The typical American household spent $78,535 in 2024. Headline PCE inflation was running at 4.1% year over year in May 2026, which means the same lifestyle can become thousands of dollars more expensive in a single year. Social Security benefits are rising 2.8% in 2026, but that adjustment may not fully offset the higher cost ... The Portfolio That Lets You Ignore Inflation
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The combined company would serve around ten million customer accounts and operate more than 110GW across four fast-growing US states.
The combined company would serve around ten million customer accounts and operate more than 110GW across four fast-growing US states.
NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy have filed regulatory applications for their proposed merger, pledging $2.25 billion in customer bill credits while positioning the combined utility to meet surging U.S. electricity
Dominion Energy announced Wednesday afternoon that it had filed paperwork with the State Corporation Commission to begin its proposed merger with Florida-based NextEra. If the Virginia SCC and other equivalent regulatory bodies in North Carolina, South Carolina and at the federal level approve the $67 billion deal, the merger would create the world’s largest regulated electric utility. The SCC ...
The bank earned $2.00 per share in the second quarter, topping analyst expectations of $1.72 per share
Retirement planning fixates on depletion risk. The quieter problem is that a portfolio can hold its dollar value for thirty years and still leave a retiree poorer in real terms. The CPI-U rose from 308.417 in January 2024 to 335.123 in May 2026, while the 2026 Social Security COLA was 2.8%. Core PCE inflation reached ... The Real Risk in Retirement Isn’t Running Out of Money. It’s Losing Your Purchasing Power.
Maryland state agencies asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to end an extra 0.5% return the transmission owners earn for being PJM Interconnection members.
A retired couple’s grocery bill is one of the most inflation-sensitive lines in the household budget because it has to be paid every week, not once a year. The USDA’s moderate-cost food plan puts a two-person older household’s grocery cost in the neighborhood of $7,000 to more than $8,000 a year, depending on age and ... What It Takes To Build A Portfolio That Covers A Retiree’s Grocery Bill Forever
NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) and Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) reported Q1 2026 results, then confirmed a $66.8 billion all-stock deal making NextEra the buyer of Dominion’s Virginia franchise. The earnings explain the bid: Dominion’s grid sits under the world’s densest data center cluster, and NextEra needs that real estate. Virginia Volumes Carry Dominion. Florida Solar ... NextEra’s $67 Billion Megamerger Proves Dominion Was the Real AI Infrastructure Prize All Along
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Investors are awaiting NextEra Energy's fiscal second-quarter earnings, with analysts projecting modest, low-single-digit earnings growth.
NextEra Energy’s efforts to kill the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission project is a sign of how the combined utility could stifle competition and harm consumers, the Maine senator said.
A portfolio that throws off $60,000 a year sounds like a finished puzzle. The brokerage statement says $5,000 a month, the bills get paid, life goes on. Then the retiree adds up what actually reached the checking account and discovers the spendable amount is thousands of dollars lower than expected. Taxes, Medicare costs, and inflation ... Your Portfolio Pays $60,000 A Year. So Why Can You Only Spend $45,000?
The AI boom is fuelling a record surge in dealmaking in the US power and utility industry, as companies compete for capital to build energy infrastructure...
Dividend investors love clean numbers. A $1 million portfolio yielding 5% generates $50,000 a year, and it is tempting to treat that figure as spendable income. In reality, federal taxes, state taxes, Medicare premiums, and inflation all take their share before those dollars reach your checking account. Consider three retirees. Retiree A owns a $750,000 ... How Much Of Your Dividend Income Do You Actually Get To Keep?
Most drivers replace their vehicles the same way: make payments for a few years, trade the car in, then start the cycle over again. A portfolio can break that cycle by generating enough income to fund future replacements. With the average new vehicle now costing roughly $48,000 to $49,000 and inflation continuing to push prices ... The Portfolio That Buys You A New Car Every Three Years
The average American household spent about $200 per month on gasoline according to the latest federal expenditure data. With gasoline prices remaining elevated in 2026, many families are paying considerably more. Most people treat their gas bill as a fact of life. Investors can treat it as an income target. The goal is simple: build ... The Portfolio That Quietly Pays For Your Gasoline Forever
Dominion Energy Inc. (NYSE:D) is one of the 10 Best Energy Stocks Capitalizing on the Data Center Boom. Based on 18 analyst ratings compiled by CNN, 83% assigned a Hold rating to Dominion Energy, while 11% assigned a Buy rating. The stock has an average price target of $68, a 2.64% upside from the current […]
Any combination is possible. There's one particular one, however, that just makes good logistical and geographic sense.
The largest U.S. utility is about to buy Dominion Energy, a big peer with data-center exposure. What’s not to like?

<body><p>STORY: From SpaceX's blockbuster IPO to Samsung's shares surging after a pay dispute... </p><p>This is the Week in Numbers.</p><p>:: The Week in Numbers</p><p>:: $1 trillion</p><p>Over $1 trillion is the value Elon Musk's SpaceX could reach in its stock market listing.</p><p>That would immediately make it one of the world’s most valuable publicly traded firms.</p><p>Musk has grown SpaceX into the world's largest rocket business by launching thousands of Starlink internet satellites.</p><p>And pioneering reusable rockets.</p><p>SpaceX is aiming to make its market debut as early as mid-June, with a roadshow for investors due to start around a week earlier.</p><p>:: $67 billion</p><p>$67 billion is the value of a deal for NextEra Energy to buy Dominion Energy in an all-stock transaction. </p><p>The two powerhouse utility companies are merging as the AI boom fuels data center demand.</p><p> The deal is one of the biggest in the U.S. power industry, and will create the world's largest regulated electric utility company by market value. </p><p>:: $91 billion</p><p>$91 billion is how much Nvidia expects to make in second quarter sales. </p><p>The world's most valuable company forecast revenue for the quarter above Wall Street expectations.</p><p>And assured investors that new customers would let it maintain blockbuster rates of growth. </p><p> For the first quarter, Nvidia reported revenue of $81.6 billion, also beating forecasts.</p><p>:: 34% </p><p>34% was how much registrations of new EVs in Europe grew by year-on-year in April</p><p>This shift was triggered by an upsurge in international oil prices to well above $100 a barrel. </p><p>During past spikes in fuel prices, consumers also switched to more fuel-efficient cars - but then switched back. </p><p>But, as several European car brands reported a hike in EV orders since the war began, Europe’s senior auto correspondent Nick Carey said this time could be different</p><p>"In markets where EV penetration has already reached a high level, and where charging infrastructure is already quite mature, this is seen as a seismic shift where people are unlikely to go back."</p><p>:: 8%</p><p>8% was how much Samsung Electronic shares surged by after it clinched a deal with its South Korean union...</p><p>to avert an 18-day strike by some 48,000 workers.</p><p>The agreement sparked relief, as a strike could inflict significant damage on the economy and dent global chip supply.</p><p>In terms of the deal, one union source says a memory chip worker with a base salary of about $53,000, is expected to receive a bonus of around $416,000.</p></body>
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In a blockbuster deal, NextEra Energy will acquire Dominion for nearly $67 billion.
Peter Orszag, CEO of Lazard, joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." NextEra Energy's $67 billion deal for Dominion Energy vaults Lazard several steps up in the closely watched Wall Street league tables. The deal shores up Lazard's long-time reputation as a go-to adviser on big deals.
The NextEra Energy (NEE) and Dominion Energy (D) merger likely faces a lengthy regulatory review in
NextEra Energy's (NEE) all-stock merger with Dominion Energy (D) is expected to create a $400 billio