Image source: Getty Images Barclays (LSE: BARC) shares are having a bad morning (17 October). They’re down more than 5% as I write this, around three times more than the broader FTSE 100, which has dropped 1.55%. I wouldn’t call this a crash, since that term is reserved for a 20% fall from recent highs. It’s not even a correction, which is a 10% decline. This is a dip, and dips are part of the investing process. Anyone hoping to build long-term wealth through UK shares must learn to take them in their stride. A dip also hands investors a chance to…
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Vestiaire Collective sells secondhand luxuries far below retail, such as Chanel tweed jackets for $1,500 and Fendi handbags for $650. It just became the first apparel marketplace to offer carbon credits as well. The Paris-based peer-to-peer reseller is translating the carbon emissions saved by customers’ secondhand purchases into credits to fund its goal of a “100 percent circular business.” “The ambition is to create a virtuous cycle, where measurable environmental performance generates the financial resources needed to scale it further,” according to Vestiaire’s “Shaping a Circular Future” 2025 report, released Oct. 3 along with its credits program. Carbon credits are…
Image source: Getty Images Talk of when the next stock market crash will happen remains a hot topic. In recent sessions, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) struck five-month highs, reflecting the scale of investor and trader tensions. The so-called ‘Fear Index’ spiked as trade tensions between the US and China reignited, worsening worries over the global economy. With inflation rising, government debts rising too, and concerns over US share valuations rolling on, it’s no wonder that markets are feeling jittery. So I asked artificial intelligence (AI) whether we can expect an imminent market downturn. Did it shed any light? Crash…
Image source: Getty Images 2025 has been another spectacular year for gold prices. The yellow metal’s bull run stretches back years and — if City analysts are right — has plenty more gains to make. It’s why gold producers are considered by some to be among the hottest in the growth stock category. Take Pan African Resources (LSE:PAF), whose shares have leapt 164% in value during the past 12 months. With production rising and gold hitting high after high, the number crunchers are unanimous in their opinion of further explosive price gains. Source: TradingView The most bullish forecast suggests Pan…
The circular was issued on 10 October. Credit: Sansoen Saengsakaorat/Shutterstock.com. The Department of Energy (DoE) in the Philippines has introduced the nation’s initial set of regulations for carbon credits within the energy sector. This initiative aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, draw investments in clean energy, and prepare the country to engage in international carbon trading markets. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Philippines Energy Secretary Sharon S Garin signed Department Circular No. DC2025-09-0018, titled ‘Providing the General Guidelines for the Generation, Management,…
SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) announced its 100% Authentic Guarantee technology on October 16, 2025, introducing invisible, immutable molecular markers embedded at the manufacturing stage to create a permanent product identity.The system enables instant verification via simple scans, aims to stop counterfeits at the source, and is being integrated through partnerships with CETI, Aegis Packaging, and A*STAR to embed markers into polymers, metals, textiles, and liquids. SMX positions the tech as scalable across fashion, electronics, pharmaceuticals, industrial materials, and art, with verification data used for analytics, provenance, and supply‑chain transparency. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) ha annunciato la…
Indonesia has lifted a four-year ban on international carbon trading, as President Prabowo Subianto moves to reengage foreign investors and monetize the country’s vast rainforest conservation assets, seeking to enhance credibility and buyer confidence with backing from leading carbon certifiers.A presidential decree signed last week and released Wednesday reauthorizes cross-border trading of carbon credits under both Indonesian national standards and globally recognized frameworks such as those set by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).The revival is underpinned by a recent mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with the world’s leading standard body, Verra, that allows projects registered under its…
After a two-year probe, findings by the world’s largest offset certifier raise pressing questions for the struggling carbon markets. Source link
The UK’s mid-cap index, the FTSE 250, currently has an average dividend yield of about 3.5%. That’s decent enough for a bit of income, but it won’t deliver groundbreaking passive income. For something a bit meatier, I like the look of two shares that offer roughly double that. Aberdeen Group Aberdeen Group (LSE: ABDN) is a UK asset manager and investment business that earns revenue from managing funds, offering investment strategies and providing financial services. Over recent years, it’s rebranded and trimmed costs to sharpen focus. Its dividend yield sits around 6.9%, almost double that of the index average. With…
(Bloomberg) — Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms Inc. is set to seal an almost $30 billion financing package for its data center site in rural Louisiana, marking the final step for the largest private capital deal on record. Blue Owl Capital Inc. and Meta will split ownership of the Hyperion data center site in Richland Parish, Louisiana, with the tech giant retaining just 20% of it, according to people with knowledge of the matter. To finance the build-out, Morgan Stanley arranged over $27 billion of debt and about $2.5 billion of equity into a special purpose vehicle — a structure for…