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Wall Street Expands Private Credit Funds for Artificial Intelligence Data Centers and Power Projects

Major US asset managers and commercial banks are creating multi-billion-dollar private credit funds to finance electricity generation and data-center construction needed by technology companies expanding artificial intelligence capacity.
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National Science Foundation Establishes Six Advanced Materials and Quantum Research Centers
FCC Approves New Satellite Spectrum-Sharing Rules to Expand Broadband Access
US Maritime Administration Funds Port Upgrades on West Coast
Severe Frost and Winter Storms Disrupt Travel Across Northern Plains and Great Lakes
Education Department Adjusts Student Loan Guidance Amid Conflicting Court Orders
Interior Department Approves New Solar and Geothermal Projects on Western Federal Lands
Wall Street Expands Private Credit Funds for Artificial Intelligence Data Centers and Power Projects
US Adds More Than One Hundred Eighty Thousand Jobs as Unemployment Holds Near Four Percent
FTC Proposes Nationwide Ban on Hidden Fees in Hotels, Rentals and Ticketing
US Agriculture Department Expands Dairy Farm Biosecurity Testing
US Transportation Department Awards More Than Four Billion Dollars for Freight Rail and Bridge Upgrades
NASA Completes Critical Propulsion Test for Lunar Exploration Program
CISA Warns US Utilities of Cyberattacks Linked to Foreign State-Sponsored Groups
Major US Automakers Shift Spending From Electric Vehicles Toward Hybrids
Federal Health Agencies Launch Multi-State Campaign as Respiratory Illnesses Rise
US Oil Production Set to Reach Record High as Permian Basin Output Expands
FAA Orders Enhanced Engine Inspections for US Commercial Airlines
SEC Introduces New Disclosure Requirements for Corporate Artificial Intelligence Use
Homeland Security Accelerates Advanced Surveillance Technology Along US-Mexico Border
Justice Department Seeks Structural Remedies in Major Silicon Valley Antitrust Case
Treasury Imposes Broad Sanctions on Global Smuggling Networks Linked to Fentanyl Production
Pentagon Deploys Additional Naval and Air Forces to Middle East Amid Rising Security Tensions
Supreme Court to Review Federal Agency Authority in Major Environmental and Administrative Law Case
White House Unveils Multi-Billion-Dollar Package for Domestic Microchip and Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure
Federal Reserve Signals Interest Rates May Stay Higher for Longer as Inflation Remains Persistent
Senate Examines US Military Posture After Reduction in South Korea Drills
Interior Department Accelerates Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Approvals Ahead of Midterms
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US Coast Guard Seeks Emergency Funding Amid Expanding Maritime Security Duties
House Oversight Committee Investigates Foreign Influence Operations on Social Media
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Senate Republicans Push Faster Federal Permitting for Energy and Infrastructure Projects
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Blocks Nonferrous Mining Leases in Boundary Waters Region
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