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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The Fresnillo (LSE: FRES) share price continues to defy gravity. Indeed, it has become my most talked about stock here at The Motley Fool. Surging gold and silver prices have turned the FTSE 100 miner into a cash generating machine of totally epic proportions. But just how long can the party last? Runaway train I liken the move in the stock to that of a runaway train. After years in the doldrums, and with sentiment across the industry in the dumps, today everyone wants a piece of the action. Despite the price trebling in price…

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[ad_1] AI Short Films Become Tokenized Entertainment Assets Tradable Globally HONG KONG, HK / ACCESS Newswire / September 3, 2025 / X2C.HK today announced the launch of the world’s first “NASDAQ for Creative Assets” dedicated to AI-generated short dramas. The platform introduces a groundbreaking Web3 model where entertainment assets becomes tradeable IP tokens. The platform enables creators to produce professional-quality short films using AI and tokenize them for global trading. Audiences can purchase, hold, and trade IP tokens that represent ownership stakes in entertainment properties. Unlike traditional streaming platforms where audiences merely consume content, X2C.HK leverages blockchain technology to transform…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Since 4 August, the Legal & General (LSE:LGEN) share price has fallen over 10%. This puts it in the bottom 20% of FTSE 100 performers. From what I can see, there are three explanations for this. 1. Broker downgrade Following publication of its results for the six months ended 30 June (H1 25), the pension and investment group’s stock was downgraded by JP Morgan from Overweight to Neutral. The bank also cut its 12-month price target from 290p to 275p. Even so, its new target is still 18% higher than today’s (3 September) share price.…

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[ad_1] Blue carbon markets are gaining momentum, with the latest development marking a significant milestone. According to Platts, the price of blue carbon credits under its DBC-1 benchmark reached a record high in late August 2025. This surge shows strong demand for high-quality carbon credits tied to coastal and marine ecosystems. Limited supply also plays a role, as project pipelines are still constrained. The event highlights both the potential and the growing challenges in scaling blue carbon as a reliable tool for climate action. Record High Prices for DBC-1 Credits Platts assessed its Blue Carbon (DBC-1) current-year carbon price at…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The Ashtead (LSE: AHT) share price was up over 2% in morning trading after the group released its first-quarter results. The London-based industrial equipment rental company has come a long way since it was founded in 1947 in the village of Ashtead, Surrey. Today, roughly 85% of its revenue comes from the US through its Sunbelt Rentals subsidiary. In fact, most of its 25,000 employees are based there, and the operational headquarters are firmly American.  The board now plans to move its primary stock market listing from London to the US — a shift that…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images As I write on 3 September, Lloyds‘ (LSE:LLOY) shares are up 85% over the past two years. They had doubled from where they were on 3 September 2023, but have since pulled back a little reflecting fairly standard market movements. In short, this means a £10,000 investment made two years ago would now be worth £18,500. That’s a really good return. However, investors would have also received around £1,100 in dividends during the period. Of course, novice investors need to appreciate that previous performance isn’t indicative of what the stock will do next. Lloyds, like…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The FTSE 100 may be near record highs, but not all stocks have joined the party. Yet one large-cap miner could very well just have received a tonic from none other than Taylor Swift! The power of Swiftonomics to supercharge economic activity at both a national and local level is now well established. However, it’s not her music that’s in the spotlight this time but her diamond engagement ring. Diamond market They say that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but that hasn’t been the case over the past few years. A surge in popularity…

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[ad_1] Base Carbon (OTCQX: BCBNF) has secured two significant expansion options for its India Afforestation, Reforestation and Revegetation (ARR) Project at no additional cost. Each option allows for planting 10 million additional trees (total 20 million) with associated carbon credits on similar economic terms as the initial project.The company has deployed US$6.7 million of US$13.6 million committed to the initial project, which completed planting 6.5 million trees in December 2024. The remaining capital includes US$6.0 million in maintenance capital, with US$4.0 million expected to be funded through initial carbon credit sales. First carbon credits issuance is anticipated in H1 2026.The…

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