The rise of power-hungry data centers is posing a new challenge to the nation's aging natural gas pipeline infrastructure.

Mark Carney needs to get a hold of active forest management. Americans are increasingly frustrated... 

Now it appears a Cold Civil War may be looming at some point in the future...

Softer-than-expected US PPI; NY Fed Manufacturing tops expectations; Fed's Williams says policy is well positioned to hit 2% inflation target; Trump leans toward expanding US military ops in Iran; Trump reportedly held a Situation Room meeting on Tuesday and discussed a wider scope of strikes on Iran; Trump says Iran wants to meet; Ghalibaf keeps diplomacy open; China's Q2 GDP growth underwhelms; ASML earnings beat fails to impress investors; BABA's Qwen AI will be integrated into AAPL Intelligence in China; BLK & MS beat on earnings; EIA crude stocks draw less than expected; BoC holds rates as expected.

Boasberg strikes again!!

Trump said he'd sign it...but first, all eyes are on the Senate

Electric and gas utilities in the second quarter asked state regulators to approve $9.2 billion in rate hikes, up 26% from the $7.3 billion in rate increase proposals filed in the same period last year.

Many Ukrainians see this as putting petty politics ahead of winning the war.

Russian refinery runs have fallen to 3.8 mbd in June, 1.5 mbd below the start of the year, making Russia one of the largest contributors to today’s exceptionally weak global refining activity.

"We must be strong, tough, and smart..."

Economic activity increased at a "slight to moderate pace" in 11 of 12 Fed Districts in late May and June, while one District reported no change. The pace of growth was close to that of last period, when activity expanded in 10 Districts, was flat in one, and down in one.

"All gold is present and account for..."

After several weeks of reprieve for drivers, the US national average price of gasoline could top $4 per gallon within a week...

Tehran's leverage eroding? 

As Trump hails new Iraqi PM in the Oval: "This man is going to be a great leader…beyond Iraq. His influence is going to spread."

...after a helter-skelter 6 months, gross has come down, feet have come off gas and investors catching their breath. 

Data centers in the state will now be required to compile an annual report containing information such as their “estimated average amount of energy usage per hour during the data center’s peak load."