Image source: Getty images The past few years have been miserable for holders of Diageo (LSE:DGE) shares like me. At £18.40 per share, the FTSE 100 business has pretty much halved in value since mid-2022. The shocking downdraft has shown no signs of easing, either. Its shares are down 26% in the last 12 months, and hit its cheapest in a decade in recent days. I’ve thought about pulling the plug and selling my holdings several times. But I feel Diageo’s price slump has been overdone and doesn’t reflect its long-term strengths. And while it may take some time, I’m…
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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The energy specialist at the Canadian Embassy in Indonesia, Dicky Edwin Hindarto, said companies engaging in the green paradox scheme in carbon trading are inefficient and incur high costs.The green paradox occurs when a business entity commits to reducing emissions by solely purchasing carbon credits. “The green paradox is inefficient and very costly,” said Dicky during a discussion on energy transition in Jakarta on Monday, June 30, 2025.According to Dicky, in a well-designed carbon project, companies or industries cannot sell all their carbon credits. For example, he said, if a company owns 100 kilotons of carbon credits,…
Image source: Getty Images The FTSE 100‘s up around 7% since the beginning of the year, and that tells us it’s been a pretty good six months for UK stocks. However, plenty of them are still looking cheap and I believe these could outperform in the second half of the year. Left behind in aerospace The global aerospace sector has performed well in recent years. That’s largely because of a recovery in civil aviation following the pandemic as well as increased defence spending. Rolls-Royce shares are up 970% over five years, but Melrose Industries (LSE:MRO) is up just 98% over…
Image source: Getty Images At 402.9p, Tesco‘s (LSE:TSCO) shares have risen by almost a third in value over the last year. That’s a pretty tasty result, given the enduring cost-of-living crisis and intense competitive pressures it faces. It’s also better than the 6.4% increase the broader FTSE 100‘s enjoyed over that time. With dividends also having risen 13.2% in the last financial year (to February 2025), it’s delivered an impressive total shareholder return. But threats to the blue-chip grocer remain, and particularly from a new bloody price war among Britain’s grocers. So can Tesco’s share price and dividends continue surging?…
It’s an excuse every active transportation activist has heard a million times: “We’re not Copenhagen, so we can’t make it easier to walk or bike.” A new study argues, though, that U.S. cities could aspire to be more like Hoboken, or Osaka, or any number of other overlooked global models of active transportation excellence — and if they did, biking and walking could become an astonishingly powerful tool to confront climate change around the world.A team of UCLA-based researchers recently took on the daunting task of quantifying “the untapped potential of street redesigns and urban densification to increase walking and cycling” —…
A review by the Department of Finance has concluded that there is still a need for the HBFI to give loans to builders, but it should not be displacing private capital.Private equity firms have been claiming that the HBFI was winning deals for big housing schemes by agreeing to take on a bigger portion of the risk than banks and other funders.This point was also made to the Government by stakeholders during a review of the agency, which was set up in 2018 and whose CEO is Dara Deering. They said the HBFI should concentrate on small and medium-sized developers,…
„The debut of SBA Urban’s project on the First North market is a great example of how ambitious real estate developments can successfully tap into capital market opportunities. Investor confidence demonstrates the high value placed on sustainable, innovative projects such as the Hermanas business centre,“ said Gediminas Varnas, President of Nasdaq Vilnius. „We hope this will inspire other growing companies in the region.“„As SBA Urban, our journey into the capital markets began in 2023. The inclusion of the Hermanas business centre bonds on Nasdaq First North reaffirms our shared commitment to transparency, professionalism, and delivering value — both to investors…
Buyers should keep an eye on the possibility of rate cuts in the next few months. Tharon Green/CNETMortgage market predictions have been clouded by economic uncertainty caused by the Trump administration’s trade measures, deficit spending and geopolitical maneuvering. The big question hanging over the housing market is whether rates will rise due to tariff-induced inflation or fall due to a recession. Since early spring, average mortgage rates for 30-year fixed loans have been swinging between 6.5% and 7%. Some weeks are volatile in the mortgage market, while others are steadier. Interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve could improve housing affordability over…
The more emission cuts you offset abroad with carbon credits, the more you can pollute here in the EU in the meantime. That could lead to countries easing up on CO2 cuts they would have otherwise had to make before 2040. That said, the EU will likely set a carbon credit ceiling. A draft of the Commission proposal suggests using carbon credits for up to 3 percent of the 90 percent goal (starting in 2036). That gives countries a buffer if they struggle to reduce pollution in difficult sectors like transport or agriculture. But that 3 percent is a moving…
A recent caller to “The Ramsey Show” shocked hosts George Kamel and Jade Warshaw by revealing that he and his wife bring in $40,000 to $45,000 every month, yet feel overwhelmed by debt, financial pressure, and out-of-control expenses. “We just have a lot of expenses every month, and our finances just kind of got out of control,” said the caller, Dustin. He detailed having two massive car payments: $1,600 per month for a Tesla and $800 for a truck. Both vehicles are deeply underwater, especially the Tesla, which he said could only fetch around $30,000 while they still owe $55,000.…