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• Vantage Unveils $25B Texas Data Center Campus Near Permian NatGas
  Another data center project is under development in an area west of the...
  Another data center project is under development in an area west of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, where Permian Basin natural gas has lured other centers looking for reliable power.
  
  Vantage Data Centers said Aug. 19 it would build a $25 billion, 1.4-gigawatt (GW) Frontier campus on 1,200 acres in Shackelford County, Texas. The county is near the city of Abilene, which has attracted the interest of data centers because of its proximity to gas supplies. Vantage didn’t disclose where in the county it would build its campus.
  
  Vantage has built or is developing data centers in North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia. The company has 11 projects in the U.S., primarily on the East and West coasts. The Frontier campus will be the company’s first in Texas.
  
  
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• Superior Buys Nabors’ Quail Tools Subsidiary for $600MM
  Nabors Industries Ltd. is selling its subsidiary Quail Tools LLC to Superior...
  Nabors Industries Ltd. is selling its subsidiary Quail Tools LLC to Superior Energy Services Inc. for approximately $600 million, plus adjustments for net working capital, the companies said Aug. 20.
  
  Nabors acquired Quail, a leading rental provider of high-performance tubulars, in a March acquisition of drilling services company Parker Wellbore for $372 million. The deal added tubular rental and repairs services operations that include onshore and offshore tubular services across the U.S., Middle East, Latin America and Asia.
  
  Superior said the deal nearly doubles its tubular inventory, significantly expanding its presence in the U.S. market and its reach globally.
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• Trump calls for Fed Governor Lisa Cook to resign
  President Trump posted on Truth Social yesterday that Lisa Cook, a Biden-appointed...
  President Trump posted on Truth Social yesterday that Lisa Cook, a Biden-appointed Federal Reserve governor, “must resign, now!!!” after the leader of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Bill Pulte, claimed she submitted fraudulent information to banks on mortgage loan documents. Citing anonymous sources, the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump is considering firing Cook for cause. It’s his latest swipe at the independence of the central bank, which hasn’t lowered interest rates like the president wants. Pulte, a Trump ally who has made similar allegations against prominent critics of the president, asked the DOJ to investigate Cook, alleging she had requested mortgages in Atlanta and Michigan and claimed both properties as her primary residence. Cook said she would not be “bullied to step down.”
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• ☕️What Else is Brewing Thursday Morning
  “Almost all” Fed officials supported leaving rates unchanged,...
  “Almost all” Fed officials supported leaving rates unchanged, per meeting minutes. The minutes from the Fed’s July meeting are out, and they suggest that the two officials who voted against keeping interest rates steady were alone in that effort—but it still represented the first time since 1993 that more than one Fed governor dissented from a rate decision. The minutes show that most Fed officials remained more concerned about the possibility of rising inflation than problems in the labor market, though that could change going forward since the meeting took place two days before disappointing jobs data came out. The issue is politically fraught since President Trump has been pushing for a cut.
  
  The Israeli military is calling up about 60,000 reservists ahead of its planned ground offensive to take Gaza City, a plan that has sparked protests in Israel and international opposition.
  
  Hurricane Erin is bringing “life-threatening currents” along the East Coast.
  
  Google rolled out its Pixel 10 device lineup with a big focus on AI in its phones.
  
  A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Texas law that would require public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments.
  
  Hertz will sell its used rental cars via Amazon.
  
  Transcripts from the sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein will remain sealed after a federal judge in New York denied the Justice Department’s request to release them.
  
  Walmart recalled frozen shrimp that may be radioactive.
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• Fed officials see inflation just around the corner — and think consumers will bear the burden, minutes show
  Federal Reserve officials are increasingly...

  Federal Reserve officials are increasingly concerned that tariffs will soon drive up U.S. inflation, with consumers bearing much of the cost, according to minutes from the July meeting. While initial tariff hikes have not caused a sharp rise in prices, Fed contacts report that businesses will be forced to pass higher costs along to customers. A majority of Fed officials see upside inflation risk as the greater challenge compared to labor market weakness, though a few worry tariff-driven supply chain disruptions could keep inflation elevated.

  
  

  The minutes revealed limited support for an immediate rate cut, despite dissent from two officials who favored easing. However, the picture shifted quickly after July employment data showed an unexpectedly weak labor market, with downward revisions to job growth and slowing momentum. The surprise data, which prompted President Trump to remove the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief, increased speculation that more Fed members may adopt a balanced risk outlook. Markets are now pricing in higher odds of a September rate cut. Attention is turning to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks at Jackson Hole, where his tone will signal whether the Fed intends to resist or align with market expectations for near-term monetary easing.

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