Image source: Getty Images It has been an excellent few years for investors in social media giant Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). Meta stock has grown by no less than 279% over the past five years. That sort of growth certainly grabs my attention. So, could now be the time to add Meta stock to my portfolio? Strong position in a massive market Meta owns a number of social media platforms that have extensive reach in a massive market, such as Instagram and Facebook. On top of that, it is trying to move forward in an evolving technology landscape with its…
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The time has come for companies to acknowledge the elephant in the room: the urgent need for deep emissions cuts and a genuine transition to a net-zero economy. High-quality carbon credits have a limited supporting role in climate action, but they must never be misused as a creative accounting shortcut to “cancel out” corporate pollution on paper but not in the real world. The future of corporate climate responsibility depends on real reductions. Source link
Image source: Getty Images With talk about US trade tariffs dominating the news agenda, fresh news on the future of the Cash ISA has gone under the radar in recent days. Whatever form they take, changes are almost certainly coming down the track, as new comments from the UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves suggest. And I think it could provide an opportunity for Britons to make significantly better returns over the long term. Change is in the air On Wednesday (2 April), Reeves affirmed her commitment to a shake-up of current ISA rules during discussions with the House of Commons’ Treasury…
There are just two days left to fill any gaps in your national insurance records (going back as far as 2006) if you want to boost your state pension entitlement.Usually, people can pay voluntary top-ups for the past six years, but the last government opened this up so contributions can be filled in all the way back to 6 April 2006.The deadline, though, is Saturday – after that, we’re back to six years.Who can top up?Men born after 6 April 1951 and women born after 6 April 1953 are eligible to make these voluntary NI contributions to boost their new…
Image source: Getty Images Could this be the year that everything suddenly goes right for Taylor Wimpey (LSE: TW) shares? Possibly. But it would require a dramatic reversal in fortunes. Shares in the FTSE 100 house builder have fallen by a third in the last six months, and are down 20% over 12 months to trade at a 52-week low. Can we blame Donald Trump, as global stocks sell off due to his trade tariffs? Not directly, as Taylor Wimpey isn’t building condos in Miami. However, UK housebuilders seem to be caught in the crossfire of every major political or…
Watch CNBC’s Rick Santelli and Steve Liesman debate Trump’s tariffs CNBC’s senior economics reporter Steve Liesman and on-air editor Rick Santelli held an impromptu debate about the impact of Trump’s tariffs on global trade.The spirited exchange on “Squawk Box” followed an appearance from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.Watch the full exchange below:Stellantis pausing some Canada, Mexico production due to tariffs.A sign sits in front of Stellantis’s Chrysler Windsor Assembly facility on February 04, 2025 in Windsor, Canada. Scott Olson | Getty ImagesStellantis is idling production at two assembly plants in Canada and Mexico due to tariffs.Roughly 900 U.S- represented employees at supporting…
The voluntary carbon market may be poised for a turnaround, according to new analysis by carbon data platform Sylvera, which shows strong demand for high-quality credits despite recent pricing pressures and political pushback. Carbon credit retirements, a key measure of climate action, held firm in the first quarter of 2025 at 54.56m, nearly matching new issuances at 55.63m. That narrowing gap puts the market on track for negative net issuance for the first time, a sign that more credits are being used to offset emissions than are entering the system. The findings come after a difficult period for the carbon…
A group of project developers has called on the administrators of the Corsia decarbonisation scheme to remove exclusions on particular methodologies… Source link
Mast Reforestation, a post-wildfire restoration company, has developed a novel carbon credit that retires more quickly than traditional reforestation credits and offers a co-benefit of replanting forests on scorched landscapes. For sustainability professionals seeking to offset their company’s hardest-to-cut carbon emissions, the company’s first tranche of carbon removal credits will become available this month on puro.earth. Mast is working with a Montana landowner to bury charred trees on 900 acres of burned forestland in an oxygen-free landfill using a technology known as biomass carbon removal and storage. It plans to replant the landscape with native seedlings produced by the nurseries…
Image source: Getty Images Growth stocks have an important place in my portfolio. Since I hope to have many decades left in my investing journey, it’s worth trying to identify companies with significant potential to turbocharge my long-term stock market gains. Buying steady dividend shares alone won’t cut the mustard. However, not all growth stocks are created equal. Some might appear attractive at first glance, but on closer inspection, they raise too many red flags. After all, risk and reward are two sides of the same coin. With that in mind, here are a couple of FTSE 250 stocks that…