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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 of…
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 project,…
In August, Zefiro issued some of the first carbon credits under the American Carbon Registry’s Orphan Well Methodology reflecting confirmed emissions reductions of 92,956 metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent. With this delivery, Zefiro has now fulfilled its pre-sale agreement with EDF Trading, who is a major participant in the compliance and voluntary carbon markets. Fort Lauderdale, Florida–(Newsfile Corp. – September 3, 2025) – ZEFIRO METHANE CORP. (Cboe CA: ZEFI) (FSE: Y6B) (OTCQB: ZEFIF) (the “Company”, “Zefiro”, or “ZEFI”) is pleased to announce that it has completed a delivery of carbon offsets to EDF Trading, a leading player in the international…
Image source: Getty Images Right now, many investors believe that artificial intelligence (AI) stocks are overheated. And that’s understandable as a lot of valuations in the space are elevated. Worried that we could be about to see these stocks crash and send major indexes down? Here are three defensive stocks to consider buying now. British American Tobacco If tech shares experience weakness in the months ahead, one sector that could potentially do well is tobacco. A classic ‘old-economy’ industry, it tends to have a strong inverse relationship with technology (tobacco stocks soared in 2022 when tech shares tanked). A stock…
Image source: Getty Images FTSE 100 dividend stocks are a brilliant way of generating both capital growth and passive income for retirement. Investors get growth when share prices rise, and a second income on top from the regular stream of dividends most blue-chip companies pay investors as a reward for holding their stock. New investors often underestimate the value of the shareholder payouts. When I started out, my focus was purely on growth. I didn’t notice the small, regular payments trickling into my Stocks and Shares ISA, typically paid twice but sometimes four times a year. FTSE 100 dividend heroes…
Image source: Getty Images The extraordinary run up in the Glencore (LSE: GLEN) share price a few years back feels like a distant memory now. Indeed, since peaking in 2023, the stock has slumped 50%. I’ve learnt the hard way that investing in miners brings with it heightened risk given the volatile and cyclical nature of the commodities sector. Sliding profits Ongoing weak coal prices remain the primary driver behind the stock’s decline. Since 2023, realised prices for energy coal (or Newcastle coal as it’s known) has declined from $172/t to $102/t. For hard coking coal, used in steel production,…
Image source: Getty Images As we head into autumn, I’ve been eyeing global markets to see what UK shares look attractive this month. There are plenty of moving parts right now. Tariff uncertainty remains a key driver of sentiment, while concerns about the US Federal Reserve’s next steps continue to weigh heavily on investor confidence. For UK investors, this mix of uncertainty and opportunity creates fertile ground. I’ve picked out three UK shares that I think strike an interesting balance between growth potential and defensive appeal. Fresnillo The Fresnillo (LSE: FRES) share price gained a hefty 30% in August as…
Image source: Getty Images AstraZeneca’s (LSE: AZN) share price has dropped 11% from its 3 September 12-month traded high of £133.38. Fears of additional US sanctions have weighed on it, as have concerns over ongoing investigations into its China business. Each remains a risk to the firm’s future earnings. That said, I think June’s trade deal with the US reduces the chance of more tariffs being imposed on the UK’s firms. And even if they are, I do not believe that Washington’s current trade protectionism will continue too long after President Donald Trump’s current term. China has released no further…
Image source: Getty Images A share’s dividend yield falls as its price rises and the FTSE 100’s M&G (LSE: MNG) has dropped substantially since August. However, its 20.1p 2024 dividend still generates a yield of 7.9% — one of the highest in any FTSE index. By comparison, the current average FTSE 100 dividend yield is 3.4% and the FTSE 250’s is 3.3%. Crucially for me, M&G’s 2024 results released on 19 March saw it move to a progressive dividend policy. This is where a dividend is expected to rise at least in line with increases in earnings per share. However,…