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The voluntary carbon offset credit market has the potential to play a major role in allowing society to continue to emit greenhouse gases, while striving to keep global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) as stipulated in the Read more
Some of the biggest winners on U.S. stock exchanges so far this year have been their smallest members, partly fueled by the GameStop effect, but their gains could be particularly vulnerable if investors get skittish about equities. The Russell Microcap Read more
Airbnb’s quarterly results are likely to show the pandemic may have helped the home rental company lure leisure travelers away from big hotels during the global travel collapse of 2020. Weary of being locked up in their homes for months, Read more
JPMorgan Chase & Co pledged another $350 million on Thursday to help grow Black, Latinx and women-owned businesses, part of a broader effort at the bank to help close the U.S. racial wealth gap. Part of the money, $42.5 million, Read more
Robinhood, a retail brokerage popular with young investors, shot back on Thursday against criticism of the current “meme” stock frenzy by investor Warren Buffett’s longtime partner Charlie Munger, who compared the action to betting on horse races. “It’s really stupid Read more
Daimler has picked banks to help with the planned listing of its trucks unit that the carmaker seeks to increase its investor appeal as a focused electric, luxury car business, people close to the matter said. Goldman Sachs, Citi and Read more
Saint-Gobain’s Chief Executive Pierre-André de Chalendar will step down this summer, the French construction materials group announced on Thursday, while it reported record second-half results, fuelled by an increased demand on the renovation market which should continue in the following Read more