[ad_1] Cities already have the tools to end the scourge of poorly parked scooters and help communities embrace a powerful alternative to driving, a new report finds — and in the process, they can even increase visibility at intersections and make streets safer for everyone.After interviews with transportation leaders from a dozen cities around the world, a team of researchers at the University of Oregon’s Urbanism Next Center released a new guide to the nuts and bolts of how to do scooter parking right.And that guide couldn’t come a moment too soon for supporters of the mode. Even cities that embrace…
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[ad_1] It was supposed to be just what Saks needed to turn things around. By taking over struggling rival Neiman Marcus, the pitch went, the iconic retailer would become a luxury powerhouse — one with enough bargaining and pricing power to cut costs and boost profitability.So when the company turned to the bond market to finance the takeover last December, investors were drawn in. Sure, there was some skepticism, but a juicy 11 percent interest rate, pledges on some of its assets and big-time backers including Amazon.com Inc. and Salesforce Inc. assuaged their concerns. They shelled out $2.2 billion, $200…
[ad_1] Asset manager SLM Partners has unveiled findings of a decade-long project project in Australia that illustrates the financial and environmental returns possible with regenerative agriculture. The Garrawin carbon project launched in 2013 after SLM acquired two properties in Queensland totaling 80,000 hectares. The project is part of SLM’s first strategy, the SLM Australia Livestock Fund launched in 2012 with a focus on grass-fed beef cattle production. “What’s quite unique about it is the time frame,” says SLM Partners head of impact Alessia Lenders. “We’ve owned this land for more than 10 years and can show what’s been happening.” In…
[ad_1] /NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES./ VANCOUVER, BC, May 14, 2025 /CNW/ – GR Silver Mining Ltd. (“GR Silver Mining” or the “Company”) (TSXV: GRSL) (OTCQB: GRSLF) (FRANKFURT: GPE) – announces that further to its news release of May 8, 2025, due to increased demand, it is increasing its non-brokered private placement such that it now proposes to sell up to 14,230,770 units at a price of $0.13 per unit for gross proceeds of up to $1.85 million. All other terms of the offering remain as set out in the Company’s…
[ad_1] TORONTO, May 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Base Carbon Inc. (Cboe CA: BCBN) (OTCQX: BCBNF) with operations through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Base Carbon Capital Partners Corp. (“BCCPC”, together, with affiliates, “Base Carbon”, or the “Company”), is pleased to announce its first-quarter 2025 consolidated financial results and operational highlights. The Company will host an investor update call on Tuesday, May 27th at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, with registration instructions provided below. All financial references are denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted. Company Highlights for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025: 4th consecutive quarter of carbon credit sales revenue…
[ad_1] So remember when entertainment giant Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) decided it was going to change the name of its streaming service HBO Max, and turn it into just Max? Well, apparently, all the good reasons it had to do so at the time turned sour, as Warner is again pivoting back to HBO Max for its online streaming service. The indecisiveness did it few favors, and Warner stock was down modestly in Wednesday afternoon’s trading.Confident Investing Starts Here: Essentially, the move is designed to reflect Warner’s efforts to no longer compete with Netflix (NFLX) in terms of sheer volume,…
[ad_1] Carnival Corp. (NYSE:CCL) is back in the debt market, rolling out $993 million in senior unsecured notes to refinance pricier 7.625% bonds maturing in 2026. The new notes are expected to price between 5.875% and 6%, potentially slicing $16 million off the company’s annual interest expenses, according to Bloomberg Intelligence estimates. It’s a calculated move for a company that’s been chipping away at a debt load that ballooned during the pandemic, with Fitch Ratings projecting Carnival’s debt to drop to $27 billion by the end of 2025, down from $36 billion in 2022. Carnival’s CFO David Bernstein didn’t mince…
[ad_1] 00:00 Speaker A Scott, finally, I I want to um make a little bit of a turn to ask about the private equity business and a big trend that’s been going on, which is sort of opening it up more to retail investors, even if it’s through institutions. The news today, there was a report that Empower, which is a giant 401k company, is going to be partnering with some private equity institutions to offer that option to some of their clients. Um, what do you think of this opening up? What are the risks, rewards briefly, and are…
[ad_1] A Calgary-based micro cap is finding a tremendous amount of success on Wednesday after the company announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Fayafi Investment Holding, according to a press release.Traders wasted no time snatching up shares of DevvStream Corp. (Nasdaq:DEVS) following yesterday’s announcement, pushing the stock up to $1.06/share (+85.96%) at the early session high. This move was a strong continuation of the recent breakout this stock experienced earlier this month, breaking a multi-week downtrend from the end of last year. Founded in 2021, DevvStream is a leading authority in the use of technology in carbon project…
[ad_1] Energy companies are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to cut Scope 3 emissions. These emissions come from their supply chain and the full lifecycle of their products. They include everything from material sourcing to product disposal. Since these indirect emissions are hard to track, reducing them is a major challenge. However, with net-zero targets approaching, tackling Scope 3 emissions is a top priority. AI helps simplify complex data and streamline operations. Companies can cut emissions while boosting profits. With smarter product design and optimized resource use, AI shapes a more sustainable energy future. AI Is Making Scope 3 Emissions…