December 19, 2024 7:30 AM EST | Source: DevvStream Corp. New business line will introduce practical commercial applications designed to promote and facilitate sales of the Company’s existing carbon offset portfolio within business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-business-to-consumer (B2B2C) channelsThe first application, the DevvStream Personal Impact Voluntary Offset Tool (D-PIVOT), will enable individual consumers to reduce their carbon footprint by purchasing high-integrity carbon offsets from pre-screened environmental projects during checkout on any Shopify-hosted e-commerce storefrontCalgary, Alberta–(Newsfile Corp. – December 19, 2024) – DevvStream Corp. (NASDAQ: DEVS) (“DevvStream” or the “Company”), a leading carbon credit project co-development and generation firm specializing in technology-based…
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CHICAGO – Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR), a prominent player in the Health Care REITs industry with a market capitalization of $24.93 billion, has announced new agreements with Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE:), which will expand its Senior Housing (NASDAQ:) Operating Portfolio (SHOP) and secure extended leases on several communities. The deal includes the conversion of 44 senior housing communities into Ventas’s SHOP platform and a 10-year lease extension at a 38% cash rent increase for 65 communities. According to InvestingPro data, Ventas has maintained dividend payments for 26 consecutive years, currently offering a 3.07% yield. The conversion, set to begin on…
When the curtain closes on 2024 in less than two weeks, it’ll likely represent another banner year for Wall Street. The iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average, benchmark S&P 500, and growth-powered Nasdaq Composite have each ascended to multiple record-closing highs this year. Though there have been a confluence of factors lifting Wall Street’s major indexes to uncharted territory, including better-than-expected corporate earnings, stock-split euphoria, and Donald Trump’s November victory, nothing is creating more buzz than the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. The long-term addressable market for AI is practically limitless. Software and systems empowered with AI can become more proficient at…
Suspected shooter Luigi Mangione is led from the Blair County Courthouse after an extradition hearing December 10, 2024 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Jeff Swensen | Getty ImagesFederal prosecutors are looking into whether to charge Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of United Healthcare’s CEO, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News on Wednesday.If federal charges are filed, the New York state murder case against Mangione would have priority, the sources said.Mangione, 26, was indicted Tuesday on first-degree murder and other charges in the targeted killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who authorities said was shot from behind as he walked on a Manhattan sidewalk…
Today, Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:) Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC), a $1.86 billion market cap company based in New York, announced the re-election of two Class II directors during its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was held virtually on Tuesday. M. Grier Eliasek and Andrew C. Cooper have been re-elected to serve until the annual meeting in 2027 or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or in the case of an earlier resignation, removal, death, or incapacity. The company, formerly known as Prospect Energy Corp and Prospect Street Energy Corp, is incorporated in Maryland and has a fiscal year-end of June 30.…
In a recent congressional trade report, it was revealed that Marjorie Taylor Greene, representing Georgia’s 14th congressional district, has made a significant investment in the US Treasury Bill (GS). Goldman Sachs, with a market capitalization of $181.8 billion, has demonstrated remarkable performance this year with a 52.6% year-to-date return. The transaction was a purchase, taking place on December 16, 2024, with a notification date of December 17, 2024. The dollar value of the trade lies within the range of $100,001 to $250,000. This indicates a substantial investment on the part of Greene. The US Treasury Bill is a short-term government…
Image source: Getty Images With just a couple of weeks left of 2024, many investors are thinking and planning ahead for next year. Given the valuation of many UK shares versus US peers, I imagine that there will be plenty of chatter about where to invest. Yet as someone that’s been involved in the stock market for many years, there are a few key mistakes to avoid on this front. Don’t confuse the index with individual stocks The FTSE 100 hit all-time highs earlier this year. Next year, I believe the index will trade even higher, possibly above 9,000 points.…
National homebuilder earned its top score in corporate governance SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — For the third consecutive year, America’s Most Trusted ® Home Builder Taylor Morrison (NYSE:) (NYSE: ™HC) has been recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2025. Taylor Morrison earned its highest score in corporate governance, saw its largest increase in the environmental category, and continues to improve year over year with its overall and environmental scores. Each winner on the list received scores based on environmental, social and corporate governance concerns. These three scores are then combined to assess the…
This is the final post in my three-part series on performance measurement for private market funds and the difficulties of using the internal rate of return (IRR) measure as equivalent to a rate of return on investments. In Part I, I discussed the rise of global assets under management (AUM) in private market funds and how this trend may have been driven by a perception of superior returns compared to traditional investments. As I illustrated, a root cause for this belief is the generalized use of IRR to infer rates of return, which is problematic. In Part II, I discussed…
Image source: Getty Images The Scottish Mortgage (LSE: SMT) share price has lit up my portfolio, jumping almost 20% in the last three months. The Baillie Gifford-managed investment trust is up 21.94% over the last year, as it continues to recover from the brutal 2022 sell-off, when the tech crash knocked 50% of its share price. It enjoyed a real bounce from the post-presidential election ‘Trump bump’, which boosted its tech-heavy portfolio. With Elon Musk in favour with the President-elect, investors were reminded that Scottish Mortgage has exposure to Musk’s unquoted SpaceX operation. It now makes up 5.1% of the total…