Italy can do without Russian gas, says energy minister – POLITICO

This G7 will need to look for innovative models to accelerate investments, including private-public partnerships, Pichetto Fratin said. “We certainly need to revise the financial system, to find mechanisms that overcome the current voluntary system,” he said.   While Italy, which currently holds the rotating G7 presidency, is in a leadership position at this weekend’s … Read more

COP29 won’t stop us investing in ‘god-given’ gas – POLITICO

“As a head of the country, which is rich with fossil fuels, of course, we will defend the right of these countries to continue investments and to continue production,” he said. “Petrostates are perfecting a sinister COP playbook,” said Patrick Galey, a fossil fuel investigator with Global Witness. “Just like the UAE, Azerbaijan is planning … Read more

Can Wireless & Fast Charging Transform India’s EV Landscape? Here’e What We Know

Can Wireless & Fast Charging Transform India’s EV Landscape? (Representational Image) (Photo: Linkedin) Despite subsidy cuts, India’s EV industry grew by 41% in FY24 with 1.6 million registrations, thanks to advanced charging tech like wireless & fast charging. The Indian EV industry witnessed a sharp 41 percent growth in EV sales in FY24, despite the … Read more

UK Accountant Shares Step-by-Step Guide On How To Manage Your Money On Payday

As UK citizens face high living costs and a wage slump, many are finally considering their budgets and finances. Burdened with bills, high-interest credit card debt, student loans, and mortgage payments, keeping up with monthly expenses has become challenging for the average UK household. Financial expert Nischa Shah, in her YouTube podcast, unveiled an accessible … Read more

Ex-Wall Street Employee Reveals 6 Businesses With Low Failure Rates You Can Start

Businesses had to pivot or shut down during the pandemic. With no sales, demand, and a host of restrictions, small businesses that could transition to a digital platform and still operate took that route while many others ceased to exist. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 20% of small businesses fail within … Read more

Colorado lawmakers revive affordable housing right of first refusal

Nine years ago, one of Silverthorne’s few income-restricted housing properties was sold to a private firm. The sale — at a price that was double the property’s assessed value — raised worries in the high-cost mountain community that the new owner of the Blue River Apartments might lift rent caps that had kept its 78 … Read more

Amitabh Bachchan purchases 10,000 sq. ft. land in Alibaug for Rs. 10 crores : Bollywood News

Amitabh Bachchan has made a significant investment in real estate by purchasing a 10,000 square foot plot of land in Alibaug, Maharashtra, near Mumbai. This acquisition took place in the A Alibaug project, a sprawling 20-acre plotted development launched in April last year. The transaction, reportedly valued at Rs. 10 crore, was completed with The … Read more

Honda expected to announce multi-billion dollar deal to assemble EVs in Ontario: sources

Concluding what Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling the “largest deal in Canadian history,” Honda is expected to announce later this week a multi-billion dollar commitment to build electric vehicles and their parts in Ontario, government sources have told CBC News. The senior government sources, who spoke to CBC News on condition of confidentiality because they weren’t authorized … Read more

Freeland defends budget measures, as premiers push back on federal involvement

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says she thinks unhappy premiers will come around on measures in the federal budget that touch on provincial legislation, even as they push back. At an event in Toronto on Sunday, Freeland — who presented the federal budget on Tuesday — said the national government needs to push ahead on … Read more

Do Ottawa’s proposed capital gains tax changes affect inherited properties?

The federal government’s budget proposal to increase the inclusion rate for the capital gains tax for people whose profits go past a certain threshold has drawn mixed reactions from experts, entrepreneurs and taxpayers. One asset affected by these changes is real estate, including cottages and investment homes. The change proposed in the Trudeau government’s new … Read more