Author: Money Mechanics

People tend to equate concepts like “budget” or “low-cost” with poor quality, but that’s not true. You can find plenty of high-quality laptops that cost less than $1,000. I’m talking about well-crafted, powerful computers that can compete with the best laptops on the market when tackling productivity and entertainment workloads. It certainly helps that many budget laptops were former high-end devices. Apple, for example, frequently drops the price of older MacBooks whenever a new one comes out. It also helps that sometimes newer computers only provide an incremental upgrade, allowing the previous generations to continue performing years after launch. MacBooks are one…

(Oil Price) – Google has signed the first U.S. corporate power purchase agreement involving natural gas with carbon capture, marking a major shift in how Big Tech plans to fuel the data-hungry future of artificial intelligence. The deal centers on the Broadwing Project, a 400-megawatt gas-fired power plant planned for Decatur, Illinois, developed by privately held Low Carbon Infrastructure. The plant will capture and store about 90% of its carbon dioxide emissions in underground wells 5,000 to 7,000 feet deep. Power will flow to Google’s expanding network of Midwestern data centers through the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), which covers 15…

We’ve talked in the past about how the mechanics of short selling work, and how the rules around trading, holding, and reporting do, too. However, there remain a lot of misconceptions out there about why companies see fluctuations in their short interest.Now, we’ll talk about the interesting dynamics in today’s markets between short interest and index inclusion.At first, these two seem unrelated — one about passive flows and benchmarking, and the other with market efficiency — but when you look at the data, some patterns emerge.Index membership brings new passive demand – and new hedging activityIt’s no secret that addition…

Key Takeaways Berkshire Hathaway acquired OxyChem for $9.7 billion, marking Buffett’s largest deal since 2022. The deal may be Buffet’s last as CEO before he steps down. The petrochemical business manufactures commodity chemicals like chlorine and sodium hydroxide, which are used in water treatment, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and more. Wall Street reacted negatively to Occidental Petroleum’s stock after the sale announcement, with shares falling 7%, though analysts see strategic value for Berkshire. At the age of 95, the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, has unleashed his biggest investment in years, and it isn’t in tech or finance. The Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B)…

Key Takeaways The Los Angeles Dodgers will face the Toronto Blue Jays when the first pitch of the Major League Baseball World Series is thrown on Friday.Players on the winning team could take home hundreds of thousands of dollars if they win.Last year, the title-winning Dodgers paid out north of $477,000 per player, as the team received $46.5 million of the MLB’s $129.1 million bonus pool. The Major League Baseball (MLB) season is approaching its final games, with Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays players fighting for the Commissioner’s Trophy, and also for a sizable bonus when the World…

Key Takeaways Major U.S. equities indexes mostly advanced Thursday as investors monitored China trade developments and digested the latest batch of corporate earnings. IBM’s shares declined after its software revenue came in lower than analysts expected.Honeywell shares surged after the conglomerate raised its full-year profit outlook and gave an update on planned spinoffs. Major U.S. equities indexes mostly advanced Thursday as investors monitored China trade developments and digested the latest batch of corporate earnings. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were higher, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was little changed. IBM’s (IBM) shares pulled back as its software revenue came in…

Key Takeaways Shares in quantum computing firms are getting a lift Thursday on reports that the Trump administration is in discussions to take equity stakes in them in exchange for federal funding.IonQ, Rigetti, D-Wave Quantum, and Quantum Computing are among the companies said to be involved in the talks. A new White House trade is here. President Donald Trump’s hands-on approach to publicly-traded companies—sometimes called “state capitalism” or “national capitalism” now reportedly includes quantum computing firms. The Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump administration is involved in discussions with a handful of companies, promising them federal funding in exchange…

Key Takeaways Intel is scheduled to report its quarterly results after the closing bell Thursday.Wall Street analysts see the struggling chipmaker swinging to a slight profit from a loss in the preceding and year-ago quarters. Intel could face heightened expectations from investors when it reports third-quarter earnings after the bell, following a torrid rally in recent months on a flurry of high-profile deals. Though the stock was little changed in early trading Thursday, it’s up over 80% for 2025, with most of the gains coming since August when the federal government took a 10% stake in the struggling chipmaker. A partnership with rival…

We came across a bullish thesis on Powell Industries, Inc. on Kroker Equity Research’s Substack. In this article, we will summarize the bulls’ thesis on POWL. Powell Industries, Inc.’s share was trading at $311.7 as of October 6th. POWL’s trailing and forward P/E were 21.36 and 20.88 respectively according to Yahoo Finance. Jim Cramer Says Eaton Corporation plc (ETN) Suffers From Short Reporting Periods ronstik/Shutterstock.com Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) is a Houston-based specialist in custom-engineered electrical power systems, serving industrial, utility, and energy sectors for over 75 years. The company designs and builds integrated solutions, including switchgear, motor control centers,…

Our latest video features the second panel discussion of the day at Artemis London 2025, a session focused on the catastrophe bond market segment, from our fourth catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference in the City of London, UK, held on September 2nd 2025.More than 220 attendees joined our Artemis London 2025 conference to hear insightful talks and benefit from valuable networking, with over 120 organisations represented across a mix of ILS industry participants, insurance and reinsurance specialists, institutional end-investors and those considering allocating to the asset class, entities looking for efficient risk transfer, and service providers to the…