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Can the Philippines become a testbed for Southeast Asia's clean-tech future? Kicking off Season 19 of Cleaning Up, guest host Marie Cheong meets Jaime Z. Urquijo, Urban Estates Group Head at Ayala Land, one of the Philippines is largest real estate and development companies. Ayala Land is a subsidiary of the Ayala Corporation, which has been part of the Philippines' economic story for almost 200 years, and ACEN, its energy platform, has gone from a standing start in 2011 to more than 7GW of renewable capacity across Asia-Pacific. Marie and Jaime explore how the Philippines can build cleaner energy, transport and cities from the start while its economy and population continue to grow. They discuss replacing coal with renewables, retiring coal plants early, building resilient cities and making growth less carbon-intensive. From batteries and rooftop solar to green steel and electric buses, they ask what it will take for the Philippines to leapfrog to a cleaner, more resilient economy. Topics covered in this conversation: The Philippines' clean-energy challenge Can growth be decoupled from emissions? Making corporate sustainability profitable ACEN's renewable-energy transformation Southeast Asia's renewable-energy gold rush Can coal plants retire early? Building resilient cities for climate Electric buses and better transport Green steel and cleaner construction Leadership Circle: Cleaning Up is proud to be supported by its Leadership Circle. The members are Actis, Alcazar Energy, Arup, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Cygnum Capital, Davidson Kempner, EcoPragma Capital, EDP, Eurelectric, the Gilardini Foundation, KKR, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, National Grid, Octopus Energy, Quadrature Climate Foundation, Schneider Electric, SDCL and Wärtsilä. For more information about the Leadership Circle, visit cleaningup.live Links: Jaime Urquijo's bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaime-urquijo-96526799/ Ayala Corporation: https://ayala.com/ Ayala Land: https://ayalaland.com/ ACEN: https://www.acenrenewables.com/about-us/ Monsoon Wind Project: https://www.monsoonwindasia.com/ Marie's past appearance on Cleaning Up: https://youtu.be/RE2ZeGd8aaI Acronyms: WBCSD: World Business Council for Sustainable Development BPO: Business Process Outsourcing SBTI: Science Based Targets Initiative. MDC: Makati Development Corporation. EDC: The Energy Development Corporation EPIRA: Electric Power Industry Reform Act FIT: Feed-In Tariff ETM: Energy Transition Mechanism BRT: Bus Rapid Transit System ICE: Internal Combustion Engine LGU: Local Government Unit Chapters: 00:00: Intro 04:34: The Philippines 07:49: Ayala's history 10:42: Sustainability strategy 16:16: Net zero 27:32: Energy liberalisation 34:09: Regional challenges 36:27: Coal retirement 42:07: Resilient cities 47:45: Green steel 52:14: Green construction 54:55: Innovation tailwinds 58:27: Energy decentralisation 59:07: Future growth 01:01:43: Outro

Could a garage door company really be worth $2 billion? In this episode of Torsion Talk, Ryan breaks down reports of a potential $2 billion deal involving A1 Garage Door Service and KKR—and what continued private equity consolidation could mean for independent garage door companies across the country.While the reported transaction has not been officially confirmed, Ryan discusses the potential impact of another massive private equity move in the garage door industry, including market consolidation, competition, branding, and why locally owned garage door companies may need to lean harder into their identity as independent, family-owned businesses.Ryan also shares several major marketing updates, including why Markinuity stopped running ChatGPT Ads after tracking conversion costs, Google's continued push toward AI Overviews and AI Mode, and new challenges marketers are facing as Google restricts access to search and keyword data.Another major shift is happening inside Google Search itself. Two people standing in the same location can now receive noticeably different search and AI results for the same query. Ryan explains why manually searching your own company may no longer accurately tell you where you “rank” and why garage door companies need to rethink how they evaluate SEO performance.The episode also examines how AI Overviews are reducing organic clicks and pushing traditional search results farther down the page. Ryan explains why ranking in Google still matters, but being recommended by Google AI is becoming increasingly important for replacing traffic that traditional organic search is losing.Google Ads and AI Max campaigns are another major topic. Ryan discusses why AI-powered advertising may work extremely well for e-commerce but continues to present challenges for urgent home service searches like broken springs, emergency garage door repair, and same-day service. When homeowners need help immediately, predicting future buying behavior isn't necessarily as valuable as appearing at the exact moment they search.Ryan also looks at the 2026 homeowner market, interest rates, remodeling spending, growing demand for repairs, and what current economic conditions could mean for garage door replacement and service companies.The garage door industry is changing quickly—from private equity and consolidation to AI search, Google Ads, SEO, and changing homeowner behavior. Independent dealers need to understand what's happening and position their businesses accordingly.Subscribe to Torsion Talk for more garage door industry news, marketing updates, AI, SEO, Google Ads, private equity, business growth, and strategies for garage door company owners.Find Ryan at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://garagedooru.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://aaronoverheaddoors.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://markinuity.com/⁠Check out our sponsors!Sommer USA - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://sommer-usa.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Surewinder - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://surewinder.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stealth Hardware - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://quietmydoor.com/

仅仅三年前，英伟达还是一个“卖无法替代的铲子”的公司：它的产品供不应求，客户抢着支付现金，只为获得芯片；它的毛利极高、资产很轻——一言以蔽之，这是华尔街最喜欢的赚钱机器。但此后，英伟达主动打破了这种状态，它不断把自己的钱和信用借给它的客户，又让这些客户继续购买自己的产品，在这个过程中，英伟达越来越大，它身上的杠杆也越来越多。正面评价是：英伟达正在用自己的资产负债表为杠杆，建立一个新的AI行业生态；负面批评是：英伟达在自己创造自己的需求，它需要为AI的泡沫负责，甚至有人把它和20多年前的朗讯相提并论。这些讨论当然关乎对英伟达和相关公司股价的预测。如果你想在本期节目获得这种预测，很抱歉我们做不到。我们能做的，是厘清那些纠缠在一起的概念：供应商融资、回流交易、循环融资。换句话说，搞清楚英伟达到底在干什么。当然，节目最后，话题不可避免地滑向那个危险又迷人的概念：泡沫。| 主播 |肖文杰、约小亚| 时间轴 |01:15 英伟达攒了一个5000亿美元的新局04:56 英伟达扶持CoreWeave极简史10:41 担保1085亿美元，到底是什么意思？13:09 到底算不算财务欺诈，判定的两个要素16:30 英伟达的资产负债表不再完美19:12 GPU抵押贷款的利率从15%降到6%22:58 朗讯和光纤泡沫25:51 朗讯和英伟达的两个区别27:53 GE资本的启示：懂技术的人放贷，才算得清残值30:38 英伟达相比GE资本的劣势和优势33:07 比担保更笼统的残值支持35:19 算力到底是不是可以交易的金融资产38:01 三年时间，英伟达从赚钱机器变成了AI行业的中央银行38:58 我们对泡沫的理解| 延伸资料 |SEC - NVIDIA Corporation Form 10-Q（截至 2026 年 7 月 26 日）NVIDIA - CFO Commentary on Second Quarter Fiscal 2027 ResultsNVIDIA - NVIDIA AI Factory Compute Is Becoming an Investable Asset ClassNVIDIA - NVIDIA Partners With Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to Establish AI Compute Infrastructure Financing Platforms to Mobilize Over $500 Billion of Third-Party Capital硅谷101 - "消失"的万亿债务：深扒数据中心"影子借贷"、GPU金融化与次贷风险NVIDIA - NVIDIA Guarantees SB Energy's PORTS-Pike Technology Campus in Ohio to Exclusively Host NVIDIA AI ComputeNVIDIA - OpenAI and NVIDIA Announce Strategic Partnership to Deploy 10 Gigawatts of NVIDIA SystemsSEC - Lucent Settles SEC Enforcement Action Charging the Company with $1.1 Billion Accounting FraudConverge Digest - CoreWeave Secures $2.6B Loan as Lenders Take on GPU Renewal RiskThe Verge - Chipwrecked: Can Nvidia Avoid the Crash?Michael Burry - The Heretic's Guide to AI's Stars Part III: Tracepalooza & the BezzleTomasz Tunguz - Circular Financing: Does Nvidia's $110B Bet Echo the Telecom Bubble?The Week - The Fall of GE| 后期制作 |潘鑫| 声音设计 |刘三菜| 收听方式 |你可以通过小宇宙、苹果播客、Spotify、喜马拉雅、网易云音乐、QQ音乐、荔枝、豆瓣等平台收听节目。| 认识我们 |微信公众号：第一财经YiMagazine联系我们：thatisbiz@yicai.com

In der heutigen Folge sprechen die Finanzjournalisten Lea Oetjen und Holger Zschäpitz über historische Abschiede, SpaceX-Druck für Siemens Energy und die Zinsgewinner des Anleihenschocks. Außerdem geht es um DHL Group, Apple, Shein, Inditex, Microsoft, Halliburton, Valero Energy, PG&E, Edison International, Nvidia, MediaTek, Aon, KKR, Eli Lilly, Hyperliquid Treasury, Siemens Energy, Nordex, Sto, OHB, Vonovia, Aroundtown, TAG Immobilien, LEG Immobilien, Amazon, BMW, UBTECH Robotics, Zeekr (Geely Automobile Holdings Limited), Unitree Robotics, Renesas Electronics, NXP Semiconductors, Analog Devices, MinebeaMitsumi, Regal Rexnord, TE Connectivity, Amphenol, Walmart, Daifuku, Jabil, Toyota, BYD, Xiaomi, Xpeng, Tesla, Siemens, Schneider Electric, JPMorgan Chase, Crédit Agricole, Grenke und Volkswagen. Am 2. Oktober findet unser „Alles auf Aktien“-Summit in Berlin statt. Ihr wollt dabei sein? Wir verlosen Tickets: Schreibt uns eine Mail an AAA@WELT.de und begründet, warum ihr unbedingt gewinnen solltet. Falls ihr euer Glück nicht dem Zufall überlassen wollt, bekommt ihr mit dem Code „AAAFRIENDS“ satte 50 Prozent Rabatt aufs Ticket – aber nur über diesen Link: https://veranstaltung.businessinsider.de/event/financesummit26/summary?rp=c6dc55d6-6f4f-4fb4-b75f-3f3501d84859 Wir freuen uns an Feedback über aaa@welt.de. Noch mehr "Alles auf Aktien" findet Ihr bei WELTplus und Apple Podcasts – inklusive aller Artikel der Hosts. Hier bei WELT: https://www.welt.de/podcasts/alles-auf-aktien/plus247399208/Boersen-Podcast-AAA-Bonus-Folgen-Jede-Woche-noch-mehr-Antworten-auf-Eure-Boersen-Fragen.html. Hier könnt ihr den AAA-Newsletter abonnieren: https://www.welt.de/newsletter/article232797673/Alles-auf-Aktien-Der-taegliche-Boersen-Newsletter-fuer-WELTplus-Abonnenten.html Und – ganz neu: AAA gibt es jetzt auch auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alles_auf_aktien/ Disclaimer: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlage-Empfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren und der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen. Hörtipps: Für alle, die noch mehr wissen wollen: Holger Zschäpitz können Sie jede Woche im Finanz- und Wirtschaftspodcast "Deffner&Zschäpitz" hören. +++ Werbung +++ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte! https://linktr.ee/alles_auf_aktien Anzeige: Eight Sleep: Der Pod 5 reguliert die Temperatur im Bett automatisch, trackt Schlaf- und Gesundheitswerte ohne Wearable und kann so zu besserem Schlaf beitragen. Mit dem Code ALLESAUFAKTIEN erhaltet ihr auf https://www.eightsleep.com/allesaufaktien bis zu 350 Euro Rabatt. Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

We asked six leading investors at Vista, Hg, Advent, CVC, KKR, and Apollo where AI is creating value today—and what it will take to unlock the next wave of transformations.

Plus: California publicly traded utilities tumble after state lawmakers reject plan to shield them from wildfire claims. And Aon agrees to a $17 billion deal to buy USI Insurance from KKR. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In der heutigen Folge sprechen die Finanzjournalisten Daniel Eckert und Lea Oetjen über den schon erwarteten Salesforce-Sprung, einen Dämpfer für Marvell Technologies und das große Warten auf die Rede von Kevin Warsh in Jackson Hole. Außerdem geht es um Nvidia, CrowdStrike, ServiceNow, Okta, Adobe, Palantir, Autodesk, Figma, HP, Best Buy, Moderna, Wendy's, Alphabet, Apollo Global Management, BlackRock, Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, KKR, SAP, Nemetschek, Infineon, SUSS MicroTec, GFT Technologies, United Internet, IONOS, Deutsche Telekom, BMW, Mercedes-Benz Group, Volkswagen, Take-Two Interactive, VanEck Morningstar Developed Markets Dividend Leaders UCITS ETF (WKN: A2JAHJ) und iShares STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 UCITS ETF (WKN: A0F5UH). Am 2. Oktober findet unser „Alles auf Aktien“-Summit in Berlin statt. Ihr wollt dabei sein? Wir verlosen Tickets: Schreibt uns eine Mail an AAA@WELT.de und begründet, warum ihr unbedingt gewinnen solltet. Falls ihr euer Glück nicht dem Zufall überlassen wollt, bekommt ihr mit dem Code „AAAFRIENDS“ satte 50 Prozent Rabatt aufs Ticket – aber nur über diesen Link: https://veranstaltung.businessinsider.de/event/financesummit26/summary?rp=c6dc55d6-6f4f-4fb4-b75f-3f3501d84859 Wir freuen uns an Feedback über aaa@welt.de. Noch mehr "Alles auf Aktien" findet Ihr bei WELTplus und Apple Podcasts – inklusive aller Artikel der Hosts. Hier bei WELT: https://www.welt.de/podcasts/alles-auf-aktien/plus247399208/Boersen-Podcast-AAA-Bonus-Folgen-Jede-Woche-noch-mehr-Antworten-auf-Eure-Boersen-Fragen.html. Hier könnt ihr den AAA-Newsletter abonnieren: https://www.welt.de/newsletter/article232797673/Alles-auf-Aktien-Der-taegliche-Boersen-Newsletter-fuer-WELTplus-Abonnenten.html Und – ganz neu: AAA gibt es jetzt auch auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alles_auf_aktien/ Disclaimer: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlage-Empfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren und der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen. Hörtipps: Für alle, die noch mehr wissen wollen: Holger Zschäpitz können Sie jede Woche im Finanz- und Wirtschaftspodcast "Deffner&Zschäpitz" hören. +++ Werbung +++ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte! https://linktr.ee/alles_auf_aktien Anzeige: Eight Sleep: Der Pod 5 reguliert die Temperatur im Bett automatisch, trackt Schlaf- und Gesundheitswerte ohne Wearable und kann so zu besserem Schlaf beitragen. Mit dem Code ALLESAUFAKTIEN erhaltet ihr auf https://www.eightsleep.com/allesaufaktien bis zu 350 Euro Rabatt. Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

Plus: SK Telecom is creating an AI data-center company backed by KKR. And Thinking Machines Lab co-founder Barret Zoph rejoins Google. Imani Moise hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Plus: European soccer officials seek to subpoena Joshua Kushner as part of possible criminal action against FIFA president Gianni Infantino in Switzerland. And private equity firm KKR has agreed to a record settlement over DOJ allegations it withheld and altered premerger filing documents. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In der heutigen Folge sprechen die Finanzjournalisten Daniel Eckert und Lea Oetjen über die Bitcoin-Rallye, den Kurssprung von Abercrombie and Fitch und den Rekordkurs der Deutschen Bank. Außerdem geht es um Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Salesforce, SAP, Urban Outfitters, Okta, CrowdStrike, Veeva Systems, J.M. Smucker, Intuit, Zoom, Heidelberg Materials, Qiagen, EQT, KKR, Thyssenkrupp, Salzgitter, Delivery Hero, Pernod Ricard, Fielmann, Best Buy, Autodesk, Siemens, Munich Re und KSB Vz. (WKN: 629203). Am 2. Oktober findet unser „Alles auf Aktien“-Summit in Berlin statt. Ihr wollt dabei sein? Wir verlosen Tickets: Schreibt uns eine Mail an AAA@WELT.de und begründet, warum ihr unbedingt gewinnen solltet. Falls ihr euer Glück nicht dem Zufall überlassen wollt, bekommt ihr mit dem Code „AAAFRIENDS“ satte 50 Prozent Rabatt aufs Ticket – aber nur über diesen Link: https://veranstaltung.businessinsider.de/event/financesummit26/summary?rp=c6dc55d6-6f4f-4fb4-b75f-3f3501d84859 Wir freuen uns an Feedback über aaa@welt.de. Noch mehr "Alles auf Aktien" findet Ihr bei WELTplus und Apple Podcasts – inklusive aller Artikel der Hosts. Hier bei WELT: https://www.welt.de/podcasts/alles-auf-aktien/plus247399208/Boersen-Podcast-AAA-Bonus-Folgen-Jede-Woche-noch-mehr-Antworten-auf-Eure-Boersen-Fragen.html. Hier könnt ihr den AAA-Newsletter abonnieren: https://www.welt.de/newsletter/article232797673/Alles-auf-Aktien-Der-taegliche-Boersen-Newsletter-fuer-WELTplus-Abonnenten.html Und – ganz neu: AAA gibt es jetzt auch auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alles_auf_aktien/ Disclaimer: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlage-Empfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren und der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen. Hörtipps: Für alle, die noch mehr wissen wollen: Holger Zschäpitz können Sie jede Woche im Finanz- und Wirtschaftspodcast "Deffner&Zschäpitz" hören. +++ Werbung +++ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte! https://linktr.ee/alles_auf_aktien Anzeige: Eight Sleep: Der Pod 5 reguliert die Temperatur im Bett automatisch, trackt Schlaf- und Gesundheitswerte ohne Wearable und kann so zu besserem Schlaf beitragen. Mit dem Code ALLESAUFAKTIEN erhaltet ihr auf https://www.eightsleep.com/allesaufaktien bis zu 350 Euro Rabatt. Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

Australia has become a laboratory for the energy transition, what can the rest of the world learn? After two weeks travelling across Australia and meeting the leaders shaping its energy transition, Michael Liebreich got a close up view of the country's transformation.  For the final episode of Cleaning Up's Deep Dive Australia series, the host becomes the guest as Anna Freeman of the Energy Efficiency Council turns the tables and puts Michael in the hot seat to ask him what he has learned. Michael divides his takeaways into the good, the less good and the “downright ugly”, from Australia's extraordinary rooftop solar and battery uptake to its struggles with wind, transmission and diesel. He also asks whether the country really can become a clean energy superpower, and what its successes and failures can teach the rest of the world. Topics covered in this episode: Australia's rooftop solar advantage Why batteries are beating gas The missing middle of electrification Can transmission keep up? Australia's expensive wind problem The China challenge Breaking the diesel addiction Why EVs may be finally taking off Leadership Circle: Cleaning Up is proud to be supported by its Leadership Circle. The members are Actis, Alcazar Energy, Arup, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Cygnum Capital, Davidson Kempner, EcoPragma Capital, EDP, Eurelectric, the Gilardini Foundation, KKR, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, National Grid, Octopus Energy, Quadrature Climate Foundation, Schneider Electric, SDCL and Wärtsilä. For more information about the Leadership Circle, visit cleaningup.live Australia Deep Dive Episodes:  Darren Miller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBhkBTZ9lSI&t=2s Chris Bowen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYtapcSdZOo&t=132s Marc England https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tKVSJcS_SI&t=2s Lily D'Ambrosio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVGL9vVTdeY Ross Garnaut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmcm2M5eRxk&t=35s David Pocock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgbq5r3XTJY Paul Simshauser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZKxb2TnD04 Martin Green: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgqXnnvlMFg Links: Anna Freeman's bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annafreeman1/ The Energy Efficiency Council: https://eec.org.au  Subscribe to our newsletter: https://cleaninguppod.substack.com/ John Pettigrew on Cleaning Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Lg1A958aA&t=5s Tim Meyerjürgens on Cleaning Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQgUuJ-dx78&t=16s Leo Birnbaum on Cleaning Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa-DHuPNEDg Andrew Forrest on Cleaning Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYQmEipY5Wc Acronyms: IRENA: International Renewable Energy Agency EMA: Energy Market Operator DNSP: Distribution Network Service Provider REZ: Renewable Energy Zones AEMO: Australian Energy Market Operator Chapters: 00:00: Intro 05:45: Solar Adoption 10:25: Big Batteries 13:41: The Missing Middle 19:26: Transmission Grids 21:35: Australia's Wind Problem 32:43: China's Superpower 40:53: The Diesel Addiction 45:24: EV Adoption 52:58 Lack Of Transparency 56:19 Michael's Highlights 01:14:00: Outro

In der heutigen Folge sprechen die Finanzjournalisten Daniel Eckert und Lea Oetjen über das Rekordhoch der Allianz, einen erneuten Kurssprung bei Moderna und einen echten Dämpfer für Sportartikel-Konzerne. Außerdem geht es um Nvidia, Micron, Dick's Sporting Goods, Nike, Under Armour, Adidas, Puma, Merck & Co., SpaceX, Siemens Energy, Deutz, Infineon, Suss Microtec, Deutsche Börse, Alphabet, Volkswagen, Goldman Sachs, CVC, EQT, Brookfield, KKR, BlackRock, JPMorgan, iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond (WKN: A2H6ZT), iShares EUR Flexible Income Bond Active (WKN: A40JYG), JPMorgan Global IG Corporate Bond Active (WKN: A414MF), Pimco Euro Short Maturity (WKN: A1H497), JPMorgan Global Aggregate Bond Active ETF EUR Hedged (WKN: A3EMZ4). Am 2. Oktober findet unser „Alles auf Aktien"-Summit in Berlin statt. Ihr wollt dabei sein? Wir verlosen Tickets: Schreibt uns eine Mail an AAA@WELT.de und begründet, warum ihr unbedingt gewinnen solltet. Falls ihr euer Glück nicht dem Zufall überlassen wollt, bekommt ihr mit dem Code „AAAFRIENDS“ satte 50 Prozent Rabatt aufs Ticket – aber nur über diesen Link: https://veranstaltung.businessinsider.de/event/financesummit26/summary?rp=c6dc55d6-6f4f-4fb4-b75f-3f3501d84859 Wir freuen uns an Feedback über aaa@welt.de. Noch mehr "Alles auf Aktien" findet Ihr bei WELTplus und Apple Podcasts – inklusive aller Artikel der Hosts. Hier bei WELT: https://www.welt.de/podcasts/alles-auf-aktien/plus247399208/Boersen-Podcast-AAA-Bonus-Folgen-Jede-Woche-noch-mehr-Antworten-auf-Eure-Boersen-Fragen.html. Hier könnt ihr den AAA-Newsletter abonnieren: https://www.welt.de/newsletter/article232797673/Alles-auf-Aktien-Der-taegliche-Boersen-Newsletter-fuer-WELTplus-Abonnenten.html Und – ganz neu: AAA gibt es jetzt auch auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alles_auf_aktien/ Disclaimer: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlage-Empfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren und der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen. Hörtipps: Für alle, die noch mehr wissen wollen: Holger Zschäpitz können Sie jede Woche im Finanz- und Wirtschaftspodcast "Deffner&Zschäpitz" hören. +++ Werbung +++ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte! https://linktr.ee/alles_auf_aktien Anzeige: Eight Sleep: Der Pod 5 reguliert die Temperatur im Bett automatisch, trackt Schlaf- und Gesundheitswerte ohne Wearable und kann so zu besserem Schlaf beitragen. Mit dem Code ALLESAUFAKTIEN erhaltet ihr auf https://www.eightsleep.com/allesaufaktien bis zu 350 Euro Rabatt. Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

How do you walk into a company of nearly 800 people as its first-ever president and win over the ones who wanted your job?We are bringing this one back because it keeps landing with second-in-command leaders. Cameron sits down with Sameer Kazi, the first president in ActiveCampaign's history, who joined a fast-growing company of nearly 800 people and had to earn trust from day one.Sameer traces his path from employee 200 at ExactTarget through the Salesforce acquisition, KKR, Bessemer, and running Cheetah Digital, then unpacks how he split responsibilities with the CEO, why he brings non-finance leaders close to the numbers, and how he decides with incomplete information.If you are stepping into a senior seat or scaling a business without losing its edge, this one is worth the revisit. Listen now.Sponsored by:This episode is brought to you by our Silver Sponsor, Next Level Growth.They help COOs and leadership teams build Elite Organizations through a proven, customizable framework built around the Five Obsessions of Elite Organizations.If you and your leadership team are ready to operate at the next level, take the Elite Organizations Assessment and receive a free 20-page customized report based on your answers, plus a complimentary one-hour coaching session with a Next Level Growth Partner and Business Guide to begin implementing tools that will help you build an even more elite business.Complete the assessment here to get started - nextlevelgrowth.com/cooassessmentTimestamped Highlights02:35 Employee 200 at a "tiny little company" called ExactTarget03:15 Filing an S-1 in 2008, right as the markets fell apart03:50 Why the growth never actually slowed down05:37 The years between Salesforce and ActiveCampaign08:50 Walking into KKR and asking, "Barbarians at the Gate?"10:38 The boardroom lesson from a business with declining growth12:38 What an MBA is actually good for13:38 Reading Salesforce's income statement before SaaS was cool14:48 The 54% lever that only works while growth holds15:52 Quitting his job to raise money with twins on the way16:32 Why ActiveCampaign came looking for him19:23 Why the role was never about empire building21:46 Winning over the people who wanted his seat25:11 How you know when you know enough to decide26:24 What ActiveCampaign really does34:47 Why every non-finance leader should learn the numbers37:25 The advice he would give his 21-year-old selfAbout the GuestSameer Kazi was serving as President of ActiveCampaign at the time of this recording, the first person to hold that title in the company's history, reporting to founder and CEO Jason VandeBoom. A veteran SaaS operator, he was an early executive at ExactTarget (employee 200) through its acquisition by Salesforce and ran EMEA operations from London. He later served as interim CEO of Simply Measured and CEO of Cheetah Digital, and worked alongside investors including KKR and Bessemer. He holds an MBA and describes himself as a sleeves-rolled-up, sweat-the-details operator. Sameer is now the Chief Executive Officer at Pantheon Platform.

In der heutigen Folge sprechen die Finanzjournalisten Daniel Eckert und Lea Oetjen über die steigenden Nvidia-Preise, den ökonomischen D-Day und den Milliarden-Coup von Alibaba. Außerdem geht es um Seagate Technology, Sandisk, Micron Technology, Western Digital, Rocket Lab, Ford, General Motors, J.B. Hunt Transport, Cleveland-Cliffs, Nucor, Steel Dynamics, Century Aluminum, Infineon, SUSS MicroTec, Wacker Chemie, thyssenkrupp, SoftBank, KKR, Live Nation Entertainment, CTS Eventim, Robinhood Markets, Interactive Brokers. Am 2. Oktober findet unser „Alles auf Aktien“-Summit in Berlin statt. Mit dem Code „AAAFRIENDS“ sparst du 50 Prozent auf dein Ticket – aber nur unter folgendem Link: https://veranstaltung.businessinsider.de/event/financesummit26/summary?rp=c6dc55d6-6f4f-4fb4-b75f-3f3501d84859 Wir freuen uns an Feedback über aaa@welt.de. Noch mehr "Alles auf Aktien" findet Ihr bei WELTplus und Apple Podcasts – inklusive aller Artikel der Hosts. Hier bei WELT: https://www.welt.de/podcasts/alles-auf-aktien/plus247399208/Boersen-Podcast-AAA-Bonus-Folgen-Jede-Woche-noch-mehr-Antworten-auf-Eure-Boersen-Fragen.html. Hier könnt ihr den AAA-Newsletter abonnieren: https://www.welt.de/newsletter/article232797673/Alles-auf-Aktien-Der-taegliche-Boersen-Newsletter-fuer-WELTplus-Abonnenten.html Und – ganz neu: AAA gibt es jetzt auch auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alles_auf_aktien/ Disclaimer: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlage-Empfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren und der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen. Hörtipps: Für alle, die noch mehr wissen wollen: Holger Zschäpitz können Sie jede Woche im Finanz- und Wirtschaftspodcast "Deffner&Zschäpitz" hören. +++ Werbung +++ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte! https://linktr.ee/alles_auf_aktien Anzeige: Eight Sleep: Der Pod 5 reguliert die Temperatur im Bett automatisch, trackt Schlaf- und Gesundheitswerte ohne Wearable und kann so zu besserem Schlaf beitragen. Mit dem Code ALLESAUFAKTIEN erhaltet ihr auf https://www.eightsleep.com/allesaufaktien bis zu 350 Euro Rabatt. Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

SUMMARY: Brian, Brandon, and Aaron discuss news about Nvidia's reported $105B backing of OpenAI's Ohio data center and what it implies for GPUs as an “asset class” and enterprise AI. Brian argues Jensen Huang is shifting Nvidia's narrative from needing the newest chips immediately to portraying GPUs as long-lived, cash-flowing assets that can be financed like bonds, pushing risk onto banks and private equity. Brandon agrees scarcity has extended older GPU usefulness but warns the market could be flooded with newer, cheaper, more efficient hardware, leaving debt tied to obsolete equipment. Aaron likens GPUs to airplanes, expensive assets requiring constant utilization, while noting new AI builds demand entirely new data centers for power and cooling. The group questions widespread lack of profitability, compares the financing trend to past bubbles, and debates the optimistic case that breakthroughs could ultimately justify the investment.SHOW: 1056SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Enterprise AI Show #1056 TranscriptSHOW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/vTLTdIZueJMSHOW SPONSORS:Nasuni - Activate your data for AI and request a demoShow topic: Nvidia's Pivot from Chipmaker to FinancierNvidia just backed $105B for OpenAI's Ohio data center and helped mobilize $500B+ in Wall Street financing (Apollo, Blackstone, BlackRock, Goldman, KKR) to fund GPU purchases, while AMD, Google, and Cerebras chip away at its tech lead. The moat is moving from silicon to balance sheet.Core question: Is a GPU actually securitizable like real estate or aircraft, or is this circular financing dressed up as infrastructure?The bull case: GPUs as productive, cash-flow-generating assets (compute-as-a-service) → financeable like data centers or planes, unlocking capital hyperscalers alone couldn't raise.The bear case: Depreciation risk; GPUs age fast, unlike buildings. What's the residual value of an H100-class chip in 2030? Securitizing a depreciating, obsolescence-prone asset is a very different bet than securitizing land.Circularity concern: Nvidia financing the customers who buy Nvidia chips, who generate the revenue that justifies Nvidia's valuation, echoes vendor financing bubbles (Cisco/telecom, 2000).Precedent: Compare to aircraft leasing/securitization models: what made those work (long asset life, resale markets, standardized valuation), and whether GPUs have any of that yet.Who bears the risk if utilization or model economics don't pan out: Nvidia, the banks, or the credit markets buying the paper?FEEDBACK?Email: show @ the enterprise ai show dot comeBluesky: @TheEntAIShow.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @TheEntAIShowInstagram: @TheEntAIShow

Oil Reserves taking a hit. Finally getting to the recent high profile earnings. Market Top Calls (again). ALL TIME HIGHS – Then some consolidation (then highs again). Situational Awareness Update. SpaceX Bounces… PLUS we are now on Spotify and Amazon Music/Podcasts! Click HERE for Show Notes and Links DHUnplugged is now streaming live - with listener chat. Click on link on the right sidebar. Love the Show? Then how about a Donation? PayPal.Donation.Button({ env:'production', hosted_button_id:'JJJHP2GDEJC7J', image: { src:'https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif', alt:'Donate with PayPal button', title:'PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!', } }).render('#donate-button'); Follow John S. Dvorak on Twitter Follow Andrew Horowitz on Twitter Warm-Up - Oil Reserves taking a hit - Getting to the recent high profile earnings - Market Top Calls (again) Markets - ALL TIME HIGHS - Then some consolidation - Lets round out earnings - Situational Awareness Update - SpaceX Bounces... Etsy - Layoffs With Better Numbers - Etsy is cutting about 220 jobs, or 12% of its workforce. - Management said the cuts were not primarily about cost savings or AI. ----- CEO Kruti Patel Goyal stated the restructuring aims to simplify the organization, remove management layers, and speed up decision-making to better compete against massive rivals like Amazon, Temu, and TikTok Shop - Q2 revenue was about $668 million and core marketplace sales improved. - Etsy also authorized another $2 billion share buyback. - Comes after selling Depop to eBay for about $1.4 billion. Polysilicon - Tariffs Plus Price Floors - U.S. policy adds a 15% tariff and minimum import prices on polysilicon and solar products. - Goal is to protect domestic production from low-cost foreign competition. - U.S. share of global polysilicon capacity fell from about 50% in 2005 to under 2% in 2024. - First Solar and T1 Energy jumped on the announcement. ---- The same playbook - rinse and repeat Chipotle - Salmonella Returns - Minnesota officials linked a salmonella outbreak to jalapenos served at Chipotle. - Chipotle removed the affected pepper supply and switched growers. - Shares fell roughly 8%-10% as investors remembered the company's earlier food-safety problems. - This is on top of the lettuce situation with Sweetgreen- look at  STOCK CHART FOR SG Michael Burry - Calling a Major Top - Michael Burry says the market may be near a "major top." - Warned of the possibility of a 1987-style market drop. - He is short names including Nvidia, Palantir, Tesla and semiconductor stocks. - Main concern is stretched valuations and crowded trades unwinding quickly. - This may be the 100th top he has called since the GFC ---- NVIDIA TURNS GPUs INTO AN ASSET CLASS - Nvidia signed preliminary agreements with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to mobilize more than $500 billion for AI infrastructure. - The Wall Street firms would create dedicated pools of capital to finance Nvidia-based data centers and compute infrastructure at what Nvidia calls attractive rates for customers. - Jensen Huang: “This is really the first time that technology chips have become an investable asset class.” Nvidia says the compute assets now generate revenue and can increasingly be financed like infrastructure. - Nvidia could backstop as much as 25% of individual investments on a case-by-case basis - potentially up to about $125 billion if applied across the full program. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE BREAKS 300 MILLION - The Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell by 6.1 million barrels to 298.7 million barrels for the week ended Aug. 7 - below 300 million for the first time since January 1983. - The SPR started 2026 around 415 million barrels, meaning more than 100 million barrels have already come out this year as releases were used to offset disruptions from the Iran conflict. - The reserve's authorized storage capacity is roughly 714 million barrels, leaving current inventories at about 42% of capacity. - Oil on the rise last week Earnings and such Toyota - Big Buyback, Better Outlook - Toyota raised its annual operating-profit forecast 13%, helped by the weaker yen. - Announced a share buyback worth up to $6.3 billion. - Quarterly operating profit still fell 9%, hurt by China weakness and higher Middle East-related costs. McDonald's - Value Problem - U.S. same-store sales rose just 0.8%, below expectations and well below last year's 2.5% growth. - Management blamed weak execution of value promotions and fewer digital deals. (and probably because everyone is taking weight loss drugs - see above) - Lower-income customer traffic remains a major pressure point. - McDonald's is bringing back more digital offers and loyalty promotions to drive traffic. Eli Lilly - Weight-Loss Machine - Lilly crushed Q2 expectations as Mounjaro and Zepbound drove most of the growth. - Mounjaro sales hit $9.94 billion; Zepbound brought in $4.93 billion. - Raised 2026 revenue guidance to $85-$87 billion. - Verzenio, its major breast-cancer drug, remains one of Lilly's biggest non-obesity products. - Lilly continues widening its lead over Novo Nordisk in the obesity-drug market. Disney - Parks Keep Printing Money - Quarterly adjusted EPS rose 28% to $2.06, beating the $1.86 estimate. - Parks and experiences revenue increased 10% to nearly $10 billion. - Global park attendance grew 4%. - Disney is selling its 50% stake in A+E Networks to Hearst for an estimated $1.2 billion. Oil - OPEC Adds Barrels, Maybe - OPEC+ agreed to raise September production targets by another 188,000 barrels per day. - The increase completes the rollback of a 1.65 million-barrel-per-day supply cut dating back to 2023. (In other words - planned so not a surprise) - Actual supply remains constrained because several producers are already pumping below quota. - Any normalization around the Strait of Hormuz could suddenly make OPEC+'s additional barrels much more important. Berkshire Hathaway - Greg Abel Starts Spending - Q2 operating earnings rose 16% to about $13 billion. - Berkshire bought $23.5 billion of stocks and sold just $3.7 billion - its first quarter as a net stock buyer in 14 quarters. - Bought back $4.5 billion of Berkshire shares, versus only $235 million in Q1. - Cash dropped from roughly $380 billion to $365 billion as Abel starts putting the massive cash pile to work. - Important shift: Buffett is still chairman, but this is one of the clearest signs yet of how Greg Abel may allocate capital differently as CEO. Situational Awareness - Nearly Blows Up, Investors Want Back In - The fund lost 67% in July after leveraged AI bets collapsed and forced a major stock sale to Citadel. - Despite the blowup, Situational Awareness was still up about 80% for 2026 because of huge earlier gains. - Bloomberg says Silicon Valley investors are already asking to put more money into the fund. - Situational Awareness is currently telling prospective investors it is not accepting new capital. - The fund has also continued making large private investments even after the near-collapse. --- Most recent was a $400B ---- There is some talk that Citadel made out like a bandit on the rescue Mercedes AMG - The Car Literally Brands You - Two Mercedes AMG owners filed a class-action lawsuit claiming the metal AMG logo embedded in the seat becomes dangerously hot in the sun. - One driver says he suffered first- and second-degree burns, with a dermatologist describing the injury as "AMG inscribed." - The lawsuit wants Mercedes to cover damages and remove the metal logos from affected vehicles. - Hard to beat this one: pay AMG money and get the logo branded into your back. Europe's Drought - History Starts Popping Out - Extreme drought and low river levels are exposing things that have been underwater or hidden for decades or centuries. - In Serbia, sunken German World War II warships have reappeared in the Danube. - In Britain, dry ground revealed outlines of medieval buildings; mammoth remains and ancient structures have also surfaced elsewhere. - Serious drought story, but visually one of the strangest side effects of the summer. Golden Toilet - $6 Million Flush - The 18-carat gold toilet was ripped out of Blenheim Palace in a five-minute raid and has never been recovered - but there is a conviction. - Prosecutors used phone data, forensic evidence and planning activity to link the gang to the theft. - One defendant had cased the palace beforehand and photographed entry points; another man had already pleaded guilty and admitted helping move the stolen gold. - Prosecutors believe the 98-kilo toilet was quickly cut up or melted down and sold as gold. - So the conviction was based on evidence of the robbery and disposal - not on recovering the actual toilet. Final Follow Up SpaceX - Space Junk Smashes Into the Moon - A dead SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage crashed into the moon at about 5,400 mph after drifting through space since January 2025. - The roughly 4-ton, school-bus-size object kicked up a lunar dust plume that astronomers detected from Chile. - The impact was accidental - solar activity and gravity gradually pushed the abandoned rocket stage onto a collision course. - NASA and SpaceX are now discussing ways to prevent future lunar crashes as more hardware heads toward the moon. - NEED Space garbage Trucks - something we have discussed on show for years (see next) Space Garbage Trucks - This Is Becoming a Business - Astroscale is building spacecraft designed to inspect, capture and remove dead satellites and other orbital debris. - Its ADRAS-J mission demonstrated close approach and inspection of a large piece of existing space junk - a key step before actually grabbing and removing debris. - ClearSpace is developing similar debris-removal spacecraft, including missions designed to rendezvous with and capture abandoned rocket hardware. - The business model is basically orbital towing: governments and satellite operators pay to remove dangerous junk or service aging spacecraft. - With tens of thousands of tracked objects already in orbit, "space sanitation" could become a real infrastructure business.   Love the Show? 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Around the world, factories making food, drink, pharmaceuticals and other everyday products rely on steam, often produced by fossil-fuel boilers. James Macnaghten, founder and CEO of Caldera, is betting that thermal batteries can provide a cheaper and more flexible alternative that stores electricity as heat, and delivers steam on demand. This week on Cleaning Up, Bryony Worthington visits Caldera's factory to see how it makes its heat batteries: combining recycled aluminium and iron ore pellets to create a long-lasting, efficient heat store. The technology is designed for industrial processes up to 200°C, which James sees as a major opportunity for electrification. They discuss how thermal storage can help factories manage peaks in demand, use electricity when it is cheap or abundant, and reduce pressure on congested grids. They also explore Caldera's plans to scale, its journey from domestic heating to industry, and why James believes a more pragmatic approach to electrification is needed. Topics discussed in this episode: The hidden opportunity in industrial heat How Caldera's heat batteries work Why steam still matters Heat pumps and thermal storage Managing industrial demand spikes Turning surplus power into heat Scaling a UK climate-tech company The case for pragmatic electrification Leadership Circle: Cleaning Up is proud to be supported by its Leadership Circle. The members are Actis, Alcazar Energy, Arup, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Cygnum Capital, Davidson Kempner, EcoPragma Capital, EDP, Eurelectric, the Gilardini Foundation, KKR, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, National Grid, Octopus Energy, Quadrature Climate Foundation, Schneider Electric, SDCL and Wärtsilä. For more information about the Leadership Circle, visit cleaningup.live Links: James Macnaghten's bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-macnaghten Caldera: https://www.caldera.co.uk/ Professor Ning Li on Cleaning Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCUASv01bVY Subscribe to our newsletter: https://cleaninguppod.substack.com/ JVs - Joint Ventures IP - Intellectual Property Chapters: 00:00: Intro 01:53: About Caldera Batteries 03:42: Heat Storage 09:47: Caldera Factory Tour 14:40: Funding Caldera 17:44: Scaling Up 25:37: Thermal Storage 29:02: Energy Price Shocks 30:27: Flexible Demand 35:22: UK Success Story 37:32: Outro

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Solar was once dismissed as a marginal technology. Today, it is transforming the global energy system, and few people have done more to make that possible than Professor Martin Green. Innovations developed by Green and his research group can now be found in over 90% of all the solar panels in use today One of the pioneers of modern solar power, Green's research has helped make solar panels dramatically more efficient and cheaper to produce. He joins Michael Liebreich to discuss how he got into solar, the breakthroughs that helped drive its extraordinary rise, and the remarkable story of how research carried out at an Australian university helped create the global solar manufacturing industry. They also look at where solar goes next, and whether the next generation of technology can make it even more powerful.  Topics discussed in this episode The breakthroughs that changed solar Understanding solar cells and efficiency Racing NASA to new efficiency records Pioneering PERC and TOPCon technology How solar technology reached the market Suntech and the rise of Chinese solar The future of solar and batteries Which solar technology will dominate? Leadership Circle Cleaning Up is proud to be supported by its Leadership Circle. The members are Actis, Alcazar Energy, Arup, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Cygnum Capital, Davidson Kempner, EcoPragma Capital, EDP, Eurelectric, the Gilardini Foundation, KKR, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, National Grid, Octopus Energy, Quadrature Climate Foundation, Schneider Electric, SDCL and Wärtsilä. For more information about the Leadership Circle, visit cleaningup.live Links Martin Green bio: https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/martin-green Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics: https://www.acap.org.au/ Professor Stephen Chu on Cleaning Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPmgA5cjhfk NREL National Renewable Energy Lab chart: https://www.nlr.gov/pv/interactive-cell-efficiency Subscribe to our newsletter: cleaninguppod.substack.com Acronyms: PERC - Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell TOPCon - Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact NREL - National Renewable Energy Laboratory Chapters 00:00 - Intro 02:14 - UNSW Research Group  10:25 - Innovations in Solar  13:12 - PERC & TOPCon Explained 19:26 - Efficiency Records & NREL Chart  23:48 - Birth of Chinese Solar  30:21 - The First Solar Billionaire 36:23 - Perovskite and Tandem Cells  48:12 - Australia's Missed Chance  50:13 - Outro

“Anthropic will be a $3 trillion company, SpaceX $2 trillion, and OpenAI $1 to $1.5 trillion by Q2 of next year.” — Dave McClure Yesterday, Keith Teare and I debated the circularity of the AI economy. Today, two of Silicon Valley's most experienced investors, Dave McClure and Aman Verjee, not only straighten out this supposed “circularity” but also burst the pessimism bubble that envelops so many conversations about AI. Verjee is not only McClure's partner at Practical Venture Capital, but also the author of the newly published A Brief History of Financial Bubbles. According to him, today's AI-stoked economy is not an unusually large bubble. It may not even be a bubble, given that AI revenue — from Anthropic's $70 billion to OpenAI's $50 billion — is real. The irrational exuberance lives elsewhere — in companies “draping themselves in AI magic sauce” and in the “SaaSpocalypse” that is decimating software-as-a-service companies. They are both bullish about our AI future. McClure predicts that by the first half of next year, Anthropic and OpenAI will have joined SpaceX as public companies. Together, these three AI darlings will be worth $7 trillion. That's seven thousand billion reasons to be optimistic about 2027. Five Takeaways •       Not a Bubble — a Repricing. Both partners reject the bubble call, on the numbers: Anthropic at roughly $70 billion in revenue on under two gigawatts of compute, OpenAI at $40–50 billion, SpaceX guiding to $100 billion with more than half from AI — real revenue, increasingly real profits. The froth is specific: companies “draping themselves in AI magic sauce” without the substance, and the SaaSpocalypse — cloud-software companies whose cash flows are suddenly perceived as far less durable as AI encroaches on design, legal, and medical verticals. Michael Burry's warning gets Aman's definitive treatment (“he's called nine of the last two bubbles”), and the Aschenbrenner blowup was leverage — running four-x in volatile chip stocks — not AI: he kept his Anthropic position, is married to Dario's chief of staff, and “will be just fine.”•       The $2 Trillion Filing. The week's news, baked into the episode: Anthropic has filed to go public, with a very intentionally leaked $2 trillion valuation hinging on a $190–200 billion 2028 revenue forecast — which Dave suspects is conservative. Eight months ago, when these two last visited, the show was about Elon and Sam and Dario was the bit player; then came the weeks when decades happen: Anthropic's bet on coding agents — reportedly inspired by watching Cursor — captured the revenue engine of the entire application layer. Aman's sequencing: SpaceX is absorbing $75–85 billion of IPO capital, Anthropic goes next, and if both trade well, 2026 breaks every record for money raised — leaving 2027 for OpenAI at a $100 billion revenue guide. Google, he reminds us, went fourth after Yahoo, Lycos, and Excite: better to do it right than to do it first.•       The Fastest Pivot in Corporate History. Dave's account of SpaceX's transformation: the $250 billion xAI merger (a largely private transaction Elon approved with himself), the acquisition of Cursor that closed Friday, Colossus data centers scaling from two gigawatts toward ten, and compute deals renting capacity to Anthropic and Google — former competitors — all executed in roughly six months. The S-1, with unprecedented forward projections of $300 billion in annual revenue, mentions artificial intelligence over 1,100 times (“I used AI to count it,” Aman admits). The result is an economy Andrew calls incestuous: SpaceX's valuation now rests on Anthropic's progress. On Elon himself, Dave separates the art from the artist — terrific products, dubious politics — and on OpenAI: more board changes than Spinal Tap had drummers, a team still storming and norming, but Sam is savvy and the IPO lands by Q2 next year at $1–1.5 trillion.•       Circularity as Asset Class. The New York Times sees a vulnerability in tech giants funding their own customers; Aman, a former CFO at eBay and Sonos, sees asset-backed finance. His analogy: buying a Corvette with GMAC financing isn't a conspiracy as long as the terms are commercially reasonable — and NVIDIA's $500 billion backstop, syndicated with Goldman Sachs, Apollo, Brookfield, and KKR, brings third-party money that validates the asset. GPUs, he argues, are cars rather than smartphones: financeable over eight to ten years, not obsolete in three. The red flags to watch are rebates and self-dealing on non-commercial terms; the current evidence looks more like aircraft leasing than Enron. Dave's deeper worry isn't the AI economy at all — it's the national deficit, whose interest payments are now the largest single line item in the federal budget.•       The Luddite Summer Meets the Long Boom. Aman's sharpest historical observation: this may be the first technological revolution whose leaders are the doomers — Sam prophesying idleness, Dario predicting half of entry-level white-collar jobs destroyed within five years (already wrong at eighteen months, with no 10–20 percent unemployment in sight). Against the WSJ's jobless-boom and nation-of-Luddites anxieties, the book offers the long view: of ten historical bubbles, the two positive ones — Britain's 1845 railway mania and America's 1997–2000 internet boom — overbuilt, crashed, and left the world a valuable technology. Buy every stock founded in the boom and hold, and you'd have owned NVIDIA, Amazon, Google, and PayPal. The 1970s wiped out four to six million secretarial jobs in a decade; women's participation rose from 52 to 77 percent. And on China, the free-trader's answer: partners in progress — there's more to gain than lose if we do this right. About the Guests Dave McClure and Aman Verjee are the co-founders and managing partners of Practical Venture Capital, a Silicon Valley firm specializing in venture secondaries. Dave founded 500 Startups, invested at Founders Fund, and ran marketing at PayPal; Aman was COO of 500 Startups, led strategy at PayPal and eBay, served as CFO of Sonos and of eBay's North American marketplace — and wrote the first draft of PayPal's S-1. Aman's new book, A Brief History of Financial Bubbles (out this week), is available at bigbubbletrouble.com. References: •       A Brief History of Financial Bubbles by Aman Verjee — ten manias from the tulips to the subprime crash, out this week at bigbubbletrouble.com.•       Reuters on Anthropic's IPO filing — the $2 trillion valuation and the $190–200 billion 2028 revenue forecast it hinges on.•       “The Summer That America Became a Nation of Luddites” and the “jobless boom” — the Wall Street Journal pieces threading this week's episodes.•       The New York Times on tech giants' circular AI economy — the piece that framed yesterday's TWTW debate and today's rebuttal.•       The SpaceX S-1 — forward projections of $300 billion in ann...

NVIDIA mobilizes over $500 billion in third-party capital to finance AI infrastructure, Anthropic doubles down on data-center ownership and mandatory content watermarking, and Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman debate whether distributed AI at the edge is finally ready to accelerate, all on Ep. 315 of The Six Five Pod. The handpicked topics for this week are: NVIDIA Turns AI Compute Into an Asset Class: NVIDIA signed an MOU with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR to mobilize over $500 billion in third-party capital for AI compute financing, with NVIDIA backstopping up to 25% of individual deals. Patrick Moorhead called it a mechanism that locks partners into NVIDIA's ecosystem without technically locking them into NVIDIA on paper, while Daniel Newman framed it as smart deployment of NVIDIA's projected trillion dollars in three-year free cash flow. (The Decode) Anthropic Doubles Down on Infrastructure Control and Content Authenticity: Anthropic is moving to mandatory invisible watermarking on all Claude-generated text and images worldwide, aligning with the EU's Code of Practice on AI transparency, while also forming a data-center joint venture called Theseus Infrastructure with Macquarie Asset Management and GIC. Moorhead called the watermarking timing risky given Anthropic's ongoing trust concerns, citing data suggesting Claude's Fable 5 model has struggled to gain enterprise traction. Newman raised the "means of creation" IP problem: enterprises building proprietary products on top of Claude could see their own outputs credited to Claude instead of themselves. (The Decode) The Frontier Model Landscape Splits: xAI shipped Grok 4.6 at what the hosts characterized as frontier-tier intelligence for more than 60% less cost, while Google's Gemini 3.5 Pro slipped again to August, its third delay from a promised June launch. Moorhead noted open models have compressed the gap with frontier labs from 9-12 months to mere weeks, intensifying the price war, while pushing back on reports of "muted" internal sentiment on Gemini 4 and pointing to Google's track record inventing transformers, TPUs, and PageRank. (The Decode) Zuckerberg's "The Future Is for Everyone" Essay: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,000-word essay using the word "superintelligence" 60 times, arguing for open-weight AI and zero government regulation while explicitly distancing Meta from OpenAI and Anthropic. Patrick read the essay as a positioning document aimed at Washington policymakers, timed to argue against export controls and training-checkpoint restrictions. Daniel pointed to Meta's 3 billion daily users and self-directed compute stack as the company's real advantage, even as its frontier-model leadership remains unproven. (The Decode) Intel Prices Largest All-Common-Stock US Follow-On Ever: Intel's stock offering grew from an announced $15 billion to $20 billion and finally $23 billion after the full greenshoe, drawing $100 billion in orders, more than 2,700 times oversubscribed, priced at $95 a share. Moorhead traced the raise back to CEO Lip-Bu Tan's refusal to pre-invest in 14A capacity without a confirmed customer, a stance that drew public criticism before a public reconciliation and a 10% U.S. government investment in Intel. Both hosts read Tan's personal $12 million purchase of shares as a credibility signal. (The Decode) The Flip: Will Distributed AI at the Edge Accelerate in the Next 12-18 Months?: Moorhead argued FOR, pointing to the historical pattern of compute migrating toward the point of content creation and citing new device-to-cloud routing technology like NVIDIA Switchyard as removing the sovereignty and latency barriers that kept edge AI stalled. Newman argued AGAINST, pointing to $944 billion that flowed into centralized AI infrastructure in a single week and research showing AI PC adoption is actually decelerating in 2026, with most on-device AI features still routing to cloud models in a browser tab. The Flip assigns Moorhead and Newman opposing sides of a debate, not necessarily their own positions. The exercise tests how far each argument holds up. (The Flip) CoreWeave Posts Strong Beat as Depreciation Debate Intensifies: CoreWeave reported Q2 revenue of $2.58 billion, up 112% year-over-year and above consensus, alongside a smaller-than-expected adjusted loss and a backlog that grew to $104 billion, up 246% year-over-year. Moorhead pointed to contracts running through 2029 on six-year-old A100 chips as evidence a resale market has emerged around aging AI hardware. (Bulls and Bears) Nebius Group Posts 454% Revenue Growth: Nebius reported Q2 revenue of $582.3 million, up 454% year-over-year, with adjusted EBITDA turning positive at $236.2 million versus a loss in the prior year. Both hosts flagged energy access, not capital or demand, as the primary constraint facing neoclouds like Nebius. (Bulls and Bears) Lenovo Posts Record Revenue and First-Ever Billion-Dollar Profit Quarter: Lenovo reported record revenue of $26.9 billion, up 43% year-over-year, its best quarter in company history, with adjusted net income crossing $1 billion for the first time. Moorhead highlighted the Infrastructure Solutions Group's record 9.1% operating margin and an AI server pipeline that grew 157% quarter-over-quarter. (Bulls and Bears) Cisco Delivers Its Best Print in Years, Market Sells Anyway: Cisco reported $17.25 billion in revenue, up 18% year-over-year and beating estimates by $432 million, with product orders up 35% and triple-digit growth in hyperscaler AI infrastructure orders. Moorhead called out enterprise orders up 21% and public sector orders up 30% as early evidence that enterprise AI demand is starting to show up in the numbers. (Bulls and Bears) Cerebras Systems Beats on Revenue, Stock Drops 15% on Accounting Confusion: Cerebras posted record core revenue of $209.9 million, up 103% year-over-year, and raised full-year guidance to $880-890 million, but shares fell 15% after-hours as investors struggled to reconcile GAAP and non-GAAP figures around customer warrants. Newman argued the real question is whether Cerebras' inference cloud growth ramp holds up, not near-term accounting noise. (Bulls and Bears) Coherent Posts First-Ever $2 Billion Quarter: Coherent reported record revenue of $2.05 billion, up 34% year-over-year, with non-GAAP EPS up 74%. Pat noted 79% of Coherent's business is data center and communications-related, positioning the company as a direct beneficiary of hyperscaler AI capital spending across multiple photonics technologies. (Bulls and Bears) Applied Materials Posts Record Quarter, Guides Above Street: Applied Materials reported record revenue of $9.12 billion, up 25% year-over-year, with record non-GAAP EPS of $3.50 and a fourth-quarter guide of $10.25 billion, well above consensus. Moorhead pointed to the company's 13th straight quarter of gross margin expansion and its ability to compete across packaging, advanced logic, and metrology. (Bulls and Bears) Watch the full video at sixfivemedia.com, and subscribe to our YouTube channel so you never miss an episode. The Decode NVIDIA Turns AI Compute Into an Asset Class https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-partners-with-apollo-blackrock-blackstone-brookfield-goldman-sachs-and-kkr-to-establish-ai-compute-infrastructure-financing-platforms-to-mobilize-over-500-billion-of-third-party-capital Anthropic Doubles Down on Infrastructure Control and Content Authenticity https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-10/anthropic-macquarie-and-gic-form-venture-for-ai-data-centers https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/08/11/claude-will-put-invisible-watermarks-on-ai-text-and-images-and-the-internet-isnt-happy/ The Frontier Model Landscape Bifurcates https://www.reuters.com/business/google-updates-lightweight-gemini-models-flagship-still-delayed-2026-07-21/ Zuckerberg's "The Future Is for Everyone" Essay https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/10/mark-zuckerberg-superintelligent-ai-essay-meta Intel Prices Largest All-Common-Stock US Follow-On Ever https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/10/intel-intc-stock-offering-ai.html The Flip Will Distributed AI at the Edge Accelerate in the Next 12-18 Months? FOR: https://www.amd.com/en/blogs/2026/ai-pc-adoption-accelerates-as-enterprises-prepare.html AGAINST: https://www.ciodive.com/news/enterprise-ai-pc-adoption-slow-2026/807704/ Bulls and Bears CoreWeave — https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/coreweave-crwv-q2-earnings-report-2026.html Nebius — https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/nebius-reports-second-quarter-2026-114200960.html Lenovo — https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-lenovo-posts-43-jump-q1-revenue-2026-08-13/ Cisco — https://www.marketbeat.com/earnings/reports/2026-8-12-cisco-systems-inc-stock/ Cerebras — https://investors.cerebras.ai/news-releases/news-release-details/cerebras-systems-fast-inference-cloud-business-nearly-quadruples Coherent — https://www.coherent.com/content/dam/coherent/site/en/documents/investors/financial-releases/2026/august-12/earnings-release-fy26-q4.pdf Applied Materials — https://ir.appliedmaterials.com/news-releases/news-release-details/applied-materials-announces-third-quarter-2026-results  

Nvidia, CoreWeave and Wall Street are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into AI infrastructure. But how does the financial machine behind the AI boom actually work and where are the risks?In this episode of the Market Maker Podcast, Anthony Cheung and Piers Curran unpack CoreWeave's extraordinary growth and $100bn+ revenue backlog, Nvidia's role at the centre of the AI ecosystem, and the huge amounts of debt and private capital being used to finance data centres and GPUs.We explain what neoclouds are, why GPUs are increasingly being treated as infrastructure assets, and how firms including BlackRock, Blackstone, Apollo, Goldman Sachs and KKR are helping finance the AI buildout.But there's another side to the story. We explore the “circular financing” concerns surrounding Nvidia and its customers, the growing concentration risk across the AI industry, and what could happen if hyperscalers such as Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Meta begin to slow their enormous AI spending.Finally, we look at the wider macro picture, including the latest US CPI inflation data, Federal Reserve interest rate expectations and why the AI boom itself is beginning to show up in inflation.Is this the financial infrastructure needed to power the next technological revolution or is too much money becoming dependent on the AI boom continuing?(00:00) The $1 Trillion AI Spending Boom(03:51) CoreWeave's Incredible Growth(04:58) The $104BN AI Order Book(08:35) What Is a Neocloud?(11:18) The Huge Cost of AI Infrastructure(16:13) Nvidia's $500BN Wall Street Deal(17:53) How GPUs Became an Asset Class(21:14) Was Michael Burry Wrong on AI?(24:50) How Wall Street Finances AI(27:12) The AI Circular Financing Risk(33:34) Nvidia's Biggest Concentration Risk(37:18) Can the AI Spending Boom Continue?(38:50) How to Invest Beyond Big Tech(40:12) The Next Trillion-Dollar AI Company?(44:30) AI Boom or House of Cards?(45:06) US Inflation Falls Again(47:05) Will the Fed Hike in September?(49:27) What to Expect From Jackson Hole

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מנכ״ל אנבידיה ישב לצד ראשי שש מחברות ניהול הנכסים הגדולות בעולם - אפולו, בלק רוק, בלקסטון, ברוקפילד, גולדמן זאקס ו-KKR - כדי להכריז על מנגנון מימון בהיקף של 500 מיליארד דולר לבניית דאטה סנטרים. בפרק אנחנו מסבירים איך מומן התחום עד היום, למה התזרים החופשי של ענקיות הענן החל להצטמק, מה בדיוק מחפשות הקרנות הגדולות בעולם - ולמה בסוף השרשרת עומד הכסף של קרנות הפנסיה. בהמשך: דוח התעסוקה האמריקאי החלש, אינפלציה שנתית של 3.4% שכבר חמש שנים מעל היעד של הפד, והפער שנפתח בין התשואות הקצרות לארוכות בארה״ב - ומה המשמעות לשוק האג״ח בישראל. עם אורי גרינפלד, הכלכלן והאסטרטג הראשי של אגם לידרים, ושי סלינס 0:00 פתיחה - אנבידיה ושש קרנות הענק מכריזות על מנגנון מימון של 500 מיליארד דולר 02:50 איך מומנו הדאטה סנטרים עד היום 10:07 מה מחפשות בלקסטון, בלקרוק ו-KKR - ולמי באמת שייך הכסף 16:27 הכוכבית: עסקאות סיבוביות, ה-CDS של אנבידיה ואורקל 25:41 תעסוקה, אינפלציה והחלטת הפד 47:52 פינת האסקפיזם - מהפכת שוק העבודה הנשי בארה״ב, ומטאוריט שנחת בסלון בניו ג׳רזי

Will AI break the grid? As hyperscalers race to build ever-larger data centres, electricity demand is soaring. The question is no longer whether power demand will grow, but by how much, how quickly, and whether the grid can deliver. This week, Michael Liebreich is joined by Arshad Mansoor, President & CEO of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), one of the world's leading energy research organisations. Together, they tackle one of the biggest questions facing the global energy system: how much electricity will AI really need, and can our power systems keep up? They debate the scale of AI-driven demand growth, whether the extraordinary investment by hyperscalers is justified, and how greater flexibility could allow data centres to connect faster without overwhelming the grid. They also discuss the growing public backlash against AI infrastructure, why winning local support may become the industry's biggest challenge, and whether nuclear power is truly the "get out of jail free card" many believe it to be or simply one part of a much bigger solution. Topics included in this episode: The race to power AI data centres Hyperscalers' trillion-dollar AI investment Can electricity grids keep pace with AI's rapid growth? Gigawatt demand forecasts Making data centres more flexible Public acceptance and the growing backlash against AI Nuclear power's role in the AI era What governments, utilities and investors should do next Leadership Circle: Cleaning Up is proud to be supported by its Leadership Circle. The members are Actis, Alcazar Energy, Arup, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Cygnum Capital, Davidson Kempner, EcoPragma Capital, EDP, Eurelectric, the Gilardini Foundation, KKR, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, National Grid, Octopus Energy, Quadrature Climate Foundation, Schneider Electric, SDCL and Wärtsilä. For more information about the Leadership Circle, visit cleaningup.live Links: Arshad Mansoor's bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arshad-mansoor-a2090b165/ EPRI, Electric Power Research Institute: https://www.epri.com/ Jigar Shah on Cleaning Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCOaF-qQ_TU Varun Sivaram & Steve Smith on Cleaning Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kSrgRZUCwE Rob Dunn on Cleaning Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juAyLAUmU3w&t=2s Subscribe to our newsletter: https://cleaninguppod.substack.com/ Papers referenced: DC Flex Mosaic: https://dcflex.epri.com/flex-mosaic/open-letter Win Win Watts: https://winwin.epri.com/en/introduction.html Make Electricity Cheap Again: https://mliebreich.substack.com/p/make-electricity-cheap-again Acronyms: GPU: Graphics Processing Unit IPO: Initial Public Offering NESO: National Energy Systems Operator HVO: Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil SMR: Small Modular Reactor Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:29 About EPRI 06:08 AI Power Demand 10:45 Gigawatt Debate 17:19 Hyperscaler Risk 26:15 Compute In Households 31:24 24/7 Data Power 38:28 Public Acceptance 41:39 Fear Of AI 49:39 A Nuclear Solution? 58:38 24/7 Reliable Power 01:08:00 Final Thoughts

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Rassegna stampa economico-finanziaria del 12 Agosto 2026, strutturata per macro-temi e basata sulle principali testate giornalistiche nazionali.Conti con l'estero, export e commercio internazionaleTestate: Il GiornaleIl dato più solido della giornata arriva dall'export italiano. A giugno le esportazioni crescono del 9,8% su base annua e dell'1,6% sul cumulato di fine giugno, consolidando il percorso che ha portato l'Italia fino alla quarta posizione nell'export mondiale.L'avanzo commerciale raggiunge 4,2 miliardi di euro a giugno, contro i 5,3 miliardi dello stesso mese dell'anno precedente, mentre il surplus complessivo del primo semestre sale a 24,5 miliardi di euro.I settori più dinamici sono prodotti in metallo +25,8%, cantieristica navale +45,1%, mezzi di trasporto +13,3% e autoveicoli +17%. Sul fronte geografico spiccano Germania +22,9%, Paesi Bassi +22,4%, Svizzera +10,5%, Spagna +9,4% e Francia +6,8%.Negli Stati Uniti la crescita delle esportazioni si ferma invece allo 0,4%, mentre il Regno Unito registra un calo dell'8,5%. La crisi energetica legata all'Iran ha inoltre favorito temporaneamente l'export italiano di prodotti raffinati.Fisco, Manovra e contributo straordinario sulle bancheTestate: Il Sole 24 Ore / Il Fatto Quotidiano / Il Giornale / Domani / La Verità / Il FoglioIl principale dossier pre-Manovra riguarda l'ipotesi di un contributo straordinario sul settore bancario. La proposta rilanciata prevede un prelievo triennale del 5% sugli utili delle prime dieci banche italiane.Le risorse raccolte verrebbero destinate soprattutto a pensioni e riduzione dell'IRPEF. Il progetto divide però la maggioranza e non dispone ancora di un consenso politico definitivo.Sul fronte governativo, l'obiettivo dichiarato per l'autunno resta alleggerire la pressione fiscale, sostenere il potere d'acquisto delle famiglie e rafforzare l'occupazione.Viene inoltre valutata l'ipotesi di un prelievo sugli extraprofitti delle società petrolifere per contrastare eventuali speculazioni sui carburanti.Per le imprese fornitrici della Pubblica Amministrazione, lo split payment viene prorogato fino al 30 giugno 2029. I tempi medi di rimborso ordinario sono scesi da 74 giorni nel 2024 a 68 nel 2025, mentre per lo split payment la media tra istanza e liquidazione è di circa 60 giorni.Energia, bollette e infrastrutture idricheTestate: Il Sole 24 Ore / Il FoglioIl costo dell'energia torna a rappresentare uno dei principali rischi per famiglie e imprese. Secondo le stime riportate, a settembre le bollette potrebbero aumentare del 23% per le famiglie e del 54% per le imprese.Per una famiglia tipo l'impatto complessivo potrebbe raggiungere circa 515 euro entro fine 2026, salendo fino a 876,8 euro includendo anche i maggiori costi dei carburanti.Per il gas industriale viene stimato un rincaro del 65%, con il prezzo che passerebbe da circa 43 a 71 centesimi per metro cubo.La pressione deriva soprattutto dal quadro geopolitico e dal livello delle scorte: lo stoccaggio europeo del gas è intorno al 59%, contro una media storica del 76% per questo periodo.Sul fronte infrastrutturale restano bloccati circa 7 miliardi di euro destinati a dighe, invasi e acquedotti anti-siccità. Il Piano nazionale comprende 418 opere per circa 12 miliardi, ma quasi tre quarti delle opere commissariate risultano in ritardo.Rinnovabili, industria strategica e dossier PirelliTestate: Il Sole 24 Ore / La Stampa / MF-Milano FinanzaNel dossier Pirelli prosegue il ridimensionamento della presenza cinese. Sinochem, già scesa dal 34% al 20%, starebbe valutando un ulteriore disimpegno, con una plusvalenza potenziale vicina a 1 miliardo di euro.La partecipazione originaria del 34% era iscritta a circa 1,6 miliardi, a fronte di un investimento di 1,9 miliardi, mentre oggi viene valutata circa 2,4 miliardi. Una cessione ai prezzi correnti potrebbe generare circa 800 milioni.Michal Strnad è entrato nel capitale con il 14%, investendo oltre 987 milioni, mentre Camfin è risalita al 26,5%. Il Golden Power ha contemporaneamente ridotto i poteri del socio cinese.Sul fronte delle rinnovabili, per raggiungere gli obiettivi energetici italiani servirebbero circa 48 GW aggiuntivi rispetto agli 83,5 GW oggi installati.Il principale ostacolo resta la burocrazia: vengono citati circa 300.000 progetti bloccati, mentre un nuovo decreto per ridurre i tempi autorizzativi è atteso in Consiglio dei ministri a settembre.Intelligenza Artificiale, Nvidia e infrastrutture digitaliTestate: MF-Milano FinanzaIl capitale internazionale continua a concentrarsi sulle infrastrutture legate all'Intelligenza Artificiale. Nvidia stringe un'alleanza con Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, KKR e Goldman Sachs per mobilitare fino a 500 miliardi di dollari.Nvidia potrebbe garantire fino al 25% del finanziamento dei progetti selezionati, riducendo il rischio per gli investitori e facilitando la costruzione di data center e infrastrutture di calcolo.Prosegue inoltre l'intesa con OpenAI per almeno 10 gigawatt di capacità, con Nvidia pronta a investire fino a 100 miliardi di dollari nella società.Il messaggio è chiaro: la fase successiva dell'AI non riguarda soltanto i modelli, ma soprattutto chip, data center, energia, reti, raffreddamento e capacità finanziaria. Il valore si sta quindi spostando verso l'intera infrastruttura necessaria a sostenere l'adozione dell'AI.Cina, commercio globale e nuovo equilibrio industrialeTestate: Il Sole 24 Ore / La Stampa / Italia OggiLa Cina continua a mostrare una dinamica commerciale molto favorevole nei confronti dell'Europa. A luglio le esportazioni cinesi verso l'UE crescono del 16%, mentre le importazioni dall'Europa scendono dell'1,4%.Bruxelles interpreta sempre più Pechino come concorrente sistemico e rafforza quindi dazi, politiche di de-risking e strumenti destinati a ridurre le dipendenze strategiche.La leadership cinese resta particolarmente forte in terre rare, elettrificazione, ricerca scientifica e alcuni comparti avanzati della medicina e della tecnologia.Per l'Europa la sfida consiste nel ridurre la dipendenza senza interrompere completamente le relazioni commerciali con il principale polo manifatturiero mondiale.BCE, politica monetaria ed euro digitaleTestate: La StampaSi riapre il dossier sulla futura successione alla guida della BCE, con la possibilità di un'uscita anticipata di Christine Lagarde già in autunno.Tra i profili indicati figurano Klaas Knot e Pablo Hernández de Cos, mentre Joachim Nagel viene considerato un possibile outsider.La futura leadership dell'Eurotower dovrà gestire contemporaneamente inflazione persistente, una Federal Reserve più aggressiva, protezionismo americano e sviluppo dell'euro digitale.Per mercati e imprese la direzione della BCE resterà quindi decisiva per costo del credito, investimenti, mutui e valutazioni finanziarie.Regolazione UE, imballaggi e AI governanceTestate: La Stampa / MF-Milano Finanza / Il RiformistaL'Unione Europea prepara una nuova stretta sugli imballaggi. Dal 2030 è previsto lo stop alle bustine monodose di zucchero, sale e ketchup, con obiettivi di riduzione dei rifiuti da imballaggio del 5% entro il 2030, 10% entro il 2035 e 15% entro il 2040.Per ristorazione, food service, packaging e distribuzione si apre quindi una fase di adeguamento industriale che richiederà nuovi materiali, formati e processi produttivi.Sul fronte digitale, il Comitato europeo per la protezione dei dati ha adottato nuove linee guida sull'anonimizzazione, mentre il Digital Omnibus punta a semplificare alcuni aspetti del GDPR rilevanti per l'industria AI.La distinzione tra dato personale e dato realmente anonimo diventa centrale perché determina se i dataset utilizzati per addestrare i modelli debbano essere sottoposti agli obblighi completi del GDPR.Il risparmio italiano resta infine una delle principali risorse del Paese. Invecchiamento, digitalizzazione e transizione energetica rendono però sempre più importante l'educazione economico-finanziaria, per trasformare il risparmio in investimenti produttivi.

Some of the world's biggest banks and investment firms have partnered with the chip giant to invest in artificial intelligence infrastructure.The money from the likes of Goldman Sachs, BlackRock and KKR will go towards Nvidia's own projects and those being built by its partners.Meanwhile, Trump Media, the company behind Donald Trump's Truth Social platform, has revealed that more than 10 customers have paid up to $100,000 each to use a controversial service that offers faster access to posts on the site.

Ben and Tom discuss the $500 billion private-capital AI infrastructure fund unveiled on CNBC by Jensen Huang, David Solomon, Larry Fink, Jonathan Gray, and the heads of Apollo, KKR, and Brookfield, Fink's comparison of financing GPU purchases to the early days of 1970s mortgage-backed securities and the underlying assumption that Nvidia chips won't depreciate, a breakdown of how asset-backed lending structures like aircraft bonds could apply to GPU financing, Tom's "Through the Looking Glass" thesis arguing markets remain captive to Bernanke-era assumptions that no longer hold in a supply-side, fiscal-dominance framework, tomorrow's CPI report and whether a firm print could test Warsh's rate stance, and NFIB Small Business Optimism hitting its highest level since last August with hiring plans at a four-year high even as actual employment remains soft.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

In der heutigen Folge sprechen die Finanzjournalisten Lea Oetjen und Philipp Vetter über den 500-Milliarden-Dollar-Plan von Nvidia, den GameStop-Rückzieher und die finanzielle Intel-Renaissance nach 55 Jahren. Außerdem geht es um Apollo Global Management, Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, KKR, Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway, MarineMax, Varex Imaging, Teledyne Technologies, Apple, Jefferies, eBay, Boeing, Archer Aviation, Qiagen, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Telekom, Stabilus, Covestro, Thyssenkrupp, BP, Lanxess, BASF, Natco Pharma, Novo Nordisk, Aspen Pharmacare, Sun Pharmaceutical, CSPC Pharmaceutical, AstraZeneca, Dr. Reddy's, FactSet. Am 2. Oktober findet unser „Alles auf Aktien“-Summit in Berlin statt. Mit dem Code „AAAFRIENDS“ sparst du 50 Prozent auf dein Ticket – aber nur unter folgendem Link. Wir freuen uns an Feedback über aaa@welt.de. Noch mehr "Alles auf Aktien" findet Ihr bei WELTplus und Apple Podcasts – inklusive aller Artikel der Hosts. Hier bei WELT: https://www.welt.de/podcasts/alles-auf-aktien/plus247399208/Boersen-Podcast-AAA-Bonus-Folgen-Jede-Woche-noch-mehr-Antworten-auf-Eure-Boersen-Fragen.html. Hier könnt ihr den AAA-Newsletter abonnieren: https://www.welt.de/newsletter/article232797673/Alles-auf-Aktien-Der-taegliche-Boersen-Newsletter-fuer-WELTplus-Abonnenten.html Und – ganz neu: AAA gibt es jetzt auch auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alles_auf_aktien/ Disclaimer: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlage-Empfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren und der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen. Hörtipps: Für alle, die noch mehr wissen wollen: Holger Zschäpitz können Sie jede Woche im Finanz- und Wirtschaftspodcast "Deffner&Zschäpitz" hören. +++ Werbung +++ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte! https://linktr.ee/alles_auf_aktien Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

Die Wall Street startet uneinheitlich in den Handel, hält sich aber bemerkenswert stabil angesichts eines Brent Ölpreises von fast 90 US Dollar und erneut steigender Renditen. Im Mittelpunkt steht heute Nvidia: Der Konzern will gemeinsam mit Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs und KKR mehr als 500 Milliarden US Dollar an Fremdkapital für den Ausbau der KI Infrastruktur mobilisieren. Nvidia investiert diese Summe also nicht selbst, sondern will KI Rechenzentren als finanzierbare Anlageklasse etablieren und damit verhindern, dass fehlendes Kapital zum nächsten Flaschenhals des KI Booms wird. Genau darin liegt aber auch das Risiko: Je stärker GPU Käufe durch externe Finanzierung ermöglicht werden müssen, desto lauter wird die Frage, wie organisch die tatsächliche Nachfrage noch ist. Gleichzeitig erhöht Intel seine Kapitalerhöhung überraschend von 15 auf 20 Milliarden US Dollar und platziert 210,5 Millionen Aktien zu 95 US Dollar. Microsoft wiederum will die Produktion eigener KI Chips massiv ausweiten und damit die Abhängigkeit von Nvidia reduzieren. Bei den Quartalszahlen überzeugen Hims & Hers und Rocket Lab weitgehend, während Upwork wegen sinkender Kundenzahlen und einer gesenkten Jahresprognose enttäuscht und On nach einem seltenen Umsatzmiss sowie einer reduzierten Prognose unter Druck steht. Geopolitisch bleibt die Straße von Hormus der entscheidende Unsicherheitsfaktor, wobei die Chancen auf eine Verständigung zwischen den USA und Iran trotz der härteren Rhetorik weiterhin bestehen. Morgen folgt mit den US Verbraucherpreisen für Juli der wichtigste Makrotermin der Woche. Abonniere den Podcast, um keine Folge zu verpassen! ____ Folge uns, um auf dem Laufenden zu bleiben: • X: http://fal.cn/SQtwitter • LinkedIn: http://fal.cn/SQlinkedin • Instagram: http://fal.cn/SQInstagram

Der Chipentwickler hat mit Finanzhäusern wie Apollo, Blackrock und Goldman Sachs ambitionierte Pläne vorgestellt. Warum das in vielerlei Hinsicht ungewöhnlich ist. Außerdem: Der MSCI World ist nicht mehr so breit aufgestellt, wie viele Anleger annehmen.

P.M. Edition for Aug. 10. The FDA has laid out new rules intended to make the food system more transparent, part of an overhaul promised by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. WSJ reporter Liz Essley Whyte discusses how the new rules would work and why guidelines for ultraprocessed foods didn't come today. Plus, as Iran strengthens its demands in negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Gulf states have begun accepting a new reality: that Tehran will control the strait for the foreseeable future. We hear from WSJ Middle East correspondent Benoit Faucon about what they are doing about it. And more than 70 people have been killed in a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Colombia. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

AI and Wall Street titans combine forces: NVIDIA's Jensen Huang, Goldman Sachs' David Solomon, BlackRock's Larry Fink, Blackstone's Jon Gray, Apollo's Jim Zelter, Brookfield's Bruce Flatt and KKR's Waldemar Szlezak discuss with our Becky Quick their new agreement $500B between the companies to fund AI infrastructure projects. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Australia has one of the world's fastest-moving electricity systems. It leads the world in rooftop solar, has deployed grid-scale batteries at extraordinary speed, and is now starting to replace its ageing coal fleet with cleaner sources of energy. But as renewable costs rise and electricity demand grows, can the transition remain affordable while maintaining a reliable power system? This week on Cleaning Up, Michael Liebreich is joined by Paul Simshauser, CEO of Iberdrola Australia, and one of Australia's leading energy economists. Drawing on decades of experience across electricity markets, networks and policy, Paul explains what makes Australia's power system unique, and what the rest of the world can learn from it. They discuss why rooftop solar has become so successful in Australia, how batteries are transforming electricity markets, and how the country's energy-only market encourages investment. They also explore the economics of replacing ageing coal plants, the costs of new renewable generation, the role of electricity pricing and demand tariffs, and what will be needed to build a resilient, affordable power system as Australia moves towards net zero. Topics discussed in this episode: The rooftop solar revolution How batteries are reshaping the grid Why solar is cheaper in Australia than elsewhere The challenges of retiring coal Whether renewables can stay affordable Building a resilient power system Leadership Circle: Cleaning Up is proud to be supported by its Leadership Circle. The members are Actis, Alcazar Energy, Arup, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Cygnum Capital, Davidson Kempner, EcoPragma Capital, EDP, Eurelectric, the Gilardini Foundation, KKR, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, National Grid, Octopus Energy, Quadrature Climate Foundation, Schneider Electric, SDCL and Wärtsilä. For more information about the Leadership Circle, visit cleaningup.live Links: Paul Simshauser's bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-simshauser-00106713/ Iberdrola Australia: https://www.iberdrola.com.au Link to Paul's articles: https://experts.griffith.edu.au/18942-paul-simshauser/publications Malcolm Turnbull on Cleaning Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9CUGRHCswU&t=5s Marc England on Cleaning Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tKVSJcS_SI Darren Miller on Cleaning Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBhkBTZ9lSI&t=2s Tony Abbott on Cleaning Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_39HmAgq9RY&t=1s Subscribe to our newsletter: https://cleaninguppod.substack.com/ Acronyms: STC: Small-scale Technology Certificates CFD: Contract For Difference PPAs: Power Purchase Agreements IBGYBG: “I'll be gone, you'll be gone.” OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer AEMO: Australian Electricity Market Operator LNG: Liquefied Natural Gas Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 02:28 - Paul's Background 04:07 - Iberdrola Australia 06:42 - Australia's Power System 09:15 - Battery Revolution 12:36 - Energy-Only Market 14:35 - Why Solar Succeeds 18:21 - Commercial Solar Challenge 24:30 - Ageing Coal Fleet 28:49 - Carbon Markets & Pricing 35:00 - Renewable Costs 39:18 - Future Demand 42:45 - Grid Resilience 48:00 - Outro

Allen covers a judge lifting the Pentagon’s wind freeze, RWE’s $1.22B US offshore exit, and TotalEnergies buying Shell’s European renewables. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard’s StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on YouTube, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary’s “Engineering with Rosie” YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! Good Monday everyone. You know … there is an old saying. When one door closes … another one opens. Well this week in wind energy … a whole lot of doors were swinging. Let us start in Washington. For months … the Pentagon had quietly stopped reviewing wind energy project applications. More than a hundred and fifty onshore wind projects … stuck in limbo. The Defense Department claimed that drones in Ukraine had changed the game. Wind turbines … they said … could blind radar to incoming threats. So they hit the brakes. But on Thursday … a federal judge said … not so fast. Judge Karin Immergut … a Trump appointee no less … issued a preliminary injunction. Resume the reviews … she ordered. Follow the law Congress wrote. The law gives the Pentagon seventy-five days for a preliminary review. As of late July … not a single one had been completed since the halt began in May. When government lawyers were asked to name one project they had reviewed … they could not name a single one. The judge told them plainly. If you want to change the rules … go ask Congress. Now … while one arm of the government was being told to do its job … another arm was writing checks. German energy giant RWE … handed back its American offshore wind leases. New York. California. Louisiana. In return … the U.S. Department of the Interior cut RWE a check for one-point-two-two billion dollars. RWE is the fifth developer to walk away from American offshore wind under this administration. The company had spent more than a billion dollars on those leases. Years of planning. Investment. Partnership with federal agencies. But RWE said there is simply no path forward to permit these projects … for the foreseeable future. So where does the $1.22B go? Nine hundred million dollars into Louisiana LNG. Three hundred million into natural gas turbine reservations. Fifteen gas peaking projects across the country. A company that came to America to build wind farms … is now building gas plants instead. But here is the thing about RWE. They are not leaving the wind business. They are leaving American offshore wind. Globally … RWE operates eighteen offshore wind farms. Four more under construction. And nearly seven gigawatts secured in the United Kingdom’s latest auction. America said no. The rest of the world said … come on in. And speaking of Europe … TotalEnergies … the French oil major … just bought Shell’s entire onshore renewables business in Europe. Four gigawatts of solar and wind. Five hundred megawatts already running or under construction in Italy and the Netherlands. Three-and-a-half gigawatts more in the pipeline across Italy … the United Kingdom … and Spain. And in the same breath … TotalEnergies sold a fifty percent stake in a one-point-two gigawatt European portfolio to KKR … for an enterprise value of one-point-eight billion euros. Build it. Sell half. Keep operating it. That is the model. Now let us fly east … to India. GE Vernova just landed a hundred-and-sixty-three megawatt wind order from American developer Enfinity Global. Forty-three turbines. Three-point-eight megawatts each. Headed for the Fatehgarh wind farm in Rajasthan. Deliveries start late this year. And those turbines will be built at GE Vernova’s factory in Pune … which can turn out fifteen hundred megawatts a year. India is pushing for five hundred gigawatts of renewable energy. Meanwhile … up in Denmark … a Danish wind tower maker named Welcon is raising its voice. Swedish utility Vattenfall just won two offshore wind tenders in Denmark. But when asked whether they would use European-made turbines … Vattenfall would not say. Welcon’s chief executive Jens Risvig Pedersen said … and I quote … “It would be completely absurd not to buy European products for the two new Danish offshore wind farms. That would simply shut down the European industry.” The Danish trade union Dansk Metal agreed. Chinese turbines … they said … should not be financed with Danish taxpayer money. Vattenfall says it has not decided yet. But the debate is on. And finally … a milestone that happened so quietly … nobody noticed. The world just crossed three terawatts of installed solar power. It took ten years to build the first terawatt. Less than three years for the second. And not even two more years for the third. Seventy-four countries now have at least one gigawatt of solar installed. That is up from forty-two in twenty-twenty. BloombergNEF expects nine terawatts by twenty thirty-six. But here is the catch. Without batteries … solar hits a ceiling. Places like Australia and California already have so much solar that electricity prices go negative during the day. You heard that right. They pay people to use power. The answer is battery storage. But batteries are not able to keep up with the pace of solar. Now … if you step back from all of this … something interesting emerges. Nobody in these stories is arguing about whether wind works. Not the judge in Oregon. Not RWE. Not even the Pentagon. The debate has moved on. The question is no longer … can you build a wind farm. The question is … who gets to decide where one goes. Think about that. A federal judge did not rule that wind turbines are safe or good or necessary. She ruled that the government cannot ignore its own laws. The science was not on trial. The process was. RWE did not surrender its leases because offshore wind failed. It surrendered them because one government made permitting impossible … while eighteen other wind farms in its global portfolio kept spinning. And TotalEnergies did not buy four gigawatts of European renewables out of charity. It bought them because Shell … an oil company … decided those assets no longer fit its strategy. One oil major’s exit is another’s entrance. The assets did not lose value. They changed hands. That is the story underneath all these headlines. Wind energy has crossed a threshold that most industries never reach. It is no longer competing on technology. It is competing on governance. The turbines work. The economics work. The engineering works. What varies … country by country … is whether the rules of the road are clear enough for capital to show up. And capital … as we saw this week … will always find the door that is open. That is the state of the wind industry for the 10th of August … twenty twenty-six. Join us for the Uptime Wind Energy podcast tomorrow.

Download my meditation and wellness app, Swa:aha.https://app.level.game/?c=zSbmYnCheck out BeerBiceps SkillHouse Courses Here -https://linktr.ee/bbskillhouseFor all BeerBiceps vlog content Watch Life Of BeerBiceps - https://www.youtube.com/@LifeOfBeerBicepsShare your guest suggestions hereMail - connect@beerbiceps.comLink - https://forms.gle/aoMHY9EE3Cg3Tqdx9Follow Brett Lee's Social Media Handles:-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brettlee_58/Website: https://www.brettlee.com.au/In this 529th (overall 1034th) episode of The Ranveer Show, we are joined by Brett Lee, one of the fastest bowlers the game of cricket has ever seen and a key member of Australia's dominant early-2000s "Fangs" team, for a nostalgia-filled conversation on speed, mindset, and two decades of memories in India.We talk about what made that early-2000s Australian team so dominant, his rivalry and friendship with Sachin Tendulkar, his thoughts on Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Virat Kohli, the hardest phase of his career and how he chose to retire on his own terms, life in the IPL with KKR and Kings XI Punjab, his music career and the truth behind the Preity Zinta rumours, and why he believes Australia and India have far more in common than people assume.This podcast is a must-watch for anyone interested in cricket, fast bowling, the Aussie "Fangs" era, sports mindset, and two decades of India-Australia cricketing history.00:00 – Brett Lee On TRS02:26 – Brett Lee Walks Into The Studio03:35 – Life As A Cricketer After Retirement05:02 – Bowling At His Absolute Fastest06:56 – What Made The "Fangs" Era So Dominant10:10 – The Time Ricky Ponting Had To Pull Him Up11:44 – What Could Have Gone Wrong In His Career14:57 – Realising How Big He Was In India16:29 – His Take On Vaibhav Suryavanshi18:57 – How He'd Bowl To Vaibhav Today20:31 – Looking Back On His Own Career22:51 – Why Fast Bowling Speeds Have Dropped23:38 – Training, Glutes & Building A Fast Bowler's Body25:08 – Mitchell Starc & Mitchell Johnson26:44 – His IPL Years With KKR & Kings XI Punjab27:53 – Jacques Kallis vs Sachin — The GOAT Debate29:04 – Reliving His Most Viral Game Tape34:41 – The Asha Bhosle Duet & The Preity Zinta Rumour36:34 – Revisiting The Sachin Clips38:14 – Did He See Kohli Becoming Kohli?41:43 – The Hardest Phase Of His Career44:25 – Choosing To Retire On His Own Terms45:22 – The Aussie Mentality, On And Off The Field48:43 – Why Australia Keeps Producing Elite Athletes49:42 – Sledging, Banter & Aussie "Bakchodi"51:06 – Addressing The India-Australia Narrative55:14 – His Ganesha Idols & Spiritual Side56:17 – Closing Thoughts & Gratitude#brettlee #cricket

US equity futures are firmer, while Asian markets are mostly lower and European equities are modestly higher. Markets are being driven by a combination of earnings focus and improving geopolitical expectations, with headlines pointing toward a potential near-term agreement on the Strait of Hormuz supporting sentiment and easing energy concerns. At the same time, volatility in the semiconductor sector continues to weigh on Asia, while investors remain focused on corporate results and the broader AI trade following recent swings.Companies Mentioned: Meta, Medicover, KKR, JPMorgan

Microbes rarely feature in discussions about climate change, yet they play a central role in regulating greenhouse gases through the Earth's carbon, methane and nitrogen cycles. As the climate changes, understanding these natural processes is becoming increasingly important to develop new approaches to clean energy, agriculture and emissions reduction. This week on Cleaning Up, Bryony Worthington speaks with Professor Emeritus David Kirchman of the University of Delaware, one of the world's leading microbial ecologists and author of 'Microbes: the Unseen Agents of Climate Change.' They explore how microbes drive the carbon, methane and nitrogen cycles, how climate change is reshaping ecosystems from permafrost to coral reefs, and how microbial science could help tackle the climate crisis, from microbial fuel cells and lower-emissions agriculture to biofuels, methane reduction and even emerging forms of carbon removal and geoengineering Topics covered in this episode: The microbes shaping Earth's climate Ocean carbon cycle Methane-eating microbes Arctic warming impacts Coral reefs and climate resilience Low-carbon agriculture Microbes powering climate solutions Climate interventions Leadership Circle: Cleaning Up is proud to be supported by its Leadership Circle. The members are Actis, Alcazar Energy, Arup, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Cygnum Capital, Davidson Kempner, EcoPragma Capital, EDP, Eurelectric, the Gilardini Foundation, KKR, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, National Grid, Octopus Energy, Quadrature Climate Foundation, Schneider Electric, SDCL and Wärtsilä. For more information about the Leadership Circle, visit cleaningup.live Links: David Kirchman's bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-kirchman-5925b331/ David's book: Microbes, the Unseen Agents of Climate Change: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Microbes-Unseen-Agents-Climate-Change/dp/019768856X Merlin Sheldrake on Cleaning Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC-9ulSTnB4 Sea ice melting effect on microbes article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-77821-9 Background on James Lovelock's Gaia Hypothesis: https://courses.seas.harvard.edu/climate/eli/Courses/EPS281r/Sources/Gaia/Gaia-hypothesis-wikipedia.pdf DMS: Dimethyl Sulphide Subscribe to our newsletter: https://cleaninguppod.substack.com/ Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - About David Kirchman 05:50 - What Are Microbes? 15:29 - Climate Cycles & Carbon 23:04 - Methane Microbes 29:01 - Climate Change 34:41 - Coral Reefs 41:02 - Microbe Climate Solutions 50:10 - Climate Engineering 01:00:28 - Outro

David Pocock is one of Australia's most influential politicians, working as the Senator of the Australian Capital Territory. He brings a distinctive perspective to some of the country's biggest debates, from climate policy and energy security to democratic reform and the future of work. A former captain of the Australian rugby team, David entered politics after years of speaking out on issues including climate change, equality and environmental protection. Four years into his Senate career, he joins Michael Liebreich to explain how independent politics works in practice, what he's hearing from voters across Australia, his campaign to tax natural gas exports, and why he believes the country's clean energy transition must deliver lower household bills as well as lower emissions. The conversation explores Australia's world-leading rooftop solar uptake, the barriers slowing electric vehicle adoption, and why David believes Australians deserve a greater return from the country's gas exports. They also look ahead to the rise of AI and data centres, asking whether governments are paying enough attention to the implications for jobs, tax revenues and energy demand. Topics covered in this week's episode: David's journey from rugby player to Senator Australian voters' priorities Lowering household energy bills Australia's clean energy successes Why EV adoption lags Taxing Australia's gas exports Data centres and energy demand AI concerns and the future of work Leadership Circle: Cleaning Up is proud to be supported by its Leadership Circle. The members are Actis, Alcazar Energy, Arup, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Cygnum Capital, Davidson Kempner, EcoPragma Capital, EDP, Eurelectric, the Gilardini Foundation, KKR, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, National Grid, Octopus Energy, Quadrature Climate Foundation, Schneider Electric, SDCL and Wärtsilä. For more information about the Leadership Circle, visit cleaningup.live Links: David Pocock's bio: https://www.davidpocock.com.au/about David Pocock “Chains himself to digger” news article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/30272670 Aksel Lund Svindal on Cleaning Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRc1VCBnVgI Alex Honnold on Cleaning Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwmQf0mhHkE Prince Albert of Monaco on Cleaning Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-eYHKpDBYU Håkan Agnevall (Wärtsilä) on Cleaning Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUYjGT55g5A Subscribe to our newsletter: https://cleaninguppod.substack.com/ Acronyms: C&I: Commercial and Industrial ICE: Internal Combustion Engine ACT: Australian Capital Territory Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:48 From Rugby to Politics 11:46 Getting Arrested For Activism 16:35 What Voters Want 20:34 Rising Voter Frustration 26:16 Australia's Energy Report 28:57 Why EVs Lag Behind 31:19 Taxing Gas Exports 36:09 Data Centre Dilemma 39:46 AI vs Human Jobs 44:47 Delivering Real Results 49:44 Outro

Subscribe for free weekly Property Management News & updates: https://peter.beehiiv.com/KKR just made a major change to how it manages its single-family rental portfolio. Here's what happened:KKR is ending its asset management relationship with Avenue One and bringing oversight in-house through its subsidiary, My Community Homes (MCH)~10,000 SFR doors are affected across four property managers: Mynd (4,000), Evernest (3,500), North Point (1,500), and Pure Home River (1,000)MCH is keeping Mynd on, but cutting Evernest, North Point, and Pure Home River loose — most of the work is shifting to Darwin Homes insteadThe move follows new legislation restricting large investors from buying SFRs, plus a broader trend of institutional owners pulling property management in-house (Blackstone did the same earlier this year)North Point expects to lose ~30% of its door count; Evernest and Pure Home River are looking at roughly 15% and 3% hits, respectivelyLesson: don't tether too much of your business to one or two institutional clients.___Resources for Property Managers & Real Estate Entrepreneurs:Crane – Private PM Owner Community → Join a private network of property management owners and operators: https://joincrane.co/Free Weekly Newsletter → Property management insights, strategies, and industry updates direct to your inbox: https://peter.beehiiv.com/subscribeRL Property Management → Learn more about Peter's company and services in Columbus, Ohio: https://rlpmg.com/__Disclaimer: The content of this news video is for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. I may have consulting agreements with, or financial interests in, companies mentioned in this podcast (more info here: https://www.peterlohmann.com/financial-interest-disclosure ). Additionally, some of the links included may be affiliate links, meaning I may earn a commission if you purchase through these links. Always perform your own due diligence before making any financial or business decisions.

Verrassend is het niet, opvallend is het wel: weer wordt Shell een stukje minder groen. Het bedrijf neemt afscheid van alle Europese wind- en zonneparken op het vaste land. Ze verkopen de hele tak aan concurrent Total Energies. Wat dat betekent voor de Europese toekomst van Shell, bespreken we deze aflevering. Net als in hoeverre deze activiteiten bij Total Energies beter af zijn. Hebben we het ook over de Japanse yen. Na een dramatisch jaar won die munt vrijdag opeens aan waarde. Vandaag gaven de Amerikaanse en Japanse overheid het toe: de VS heeft een handje geholpen. Waarom het zover moest komen en wat dat jou als belegger uit moet maken, zoeken we ook voor je uit. Hoor je ook: Overnamegeruchten bij NXP Fusiegeruchten bij AstraZeneca Een verlies bij PostNL dat tóch wordt beloond Een nieuwe Chinees AI-model Te gast: Han Dieperink, CIO bij Auréus BNR Beurs is een journalistiek onafhankelijke productie, mede mogelijk gemaakt door Saxo. Over de makers: Jelle Maasbach is presentator van BNR Beurs en freelance financieel journalist. Zijn favoriete aandeel om over te praten is Disney, maar daar lijkt hij de enige in te zijn. Sinds de eerste uitzending van BNR Beurs is 'ie er bij. Maxim van Mil is presentator van BNR Beurs en journalist bij BNR, waar hij zich focust op de financiële markten en ontwikkelingen in de tech-wereld. Je krijgt hem het meest enthousiast als hij kan praten over ASML, of oer-Hollandse bedrijven zoals Ahold of ABN Amro. Jorik Simonides is presentator van BNR Beurs, economieredacteur en verslaggever bij BNR. Hij wordt er vooral blij van als het een keer níet over AI gaat. Je hoort hem ook in de BNR-podcast Moerdijk: dorp van de rekening. Milou Brand is presentator van BNR Beurs, freelance podcastmaker en columnist bij het Financieele Dagblad. Jochem Visser is presentator van BNR Beurs, maakt Beursnerd XL en is redacteur bij de podcast Onder Curatoren. Vraag hem naar obscure zaken op financiële markten en hij vertelt je waarom het eigenlijk nóg leuker is dan je al dacht. Over de podcast: Met BNR Beurs ga je altijd voorbereid de nieuwe beursdag in. We praten je in een kleine 25 minuten bij over alle laatste ontwikkelingen op de handelsvloer. We blijven niet alleen bij de AEX of Wall Street, maar vertellen je ook waar nog meer kansen liggen. En we houden het niet bij de cijfers, maar zoeken ook iedere dag voor je naar duiding van scherpe gasten en experts. Of je nu een ervaren belegger bent of net begint met je eerste stappen op de beurs, de podcast biedt waardevolle inzichten voor je beleggingsstrategie. Door de focus op zowel de korte termijn als de lange termijn, helpt BNR Beurs luisteraars om de ruis van de markt te scheiden van de essentie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bonus Episode for July 31. Investment firms like Blackstone, KKR and Blue Owl have been battered over the past year by a client exodus from private-credit funds. WSJ lead financial reporter AnnaMaria Andriotis discusses the state of the industry's recovery from a surge in redemption requests from rattled investors and whether these firms' investments in AI can help them recover from blows to the software sector. WSJ reporter Matt Wirz, who covers credit, hosts this special bonus episode of What's News in Earnings, where we dig into companies' earnings reports and analyst calls to find out what's going on under the hood of the American economy. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The UK is heavily exposed to global energy markets and has some of the highest electricity prices in Europe. At the same time, vast amounts of heat generated across industry and infrastructure go unused. Whether it should be called "waste" is a matter of debate, but could making better use of the energy we already produce be one of the biggest untapped opportunities in the energy transition? This week, Michael Liebreich is joined by Jonathan Maxwell, founder and CEO of SDCL, a specialist investment firm focused on energy efficiency. They explore why energy efficiency should be treated as a strategic resource, why “waste” heat could become one of Europe's most overlooked energy resources, and how Europe and the UK can strengthen its energy resilience following renewed tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.   They discuss the economics of gas versus electricity, the rapid growth of AI-driven data centres and their power requirements, and how long-term infrastructure investment can help build a more resilient, affordable and efficient energy system. Topics covered in this episode: The Strait of Hormuz and Europe's energy security The UK's energy system and the cost of electrification Gas versus electricity pricing Debating “waste” heat and energy efficiency AI, data centres and growing power demand Powering and cooling next-generation infrastructure Infrastructure investment and portfolio management Europe's energy transition beyond the AI boom Leadership Circle: Cleaning Up is proud to be supported by its Leadership Circle. The members are Actis, Alcazar Energy, Arup, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Cygnum Capital, Davidson Kempner, EcoPragma Capital, EDP, Eurelectric, the Gilardini Foundation, KKR, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, National Grid, Octopus Energy, Quadrature Climate Foundation, Schneider Electric, SDCL and Wärtsilä. For more information about the Leadership Circle, visit cleaningup.live Links: Jonathan Maxwell's bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-maxwell-a121a533/ Jonathan on Cleaning Up 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN2YWPqBPHk Jonathan on Cleaning Up 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OTbyOxYUpg Jonathan on Cleaning Up 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqrtr2lePM8 Jonathan's substack: https://jonathanmaxwell.substack.com/ The Edge by Jonathan Maxwell: https://the-edge-book.com/product/the-edge-by-jonathan-maxwell/ SDCL: https://www.sdclgroup.com/ Ed Conway on Cleaning Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhvEExdYeEU Robert Dunn on Cleaning Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juAyLAUmU3w  Subscribe to our newsletter: https://cleaninguppod.substack.com/  Acronyms: LNG: Liquified Natural Gas JCPOA: Joint and Comprehensive Plan of Action CHP: Combined Heat and Power PUE: Power Usage Effectiveness CCHP: Combined Cooling Heat and Power EBITDA: Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation Chapters: 00:00 - Europe's Energy Security 05:11 - Strait of Hormuz Impact 15:39 - Electrifying the UK 23:14 - Gas vs Electricity 28:56 - Waste Heat Debate 32:14 - Powering Data Centres 42:20 - AI Investment 46:42 - Cooling Data Centres 52:16 - Managing Energy Assets 01:06:47 - Outro

Across huge swathes of the global economy, clean solutions are already cheaper than their fossil alternatives, and so a carbon price isn't needed. But in other sections of the economy, the costs of green tech are higher, and so carbon pricing will be needed to make them cost competitive. But what should that price be, and how can it be successfully implemented? This week on Cleaning Up, Michael Liebreich is joined by Professor Ross Garnaut, a towering figure in the debate about how to implement carbon pricing, and founder of the Superpower Institute. Having advised successive Australian governments on climate policy since 2007, Ross makes the case for how Australia can export green iron, ammonia, and carbon-based fuels to industrialised economies that don't have the land or renewable resources to decarbonise on their own. They discuss the political history behind Australia's stop-start carbon pricing, the debate over whether green hydrogen can ever get cheap enough to make the superpower vision work, and how First Nations communities are shaping decisions about the land at the centre of it. They also explore the tension between protectionism and genuine security concerns over Chinese supply chains, and whether China's undervalued currency is really what's holding back Australia's competitiveness. Topics covered in this episode: Australian climate policy under different Prime Ministers Australia as a low-carbon superpower Exporting molecules vs exporting electricity First Nations involvement in land use The green hydrogen cost debate Protectionism vs. security concerns Pinning down an actual carbon price Trade imbalances and exchange rates Leadership Circle: Cleaning Up is proud to be supported by its Leadership Circle. The members are Actis, Alcazar Energy, Arup, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Cygnum Capital, Davidson Kempner, Ecopragma Capital, EDP, Eurelectric, the Gilardini Foundation, KKR, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, National Grid, Octopus Energy, Quadrature Climate Foundation, Schneider Electric, SDCL and Wärtsilä. For more information about the Leadership Circle, visit cleaningup.live. Links: Watch our full Deep Dive Australia Series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc8cNKXCII70&si=GmXz-zQe3yK42V3o Ross Garnaut's bio: https://www.rossgarnaut.com.au/ Malcolm Turnbull on Cleaning Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9CUGRHCswU Tony Abbott on Cleaning Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_39HmAgq9RY The Superpower Institute: https://www.superpowerinstitute.com.au/ The SuperPower Institute reports: https://www.superpowerinstitute.com.au/work?type=report Ross' book — Superpower: Australia's Low-Carbon Opportunity by Ross Garnaut: https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/superpower 

“We literally have CEOs on public earnings calls saying that their revenue is lower than it would have been because they couldn't serve all of the demand that they have,” says Adam Selipsky, co-founder and CEO of Helix Digital Infrastructure and former AWS CEO. In this episode of Tech Disruptors, Selipsky and co-founder Waldemar Szlezak, global head of Digital Infrastructure at KKR, speak with Bloomberg Intelligence associate director of research Alexandra Davidov and senior technology analyst Anurag Rana to discuss how Helix is addressing the bottleneck in physical AI scaffolding. They explain why traditional, uncoordinated data-center projects fail, how strategic partnerships with Vistra and Nvidia provide a single-counterparty solution and what it takes to build repeatable, long-term compute capacity at scale.

Dan Nathan sits down with Rick Heitzmann, co-founder and partner at FirstMark Capital, to kick off a new Okay, Computer. series on AI investing. They dig into the circular financing behind the AI infrastructure boom — from Nvidia backstopping Apollo's private credit for xAI to Meta's off-balance-sheet data center deals with KKR and Blue Owl — plus the shift from "tokenmaxxing" to an efficiency era, the rise of Chinese open-source models, memory stock froth, and what's next for the IPO market after SpaceX. Show Notes Big Tech Is Hiding $1.65 Trillion in Debt. How Worried Should Investors Be? (Yahoo Finance) SpaceXAI Explores Major Data Center Expansion in Texas (The Information) —FOLLOW USYouTube: @RiskReversalMediaInstagram: @riskreversalmediaTwitter: @RiskReversalLinkedIn: RiskReversal Media The financial opinions expressed in Risk Reversal content are for information purposes only. The opinions expressed by the hosts and participants are not an attempt to influence specific trading behavior, investments, or strategies. Past performance does not necessarily predict future outcomes. No specific results or profits are assured when relying on Risk Reversal. Before making any investment or trade, evaluate its suitability for your circumstances and consider consulting your own financial or investment advisor. The financial products discussed in Risk Reversal carry a high level of risk and may not be appropriate for many investors. If you have uncertainties, it's advisable to seek professional advice. Remember that trading involves a risk to your capital, so only invest money that you can afford to lose. Derivatives are not suitable for all investors and involve the risk of losing more than the amount originally deposited and any profit you might have made. This communication is not a recommendation or offer to buy, sell or retain any specific investment or service.

At the beginning of 2022, Europe was sourcing around 40% of its gas from Russia. By the end of this year, no more gas should be flowing from Russia into Europe.  Much of that shortfall has been replaced by production from the vast oil and gas fields of Norway's North Sea continental shelf. And this year, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz again highlighted the importance of Norway to Europe's resilience. But how does one of the world's largest oil and gas producers balance energy security with the race to net zero? This week, Michael Liebreich is joined by Anders Opedal, CEO of Equinor, Norway's state-backed energy company. Having spent almost three decades at the company, Anders discusses Equinor's strategy for producing lower-emissions oil and gas while investing heavily in offshore wind, carbon capture and storage, and the technologies needed for the energy transition.  They also explore the impact of fugitive methane emissions, the realities of carbon capture, the economics of offshore wind, and why Norway believes it can continue supplying oil and gas for decades to come. Topics covered: How Russia disrupted European gas supplies Meeting Europe's gas demand The Strait of Hormuz and energy prices Tax, financing and investment Equinor's partnership with Shell Carbon capture and storage (CCS) Can the UK replicate Norway's success?  Offshore wind development Reducing methane emissions and gas flaring Leadership Circle: Cleaning Up is proud to be supported by its Leadership Circle. The members are Actis, Alcazar Energy, Arup, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Cygnum Capital, Davidson Kempner, Ecopragma Capital, EDP, Eurelectric, the Gilardini Foundation, KKR, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, National Grid, Octopus Energy, Quadrature Climate Foundation, Schneider Electric, SDCL and Wärtsilä. For more information about the Leadership Circle, visit cleaningup.live Links:  Anders Opedal's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andersopedalequinor/ Equinor: https://www.equinor.com/ Northern Lights project: https://www.equinor.com/energy/northern-lights Sign up to our newsletter: cleaninguppod.substack.com Amber Rudd on Cleaning Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZOokwqLaRc Ben van Beurden on Cleaning Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jImWveH7Xn0 Michael Lewis on Cleaning Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOD-f6uSPgc Acronyms: TTF: Title Transfer Facility  BTU: British Thermal Units FID: Final Investment Decision CCS: Carbon Capture and Storage OGCI: Oil and Gas Climate Initiative OGDC: Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Charter

Victoria is undertaking one of Australia's most ambitious electricity transitions. The state is aiming for 65% renewable electricity by 2030 and 95% by 2035, replacing ageing coal-fired power stations with renewable electricity, batteries and offshore wind while keeping the lights on and consumers' bills down. This week on Cleaning Up's Deep Dive Australia, Michael Liebreich is joined by Lily D'Ambrosio, Victoria's Minister for Climate Action, Energy and the State Electricity Commission, who has overseen the state's energy transition for more than a decade. Together Minister D'Ambrosio and Michael examine the policies driving the transition, from renewable energy auctions and large-scale batteries, to offshore wind and transmission planning. Michael also challenges the Minister on some of the most controversial aspects of Victoria's strategy, including unpublished modelling, coal closure agreements, and the politics of moving households away from gas. Topics: Victoria's energy transition and the role of state governments Replacing coal with renewables Batteries, electricity markets and falling wholesale prices Coal plant closures and investor certainty Transparency, modelling and political accountability Transmission, community opposition and Renewable Energy Zones Offshore wind and the future generation mix Gas, household electrification and cost of living Leadership, public confidence and delivering the transition Leadership Circle: Cleaning Up is proud to be supported by its Leadership Circle. The members are Actis, Alcazar Energy, Arup, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Cygnum Capital, Davidson Kempner, Ecopragma Capital, EDP, Eurelectric, the Gilardini Foundation, KKR, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, National Grid, Octopus Energy, Quadrature Climate Foundation, Schneider Electric, SDCL and Wärtsilä. For more information about the Leadership Circle, visit cleaningup.live Links: Lily D'Ambrosio's bio: https://www.victorianchamber.com.au/profile/lily-dambrosio Sign up to our newsletter: https://cleaninguppod.substack.com EnergyAustralia: https://www.energyaustralia.com.au/ AGL: https://www.agl.com.au/  VicGrid: https://www.vicgrid.com.au/ Western Renewable Link: https://www.westernrenewableslink.com.au/ Offshore wind: https://www.energy.vic.gov.au/renewable-energy/offshore-wind-energy/offshore-wind-energy-victoria Gas substitution roadmap: https://www.energy.vic.gov.au/renewable-energy/victorias-gas-substitution-roadmap Open Electricity: https://openelectricity.org.au/ Acronyms: CSIRO: Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation