March 15, 2026

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Energy

The Energy Storage Logjam is Breaking: Sodium-sulfur Batteries Can Help

BASF is developing a longer-duration version of its sodium-sulfur battery, which offers duration, supply chain, and safety advantages over lithium-ion. (Image courtesy of BASF.) Between Hurricane Beryl in Texas and a series of heat waves across the U.S., the impact of a warming climate has come into clear view this year. Equally clear is the need to remove

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Investments

Lucid secures $1.5 billion investment from Saudi Arabia’s PIF to boost SUV production

Lucid announced on August 5, 2024, that its largest shareholder, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), will inject up to $1.5 billion in cash to ramp up production of a new SUV. This news led to a 6% rise in Lucid’s shares in extended trading, following a 3.9% drop during regular trading hours. The investment

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Stock Brokers

Interactive Brokers Expands Global Market Access with Bursa Malaysia

Listed Derivatives on Bursa Malaysia Available to Trade GREENWICH, Conn., August 06, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, has announced that its clients can now access listed derivatives on Bursa Malaysia, one of the largest bourses in ASEAN. With this launch, IBKR clients can now trade Crude Palm Oil Futures (FCPO)

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Energy

Danish groups call for ban on energy drink sales to protect youngsters

Young people should be banned from buying drinks with high levels of caffeine, say health and consumer groups in Denmark. ADVERTISEMENT A number of health-related advocacy groups are calling for tighter regulations around energy drinks in Denmark. The Centre for Childhood Health is one such organisation, which is calling for a ban on the sale

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Fund

Tortoise Capital Advisors Plans Merger of Three Closed-End Funds into Active ETF

Actively Managed ETF Aims to Offer Investors Greater Liquidity at Net Asset Value OVERLAND PARK, KS / ACCESSWIRE / August 6, 2024 / Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. (Tortoise Capital), a fund manager focused on traditional energy and power infrastructure investing, today announced its plans to merge three of its closed-end funds into a newly formed

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Tax

Sales Tax Holidays Miss the Mark When it Comes to Effective Sales Tax Reform – ITEP

Key Findings Nineteen states have sales tax holidays on the books in 2024. These suspensions combined will cost states and localities over $1.3 billion in lost revenue this year. Sales tax holidays are poorly targeted and too temporary to meaningfully change the regressive nature of a state’s tax system. Overall, the benefits of sales tax

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Property

Brownstone banquet hall $137K behind on property tax payments

3-minute read Joe Malinconico  |  Paterson Press Real Housewives star Melissa Gorga hosts fashion show at mall Melissa Gorga, star of the Real Housewives of New Jersey, hosts a spring trends fashion show at Garden State Plaza on Saturday. Anne-Marie Caruso, NorthJersey.com PATERSON — The Brownstone’s owners are 15 months behind — or an estimated

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Energy

South Korea and the Netherlands exchange knowledge during innovation mission on energy smart horticulture

Last June a delegation of around thirty Korean stakeholders visited the Netherlands to gain and share knowledge on energy efficiency and sustainability in greenhouse horticulture. The delegation included (major) technology companies, investors, growers and the Government. The delegation visited several Dutch companies and attended the Greentech horti-tech exhibition in Amsterdam. Worlds apart, similar challengesSouth Korea

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Wealth Management

Cardinal Point Wealth Management Advises Canadians on Capital Gains Tax Increase Effective June 25, 2024 – Insurance News

AB Digital In a significant move to create a fairer tax system, the federal government of Canada announced a series of changes to the taxation of capital gains in its Budget 2024. Cardinal Point Wealth Management alerted Canadians to these changes and their potential impacts on personal and corporate financial planning. As of June 25,

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Wealth Management

Boston Medical Center’s 5 Steps to Better Community Health

Improving access to high-quality health care — particularly for underserved areas — and developing innovative partnerships with community organizations are critical to transforming the nation’s health system. The Foster G. McGaw Prize, sponsored by the Baxter International Foundation, the AHA and the AHA’s nonprofit affiliate the Health Research & Educational Trust, was recently awarded to

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