Three-quarters of states and more than 1,500 cities and other jurisdictions in the U.S. have a complete streets policy. Yet those initiatives have had little success in reducing road deaths, mainly because state and local governments don’t spend nearly enough money on redesigning auto-centric streets. (CNU Public Square) After Donald Trump’s election, President Joe Biden quickly moved to limit future oil drilling at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (CNN) All but five of 26 transit measures on ballots nationwide this year passed. (Mass Transit) Right turns into a bike’s path are one of the most common ways drivers kill cyclists.…
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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. Human Rights Office said on Friday nearly 70% of the fatalities it has verified in the Gaza war were women and children, and condemned what it called a systematic violation of the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law. The U.N. tally since the start of the war, in which Israel’s military is fighting Hamas militants, includes only fatalities it has managed to verify with three sources, and counting continues. The 8,119 victims verified is a much lower number than the toll of more than 43,000 provided by Palestinian health authorities for the 13-month-old…
Image source: Getty Images The AstraZeneca (LSE:AZN) share price just dipped below £100 per share. The stock has seriously underperformed in recent months, falling from above £130 in August. So, let’s take a look at what’s being going on and explore whether investors are looking at an opportunity to buy stock in this British pharma giant. China controversy AstraZeneca’s shares slumped in early November following reports of an expanding insurance fraud investigation in China involving numerous senior executives. The probe, described as the largest insurance fraud case in China’s pharmaceutical sector in recent years, has implicated dozens of AstraZeneca staff,…
We’re also talking about Super Micro, Nvidia, and weight loss. In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Asit Sharma and host Dylan Lewis discuss: The reactions to Donald’s Trump’s victory across the crypto, currency, and stock markets. Super Micro’s woes, and the outlook for a company with no auditor, no annual report and, perhaps soon, no listing exchange. Nvidia topping Apple as the most valuable company in the world and joining the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Why Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are giving totally different reads on the markets for GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound. To catch full episodes…
Peter C. Farrell, Chairman Emeritus of ResMed Inc . (NYSE:), recently sold 2,000 shares of the company’s common stock. The shares were sold at a price of $248.74 each, amounting to a total transaction value of $497,480. Following this sale, Farrell retains ownership of 83,204 shares. The transaction was conducted under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which was adopted on May 28, 2024. In other recent news, ResMed reported an 11% revenue increase and a 27% rise in operating profit in their Q1 Fiscal Year 2025 Earnings Call. This growth was attributed to robust demand for the company’s sleep and respiratory…
In the past decade, private investments exploded from $4 trillion to $14 trillion. Primarily led by institutional capital, investors poured money into private markets in their search for differentiated returns and alpha generation. This makes sense as alternative investments have consistently outperformed global public markets on 10-, 15-, and 20-year time horizons. Now, the investor base is expanding to individuals. Bain estimates that assets under management in alternatives from individuals has risen to around $4 trillion and projects potential growth to $12 trillion in the next decade, a rapid expansion. Adding alternatives to portfolios requires careful consideration and we believe…
US stocks headed towards their best week of the year with the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossing the 44,000 level for the first time ever to round out gains spurred by Donald Trump’s White House victory followed by the Federal Reserve’s latest rate cut. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 0.4%, briefly touching 6,000 for the first time, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) hovered near the flatline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose 0.6% to a new record. Stocks drifted higher to end a stellar week of gains driven by optimism that President-elect Donald Trump’s policies will boost the…
Image source: The Motley Fool Warren Buffett has spent 2024 reducing some of the biggest investments in the Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) stock portfolio. The main reason is capital gains tax. Since I keep my investments in a Stocks and Shares ISA, I don’t have to worry about this. That’s why I’m looking to stay invested, rather than following the Oracle of Omaha. Please note that tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client and may be subject to change in future. The content in this article is provided for information purposes only. It is not intended to be,…
From the latest news from CarbonCredits, you can see that the lithium market has entered a period of price decline. This is mainly because of weaker demand conditions and an oversupply of lithium carbonate in key regions. However, this trend doesn’t favor the top lithium miners and producers across the globe. Recently Albemarle and Pilbara have taken some drastic steps to counter the lithium market lows. Let’s see how they are navigating the challenges… Albemarle’s Strategy for Surviving the Lithium Market Slump As a consequence of dropping lithium prices, Albemarle Corporation is set to reduce its global workforce by between…
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — High Income Securities Fund (the Fund) (NYSE: PCF) announced that at special meeting of shareholders today, shareholders approved all proposals except a proposal to amend the Fund’s Declaration of Trust to eliminate the requirement that a proposal to convert the Fund to an open-end mutual fund be submitted to shareholders under certain circumstances. Separately, today the Fund is commencing a tender offer to purchase up to 10,675,000 shares of the Fund at 98% of the net asset value per common share as of the close of the regular trading session of the…