Image source: Getty Images At first glance, receiving a second income sounds like a nightmare. Sure, the money sounds nice. An extra influx of cash on the regular sounds very nice indeed, in fact. But a second income tends to mean a second job – which tends to mean a lot of hard graft! So-called side hustles like giving lifts to strangers or delivering boxes of chicken nuggets might work for those with the energy and inclination for it. But, in my humble opinion, putting those burdens on top of a day job sounds like a bit too much in…
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By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In a breakthrough for carbon markets and cattle producers alike, an Australian agtech firm has introduced a scalable solution for emissions reduction in livestock. DIT AgTech, a Queensland-based venture-backed company that currently has an investment round open, has made history as the first-ever to receive certification for a livestock methane-reduction project under the Verra Verified Carbon Standard using a water-based delivery system. The project, officially registered as Project 4947, makes it possible for beef producers, particularly those located in remote or extensive grazing regions, to earn carbon credits by reducing cattle emissions through specially…
Freight carrier Old Dominion (NASDAQ:ODFL) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2025, with sales falling 6.1% year on year to $1.41 billion. Its GAAP profit of $1.27 per share was 1.1% below analysts’ consensus estimates. Is now the time to buy Old Dominion Freight Line? Find out in our full research report. Revenue: $1.41 billion vs analyst estimates of $1.42 billion (6.1% year-on-year decline, 0.7% miss) EPS (GAAP): $1.27 vs analyst expectations of $1.28 (1.1% miss) Adjusted EBITDA: $448.6 million vs analyst estimates of $451.9 million (31.9% margin, 0.7% miss) Operating Margin: 25.4%, down from 28.1% in the same…
Image source: Getty Images There’s plenty of doom and gloom to go around in 21st century Great Britain, but one of the undoubted success stories has been that of Greggs (LSE: GRGG). From humble beginnings as a pokey bakery in Newcastle, the chain has expanded to over 2,600 locations across the country. Hungry Brits can’t get enough of the reasonably priced sausage rolls and baked delicacies. It’s got to the point where the young ‘uns have started wearing clothing adorned with the iconic yellow and blue logo. Greggs shares haven’t been left out of the fun either, as they’re up…
Image source: Getty Images The Barclays (LSE: BARC) share price is well and truly back from the crushing it got in the 2020 stock market crash. We’re looking at a 270% climb over the past five years. And 59% in the last 12 months alone. As if to justify investor confidence, the bank delivered on H1 performance. And it delivered big. It makes me wonder if those who sold out and took profits in the past few months might be missing out on more to come. The half saw income rise 12% year on year to £14.9bn. Profit before tax…
Arthur Frankenstein did not set out to create a monster. He had the best scientific intentions. He hoped to create a living being from, well, body parts. As Mary Shelley’s story plays out, we learn that Frankenstein’s experiment ended badly. A much less grisly experiment began in 1911 in Massachusetts. That’s where the first statewide pension fund in the United States came into being. It proved to be a much more successful experiment but not without its own unforeseen consequences. Today, all 50 states maintain at least one statewide pension plan. All but five have multiple statewide plans. And then…
Climate-stressed forest in southwestern Colorado near Wolf Creek Pass. Credit: University of Utah A lot of the climate-altering carbon pollution humans release into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels gets drawn into the Earth’s oceans and landscapes through natural processes, mostly through photosynthesis, as plants turn atmospheric carbon dioxide into biomass. Efforts to slow the climate crisis have long sought to harness nature, often through carbon “offsets,” aimed at bolstering forests, wetlands, and agriculture, but have generally had only marginal success so far. A new approach: Contributions vs. credits New research led by the University of Utah’s Wilkes Center for…
In premarket trading, futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.1%, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were essentially flat. Nasdaq futures rose 0.3%.Most analysts expect the Fed to keep its benchmark borrowing rate around 4.3% and again cite uncertainty around the economic impacts of President Donald Trump’s widespread tariff increases on imports to the U.S. However, there have been hints of dissent from Trump-appointed Fed governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman, underscoring a difference of opinion about how the U.S. economy is doing. Unemployment is low but hiring has been sluggish. Overall economic growth has been modest…
Image source: Getty Images AI has made big waves in the stock market but many investors are still trying to figure out what it means for some of the biggest companies on the planet. Take Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) as an example. On one hand, some investors have grown nervous about what AI usurping search as a digital navigation tool could mean for Alphabet’s profits – and its stock price. On the other hand, AI could be a potential game-changer for Alphabet, in a positive way. It already has deep technical expertise and a large base of…
The share price chart for Aviva (LSE: AV) increasingly looks like a thing of beauty. Up 29% so far this year – and 146% over five years – the Aviva share price today (30 July) hit a level last seen back in 2008. That may make it seem expensive. But could this still be a share for investors to consider even now? Strong growth trajectory I think the answer to that question is yes. Insurance is often a staid, fairly plodding sort of business. So a FTSE 100 share comfortably more than doubling in five years may seem surprising. But…