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Kabani Hotel Group CEO Urges Owners to Tighten Risk Controls as 7% Debt, AI and Insurance Costs Mount
Kabani Hotel Group founder Ahmed Kabani is urging hotel owners to tighten risk controls while markets still feel calm, and his seven-point checklist,...
UCLA Warns of Debt Risk as Texas Hits Pause on Its Data-Center Boom
A September 2026 UCLA Economic Letter warns that the heavily leveraged financing behind the AI data-center boom could threaten the wider economy, an...
Abbott Freezes New Texas Data Centers, Orders Audit as Grid Requests Hit 474 Gigawatts
In a move that puts Texas at the center of the national fight over AI infrastructure, the governor has directed the Public Utility...
Microsoft Stretches Data Center, Office Building Depreciation to 25 Years, Reshaping $175B CapEx Plan
The software giant told analysts on its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings call that lengthening the accounting life of its global data centers and offices...
BlackRock-Led Consortium Closes Record $40B Aligned Data Centers Deal, Commits $5B to Fuel AI Expansion From Plano HQ
A global consortium anchored by BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners and Abu Dhabi's MGX has formally closed its $40 billion acquisition of Plano-based Aligned...
