As electricity bills rise, candidates in both parties blame data centers
The AI-driven, power-hungry projects are emerging as a new target for America’s emboldened populists.
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Wall St rallies after Trump softens China rhetoric
Following Wall Street’s worst selloff since April on Friday, top US officials signaled openness to a trade deal with Beijing.
Botswana’s new diamond mining rule aims to boost local ownership
Mining companies must now sell a 24% stake in new concessions to local investors if the government chooses not to buy the stake.
World Bank urges Nigeria to end import bans as poverty rises
The bank estimated that around 60% of Nigerians are living in poverty in 2025 compared to 40% six years ago.
Fossil fuels will power the AI revolution, Saudi Aramco CEO says
The surge in electricity demand driven by electric vehicles and data centers will be supported by fossil fuels rather than renewables, Amin Nasser said.
EU pledges $13B investment in South Africa
The deal aims to develop clean energy, transport infrastructure, and health care projects in the continent’s biggest economy.
Saudi set to give retail traders bigger IPO roles
Stock market seeks to give retail investors larger portion of new stock sales to help boost liquidity.
Online Sales Are Transforming the Market for Native Artists
When Marlo Kiyite was 19 and pregnant with her second son, she and her husband, Fitz, moved in with her cousin in Gallup, New Mexico, trying to make ends meet. Her cousin was an artist, a well-known carver of pocket-sized animals that the Zuni Pueblo call fetishes, and one day, she suggested Kiyite give it […]
Kenyan banks want to enter Ethiopia despite the risks
A new World Bank report highlighted the challenges Kenya’s telco Safaricom has faced in the gradually opening Ethiopian economy.
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412 headlinesHow local communities are challenging Big Tech data centers’ noise, pollution and rising electricity bills
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Over 160 Years After Abolition, Racism Still Structures US Economy
Rural areas lag behind in cancer treatment and prevention – even as rich, urban areas increasingly leave dying from cancer in the rearview
Why states are walking back their own climate and energy laws, and what they could do instead
Energy costs are high and unaffordable – what utilities, governments, communities and you can do to help save consumers money
Most American workers are checked out, and like ‘The Office,’ their bosses are the last to know
Elon Musk: The World’s Worst Trillionaire
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