Active transportation advocates constantly get accused of waging a “war on cars.” But when you look around our communities, it sure looks more like we’re in the middle of a war on walking and biking — and the wrong side is winning.In today’s episode of The Brake, we sat down with Dr. Tepi McLaughlin, who co-authored of a provocative new paper that argues it’s time to name the “enemies of physical activity” and dismantle the policies they push, rather than just focusing on the additive benefits of building more sidewalks and bike lanes. And along the way, we talk about some…
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Image source: Getty Images Since the start of 2025, Vodafone (LSE:VOD) shares have been steadily marching upwards as management continues to make progress in its turnaround efforts. In fact, improving investor sentiment has helped bolster the international telecommunications giant’s market-cap by 26% over the last eight months, delivering a total return closer to 30% after dividends. As such, anyone who put £20,000 to work earlier this year is now sitting on around £26,000. What’s next? As a quick reminder, under the fresh leadership of Margherita Della Valle, Vodafone’s currently undergoing some restructuring. The CEO has sold off underperforming segments of…
Image source: Getty Images Despite their popularity, National Grid (LSE:NG.) shares haven’t been stellar performers over the last five years. The stock’s only climbed by around 33% since September 2020. And while dividends do push the total return closer to 72%, that’s still shy of the 86% generated by the FTSE 100 over the same period. In terms of money, investors have still made a profit. A £20,000 investment in National Grid shares five years ago would now be worth roughly £34,400. On the other hand, passive index investors are currently slightly better off at £37,200. But could that soon…
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Image source: Getty Images A decade ago, Standard Chartered (LSE:STAN) shares were sliding. The stock had reached a near-all time high in 2013 but the shares proceeded to lose around 75% of their value over the following three years. In September 2015, they were changing hands for around 730p. And if an investor had purchased £10,000-worth of stock then, they’d now be looking at an 89.7% gain. In others words, that £10,000 would now be worth £18,970. The trajectory over the past 10 years, however, has been anything but linear. The stock pushed much further down on several occasions, and…
The Great Koala National Park (GKNP) could generate more than $300m through Australia’s carbon credit scheme over the next 15 years if a moratorium on timber logging remains, new modelling has revealed. Source link
Image source: Getty Images Greggs‘ (LSE:GRG) shares have lost around half of their value over the past 12 months. And I think that’s probably fair. I thought the stock was trading at unbelievably high multiples for a company that has already conquered most of the UK geographically, and makes a tasty but not overly innovative products. The valuation we have today is much more acceptable, but arguably still above what could be considered fair value. The company’s forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is 13.1 times. This figure’s expected to fall to 12.4 times in 2026 and then 11.8 times in 2027.…
THE Nasdaq notched a record high close on Monday, lifted by a rally in Broadcom, while the S&P 500 also gained as investors bet the Federal Reserve will soon lower borrowing costs to shore up economic growth.Investors expect multiple interest rate cuts this year after a troubling nonfarm payrolls report on Friday added to concerns about a weakening U.S. job market. The report, which had dragged down Wall Street in the previous session, has stoked fears of a potential slowdown in the world’s biggest economy.Traders have fully priced in at least a 25 basis point interest rate cut when the…
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Australian farmland (Credit: damien_loverso/Envato) Canadian pension giant La Caisse (formerly CDPQ) and Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation have established Meldora, a $250 million ($165 million) agricultural platform designed to generate Australian Carbon Credit Units while maintaining farming operations across the country. La Caisse committed A$200 million ($132 million) to the venture, with the CEFC contributing A$50 million ($33 million). […] Source link