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Americans interested in taking advantage of current tax incentives to purchase an electric vehicle or improve the energy efficiency of their homes had better get a move on. Many of these subsidies, originally scheduled to last through 2032, are instead running out of gas over the next few months.President Donald Trump’s recently enacted “one big beautiful bill” includes the early demise of federal support for adoption of alternative fuel vehicles and home improvements. Refundable credits for electric cars will evaporate on Sept. 30, and several home tax credits will expire on Dec. 31. Households will end up with higher energy…

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Two Fed officials, Christopher J. Waller and Michelle Bowman, dissented. Waller supported a 25 basis-point cut due to minimal tariff effects and increased labor market risks. Bowman advocates for a gradual shift to a neutral policy stance, citing slowing economic growth and a less dynamic labor market. A growing number of market participants — 88% as of Friday afternoon — anticipate a 25-bps reduction in September, according to the CME Group‘s FedWatch tool. The rest expect rates to remain unchanged. Modest impact — for now Friday’s jobs report for July reinforced this view. HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami described it…

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Image source: Getty Images Well, it turned out that I was right about Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR). I had previously written that the already-soaring Rolls-Royce share price might go even higher if the aeronautical engineer announced it was performing well and raised its targets yet again. Hey presto, in its interim results over the past week the company did just that. The Rolls-Royce share price jumped to a new all-time high. Its rise has been staggering. Up 80% already this year, the FTSE 100 share is now 1,234% higher than five years ago. Compare that to the 55% gain in the…

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The Washington PostTrump covets rare earth riches, but Greenland plans to mine its own businessInterest in Greenland’s minerals is soaring, driven in part by Trump, who has said the U.S. must “get” the island. But the rare earths will be hard to mine..5 days ago Source link

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Image source: Getty Images The NatWest Group (LSE: NWG) share price has had a stellar run. Given the misery inflicted on investors in the 15 years after the financial crisis, its return to form is frankly eye-popping. Shares in the FTSE 100 bank are up 43% over the last 12 months. Over five years, they’ve grown a fabulous 363%. Investors have pocketed dividends too, with a trailing yield of 4.13%. That figure actually underrates the generosity, since the yield has been squeezed by the share price growth. Profits, guidance and buybacks So what’s driving this? NatWest has been helped by solid earnings, the sale…

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First Interstate BancSystem, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:FIBK) investors are due to receive a payment of $0.47 per share on 21st of August. This means the annual payment is 6.6% of the current stock price, which is above the average for the industry. Trump has pledged to “unleash” American oil and gas and these 15 US stocks have developments that are poised to benefit. A big dividend yield for a few years doesn’t mean much if it can’t be sustained. Having distributed dividends for at least 10 years, First Interstate BancSystem has a long history of paying out a part of its earnings…

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Image source: Getty Images The Aviva (LSE: AV.) share price has been doing what I never expected to see it do – skyrocketing. It’s up 29% over the last year, 63% over two years and 152% over five years. While other FTSE 100 financials are doing well, none can hold a candle to Aviva. I know, because I hold them. Sadly, I don’t hold Aviva. It hasn’t just delivered growth in spades, it’s been dishing out dividends too. The trailing yield has dipped slightly, but only because of the surge in share price. Investors are still pocketing 5.63% a year, which is far from…

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By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) — TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist I’d love to hear from you, so please reach out to me with comments at . You can also follow me at @ReutersJamie and @reutersjamie.bsky.social. Well, well, well. In a week jam-packed with global tariff, earnings, data and policy fireworks, the most explosive was kept for last: July’s U.S. employment report, which shattered the optimism – or complacency – building around the U.S. economy and stock market. Weak job growth, together with the latest wave of steep tariffs…

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