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Created on November 16, 2025 Nuclear energy experienced a significant stagnation following the nuclear reactor disaster of 2011 in Japan. Still, the push towards clean energy and the surge in power demand from data centers that fuel the AI hype have made nuclear energy attractive again. Over 30 governments are considering, planning, or starting power programs according to the World Nuclear Association. Small modular reactors (SMRs) are leading the resurgence of nuclear energy, and investors should consider them for their portfolios. Nuclear energy stocks are publicly listed companies active in the nuclear energy sector. They primarily operate nuclear reactors to…

Is Your Organization Relying Too Heavily On Its Founder? In most cases, the creation of a business is driven by the passion and vision of a single person: the founder. Consequently, most well-known businesses are closely associated with their founders, such as Microsoft with Bill Gates and Amazon with Jeff Bezos. But, despite the indisputable significance of a founder’s strong presence to provide direction and shape the culture, is it wise for a company to be unable to survive without them, even for a short time? If a short-term absence of a few weeks halts operations and makes it impossible…

The address that I use for this newsletter has long since been overrun by nonsense. Seemingly every PR and marketing firm in existence has gleefully added it to the various mailing lists that they use to convince their clients that they offer global reach. I recently received, for example, a message announcing a new uranium mining venture. Yesterday morning, someone helpfully sent me a note to alert me that “CPI Aerostructures Reports Third Quarter and Nine Month 2025 Results.” Here’s the problem: this is also the address where my readers send me interesting notes about my essays, or point me…

Kody Brown Still Has Women Asking to Join His FamilyShould Kody still be interested in having his love multiplied, there’s no shortage of options.  As he revealed to Robyn on the Nov. 2 episode, “I got another one of those emails from some woman talking about plural marriage.”  The unnamed person was “kind of chastising me for deciding to quit plural marriage,” he explained to his sole remaining bride. And then she offered up her services. “She’s calling me out,” Kody explained to Robyn, “and then asking sort of like to get to know us for the purpose of joining…

The Taylor Sheridan television empire can be marked by a few recurring themes: Western or neo-Western thematic architecture, casts stuffed with aging former A-listers cashing checks from Paramount to entice older viewers, and the crazy, atonal mix of prestige drama and campy soap-opera antics. He’s like Ryan Murphy, but for the straights. When its first season debuted last year, “Landman” was one of the stranger entries in his non-“Yellowstone” catalog, transferring the no-nonsense politicking and political/relational infighting of the Dutton family to the oil boom of West Texas. Now, with its second season underway, the show struggles to find new…

This week we go through the two newest box sets from David Coverdale’s Whitesnake. The first is a box set full of live shows from 2004 to 2015 called ‘Access All Areas Live’. We get 6 different shows (sort of) and the normal goodies. The second box set is for the 2011 Whitesnake album ‘Forevermore’. This set is 4 CDs and Blu-Ray plus the normal goodies. We went through the other 7 sets last year so time to catch us up with the new ones. I hope you enjoy! So go check it out as it is live right now…

When it comes to economic policy, Donald Trump is a statist menace. Full stop. His obsession with tariffs isn’t grounded in just classic protectionist aid to domestic industries, but actually embodies a much grander and more dangerous Caesarian notion: Namely, that America is a giant corporation and Trump its all-powerful CEO, empowered to gallop around the globe cutting great big beautiful deals to bring investment, jobs, production, societal uplift and foreign policy victories, too, pouring into America’s hinterlands. In that context, the Donald has tortured the nation’s poorly drafted trade statutes into economic battering rams, thereby enabling him to deploy…

Some stuff I am reading today morning: India’s refiners turn to US (OP) What AI means for India (Nandan Nilekani) Sector: Shipyards (FE) Company: Force Motors (Rediff) Sellside Research: Kilburn Engineering (ICICI Direct) CCL Vs Vintage Coffee (Zen Nivesh) America & China’s drone arsenals (WSJ) Choose your own way (Microcap Club) Inside the Gulf’s Trillion $ AI gamble (CNBC) Anti Indian sentiment rising in US (MC) Discover more from Alpha Ideas Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President and current Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President, Sourav Ganguly, has shared a crucial piece of advice with the India National Cricket Team head coach Gautam Gambhir.Sourav Ganguly advised Gautam Gambhir to play home Test matches on good pitches and move away from the idea of spin-friendly tracks if they want the results to go in their favour.Play on good wickets. I hope Gautam Gambhir is listening – Sourav GangulyThe pitch at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata became the biggest talking point during the first Test match of the two-match…

 France forward Maghnes Akliouche says he is “proud” after bagging his first goal for France on Sunday. The Monaco youngster got on the scoresheet in Les Bleus’ World Cup qualifying win over Azerbaijan, with Jean-Philippe Mateta also getting on the scoresheet. Speaking after the game, he said: “I’m very proud to have scored my first goal for Les Bleus. There’s always a bit of pressure, but it’s good pressure for me. “Being good and decisive is important for an attacking player. I’m happy today. Little by little, from one selection to the next, I can feel that I’m becoming more…