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Manufacturing ISM Misses As Prices Surge Most Since April 2022, Employment Slides To Worst Print Of 2026 Amid the fog of war and fading 'hard' data, the final April S&P Global Manufacturing PMI printed 54.5, a small gain from the flash 54.0 print, and higher than the 52.3 February final print, although it came with a warning from Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence: “The surge in manufacturing activity in April is not the cause for cheer that at first glance it suggests. A key driving force behind...

Why Data Centers Favor On-Site Gas Power Most data center developers opting for on-site gas power say that they see it as a “bridge” solution until a grid connection is secured. Yet economics may favor keeping those assets running even after grid power becomes available. A recent BloombergNEF analysis shows the marginal cost of operating an on-site gas plant may be below industrial electricity tariffs, making continued generation from on-site assets the cheaper option in many cases.  Marginal generation costs depend on fuel prices and variable operating expenses. BloombergNEF modeled the marginal...

Washington State Wildfires Trigger Mass Evacuations, Emergency Declaration Thousands of people in Spokane County, Washington, have been evacuated as parts of the city of Spokane are under a “Leave Immediately” emergency as three wildland fires forced evacuations. Spokane County Emergency Management describes the emergency as “Level 3: Go, Leave Now, Leave Immediately!” Officials said 60,000 people within Spokane city limits have been evacuated. Spokane County Fire District 3 Fire Chief Cody Rohrbach said 640 structures were destroyed in the Old Trails Fire alone. The county website states: “There is an immediate threat to...