AI Driving US Power Growth Forecast by 81%, NextEra Says

Renewable generation growth seen increasing threefold NextEra CEO speaks at CERAWeek energy conference in Houston The biggest US wind and solar farm developer expects the growth rate of the demand for electricity to soar to keep up with artificial intelligence,...

More Americans Doubt They’ll Get Approved for Auto, Home Loans

NY Fed survey finds rising demand for consumer credit broadly About a third think they’ll get rejected to refinance mortgage Americans increasingly doubt they’ll get approved for a loan to buy a car or refinance a mortgage, according to a survey conducted by the...

Fed Crushes Household Net Interest Income in Break From Past

Unlike past cycles, debt costs rose more than interest income Burden of interest falls hardest on lower-wealth households When the Federal Reserve raises interest rates, US households — in aggregate — usually get a boost to interest income that outweighs the extra...

Top Solar Firm Longi Plans Thousands of Job Cuts on Glut

Move follows surge in capacity, competition across industry Analysts see potential rebound by late 2024 on consolidation China’s Longi Green Energy Technology Co., the world’s largest solar manufacturer, is cutting almost one-third of its staff to slash costs in an...

China’s Growth Bump May Dent Urgency for More Stimulus

Economy seen as stabilizing but consumer demand remains weak Production, investment strength may delay stimulus: economists China’s strong factory output and investment growth at the start of the year raised doubts over how soon policymakers will step up support still...

China Economy Likely Had Muted Start as 5% GDP Goal in Focus

Headline retail sales, industrial output growth seen slowing Faster growth will be needed for rest of 2024: ANZ’s Yeung China’s economic activity was likely mixed at the start of the year with property remaining a major drag, raising doubts about the nation’s ability...

TSMC’s 110% Rally Draws Caution, Even From the Bulls

The stock has traded at overbought levels for about two months TSMC shares at largest-ever premium to consensus price target The rapid ascent in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is making it harder to ignore risks for the world’s largest contract chipmaker, even...

Money-Market Assets Rise to Fresh Record for Third Straight Week

Total climbed to $6.108 trillion in the week to March 13: ICI Prime institutional funds saw second straight week of outflows Money-market fund assets rose to a fresh record high on expectations short-term rates will remain elevated for longer after traders reined in...

California Adds 250,000 Fewer Mostly High-Pay Jobs Than Thought

California’s high-paying industries created far fewer jobs than previously thought, as a sharp downward revision cut the number of positions in professional services, finance and information by about 250,000 compared with initial reports. The state added only 50,000...

What are AI Hallucinations and how to prevent them?

You’re likely already aware of AI hallucinations. Perhaps you’ve seen a funny chatbot response blasted on Twitter. While they may be amusing, they do create real risks to AI integrity. Imagine asking an AI for a recipe and it suggests chlorine gas or any poison (yes...

South Africa Set to License 60 Crypto Platforms by Month-End

More than 300 crypto-asset providers sought permits, FSCA says FSCA to use existing financial-services law to oversee crypto South Africa will license about 60 cryptocurrency platforms by the end of the month, putting it among the first nations on the continent to...