European junk bonds just had a blockbuster month. Investors poured into the market at record pace, with 22.5 billion ($26.6 billion) worth of high-yield debt sold in Junesurpassing the previous monthly high set in 2021 by nearly 4 billion, according to Bloomberg. That includes a rare Triple C-rated deal from Flora Food Group, backed by KKR (NYSE:KKR), marking the first issuance in that credit tier in almost a year. Insight Investment’s Catherine Braganza noted that capital is flowing in from both equities and long-duration bonds, as investors look for yield in a market that still offers relatively attractive fundamentals. The…
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Google has signed a major power purchase agreement (PPA) for 200 megawatts (MW) of clean fusion power from Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ (CFS) first commercial fusion power plant, ARC. This plant, located in Chesterfield County, Virginia, is set to provide carbon-free power to the grid by the early 2030s. The tech giant also has the option to buy electricity from more ARC plants in the future. As an investor in CFS since 2021, Google is increasing its stake in the fusion company. While financial terms are undisclosed, this agreement is a big step forward for fusion power and shows Google’s commitment…
Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), a global leader in innovative memory and storage solutions, exceeded expectations in its fiscal Q3 2025. The semiconductor giant reported revenue of $9.3 billion, up from $8.05 billion last quarter and $6.81 billion a year ago. With strong customer focus and advanced technology, the company offers high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR products under its Micron® and Crucial® brands. Its solutions support AI and data-intensive applications across data centers, mobile devices, and the intelligent edge. Micron Crushes Q3 2025 with AI-Driven Growth Sanjay Mehrotra, Chairman, President, and CEO of Micron Technology, “Micron delivered record revenue in…
Image source: Getty Images Cash ISAs had slipped out of the headlines recently. But they’ve bounced back into the spotlight this week, amid news that changes to annual allowances are just around the corner. On Monday (30 June), speculation that the £20,000 yearly limit will be sliced back gained momentum. On that day, government officials said a shake-up could come later in July. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will announce changes at her upcoming Mansion House speech on 15 July, these sources told the Financial Times. A rebasing in the allowance to around £5,000 a year is widely tipped,…
Image source: Getty Images The Lloyds Banking Group (LSE:LLOY) share price has had quite the run over the last five years. The stock is up 147% and it still has a dividend yield of more than 4%. Investors, however, should be at least a bit wary about the near future. The Supreme Court is set to rule on the ongoing motor loans investigation this month – and the effects could be huge. Regulation Since the start of 2024, Lloyds has been the subject of an ongoing investigation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The issue concerns commissions for selling car…
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has announced the launch of the ICICI Prudential Nifty Private Bank Index Fund, an open-ended index scheme that aims to mirror the performance of the Nifty Private Bank Total Return Index (TRI).The New Fund Offer (NFO) will remain open from July 1 to July 14, 2025.The fund is designed to give investors low-cost, rule-based exposure to India’s private banking sector. The scheme will passively invest in a basket of India’s top 10 private sector banks, selected from the Nifty 500 based on free-float market capitalisation. The fund will follow the index methodology of the Nifty Private…
Image source: Getty Images People buy shares for different reasons. Some want to try and earn passive income now, while others hope to build up a nest egg and retire early. With some well-known FTSE 100 shares trading at what I see as very attractive prices, I think drip-feeding money into such shares now could be a way for an investor to try and retire early in future. Building a nest egg over time To do that, consider the example of someone who puts aside £500 each month for 20 years. Even just putting it under the mattress, two decades…
One very popular way people earn passive income nowadays is through blue-chip companies paying dividends into their Stocks and Shares ISA accounts. As shareholders, they’re entitled to a slice of the profits, assuming the business has successfully generated any. How big that share is, of course, depends on the amount they have invested in the company. Let’s use £20,000 as an example. I say this figure because it’s the annual contribution limit for a Stocks and Shares ISA. Were an investor to buy five stocks that pay an average 7% dividend yield, they would bag £1,400 a year in passive…
EurekAlert!A unique method of rare-earth recycling can strengthen the raw material independence of Europe and AmericaDr. Miloslav Polášek, head of the Coordination Chemistry research group at IOCB Prague, and Kelsea Grace Jones, PhD student in Dr. Miloslav Polášek’s group..3 hours ago Source link
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In the Colombian Amazon, an environmental initiative touted as a climate-saving project has turned into a tale of exploitation, lack of transparency, and broken promises, according to an investigation by the Latin American Center for Investigative Journalism (CLIP) and Mongabay Latam. Chevron, one of the world’s largest oil companies, has purchased millions of carbon credits linked to a carbon offset scheme that claims to protect Indigenous land — yet the very community said to be benefiting from the scheme has been kept in the…