
Luke Rowan Sigamoney was killed A NIGHT out turned deadly for a young Shallcross man, Luke Rowan Sigamoney, who was allegedly assaulted and stabbed after being accused of sexually assaulting a friend's girlfriend. As his alleged killers appeared in…
Anti-AI data center protesters rally across the US
America's anti-data center movement went national on Saturday. Protesters across the US rallied against the hulking facilities as part of a nationwide demonstration organized by Humans First, a newly founded conservative nonprofit taking on what it…
Government use of automated AI decision-making to be curbed under new Australian rules
The use of AI in automated decision-making by government departments and agencies will be subject to tough rules under a new national plan, expected to extend to consumer protections, workplace safety and privacy. As the Albanese government…
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