Image source: Getty Images The Alternative Investment Market (or AIM for short) index of shares is designed primarily to help small and growing companies to raise capital. While the total number of listings has fallen recently, investors still have almost 670 shares here to choose from today. This number can be daunting for those looking to start their investing journey. With this in mind, I’ve selected three top AIM shares I think could look good in a starter portfolio. Buying AIM shares might deliver market-beating returns. Be aware, however, that it might also be riskier than purchasing large- or mid-cap…
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Carlos Watson, co-founder of Ozy Media, speaks with press after his sentencing hearing at Brooklyn Federal Court on December 16, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump commuted the criminal fraud sentence of Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson on Friday, just hours before Watson was due to begin serving a 116-month prison term for a multi-million-dollar scheme, a senior White House official said.Watson, whose media company start-up falsely claimed to have deals with Google and Oprah Winfrey, planned to surrender Friday afternoon to the Federal Correctional Institution in Lompoc, California, before receiving word of Trump’s…
China has reopened its voluntary carbon credit market after eight years. This has caused sharp price swings. A Bloomberg report showed that the new China Certified Emission Reduction (CCER) credits rose to 107.36 yuan ($14.82) per ton.This price was 21% higher than mandatory carbon allowances. However, it then fell to 72.81 yuan, a 17% discount.The price shifts reflect strong initial demand and a limited credit supply. In the first five days, traders exchanged 911,000 tons of credits. That’s almost three times the volume of China’s mandatory emissions market.Source: BloombergUnderstanding the CCER ProgramChina’s Certified Emission Reduction (CCER) program is key to…
China has reopened its voluntary carbon credit market after eight years. This has caused sharp price swings. A Bloomberg report showed that the new China Certified Emission Reduction (CCER) credits rose to 107.36 yuan ($14.82) per ton.This price was 21% higher than mandatory carbon allowances. However, it then fell to 72.81 yuan, a 17% discount.The price shifts reflect strong initial demand and a limited credit supply. In the first five days, traders exchanged 911,000 tons of credits. That’s almost three times the volume of China’s mandatory emissions market.Source: BloombergUnderstanding the CCER ProgramChina’s Certified Emission Reduction (CCER) program is key to…
The projected fair value for Yanlord Land Group is S$0.97 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Current share price of S$0.50 suggests Yanlord Land Group is potentially 48% undervalued The average premium for Yanlord Land Group’s competitorsis currently 97% Does the March share price for Yanlord Land Group Limited (SGX:Z25) reflect what it’s really worth? Today, we will estimate the stock’s intrinsic value by taking the forecast future cash flows of the company and discounting them back to today’s value. One way to achieve this is by employing the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model. Before you think…
Dr. Peter Marks, Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research within the Food and Drug Administration answers a question during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss the on-going federal response to COVID-19, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., May 11, 2021.Greg Nash | Pool | ReutersThe Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulator Peter Marks has resigned, citing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “misinformation and lies” around immunization, according to a resignation letter obtained by CNBC.For nearly 10 years, Marks led the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and…
The four-year crypto market cycle that traders and investors have become accustomed to is no longer as pronounced due to the maturation of crypto as an asset class and the participation of institutional investors, according to Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal.During a recent episode of Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction, Nailwal said that Overall speculative activity is down due to high interest rates in the United States and low-liquidity conditions, but will rebound once rates are cut and the Trump administration settles into its new role.Although interest rates on 10-year Treasury bonds have come down significantly, rates still remain relatively high. Source: TradingViewNailwal…
Elon Musk said on Friday that his startup xAI has merged with X, his social network, in an all-stock transaction that values the artificial intelligence company at $80 billion and the social media company at $33 billion.”xAI and X’s futures are intertwined,” Musk, the world’s richest person, wrote in a post on X. “Today, we officially take the step to combine the data, models, compute, distribution and talent.”He added that the merger would, “unlock immense potential by blending xAI’s advanced AI capability and expertise with X’s massive reach.” The purchase price, he said, was $45 billion less $12 billion in…
California is the home to more major league baseball teams than any other state. In honor of Opening Day (or Second Opening Day for those of you from Los Angeles), I thought I’d take a look at bike and transit access for the Golden State’s five teams.All team links go to their transit pages.Image: LA MetroTransit accessibility:Giants, Padres – The Giants and Padres are in a first place tie here. Both teams have bus and rail stops within easy walking distance of the stadium and are located in an easily accessible downtown area. Both also have easy-to-follow directions for fans…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street on Monday. Stocks indexes ended the week lower. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo March 28 (UPI) — U.S. stocks ended the week Friday with a major selloff amid fears of a new round of tariffs, inflation and declining consumer sentiment. All of the major indexes are at the lowest levels in months. The weekly declines were the Dow Jones Industrials at 0.96%, Standard & Poor’s 500 at 1.53% and the Nasdaq Composite Index at 2.59%. The DJIA closed down 715.80 points, or 1.69%, at…