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Big infrastructure projects are fueling massive gains for Britain’s top companies—construction giants like Balfour Beatty and Kier, defense contractors, and even AI tech firms are seeing soaring stock prices thanks to government contracts on HS2, nuclear plants, and military spending. Investors are betting big on their future earnings, but not everyone’s riding the wave: Capita’s mismanagement of a civil service pension scheme led to delayed payouts and a sharp drop in its share price, exposing the high stakes when public contracts fail. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/5b62d4ae14b80639

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