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    Alternative Investments

    Coverage of non-traditional investment vehicles.

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    Army, Pentagon Task Force Award $4.15B for Drones

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··5 min read
    Aerial photograph of high-desert Utah landscape near Price, showing expansive terrain where Valar Atomics proposes to build a 9.6-gigawatt nuclear data center campus.
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    Valar Atomics' 9.6GW Utah Nuclear Data Center Plan

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··6 min read
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    New Zealand sees smaller budget deficit before election

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··7 min read
    A dark, dramatic market display with glowing gold light suggesting strong earnings growth and investor attention.
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    S&P 500 Earnings Are Growing 24%-32%

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··6 min read
    A modern corporate office tower at dusk, lit in navy and gold tones, suggesting a merger deal setting.
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    AIRE and OceanLight Sign $1B Merger Deal

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··6 min read
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    Gold Price Today, Sept. 28, 2026: What's Behind the Slide

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··5 min read
    Interior of a spacecraft launch control facility with monitoring equipment and operational infrastructure, lit in navy and gold tones.
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    Iridium Holders Approve Rocket Lab's $54 Deal

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··6 min read
    Wide view of a military aircraft manufacturing hangar showing multiple drone airframes at various stages of assembly, with technicians and equipment arranged across the production floor under industrial lighting.
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    Anduril Isn't the Only One Building Air Force Drones

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··6 min read
    Aerial view of a nuclear power plant with cooling towers and reactor buildings set against the landscape, lit with gold highlights on the industrial structures against dark backgrounds.
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    Could Europe's Data Centers Revive Nuclear Power?

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··7 min read
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    US Debt Hits $40 Trillion. Yields Make It Worse

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··6 min read
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    Can You Buy a Business With Your IRA? The UBIT Trap

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read
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    IRA Investing: What a Self-Directed IRA Allows

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read