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Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. tonight was named the 2025 Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winner for the American League. The award, which recognizes the top defensive player in each league via fan voting, was first established in 2011. Witt Jr. is the second Royals player to win Rawlings Platinum Glove honors, following Alex Gordon, who was named the American League’s best defensive player in both 2014 and 2020. The Royals are the only American League team with three Platinum Glove Awards. Among all Major League teams, only St. Louis (6) and Colorado (4) have more. Witt Jr. is only the…

Electricity rates are on the rise across the country, but nowhere has the increase been more precipitous than in California, where average residential rates surged 47 percent from 2019 to 2023, and are now twice as high as the national average. Experts point to increased utility spending on wildfire safety and recovery measures, distribution infrastructure and to a lesser degree, clean energy programs, as some of the reasons for skyrocketing power prices in the state.  But recent analyses also show another trend—a growing gap between the rates charged by investor-owned utilities and those of publicly owned electricity providers. That’s happening…

Will Oklo’s earnings coming up on Nov. 11 power the nuclear energy stock to a new high?Oklo (OKLO 1.11%) stock hit an all-time high of $193.84 per share on Oct. 15, surging a whopping 700% through mid-October. Though the stock pulled back for a breather after that, it still ended the month up 18.9%, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Good news continued to flow for the nuclear energy start-up, with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selecting Oklo for yet another pilot program and the company signing a massive $2 billion partnership for nuclear fuel recycling.…

X Register for free to receive latest news stories direct to your inbox Register Banwait Group Holdings’ Real Estate Investment Group (REIG) has completed the acquisition of a modern, detached industrial unit in Birstall. The property is let to premium storage and furniture brand, Sliderobes, and was bought for an undisclosed sum. It adds to REIG’s expanding national portfolio of commercial assets. The acquisition was led by Harpreet Banwait, chief executive of Banwait Group Holdings, with Nick Wales of Knight Frank acting as acquisition agent. Legal representation was provided by Craig Law of Knights, with finance arranged by Richard Thomas…

The post-pandemic demand for food, drink, chemicals and building materials has helped the industry recover from previous stagnation, with over two years of growth predicted. However, many manufacturers across the country still face the burdensome issue of downtime. Factory equipment, personnel or supply chain problems continue to interfere with productivity goals, many of which are unforeseen. It’s a significant obstacle for organisations looking to expand their operations to meet current business targets and grow. Business leaders and facility administrators continue to work in tandem to find methods to minimise downtime. As smart technology becomes an integral part of heavy industries,…

  At a glance Publicly launched: 2022 Headquarters: Oxford, England  Focus: Precious metal recovery from effluent Technology: Functional polymers sometimes combined with surfactants to isolate a target metal Founders: Steve Colley, Nick Hankins, and Christian Peters Funding or notable partners: $10.8 million from investors including MKS Pamp and $4.0 million from Innovate UK, a government agency If everything goes to plan at the start-up Seloxium, mining companies and others seeking to recover precious metals and rare earth elements from wastewater will soon have the option of better—and cheaper—technology. Spun out of the University of Oxford in 2022, Seloxium is commercializing…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Senegal’s international bonds have plunged in price after the West African nation’s government ruled out a restructuring of its debts in the wake of a multibillion-dollar hidden loan scandal.The country’s euro-denominated bonds due in 2028 fell four cents on Monday to 78 cents on the euro, giving a yield of more than 16 per cent, after Senegal’s prime minister said at the weekend that any proposal to restructure the country’s debts would be “a disgrace”. Bond yields rise when prices fall.Senegal’s dollar…

Thoma Bravo joins existing investor 7RIDGE to fuel continued growth CHICAGO and SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology platform services provider, today announced the close of the previously announced investment from Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm. Terms of the transaction, announced in late July, were not disclosed. Trading Technologies (PRNewsfoto/Trading Technologies) Thoma Bravo now joins 7RIDGE, a specialized growth equity firm invested in transformative technologies for financial services, in ownership of TT, partnering for the next phase of TT’s growth. 7RIDGE acquired TT in December 2021. “We are…

– Order intake increased in Energy Systems. Orders declined in Plants & Infrastructure Systems and Aircraft, Defense & Space due to high base effect from large orders booked in previous fiscal year, but still reached high levels. Total order backlog attained record high.- Revenue grew YoY in Energy Systems, Plants & Infrastructure Systems, and Aircraft, Defense & Space, with large gains in GTCC and Defense & Space.- Business profit increased YoY in Plants & Infrastructure Systems, Logistics, Thermal & Drive systems, and Aircraft, Defense & Space. Large increases in GTCC, Metals Machinery, and Defense & Space were partially offset by…

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