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Turn tax into long-term passive income: Futureneers’ Smart-Debt Energy Fund 2026 offers 20 years of predictable, asymmetric returns
BizNews
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Introduction South African investors are caught between rising taxes, market volatility, and limited access to quality investment opportunities. But what if your tax liability could become one of your most powerful income-building tools - one that...
Millions of households struggling with energy costs ahead of new price cap tomorrow
The Sun
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August 25, 2025
MORE than 12.1 million households are struggling with the cost of their energy bills and cannot afford a price increase tomorrow, campaigners warn. Two fifths of households are currently finding it difficult to pay their energy bill and are...
Time is running out to claim federal energy tax credits
Tri Cities Area Journal of Business - Washington State
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August 26, 2025
Thinking about making some energy efficiency improvements for your home or considering buying a new or used electric car? You may need to act fast to take advantage of a slew of energy tax credits that are expiring. House Resolution 1, better...
SIU clears Windsor police of wrongdoing in shooting death of a man at the Beer Store
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 25, 2025
Ontario's police watchdog has cleared two Windsor police officers of wrongdoing in the shooting death of a Windsor man nearly a year ago. Police shot and killed Jason West, 57, at the Beer Store on Goyeau Street in Windsor's downtown on Sept. 6,...
Man dies after touching power line while working in Sterling Heights, police say
WXYZ - Michigan
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August 25, 2025
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (WXYZ) — A man who was doing landscaping work has died after touching a power line in Sterling Heights Monday afternoon, police said. Watch Christiana Ford's video report: Man dies after touching power line while working in...
Coast Life: Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum executive director highlights resilience following Hurricane Katrina
WLOX - Mississippi
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August 25, 2025
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - This week, we mark the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Since 2005, our Coast Life has been defined by how we’ve bounced back from the storm. The resilience is on display at the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum in...
Road to Battlefield: Central Eurasia’s largest startup competition in history sends four winners to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield
TechCrunch
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August 25, 2025
The startup ecosystem in Central Eurasia is having its moment. What started as 485 applications from across 27 countries — including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Pakistan, Qatar,...
Road to Battlefield: Central Eurasia’s largest startup competition in history sends four winners to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield
Yahoo Finance
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Image Credits:Silkroad The startup ecosystem in Central Eurasia is having its moment. What started as 485 applications from across 27 countries including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Moldova,...
Trump Executive Order, SCORE Act signal renewed federal policy focus on college sports industry
JD Supra - California
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August 25, 2025
In late July, two significant federal policy developments emerged from Washington, D.C. in the ongoing overhaul of college sports. On July 24, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Saving College Sports” (the “EO”).1 The EO was...
Renewable Energy Update 8.22.25
JD Supra - California
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August 25, 2025
Focus The New York Times – August 15 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on August 15 issued new rules that would restrict the ability of wind and solar companies to claim federal tax credits, a move that could hinder numerous renewable energy...
GWM Brazil Plant: Injecting“New Momentum” Into Regional Economic Coordination Of The Global Automotive Industry
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) Iracemápolis - The new GWM Brazil Plant in Iracemápolis is not only a key step in the company's globalization journey, but also a catalyst for regional economic coordination and industrial upgrading. Through localized...
Turbocharging: The Winning Technology in Forced Induction
CarBuzz
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August 25, 2025
The turbocharger has been around since 1905. That's when Swiss engineer Alfred Büchi patented the design for a contraption that uses an engine's exhaust gases to operate a turbine that compresses air. It would take another 57 years before the...
Korea is ‘optimal partner’ for rebuilding U.S. shipbuilding industry, says President Lee to business leaders
Korea JoungAng Daily
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August 25, 2025
Published: 26 Aug. 2025, 08:30 Updated: 26 Aug. 2025, 09:28 Korean President Lee Jae Myung, left, shakes hands with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, right at the Korea-U.S. business roundtable reception, with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, center,...
Melanie Stansbury highlights policy achievements and community engagement in recent posts
ABQ Times - New Mexico
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August 25, 2025
U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury, who has secured multiple electoral victories in New Mexico’s congressional races, recently highlighted key legislative achievements and community initiatives through a series of posts on X (formerly...
From Vodafone Idea, Paytm to Protean eGov Technologies – Here are 9 stocks in focus today
Financial Express
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Several companies have announced major updates that could influence trade on August 26. With developments ranging from government remarks on telecom dues and fresh capital infusions in financial services to a large public sector order in the...
Forum: Study battery swop technology to build future-ready transport system
The Straits Times
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August 25, 2025
During one of my Future Ready course projects a few years ago, I proposed that Singapore should convert existing petrol stations into battery charging and swopping stations. The idea was simple: Instead of building everything from scratch, why not...
No nuclear plans for Calgary, despite province amping up on energy generation
LiveWire Calgary
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August 25, 2025
The Government of Alberta has started a process towards nuclear power generation in the province, and hopefully, a chain reaction towards economic prosperity. Premier Danielle Smith, flanked by Minister of Affordability and Utilities Nathan...
How China became an innovation powerhouse
The Economist
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August 25, 2025
Most STARTUPS need time to prove that they can be trusted with investors’ money, let alone dangerous technologies. But not Fusion Energy Tech, a Chinese company in the city of Hefei that was carved out two years ago from a nuclear-research lab. In...
Is Alliant Energy Gaining or Losing Market Support?
myMotherLode - California
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Alliant Energy's LNT short percent of float has risen 21.13% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 7.71 million shares sold short, which is 3.44% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading...
Oil and gas companies pocketing bulk of B.C.'s 'clean' industry funding
Summerland Review
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August 25, 2025
About $95.3M of CleanBC Industry funding went to gas companies for carbon capture projects or to hook into the BC Hydro grid Climate critics are accusing the BC government of continuing to subsidize fossil fuel companies after announcing more...