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Caterpillar's Parabolic Rise Continues As AI Boom Supercharges Generator Sales Hyperscalers are deploying as much as $725 billion in capital expenditures this year, primarily on AI data center buildouts, and it comes as no surprise that Caterpillar posted solid first-quarter earnings, as surging on-site power demand has created a boom for the company's power-generation business. CAT is one of the world's biggest makers of machines used to build, mine, dig, haul, and power industrial sites. But what has investors focused on in recent quarters is its energy and power unit, which...

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Missouri Senate Passes Bill Blocking WHO, UN, WEF Authority Authored by Jon Fleetwood via substack, A Missouri bill directly confronting the role of unelected global institutions in domestic governance has passed the state Senate, declaring that organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations (UN), and World Economic Forum (WEF) have “no jurisdiction or power within the state.” The move represents a win for state sovereignty, constitutional supremacy, and resistance to foreign governance frameworks. Missouri Senate Bill 977 (SB 977), introduced by State Senator Nick Schroer, passed the Senate on April 2, 2026 by...