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While U.S. power and light providers steal headlines with data center superprojects and the proposed megamerger between NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy, Old World cousins are outperforming.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

From a sector perspective, energy and materials are outperforming the broader market by a huge margin this year, rising 21.6% and 17.6%, respectively, since the start of the year.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

“Industrials and materials equities are outperforming, while commodity-linked exposures are breaking out, pointing to renewed demand for assets tied to physical supply, industrial activity and global reacceleration,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

“California’s economy is strong, revenues are outperforming expectations, and our fiscal position is stable because of years of prudent fiscal management — but we remain disciplined and focused on sustaining progress, not overextending it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Giftable categories, such as toys, games, books and electronics, are outperforming overall average sales, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025