Duke Energy and partners help customers in need stay safe, warm and connected
Prnewswire· 2025-12-17 16:25
Together with customers, employees and local partners, Duke Energy is making a difference – providing critical energy assistance so families can stay safe and connected during challenging times. "Behind every request for help is a story—a family, a friend, a community member working to get through a tough time," said Loree Elswick, president of Duke Energy Foundation. "Through Share the Light Fund and our local partners, we're able to support our neighbors in their moment of need." "Supporting families thro ...
$7B Google-backed deal sends crypto stock soaring
Yahoo Finance· 2025-12-17 16:24
Bitcoin mining firm Hut 8 is the latest crypto infrastructure company to lock in large-scale, Google-backed financing, as miners increasingly pivot toward artificial intelligence data centers to offset post-halving pressure on their core business. On Dec. 17, Hut 8 announced it had signed a 15-year lease agreement valued at $7 billion with cloud infrastructure firm Fluidstack for 245 megawatts of IT capacity at its River Bend data center campus in Louisiana. The agreement includes a financial backstop f ...
Micron's Monster 2025 Run Meets Its Biggest Quarter Yet — And The Stock Is Slipping
Benzinga· 2025-12-17 16:24
Micron Technology Inc.'s (NASDAQ:MU) stock is sliding into first quarter earnings — not because the AI memory story is cracking, but because expectations have finally caught up. After a 166% year-to-date rally, MU is coming off its highs, down nearly 9% over the past five days, setting up what may be the most consequential quarter of the cycle.Track MU stock here.This isn't Micron's biggest quarter because of its size — it's the biggest because it's the first time the AI-memory thesis must show up clearly i ...
U.S. Stocks Come Under Pressure After Early Move To The Upside
RTTNews· 2025-12-17 16:23
After moving to the upside early in the session, stocks have come under pressure over the course of the trading day on Wednesday. The major averages have pulled back well off their highs of the session and into negative territory.Currently, the major averages are just off their lows of the session. The Nasdaq is down 286.80 points or 1.2 percent at 22,824.66, the S&P 500 is down 52.86 points or 0.8 percent at 6,747.40 and the Dow is down 100.22 points or 0.2 percent at 48,014.04.The pullback seen as the da ...
DTCC Handles $3.7 Quadrillion in Transactions a Year—Now It's Tokenizing Treasuries on Canton
Yahoo Finance· 2025-12-17 16:22
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation unveiled plans on Wednesday to issue tokenized securities on Canton Network, the privacy-enabled blockchain built for financial institutions. The infrastructure company, which processed $3.7 quadrillion in transactions last year, said the process will initially involve the creation of tokens representing U.S. Treasuries. The move marks DTCC’s first step in a years-long roadmap, according to a press release. The securities will be held by DTCC for safekeeping, und ...
3 Stocks to Consider From the Prospering Consulting Services Industry
ZACKS· 2025-12-17 16:21
Economic strength, encouraging service activities and the success of the work-from-home trend enable Zacks Consulting Services industry players to support the demand environment.Driven by these positives, investors interested in the industry would do well to consider including stocks like FTI Consulting, Inc. (FCN) , Exponent, Inc. (EXPO) and CBIZ, Inc. (CBZ) in their portfolios.About the Industry Companies grouped under the Consulting Services category offer professional advice in management, IT, human res ...
Can EMCOR Maintain Its 9.1% Margin Streak as Data Centers Explode?
ZACKS· 2025-12-17 16:21
Key Takeaways EME is benefiting from surging data center demand, with networking RPOs reaching $4.3B as of September 2025.EMCOR posted a 9.1% operating margin in the first nine months, driven by execution and project discipline.Management raised full-year margin guidance to 9.2-9.4% as scale and complexity continue to rise.EMCOR Group, Inc. (EME) is gaining from the strength witnessed across the network and communications sector, mainly driven by increased data center construction project momentum. The comp ...
As Warren Buffett Steps Down From the CEO Role at Berkshire Hathaway, It's the End of an Era. 3 Powerful Pieces of His Advice to Remember.
Yahoo Finance· 2025-12-17 16:20
Key Points There will always be uncertainty in the markets, but the arc of the American story is upward. It's much more important to focus on company fundamentals than stock prices. Investors should be wary of inflated markets and welcome corrections as opportunities. 10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway › Warren Buffett has been leading holding company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) since 1965. That's 60 years of market trouncing. As of the end of 2024, Berkshire Hat ...
Bill Gates, Ken Fisher Rake In $1.7 Billion From Dow Stock That Trounced Nvidia
Benzinga· 2025-12-17 16:20
Bill Gates and Ken Fisher are quietly sitting on massive gains from one of 2025's most overlooked winners. Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) , now the top-performing stock in the Dow, is up more than 62% year-to-date. CAT stock’s rally has added roughly $1.7 billion in combined value to holdings tied to the Gates Foundation and Fisher Asset Management, even as flashier names like Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) continued to grab the headlines.Track CAT stock here.The rally hasn't been driven by hype or headline-grabbing ...
Incyte Announces European Commission Approval of Minjuvi® (tafasitamab) for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma
Businesswire· 2025-12-17 16:20
WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $INCY--Incyte Announces European Commission Approval of Minjuvi® (tafasitamab) for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma. ...