A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Friday, July 12, 2024. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSouthwest Airlines is planning to reduce service to and from Atlanta next year, cutting more than 300 pilot and flight attendant positions, according to a company memo seen by CNBC.The changes come a day before Southwest’s investor day, when executives will map out the company’s plan to cut costs and grow revenue as pressure mounts from activist investor Elliott Investment Management.Southwest told staff it isn’t closing its crew base in Atlanta. Instead, it will…
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CFTC Issues First Carbon Credit Market Guidelines | News Dakota (NAFB.com) – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved the first guidelines for the trading of voluntary carbon credit derivative contracts in the country. Carbon credit derivative contracts are financial instruments that derive their value from carbon credits, which represent the right to emit one metric ton of carbon dioxide or an equivalent amount of greenhouse gasses. AgriMarketing Dot Com says the contracts allow traders and market participants to hedge against or speculate on the future price of carbon credits, similar to how traditional derivative contracts function in commodities or financial…
What is the current price of platinum? The price of platinum opened at $992.10 per ounce, as of 9 a.m. That’s up 1.41% from the previous day and up 0.44% from the beginning of the year. The lowest trading price within the last day: $977.00 per ounce. The highest platinum spot price in the last 24 hours: $997.85 per ounce. USA TODAY Blueprint may earn a commission from this advertiser. Platinum spot price Platinum price chart The chart below shows how the spot price of platinum is trending over the year. Year to date, platinum is up 0.44%, as of…
BiggerPockets CEO Scott Trench joins Motley Fool analyst Alicia Alfiere and host Mary Long to chat about Airbnb. In this podcast, Motley Fool host Mary Long was joined by Motley Fool analyst Alicia Alfiere and BiggerPockets CEO Scott Trench at The Denver Press Club for a conversation about Airbnb as a stock and as a real estate investment. They discuss: Airbnb’s capital allocation strategy. The hosting platform’s competition. How real estate investors can get started with Airbnb. The scaling challenges of managing short-term rentals. To catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool’s free podcasts, check out our podcast center.…
US stocks traded mixed on Wednesday after markets hit their latest all-time highs as investors looked to upcoming data for clues to the health of the economy and the chances of another jumbo rate cut.The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) reversed earlier gains to fall about 0.4% while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) held on to positive momentum, rising about 0.1% on the heels of record closes for both major indexes. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) rose about 0.4% after initially opening in the red.The question now becomes whether or not the US economy could find itself in a recession, with…
Image source: Getty Images Growth shares could help boost my wealth and holdings for years to come. With that in mind, one stock I’m planning on adding to my holdings when I next can is Intertek Group (LSE: ITRK). Let me break down my investment case. Testing, safety, and certification It’s fair to say Intertek isn’t a name that immediately stands out on the UK’s premier index among its illustrious and prestigious incumbents. Nevertheless, a lack of fanfare or brand recognition doesn’t make the testing and safety business any less of an intriguing investment prospect. Intertek shares have had a…
[By: Daphne Technology] Daphne Technology, a leader in climate deep tech, announces the approval of its pioneering carbon credit methodology by Gold Standard. This milestone directly targets reducing methane emissions from internal combustion engines using any methane-rich fuel. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas (GHG) with a global warming potential (GWP) 28 times that of carbon dioxide (CO2) over a 100-year period. It is responsible for at least a quarter of the current global warming. Unlike CO2, fossil-origin methane has a much shorter atmospheric lifetime, with a GWP of 82.5 over a 20-year period, so reducing methane emissions can result in quicker climate benefits.…
Certain cancer rates are on the rise, and outcome inequities remain a major public health | In this week’s “Podnosis,” Fierce Healthcare’s Anastassia Gliadkovskaya talks to BrightEdge’s Alice Pomponio about investing in cancer-fighting startups and measuring impact. Source link
US stocks aimed for another positive day on Wall Street after markets hit their latest all-time highs, as investors looked to upcoming data for clues to the health of the economy and the chances of another jumbo rate cut.The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) opened higher on the heels of record closes for both major indexes, rising about 0.1% and 0.2%, respectively. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) hugged the flatline.The question now becomes whether or not the US economy could find itself in a recession, with concerns fanned by a surprisingly weak reading on consumer confidence.…
Western nations are directing their development finance and export credit agencies to work with private industry to support critical minerals projects, in a drive to break China’s chokehold over a sector that is essential for high-tech industries.The Minerals Security Partnership, a coalition of 14 nations and the European Commission, will unveil a new financing network at an event in New York on Monday as they try to ramp up international collaboration and pledge financial support for a huge nickel project in Tanzania, backed by mining company BHP.A joint statement due to be published on the margins of the UN General…