July 18, 2026

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Thrivent Global Stock Fund Q2 2026 Commentary (AALGX)

Thrivent has offered investment products since 1970. The investment adviser for our funds is Thrivent Asset Management, LLC (TAM), a subsidiary of Thrivent. A membership-owned fraternal organization, Thrivent has provided holistic financial services and dedication to serving our clients for more than 100 years. Thrivent Distributors, LLC, a registered broker-dealer and member FINRA, is

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Tax

The true cost of Britain’s tax on aspiration

Picture the scene. You’ve graduated from university with a five-figure pile of debt, battled your way into an extremely competitive graduate job and spent years laboriously climbing the career ladder. After doing everything expected of you, your reward is a salary of £150,000 – and the tax bill to go with it. A worker earning

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Energy

LG Energy Solution to supply batteries for Google’s largest solar-storage project

North America-made ESS system underscores Korean battery maker’s growing role in AI-driven energy infrastructure Rendering of LG Energy Solution’s containerized battery system for grid-scale energy storage (LG Energy Solution) LG Energy Solution will supply batteries for Google’s largest solar and energy storage project, extending its push into power infrastructure tied to surging demand from AI

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Wealth Management

DBS aims to grow wealth assets to $1 trillion by 2030

SINGAPORE – DBS Bank expects to grow its assets under management (AUM) to more than $1 trillion by 2030 by hiring more staff and tapping artificial intelligence to expand its wealth business. The AUM growth will be driven by mass-market and emerging affluent customers, also known as the retail segment, as well as the bank’s

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Energy

The energy bill overhaul threatening to give taxpayers an electric shock

Supporters of the Rowntree proposal, including Fahnbulleh, argue this criticism misses an important distinction. Rather than a conventional rising block tariff that simply charges heavy users more, Rowntree’s proposal would provide every household with discounted energy for essential use using government subsidies. The allowance would vary according to household size, with additional support for lower-income

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Fund

Net asset value of the EfTEN United Property Fund as of 30.06.2026

EfTEN United Property Fund earned a net loss of 103 thousand euros in June and a net profit of 709 thousand euros for the first six months of the year (compared with 1,679 thousand euros in the same period last year). The net asset value (NAV) of the fund unit was 11.62 euros at the end of June, a decline of 0.4% over the month.  The June loss

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Energy

Energy storage to reach ‘hundreds of megawatts’ by end of 2027, minister says

Energy Minister Michael Damianou said on Wednesday that Cyprus is expected to have “several hundred megawatts” of energy storage capacity installed by the end of 2027, allowing greater use of renewable energy and strengthening the island’s electricity system. Speaking before a high-level workshop organised by the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) on reducing electricity

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Energy

Energy Executives Rate Power Sources For Data Center Revolution

Groundbreaking for Microsoft hyperscaler data center, one of three in the region, in March 2026 in Bergheim, Germany. Getty Images Electricity demand in the U.S. has been flat for a decade. Not any more. The meteoric rise of data centers and hyperscaler projects will require enormous growth of electrical power in the U.S., China, and

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Energy

Government downplays energy grid blackout risk amid extreme heatwave

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Britain’s energy grid remained ‘stable’ during recent heatwaves with no imminent risk of blackouts, an energy minister has assured Parliament, despite serious allegations of improper

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Fund

This is the only international mutual fund accepting fresh SIPs after the latest suspensions

Indian investors looking to start a fresh SIP in an international mutual fund have just one option left. According to a Value Research analysis, the Baroda BNP Paribas Aqua Fund of Fund is currently the only international mutual fund scheme accepting fresh SIPs as well as lump-sum investments. The development comes after several fund houses

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