A worker works at a workshop of Zhonghong Packaging Company in Lianyun district, Lianyungang city, East China’s Jiangsu province, on March 27, 2025. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesChina’s manufacturing activity expanded at its fastest pace in one year in March, signaling Beijing’s stimulus measures were helping prop up an economic recovery, while looming U.S. tariffs threaten to thwart growth.The official purchasing managers’ index came in at 50.5 in March, according to the National Bureau of Statistics data released Monday, marking the fastest expansion since March last year and in line with Reuters poll estimates.The PMI figure sprang to above the…
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Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on The Equation and is republished with permission. Contrary to popular belief, we do not have a user-pay model today for our infrastructure and have not for some decades. And that might not be a problem. Yet in one of his first official acts as Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy delineated a set of principles governing DOT funding (to the extent there is any legal discretion). One of these principles was to state that DOT will prioritize “projects and goals that utilize user-pay models.”The concept of users paying directly for transportation (i.e. the user-pay model) is…
Japan will start offering digital nomad visas at the end of March, according to The Japan Times.Witthaya Prasongsin | Moment | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets plunged Monday ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s fresh round of tariffs expected later in the week.Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 started the day 3.9% lower while the broader Topix index lost 3.7%.Over in South Korea, the Kospi index fell 2.4% while the small-cap Kosdaq declined 2.32%.Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was down 1.44%.Futures for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index last traded at 23,284 pointing to a weaker open compared to the HSI’s close of 23,426.60.U.S. futures slipped as investors await clarity on Trump’s tariff…
We recently compiled a list of the 10 Best Debt Free Mid Cap Stocks to Buy Now. In this article, we are going to take a look at where MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) stands against the other debt free mid cap stocks. Debt-free mid-cap stocks currently offer compelling investment opportunities, especially in today’s high-interest-rate environment. With borrowing costs elevated, companies burdened by debt face increased financial pressure, making debt-free businesses more resilient and attractive. Mid-cap stocks, in particular, balance growth potential with relative stability, often providing more agility and higher upside than large-cap counterparts. Moreover, companies with strong balance sheets…
Author: Lin Bo-yu Market March 31, 2025 Mizuho participates in NextGen CDR Facility and concludes long-term agreement for technology-based CDR credits. (Photo: Wikipedia Commons) Mizuho Financial Group has announced its entry into the NextGen platform as a carbon credit buyer, marking a first for Japan’s banking industry. The bank has committed to long-term carbon removal credit procurement contracts at an average price of $200 per ton, demonstrating its confidence in the sector’s growth. As more corporations accelerate their carbon removal credit purchases, Megan Kemp, Global Head of Strategy at NextGen and South Pole, emphasized that 2025 will be a pivotal year…
Micah Maʻa, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Janet Evans, Chief Athlete Officer, LA28, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Delaney Schnell, and LA28 Chairperson and President Casey Wasserman appear as the Olympic Flag arrives to LA on August 12, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Emma Mcintyre | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesLos Angeles pulled off a rare feat in 1984: the city turned a profit on the Summer Olympics. It’s looking like that may not be easy in 2028. And that could come at a bad time for the city.”The city of L.A., financially, we are in trouble,” Controller Kenneth Mejia wrote in…
We recently published a list of 10 Best Real Estate Stocks to Buy According to Billionaires. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Realty Income Corporation (NYSE:O) stands against other best real estate stocks to buy according to billionaires. In 2025, CBRE Investment Management sees the potential for global listed real estate to outperform broad equities and offer a differentiated total return as compared to the private markets. As per the firm, the listed real estate remains in the early days of a new upcycle, one where long-term yields remain range-bound, earnings continue to accelerate, listed…
With one more trading day left in March, Wall Street is poised to turn in terrible monthly and quarterly declines after another terrible week. Economic and inflation uncertainty created by President Donald Trump ‘s tariffs — both implemented and threatened — are largely to blame. Cracks in the AI trade were also a factor, with the latest knock coming from CoreWeave ‘s scaled-down initial public offering that also priced below expectations at $40. Shares of the company, which rents Nvidia chips to customers for artificial intelligence workloads, opened at $39 in Friday’s debut. The stock traded as high as $41.92…
In ecosocialist issues, beyond being carbon-based life-forms, we need to consider how the market for carbon offsets is materially not identical to carbon markets. The larger issue of value-form and rents has within it a problem of connecting socially necessary labor-power. Energy transitions to renewable energy within the climate crisis objectives will not be met by carbon markets, especially under neoliberalism. Climaterentierism is a thing. A factory worker sells their labor-power (their ability to operate machines and assemble products) to the factory owner. The factory owner pays them a wage, but the value of the products they produce is greater than…
Jeep vehicles are shown for sale at a dealership in Irvine, California, U.S., March 27, 2025. Mike Blake | ReutersPresident Donald Trump says Wednesday will be “Liberation Day” — a moment when he plans to roll out a set of tariffs that he promises will free the United States from foreign goods.The details of Trump’s next round of import taxes are still sketchy. Most economic analyses say average U.S. families would have to absorb the cost of his tariffs in the form of higher prices and lower incomes. But an undeterred Trump is inviting CEOs to the White House to say…