Pedestrians walking across a crowded traffic at Shibuya crossing square in Tokyo, Japan.Jaczhou | E+ | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets opened higher Wednesday, tracking Wall Street gains on expectations that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs could be softer than expected earlier. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 opened 0.71% higher.Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.63% at the open, while the Topix added 0.39%. South Korea’s Kospi climbed 0.38% while the small-cap Kosdaq traded 0.28% lower.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index futures were at 23,478 also higher than the HSI’s last close of 23,344.25.According to reports from The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, the White House’s planned tariffs…
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Understanding REDD+ REDD+ stands for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, with the “+” representing the additional focus on conservation, sustainable management, and forest carbon stock enhancement. Originally formalized under the 2010 Cancun Agreements of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (“UNFCCC”), REDD+ provides results-based payments to nations for reducing deforestation and forest degradation. Over time, private sector entities began adopting REDD+ principles for voluntary carbon markets, with standards such as the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS, now Verra) and Climate, Community & Biodiversity (“CCB”) Standards certifying REDD+ projects for carbon credit trading. REDD+ credits, based on avoided…
(Bloomberg) — As President Donald Trump moderates his approach on tariffs, options and futures traders are betting that the Federal Reserve won’t have to cut interest rates as much to fend off a recession. Most Read from Bloomberg Traders across many asset classes have been responding to signals from Trump that a coming wave of tariffs will likely be more targeted than anticipated when the levies are put in place on April 2. Given that tariffs were expected to weigh on economic growth — and force the Fed to step in to boost the economy — any relaxation of tariffs…
A general view of the GameStop logo on one of its stores in the city center of Cologne, Germany.Ying Tang | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesVideo game retailer GameStop announced Tuesday its board has unanimously approved a plan to buy bitcoin with its corporate cash, echoing a move made famous by MicroStrategy.The meme stock jumped more than 6% in extended trading Tuesday following the news. The announcement confirmed CNBC’s reporting in February of GameStop’s intention to add bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to its balance sheet.The video game retailer said a portion of its cash or future debt and equity issuances may be…
The National Audit Office (NAO) has called for clearer objectives and more reliable information on future UK infrastructure projects to effectively mobilise private finance. In a new report published today, the NAO said the government needed to improve the level of detail in the National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline in terms of upcoming investment opportunities in order to ensure investor confidence. The NAO said providing more consistent and predictable information on projects would reduce uncertainty around infrastructure investment and financing, supporting longer-term planning by investors and helping to create a more competitive market. The report, ‘Lessons learned: private finance for…
Google is making another major move in carbon removal by participating in Frontier’s $33 million offtake agreement with Eion Carbon. This deal plans to cut about 79,000 tons of CO₂ by 2030. It uses enhanced rock weathering (ERW), a natural way to boost carbon absorption in rocks. Reilly O’Hara, Program Manager, Carbon Removal at Google, remarked on this deal, noting: “This deal isn’t just about removing CO2 – it’s also about building a robust, transparent understanding of enhanced weathering’s potential. By integrating with existing agricultural systems and prioritizing data sharing, Eion will help pave the way for scalable, impactful climate…
Google is making another major move in carbon removal by participating in Frontier’s $33 million offtake agreement with Eion Carbon. This deal plans to cut about 79,000 tons of CO₂ by 2030. It uses enhanced rock weathering (ERW), a natural way to boost carbon absorption in rocks. Reilly O’Hara, Program Manager, Carbon Removal at Google, remarked on this deal, noting: “This deal isn’t just about removing CO2 – it’s also about building a robust, transparent understanding of enhanced weathering’s potential. By integrating with existing agricultural systems and prioritizing data sharing, Eion will help pave the way for scalable, impactful climate…
Inflation isn’t the only factor at play, but it has a big impact on where mortgage rates head. Yevhenii Kazykin/Getty Images After four straight months of increases, the inflation rate fell slightly in February, dropping to 2.8% from 3.0% the month prior. But despite those recent upticks, today’s inflation rate is a big improvement compared to 2022, when inflation surpassed 9%. Still, it’s hardly a surprise that inflation has been a key topic of conversation over the past several years. And while Americans are keeping an eye on inflation for many reasons, one particular reason is the effect it has…
The outlook is getting darker for one part of the municipal bond market. The higher education sector was recently downgraded by Moody’s Ratings to negative from stable amid potential policy changes from President Donald Trump ‘s administration. Higher ed and K-12 education are the only two muni sectors Moody’s rates negative. The catalyst for the outlook change was a shift in public and private colleges’ operating environment, primarily related to growing uncertainty, explained Susan Fitzgerald, managing director of public finance at Moody’s Ratings. “The sector already had a fair number of stresses that it was addressing — particularly on the…
SAN FRANCISCO, March 25, 2025–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Forge Global Holdings, Inc. (“Forge,” or the “Company”) (NYSE: FRGE), a leading global private securities marketplace, today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with Yahoo Finance to provide up-to-date pricing information on many of the top unicorn companies in the world. Through this collaboration, investors will now have access to real-time pricing and valuation data for late-stage U.S. private companies before they go public through Yahoo Finance. The initiative also introduces the industry’s first large-scale public-to-private company comparison tool leveraging Forge’s proprietary pricing data to educate investors on private market investment opportunities. “The democratization of the private…