Quantum Commodity Intelligence – The voluntary carbon market (VCM) had received strong support under the previous US president Joe Biden, with his administration backing several initiatives aimed at the sector. These included releasing last May a code of principles that companies should deploy to allay longstanding integrity concerns in VCMs and unlock investment in domestic schemes and international projects. Then in September the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved its final guidance regarding the listing for trading of voluntary carbon credit derivative contracts. Reference to the code of principles has now vanished from the White House website, while earlier this…
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“It is never a good idea to invest in a SPAC just because someone famous sponsors or invests in it or says it is a good investment.“ While special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have been around for decades, they have attracted unprecedented interest and investment since the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Amid this recent boom, the entrepreneur Richard Branson, retired baseball star Alex Rodriguez, and other celebrities have all sponsored their own SPACs. But all this hype has come with considerable controversy as well as added regulatory scrutiny. And for good reason. SPAC-related excesses have been well documented and have raised…
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to start talks about ending the war in Ukraine. The possibility that Trump may pause some of the tariffs he has announced was also a cause for optimism in Asian markets. The upswing came despite a decline on Wall Street on Wednesday after a report showed inflation is worsening for Americans. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 1.3% to finish at 39,461.47. Australia’s S&P/ASX200 added nearly 0.1% to 8,540.00. South Korea’s Kospi gained 1.4% to 2,583.17. The Hang Seng surged 1.2% to…
Image source: Unilever plc Shares in businesses that make the things people use every day can be great sources of dividend income. Especially when they have some of the strongest brands in the industry. Unilever (LSE:ULVR) is one example. And as the stock falls 6% this morning (13 February), the company’s results for Q4 2024 are ones that investors should take a closer look at. Growth… sort of Unilever is a company in transition – it’s been divesting some of its weaker brands to focus on some of its stronger ones. As a result, it reports sales figures that take…
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Image source: Getty Images BT (LSE: BT.A) shares are down 5% from their 2 December 12-month traded high of £1.59. It is a rare dip in a stock that has risen 50% from its £1.01 low recorded exactly a year ago today. So, is now the right time for me to add to my existing holding in the telecommunications giant? Why has the stock dipped? BT posted a 3% year-on-year fall to £5.18bn in its results for Q3 of fiscal 2025 on 30 January. This was sufficient to push the stock down on the day. However, I think this was…
Image source: Getty Images Generating a reliable passive income stream in retirement is a goal for millions. In my view, one of the best ways to achieve this is through a Stocks and Shares ISA. By selecting the right dividend stocks, it’s possible to build a portfolio capable of delivering an impressive £24,000 a year in tax-free second income. So how much would an investor need to put in to achieve that? It depends on how much the portfolio yields. Let’s say we targeted 5%, a figure achievable through a carefully selected blend of FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 dividend…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a joint press conference after their summit on July 16, 2018, in Helsinki, Finland.Chris McGrath | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesAlmost three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, talks to end the war that has led to the loss of tens of thousands of lives are set to begin, U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday.The White House leader said he spoke to both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the phone, and that both leaders said they wanted peace. Trump said he instructed U.S. officials to…
Image source: Getty Images On 5 February, growth stock Warpaint (LSE: W7L) updated the market on its “strong” start to the year. Brilliant, I thought. My shares are going to be flying. Excited, I logged onto my trading account. Shares in the AIM-listed beauty specialist had already climbed by a third since I bought them last January. I expected more. Then it all went wrong. The Warpaint share price plunged 20% on the day and has continued to slide. It’s now down 28% since those results. Over 12 months, it’s up just 2%. I’m right back where I started. Long-term…
Carbon Credit Trading Platform MarketnsightAce Analytic Pvt. Ltd. announces the release of a market assessment report on the “Global Carbon Credit Trading Platform Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Type (Voluntary Carbon Market And Regulated Carbon), System Type (Cap, Trade, Baseline, And Credit Systems) And End Users (Industrial, Utilities, Energy, Petrochemical, Aviation), Region, Market Outlook And Industry Analysis 2031″The Global Carbon Credit Trading Platform Market is estimated to reach over USD 812.7 million by 2031, exhibiting a CAGR of 25.05% during the forecast period.Get Free Access to Demo Report, Excel Pivot and ToC: https://www.insightaceanalytic.com/request-sample/1884The need for carbon markets…