Sadot Group (NASDAQ:SDOT) has acquired a 37.5% stake in Special Development Group (SDG), marking its entry into Indonesia’s blue carbon market. The project, located in the Riau Islands, focuses on restoring and protecting peatland and mangrove ecosystems in partnership with 11 indigenous coastal communities.The initiative is expected to generate 1.1-1.2 million verified carbon credits in its first issuance cycle. The project will be validated under VM0007 (REDD+) and VM0033 methodologies. According to McKinsey and BCG research, nature-based carbon credit prices could increase 3x-10x by 2030.The investment aligns with Sadot’s strategy to decarbonize commodity supply chains and strengthen its net-zero roadmap…
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Image source: Getty Images Gold miner Serabi Gold‘s (LSE:SRB) impressive share price momentum continues, despite a slight pullback in precious metal prices from April’s peaks. Mining stocks can be a high-risk bet for investors. Digging for metals is a complicated and unpredictable business, and problems are commonplace during each of the exploration, project development and production phases. These can have significant implications for miners’ share prices. Yet when operational performances impress, the opposite can also be true. This is what’s just swept Serabi shares to their highest in more than a decade, at 199p. Operational excellence On 17 July, the…
TotalEnergies partners with NativState to conserve forests, support sustainable forestry, and generate certified carbon credits for future emissions offset. TotalEnergies has strengthened its environmental stewardship efforts by entering into a new agreement with NativState, a forest carbon project developer headquartered in Arkansas. This strategic partnership is centered on the conservation of approximately 100,000 hectares (247,000 acres) of privately owned forestlands across four southern U.S. states: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. The land involved is held by more than 280 small private family landowners and is part of a broader initiative to protect forested areas from land-use conversion and intensive timber…
Image source: Getty Images People often think of Marks and Spencer (LSE: MKS) as a stolid, slightly unexciting choice when it comes to shopping. Yet over the past five years, the Marks and Spencer share price has been anything but boring. During that period, it has soared 269%. The business continues to perform strongly. Last year, for example, profit before tax and adjusting items showed year-on-year growth of over a fifth. So, could the Marks and Spencer share price still have room to run that could make it a smart buy for my portfolio even now? A mixed bag I…
Image source: Getty Images Fresnillo shares (LSE: FRES) have been the standout performer in the FTSE 100 and have helped supercharge my stocks and shares portfolio in 2025. Since March of last year the stock has more than trebled. But over the last few weeks it has begun to show signs of weakness. Q2 production update Today (23 July) the Mexican gold and silver miner released its Q2 numbers and the market seemed less than impressed, with the stock down 3% as I write. Compared to H1 of 2024, silver production fell 11.8%. The most noticeable reason for the decline…
Image source: Getty Images UK inflation for June rose unexpectedly to 3.6%, the highest reading in over a year. The concern around high inflation means investors are cutting back expectations for how quickly the Bank of England committee will reduce the base rate. As a result, growth shares with low (or zero) debt could outperform highly indebted peers. Investors will be forced to adjust their view on the cost of taking on new debt and how this could negatively impact stocks with high debt levels. Here are two stocks I’ve identified that have minimal exposure and could therefore perform well.…
Check out CNET Money’s weekly mortgage rate forecast for a more in-depth look at what’s next for Fed rate cuts, labor data and inflation. The average interest rate for a standard 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.78% today, up 0.03% over the last week. The average rate for a 15-year fixed mortgage is 6.05%, which is an increase of 0.05% from the same time last week. To qualify for lower mortgage rates, experts recommend making a higher down payment, improving your credit and comparison shopping between lenders. Today’s mortgage rates Mortgage Refinance Today’s average mortgage rates on July 23, 2025, compared…
Image source: Getty Images What’s fuelling the stock market in 2025? Falling interest rates? The artificial intelligence (AI) boom? Global conflict? In reality, it’s all of the above. And each is pushing UK shares in different directions. After two years of elevated borrowing costs, central banks across the globe – including the Bank of England — have now begun easing monetary policy. This has given a much-needed boost to assets like company shares, particularly in the FTSE 250 and tech-heavy global funds. With ongoing tensions in Ukraine, the Middle East and now Taiwan, defence spending is ramping up on both…
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Image source: Getty Images The JD Wetherspoon (LSE:JDW) share price was pushed higher in early trading today (23 July), after investors appeared impressed with the pub group’s pre-close trading update. Within the first hour of trading, the shares were up 3.5%. I think it’s fair to say that, sometimes, the group’s stock exchange announcements can be a little gloomy. But this morning’s was more upbeat. Compared to the same period a year ago, like-for-like sales during the 12 weeks to 20 July were 5.1% higher. Year-to-date, they were also up 5.1%. The announcement even contained a pun: “Chicken, also, has…