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[ad_1] NAI500China Hits US Where It Hurts: Rare Earth Export Controls Target Critical Defense Supply ChainChina announced export controls on seven critical rare earth elements — samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium..Apr 7, 2025 [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images A fresh plunge in Barratt shares has attracted plenty of investor attention on Tuesday (15 July). But it’s not the only FTSE 350 share sinking right now — B&M European Value Retail (LSE:BME) shares have also plummeted, reflecting a chilly trading update of its own. At 235.8p per share, the B&M share price was last trading 8.5% lower. It touched all-time lows of 221.4p earlier in the session. The share hasn’t been able to stem a tide of disappointing sales updates over the last 12-18 months. And while it’s avoided issuing a profit warning on…

[ad_1] Catastrophe bond issuance in the first half of 2025 outpaced all of 2024 as interest in the market grows among buyers and investors. An estimated $17.2 billion in new catastrophe bond limit was issued in the first half, compared with about $17 billion in all of 2024, according to industry estimates. Catastrophe bonds grew more competitive after traditional reinsurance pricing rose following a series of losses dating back to Hurricane Ian in late 2022, said Richard Pennay, New York-based CEO of Aon Securities, a unit of Aon PLC.“The cat bond product became a more viable instrument relative to reinsurance,…

[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Yesterday (14 July), the FTSE 100 traded above 9,000 points. Despite some investor concerns about the health of the UK economy, I think there are several reasons why the main UK stock market can push higher in the coming months. In fact, I’m not ruling out a move to 10,000 points by the end of the year. Here’s why. International exposure I still feel that some people get confused by assigning too much importance on how the economy is performing when it comes to the FTSE 100. Most of the large-cap stocks within the index…

[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LSE: BGUK) isn’t a conventional UK-focused investment trust packed with the usual FTSE 100 shares. Indeed, with a 6.7% weighting, its top holding today is Games Workshop (LSE: GAW). The company only joined the FTSE 100 back in December, so it’s fair to say this is a bold pick from Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust. It has been a fruitful one, though, as the stock has rocketed 51% over the past year. Underappreciated business Games Workshop designs, manufactures, and sells fantasy miniatures and tabletop games, most famously Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer…

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[ad_1] Davis Commodities (Nasdaq: DTCK) has announced plans to establish a Carbon Credit Trading Unit to integrate ESG principles with certified commodity trading. The initiative will combine carbon offsets with premium commodity exports, starting with Bonsucro-certified sugar and ISCC-certified rice.The company estimates a $2 billion addressable market opportunity over the next three years and projects potential incremental revenue of $10-15 million by end-2026. Davis will source credits from Gold Standard and Verra-certified projects while developing a proprietary digital dashboard for real-time credit monitoring and management.The rollout will initially focus on ESG-certified sugar exports to the EU and Japan, with plans…

[ad_1] Agriculture is often mentioned as a source of greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, it is considered to be one of the only sectors with significant opportunities to remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it through a process called carbon sequestration – and sell what is known as carbon credits By Sara Wood, Vice President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture Agriculture is often mentioned as a source of greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, it is considered to be one of the only sectors with significant opportunities to remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it through…

[ad_1] Two FTSE firms reported upbeat trading updates today (15 July). These were Experian (LSE: EXPN) and Genus (LSE: GNS). As I type, they’re up 4.5% and nearly 9%, respectively. Credit checker Experian from the FTSE 100 has notched a 52-week — and all-time — high above 4,000p. However, animal genetics firm Genus from the FTSE 250 remains 60% below a 2021 peak, despite rising 55% year to date. Clearly, investors liked what they saw from this pair today. Let’s explore why these stocks are spiking. FTSE 100 After today’s rise, Experian’s market cap now sits above £37bn. That’s more…

[ad_1] Companies around the world have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into conservation projects in Brazil designed to protect the Amazon rainforest in return for carbon credits offsetting their emissions. Reuters found that many of those projects are profiting people and businesses fined by Brazilian authorities for destroying the rainforest. Reporters analyzed 36 conservation projects in the Brazilian Amazon offering voluntary carbon offsets on the global market’s biggest registries. At least 24 of those involved landowners, developers or forestry firms that have been punished by Brazil’s environmental agency Ibama for their roles in illegal deforestation, Reuters found. The offenses…