[ad_1] I do not envy Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell right now.The 72-year-old former investment banker and longtime economic policymaker stands at a precarious crossroads. As the Fed chairman, his job is to achieve two goals: price stability and full employment. Usually, the trade-off between these two aims is clear, but these days, Powell has to perform a difficult balancing act. On the one hand, he needs to keep prices in check as the White House enacts dramatic tariffs on our biggest trading partners. On the other hand, he has to try to slow the uptick in the number of…
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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images With the noise around trade tariffs threatening to run and run, holders of FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 shares should be braced for further volatility. Yet I don’t believe there’s reason for long-term investors panic. Past performance isn’t always a reliable guide to the future. But both index’s have proven ability to recover from past macroeconomic ordeals. The FTSE 100’s risen 76% over the last 20 years, and the FTSE 250‘s gains have been even more impressive at 216%. This is a period in which once-in-a-century pandemics, sovereign debt crises, a global banking crash and…
[ad_1] Trump meets with retail CEOs to discuss tariffsPresident Trump recently met with executives from major retailers, including Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe’s and Target to discuss the impact of his tariffs.CheddarThe Dow is heading for its worst April since 1932, according to Dow Jones Market Data, as reported by the Wall Street Journal.The Federal Reserve policy committee’s next meeting is May 6 and May 7.Savers will still find relatively high interest rates, but they’ve fallen from 2024.A war of words over inflation and tariffs won’t magically make interest rates tumble in the weeks ahead. And that’s true even after President…
[ad_1] The government has notified draft Rules introducing targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by “obligated entities” in energy-intensive sectors and industries.The Draft Greenhouse Gases Emissions Intensity (GEI) Target Rules, 2025, notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on April 16, puts in place a compliance mechanism for the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme, 2023 (CCTS). The CCTS was launched to create a framework for the trading of carbon credits, to facilitate the reduction of emissions in energy intensive industries, and to support India’s climate commitments under the Paris Climate Agreement of 2015. Story continues…
[ad_1] For a Westchester resident who couldn’t afford the high cost of a car, “a bike is perfect!”Carina De La Cruz of suburban Ossining scored her new ride, thanks to a first-in-the-state rebate program for low-income New Yorkers looking to purchase an electric bike.De La Cruz is a full time nanny and commutes to Briarcliff for work — just two miles, but many hills, away. She used to have a car, but said the lease was too damn high, and there’s no easy public transportation, so mostly she relied on walking almost an hour or taking expensive cabs. “My income is not…
[ad_1] The BriefThere will be five bond propositions on the May 3 ballot for City of Arlington residents.The five propositions on the ballot include streets, public safety, parks and recreation, the downtown city administrative building, and libraries, with a total of $200.8 million.Early voting is underway in Tarrant County through April 29, and Election Day is May 3.ARLINGTON, Texas – The Arlington City Council voted in February to call a bond election on May 3, 2025.The proposed bonds that will be on the ballot include 27 projects across five categories for a total of $200.8 million. The five propositions on…
[ad_1] The Dutch government has committed $726 million (639 million euros) to the Aramis carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, the largest of its kind in the Netherlands. This major investment comes after energy companies Shell and TotalEnergies decided to reduce their financial support for part of the project. Shell and TotalEnergies had originally planned to help fund the construction of a large pipeline system. This pipeline would connect factories and industrial areas to underground storage sites in the North Sea. However, both companies have now chosen to focus only on developing the carbon storage sites and offering carbon storage…
[ad_1] The Dutch government has committed $726 million (639 million euros) to the Aramis carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, the largest of its kind in the Netherlands. This major investment comes after energy companies Shell and TotalEnergies decided to reduce their financial support for part of the project. Shell and TotalEnergies had originally planned to help fund the construction of a large pipeline system. This pipeline would connect factories and industrial areas to underground storage sites in the North Sea. However, both companies have now chosen to focus only on developing the carbon storage sites and offering carbon storage…
[ad_1] At one of Europe’s biggest climate events, ChangeNOW 2025, France made a major move toward building a stronger, more credible carbon market. On April 24, 2025, French Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forests, the Sea, and Fisheries, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, unveiled a new Charter for Paris-aligned and High-Integrity Use of Carbon Credits. This launch marks an important step to further push the progress happening since the launch of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The session also brought together some of the most influential voices in climate action like Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC; and Dr. Osama Faqeeha, Saudi Arabia’s…
[ad_1] At one of Europe’s biggest climate events, ChangeNOW 2025, France made a major move toward building a stronger, more credible carbon market. On April 24, 2025, French Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forests, the Sea, and Fisheries, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, unveiled a new Charter for Paris-aligned and High-Integrity Use of Carbon Credits. This launch marks an important step to further push the progress happening since the launch of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The session also brought together some of the most influential voices in climate action like Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC; and Dr. Osama Faqeeha, Saudi Arabia’s…