Many communities are reportedly receiving notice that their federal transportation grants are being clawed back — because they aren’t “car-focused” enough for the Trump administration.According to a flurry of local media, the federal Department of Transportation has withdrawn funds from several discretionary grants aimed at improving safety for people for walk and bike, including a multi-use bike and walk trail along the Naugatuck River in Connecticut, the last miles of a rail trail in the heart of Albuquerque, and a bike trail along Route 66 in McLean County, Illinois.The New Mexico grantees were told that US DOT planned to use…
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Image source: Getty Images After an outstanding record of dividend growth, Diageo (LSE:DGE) shares hit the buffers in 2025. And it’s fair to say the FTSE 100 firm is facing some unusually strong challenges at the moment. Analysts, however, think the firm can get back to increasing its shareholder distributions in the coming years. So, with a 4.15% dividend yield, should passive income investors take note? Dividend growth According to the most recent forecasts I can find, analysts are expecting Diageo to get back to growing its dividend per share in the next 12 months. That’s the good news. The…
The Business StandardEU firms brace for more shutdowns due to China rare earth controls despite summit promiseAutomakers in Europe and elsewhere faced production delays and widespread shutdowns after Beijing introduced export controls on some rare earths and related….33 minutes ago Source link
Remember home economics? A modernized version of that class is coming to the Los Angeles Unified School District. The board passed a resolution on Tuesday night to create a class that teaches personal finance to high school students, including how to use and manage money, credit, avoid debt, and write a check. Jerry Yang, the student member of the LAUSD board, emphasized the importance of students knowing how to manage their finances and “achieve long-term fiscal stability.” “Students are supposed to graduate college and career-ready, and one of the most important aspects of that is knowing how to navigate our economy,”…
Image source: Getty Images A Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) is one of the most flexible ways to build retirement savings, especially since the government helps out by adding tax relief. Each £100 that goes into the pot only costs a basic-rate taxpayer £80, and that falls to £60 for a higher-rate 40% taxpayer. That turbo charges the process of building a sizeable pot. But how much is enough to fund a comfortable retirement? £100,000 is a nice round figure. Will that do it? My figures are only rough guides, but they do show how much passive income can be generated…
AXA IM Alts will announce today the latest deal for its natural capital strategy: an investment in Pantheon Regeneration PBC, a new company that will restore pocosin peatlands through carbon credit projects across a 14,500-acre site in the Southeastern United States. AXA Group announced its intention to deploy €1.5 billion to support sustainable forest management in 2021. As part of this plan, the group allocated €500 million to its investment management business to invest in natural capital. Pantheon is the latest in a diverse list of projects. These include a $49 million allocation to reforestation projects in the Brazilian Amazon…
Preeminent SOL-backed treasury vehicle – with potential to deliver over $1.25 billion – unlocks capital markets to accelerate Solana’s growth The offering was led by institutional and crypto-native investors such as Pantera Capital, Summer Capital, and other prominent backers including Big Brain Holdings, Avenir, SinoHope, FalconX, Arrington Capital, Animoca Brands, Aspen Digital, Borderless, Laser Digital, HashKey Capital, and Republic Digital The SOL treasury strategy will be led by incoming Director and Executive Chairman Joseph Chee (Founder and Chairman of Summer Capital and Former Head of Investment Banking, Asia at UBS), Board Observer Cosmo Jiang (General Partner at Pantera Capital) and advisor Dan…
The Alberta government is undercutting the success of its own industrial carbon tax and risks allowing companies to double-count their emission savings by permitting them to avoid the provincial fee by investing in their own emissions reduction projects instead, independent analysts say. Premier Danielle Smith told reporters Tuesday that the move, likely to come into effect this fall, would support economic growth while ensuring companies work to lower emissions, The Canadian Press reports. “We’re looking at it a little like a recycling program,” Smith said. “It will incentivize companies to spend money here in Alberta on emissions reductions investments specific…
By Kylie Nguyen Thu, September 18, 2025 | 9:05 am GMT+7 Carbon credits are emerging as a valuable form of “green asset.” However, to unlock their full potential and turn it into tangible value, Vietnamese businesses require strong financial backing, technical expertise, and market linkages. As a leading state-owned bank driving investment in agriculture and rural development, Agribank is strengthening its pioneering role, not only by providing capital but also by paving the way for Vietnamese carbon credits to access international markets. From biomass credits to carbon opportunities Vietnam has become the first country in the East Asia-Pacific region to…
Key PointsThe first U.S. spot XRP ETF may launch this week, but it may not be the best.The REX-Osprey XRP ETF is structured differently from other crypto ETFs, which could impact your returns. 10 stocks we like better than XRP ›After months of speculation, it looks like Ripple’s XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) may get its first spot ETF. Bloomberg analysts predict Rex-Osprey’s Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) and XRP ETFs will get the SEC green light on Thursday, September 18. What investors need to know is that the REX-Osprey XRP ETF (Proposed ticker: XRPR) is structured differently from other spot crypto ETFs. This…