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Solar sector raises $11.1 billion in Q1 2026 as debt financing hits decade high

Solar Funding Jumps to $11.1 Billion as Debt Financing Hits a Decade High

Corporate funding in the solar sector reached $11.1 billion in the first quarter of 2026, with debt financing doing most of the work and project acquisitions climbing to their strongest level since 2022

Key Takeaways

Global solar corporate funding reached $11.1 billion in Q1 2026.
Debt financing hit $8.9 billion across 28 deals, the highest level in more than a decade.

DT Editorial Team·May 5, 2026·via pv-magazine.com

Bloomberg Pushes Its Terminal Into the Chatbot Era as Market Data Overload Grows

Bloomberg is opening a beta of a new chatbot-style interface for its Terminal, betting that generative AI can help traders and analysts navigate an expanding flood of market, logistics, and macroeconomic data.

Key Takeaways

Bloomberg is testing a chatbot-style Terminal interface called ASKB.
The beta is open to roughly a third of the platform’s 375,000 users.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 28, 2026·via wired.com

High Gas Prices Are Changing What Auto Finance Offices Have to Sell

At a finance and insurance conference, industry speakers said dealers are leaning harder on older, higher-mileage vehicles as fuel costs and affordability pressures reshape customer conversations.

Key Takeaways

Conference speakers said high gasoline prices are raising affordability pressure.
Dealers are offering older, higher-mileage vehicles to price-sensitive buyers.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 20, 2026·via autonews.com

Voltalia lands €100 million shareholder loan as it pushes restructuring plan

French renewable power producer Voltalia has secured €100 million in non-dilutive shareholder financing to support its restructuring plan, asset sales, and debt-reduction effort under its Spring transformation strategy.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 8, 2026·via pv-magazine.com