Tag: BLOOM

Feb 25

AI Is Exploding Data Center Energy Use. A Google-Created Technique May Help

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Data center operators are shifting computing power to locations where the cleanest electrons are, in an effort to reduce tech’s carbon footprint. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Naureen S Malik Published Feb 25, 2024  •  5 minute read Join the conversation hjwwu1aawf{6g3tu]7bw5{q7_media_dl_1.png Source: Dominion Energy Article content (Bloomberg) — […]
Feb 24

Real Estate Firm Avison Young Nears Restructuring After Default

Article content (Bloomberg) — Real estate services firm Avison Young (Canada) Inc. says it’s close to finishing a restructuring to clean up its balance sheet after it defaulted on a senior term loan, causing a ratings downgrade.  “We have been focused on finalizing a transaction with our financial partners which will significantly strengthen Avison Young […]
Feb 23

Italy Sounds Out Ukrainian, Indian Investors to Rescue Steel Plant

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Giorgia Meloni’s government is in preliminary talks with domestic, Ukrainian and Indian investors for a potential bid to rescue Italy’s biggest steelmaker. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Alberto Brambilla Published Feb 23, 2024  •  2 minute read Join the conversation Chimneys of Acciaierie d’Italia steel plant, formerly known as […]
Feb 23

French Finance Minister Le Maire Stirs Discord With Two-Speed Pitch for EU Markets Unity

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire slammed the European Union for making only sluggish progress in bolstering capital markets, raising tensions over a project officials say is crucial to avoid prolonged economic weakness. Author of the article: Bloomberg News William Horobin and Jorge Valero Published Feb 23, 2024  •  3 […]
Feb 22

Canada Retail Sales Drop 0.4% in Sharp Spending Pullback

Article content (Bloomberg) — Canadian consumers sharply pulled back their spending in January after stronger-than-expected retail purchases at the end of last year. Receipts for retailers fell 0.4%, the biggest decline since March 2023, according to an advance estimate from Statistics Canada released Thursday. That followed a 0.9% jump in December, which beat the median […]
Feb 22

Ecopetrol Fails to Confirm Offshore Gas Potential in Orca

Article content (Bloomberg) — Colombia’s state energy company, Ecopetrol SA, has determined that a natural gas deposit in the Caribbean Sea that officials were counting on to shore up the nation’s dwindling reserves is significantly smaller than initially estimated. Officials said Thursday that they are now reevaluating the discovery, named Orca-1. In the processes of […]