A private landlord has been fined £5,600 by Blackburn magistrates after failing to comply with an improvement notice issued by Ribble Valley Borough Council for a property in Clitheroe, Lancashire. Wajid Mahmood, 41, of Holden Street, Clitheroe, pleaded guilty to the offence last week. The court imposed a fine of £2,025 and ordered him to…
Currently, most homeowners change their clocks twice a year: forward by one hour on the second Sunday in March and back by one hour on the first Sunday in November. However, this longstanding ritual may come to an end, thanks to the Sunshine Protection Act, which was passed by the U.S. House and aims to…
About a decade ago, Tesla entered its solar-for-homes era with its contentious acquisition of SolarCity. Now, Tesla’s solar dreams are taking a different shape as the company enters its AI era. Tesla has inked two long-term agreements to purchase power from utility-scale solar projects totaling about 600 megawatts of planned capacity. ContourGlobal, a global power producer,…
Fifty-seven years ago, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to walk on the moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Most Americans won’t ever step foot on the moon, or even see it up close. But with this week’s “buck moon,” you can get a pretty good view. Here’s everything…
KAOHSIUNG, July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As global industries rush to scale AI infrastructure under stringent ESG mandates, high-efficiency thermal management has become mission-critical. Addressing the newly implemented EU ErP 2026 energy efficiency standards, SUNON has launched its next-generation Green EC Fan Series, delivering on the ultimate brand promise: “Go Green with SUNON Cooling.” Engineered for…
Ting makes that case in a new Franklin Templeton research piece co-authored with Marcus Weyerer, CFA, senior ETF investment strategist at Franklin Templeton ETFs EMEA. The paper argues that the AI investment story which drove much of the US market’s outperformance in recent years, is now expanding geographically in ways advisors cannot afford to ignore….
U.S. home prices climbed higher in May, presenting another affordability hurdle for prospective homebuyers dealing with inflated consumer prices and elevated mortgage rates. The seasonally adjusted FHFA House Price Index (HPI) from the Federal Housing Finance Agency rose 0.3% from April and 2.2% over the preceding 12 months, the regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie…
Compliance demands are rising across the board Despite the pockets of reform documented in the Deloitte survey, the report’s overarching conclusion is clear: tax complexity is increasing, not decreasing. Transparency and reporting requirements ranked as the top business impact theme for the third consecutive year, cited by 65 per cent of respondents. The single most…
The twin moves crystallized a growing divide between companies rewarded for capital discipline and those that bet heavily on speculative infrastructure, a divide that financial advisors are increasingly being asked to navigate on behalf of clients. A market splitting in two Looking at the broader market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 262.83 points, or…
Following historic inflows, momentum in the covered call ETF market continues unabated. Yet first-generation buy-write products were often viewed somewhat narrowly as high-yield income vehicles built on sacrificing equity upside for immediate cash flow. While early strategies proved the massive appetite for yield, they also exposed key advisor pain points — from steep NAV erosion…