Deep Sky has selected Isometric as the carbon removal registry to monitor activities and issue carbon credits from the Deep Sky Alpha facility in Alberta, Canada. Dubbed as the world’s first cross-technology carbon removal innovation and commercialization center, Deep Sky Alpha serves as a testing ground for 10 different Direct Air Capture (DAC) technologies. This novel portfolio of DAC projects is expected to generate the first carbon removal credits to customers in summer 2025, which will be delivered through Isometric’s verification platform Certify. On its end, Isometric will rely on the Isometric Standard, Direct Air Capture Protocol, and science-based digital Monitoring, Reporting, and…
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As the Federal Reserve likely holds interest rates steady, mortgage rates are expected to stay in a narrow range. Tharon Green/CNETThe Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for the fourth consecutive time this year at its monetary policy meeting this week. However, rising jobless claims, intensified geopolitical conflict and slowing economic growth could force the central bank to cut rates as early as the fall. As turbulent trade policies pressure financial markets, investors have been wondering how President Donald Trump would influence the Fed’s interest rate forecast. Trump has repeatedly scolded the Fed for not lowering borrowing costs already. The central…
Image source: Getty Images When searching for dividend stocks, it’s important to strike a balance between a juicy yield and the sustainability of income payments. It can be difficult to match the two, as a very high dividend yield can be due to a falling share price. However, some options have a generous dividend forecast while still having a strong track record of payments. Here’s one for consideration. The company in focus I’m talking about the Supermarket Income REIT (LSE:SUPR). As the name suggests, it’s a real estate investment trust (REIT) based in the UK that focuses on investing in…
Image source: Getty Images Last week, the FTSE 100 hit a new record high. Behavioural psychology tells us that people tend to avoid buying when prices are high, believing they aren’t getting good value. To some extent, I agree. But that’s why I think now is the perfect time for me to target undervalued stocks before the crowd rushes in. Trying to beat the crowd If you think about it, the logical step for investors to take after seeing the index breaking to new highs is to look for individual stocks that offer better value. Over the coming year, I’d…
Carbon credits represent the right to offset carbon dioxide emissions and can be traded within carbon markets. These credits are generated through initiatives that either reduce the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere or capture atmospheric carbon dioxide. The tradable nature of these credits facilitates the buying, selling, and transfer of emissions reductions, with a market price typically assigned to carbon emissions. Carbon markets are strategically designed to incentivize the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, thereby promoting environmental sustainability, and supporting efforts toward a cleaner and more sustainable future. Carbon credits offer significant benefits On the environment front,…
Image source: Getty Images It has been an impressive year for some shares in the flagship FTSE 100 index of leading companies. Indeed, the Footsie has hit new all-time highs this year, albeit with a fair bit of market volatility thrown in along the way. But not all FTSE 100 shares have done well. One, for example, has lost around a third of its value so far this year. There are potentially existential changes taking place in its industry that could see things get much worse even from here. On the other hand, this might turn out to be one…
HELOC rates are a little lower today. The Federal Reserve held short-term rates unchanged Wednesday, as expected. That caused bond yields to sag as worried investors added to fixed-income positions. Rising anxiety about the Israel-Iran conflict and possible U.S. involvement also tugged on market momentum. With mortgage rates expected to continue moving sideways, a second mortgage, such as a home equity line of credit, offers homeowners cash access to their homes’ value. Here’s the latest on home equity line of credit interest rates. Dig deeper: What is a HELOC, and how does a home equity line of credit work? This…
Good morning, Quartz readers!Here’s what you need to knowChina’s Sichuan region is facing severe power outages. Some businesses will have power curtailed until Aug. 25, five days longer than expected, as the province faces its worst drought in 60 years.The daughter of Vladimir Putin’s spiritual aide was killed. Darya Dugin, whose father Alexander Dugin has been guiding the Russian president in his invasion of Ukraine, died in a car bombing on the outskirts of Moscow. Alexander is believed to have been the intended target.Workers at the UK’s largest shipping container port walked off the job. About 2,000 employees at the…
Image source: Getty Images Building a reliable passive income stream takes patience and a long-term view. That’s why I plan to hold the following five dividend-paying stocks for life. Each one has a solid track record of rewarding shareholders with regular payouts and steady growth. All of them have been paying dividends for more than 20 years except OSB Group, which has delivered 11 consecutive years of returns, but shows promise of becoming a future dividend hero. Aviva Aviva‘s long been one of the most dependable insurers in the UK. With a simple business model focused on life insurance, general…
Image source: Getty Images Vodafone’s (LSE: VOD) share price has struggled over the past year. I think much of this has resulted from market uncertainty over the merger of Vodafone UK with Three UK. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority formally approved it on 5 December. However, its official completion was only on 31 May. Vodafone holds 51% of the newly-named VodafoneThree, while the remainder’s held by CK Hutchison Group Telecom Holdings Limited. New investments and cost savings The two companies announced on 2 June they’ll invest £1.3bn in VodafoneThree’s network in the first year. The intention is to take…