by John Hill | Apr 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
Four of the largest U.S. tech companies reported earnings Wednesday afternoon, confirming an AI capital expenditure buildout without modern precedent. Combined, they spent $130.65 billion on capital expenditures in the first three months of 2026—more than three times...
by John Hill | Apr 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
Lithium is everywhere: It’s in the battery powering the device on which you’re reading this article. It powers electric vehicles (EVs). It’s in your headphones, your power tools, and your TV remote. In short, lithium powers modern life. The ubiquity of the element is...
by John Hill | Apr 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
On Wednesday, the Trump administration finally let the cat out of the bag that Operation Epic Fury, America’s war on Iran, has burned through $25 billion so far. But that is just the tip of the iceberg. The White House has already requested a supplemental budget of...
by John Hill | Apr 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
General Motors has now committed more than $6 billion to U.S. manufacturing in just 12 months — and the latest installment, an $830 million infusion across three propulsion plants announced Wednesday, is starting to look less like a spending spree and more like a...
by John Hill | Apr 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady digs into the data behind recent chief executive churn. The big leadership story: GM’s hefty tariff refund is only part of the story. The markets: Mixed globally as Wall Street awaits Magnificent 7 earnings Plus: All the news and...
by John Hill | Apr 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
Earlier this month, a balloon coated in aluminum foil—the kind normally seen at a child’s birthday party—drifted into the path of a transmission line, kindling an electrical spark that ignited dry vegetation nearby. Around the same time, a stray flicker from a welding...
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