Yes, he blinked, finally. But it took a lot longer than most investors would have guessed. President Trump is finally signaling that his trade war has caused enough mayhem and he’s willing to do some damage control. Trump, so far, has raised the average import tax on some $3 trillion worth of products from 2.5% to 27%. He has also threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for not fixing the damage Trump’s own policies are causing. Markets have responded with steep losses in stock values. Investors have been voting against Trump’s “America First” facade by selling US assets…
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Financial guru, author, motivational speaker, financial advisor and self-made millionaire Suze Orman is a go-to expert in the personal finance space. Part of what helps her stand apart from her peers is the way she lays her thoughts and advice out. She’s 100% no-nonsense and tells it like it is, or, rather, how it is from her knowledgeable, experienced perspective. Discover More: Suze Orman’s Top Tip for Building Wealth Is a ‘Very Easy One’ Find Out: These 10 Used Cars Will Last Longer Than an Average New Vehicle You might describe Orman’s communication style as blunt and assertive — and…
Image source: M&S Group plc Marks and Spencer (LSE: MKS) shares have risen by around 20% over the last month, making the firm one of the top performers in the FTSE 100 over this period. The retailer’s shares have climbed by nearly 60% over the last year. On a five-year view, the M&S share price has risen by an impressive 350%. In this piece I’m asking whether investors should still consider buying M&S shares. Is there still more to come from this impressive turnaround? Strong momentum A few years ago, Marks and Spencer seemed an unlikely choice for an investment…
Last week, the UK Government published a report outlining a consultation titled Voluntary Carbon and Nature Markets: Raising Integrity, which outlined principles for carbon credit integrity. The move marks the UK’s broader ambition in becoming a climate finance hub, and raises questions around what is being done globally to address carbon credits and standardise the carbon market? Many countries have passed regulations to establish a carbon market, often in collaboration with carbon and nature credit registries such as Verra and Gold Standard. These partnerships aim to verify carbon offsets, ensuring they are working towards what has been outlined in the Paris…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Najmedin Meshkati is professor of civil and environmental engineering, industrial systems engineering and international relations at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. The following is an expanded answer to USC News’ question “What role will nuclear energy play in the future?” The world faces an energy demand explosion of historic proportions. With the global population racing toward 9 billion people, electricity requirements are projected to skyrocket from today’s 9,000 gigawatts to a staggering 15,000 gigawatts by 2050—a 70% surge that dwarfs all previous energy transitions in human history. This isn’t merely abstract growth. Consider AI infrastructure…
Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ:ONB) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript April 22, 2025Old National Bancorp beats earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $0.45, expectations were $0.42.Operator: Welcome to the Old National Bancorp First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. This call is being recorded and has been made accessible to the public in accordance with the SEC’s Regulation FD. Corresponding presentation slides can be found on the Investor Relations page at oldnational.com and will be archived there for 12 months. Management would like to remind everyone that certain statements on today’s call may be forward-looking in nature and are subject to certain risks,…
CNN — President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell caused alarm among some of his top advisers, who warned him that any attempt to remove the head of the central bank could cause as much market turmoil as his ongoing trade war, according to people familiar with the conversations. The warnings — and the markets’ own volatility this week — seemed to have broken through. Trump backed down Tuesday from his threats to try to remove Powell from the job, telling reporters in the Oval Office: “I have no intention of firing him.” That prompted sighs…
Image source: Getty Images Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock has lost a bit of its shine in recent months. Since peaking at $149 in early January, it has dropped 33% to just under $100 (as I type). That said, the Nvidia share price is set to open around 5% higher today (23 April). The reason? Soothing words around China tariffs from President Trump, who has also distanced himself from the notion of removing the US Federal Reserve chair. The whole US stock market is ready to jump higher today. Unfortunately, a de-escalation in the US-China trade war is unlikely to lead…
EQT Corp. is acquiring upstream and midstream assets from private Marcellus E&P Olympus Energy for $1.8 billion. The deal includes $500 million in cash and approximately 26 million shares of EQT common stock valued at $1.3 billion, the company announced April 22 in first-quarter earnings. Blackstone-backed Olympus owns 90,000 net acres in southwest Pennsylvania, adjacent to EQT’s core Marcellus portfolio. Net production averages 500 MMcf/d. Olympus holds 165 gross Marcellus drilling locations; 60 additional gross locations are in the deeper Utica bench. At maintenance activity levels, Olympus holds over a decade of high-quality Marcellus inventory and another seven years of…
New draft rules mandate emission intensity targets for industries under India’s carbon market to achieve NDC goals and foster sustainability. April 23, 2025. By EI News Network In a significant step toward realising its climate goals, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has issued a draft notification proposing Greenhouse Gases Emission Intensity (GEI) Target Rules under the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme, 2023. This initiative aligns with the broader aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions intensity across industries and supporting India’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. The notification comes under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986,…