A MAGA Senator Promised Hope for a Dying Ohio Mill. Then Reality Set In.
The town’s unionized workers wanted to believe that there was something better than what private equity owners had offered.
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A bold new investment fund aims to channel billions into tropical forest protection – one key change can make it better
Cattle, the No. 1 cause of tropical deforestation, roam on tropical forest land that was stripped bare in Acre, Brazil. AP Photo/Eraldo PeresThe world is losing vast swaths of forests to agriculture, logging, mining and fires every year — more than 20 million acres in 2024 alone, roughly the size of South Carolina.
How Trump’s trade policies are weakening international climate commitments
Benjamin DoyleThe Cop30 climate summit is under way in Brazil under the shadow of US president Donald Trump’s second term. Delegates from around the world have poured into the Amazonian port of Belém for the conference, which promises to focus on economic development and the fight against global poverty, as well as green tech and finance.
BoE dilutes planned rules for UK stablecoins
Central bank partly backs down after industry criticism over plan for digital tokens
Visa and Mastercard forge deal to end long-term dispute with merchants
Card companies agree to lower swipe fees further after judge rejects $30bn deal
Apollo to acquire majority stake in Atlético Madrid football club
Deal for Spanish team is private capital group’s first major sports acquisition since forming a $5bn investment vehicle
The ‘supercenter’ effect: How massive, one-stop retailers fuel overconsumption − and waste
'Big-box' supercenters can contribute to overpurchasing by shoppers Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty ImagesImagine walking out of a Walmart, Target or Costco. As you push your large shopping cart to your car, you ask yourself: Did I really need all that stuff?
The answer is you probably didn’t.
Manufacturing drives industrial production increase of 6.8 pct YoY in Sep
Greece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) resumed growth in September with a jump of 6.8 percent year-on-year (YoY) drop, after a drop of 2.8 percent in the previous month, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Monday.
Inflation broadly stable at 2 pct YoY in Oct, rents up by almost 9 pct
Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) was broadly stable in October with a rise of 2 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 1.9 percent in the previous month, according to the data released on Monday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
Athens hopes strengthening of US ties brings geopolitical benefits
Athens is seeking to extend the positive political mood created by last week’s 6th Partnership for Transatlantic Energy Cooperation (P-TEC).
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