Masthash

#investment

'DTEK was now seeking a €400m #investment to expand the facility, Timchenko said. The plan is to install an additional 64 turbines. This would make the farm the biggest supplier of #GreenEnergy in eastern #Europe. “Windfarms are more resilient than thermal power plants. You need 50 missiles to destroy a windfarm, as opposed to just one. There is a big difference,” Timchenko said.'

#renewables #security #WindEnergy #Ukraine #InvestInUkraine #EU #UK #COP28 #ClimateAction

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/01/energy-war-ukraine-tries-to-protect-electricity-supply-before-winter

Stitched Ink Media
7 hours ago

@cazabon a different interpretation suggests 16% is more realistic, including the potential risks involved. This one doesn’t include trying to take advantage of the rest of Canada.

https://abpolecon.ca/2021/09/29/what-would-withdrawing-from-the-canada-pension-plan-mean-to-albertans/

#valuation #Province #Annuities #Pensions #CPP #Contributions #Investment

C.
10 hours ago

@StitchedInkMedia

Actually, it represents a pretty normal approach to #valuation of #annuities and #pensions.

The method is: if the #province had not joined #CPP, but instead maintained its own plan (like Quebec), had exactly the same #contributions as it did with CPP, got the same rate of return on #investment as CPP, minus everything paid out of CPP? The reports actually went further and discounted the value of those payouts to get the lower number, even though it's not in the formula.

#BAESystems have now confirmed that they have won the #AUKUS contract worth nearly £4bn to develop a dedicated #submarine capacity... much of this work will come to #Cumbria.

This looks like pretty good news for #workers in #Barrow, but the bigger Q. is whether this is the sort of #investment the UK should be encouraging?

Given this looks a lot like 'military Keynesiansim' I reflected on this issue in a piece for @NWBylines

https://northwestbylines.co.uk/business/local-business/is-military-keynesianism-good-for-britain/

SubtleBlade ⚔️
16 hours ago

As Torsten Bell notes, a key problem behind so many issues is a lack of #investment - from the #NHScrisis to #RAAC in #schools, from our #productivity problems, to the state of our #infrastructure; so much would be different if the UK invested at the rate more normal across #Europe.

But notably behind the UK's seeming short-termism is, to me, a wider problem:

in the UK we have just stopped believing in the future... with devastating effects across society!

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/01/hs2-raac-potholes-the-symptoms-of-a-lack-of-investment-are-everywhere

Retroworldnews
1 day ago

As per Knight Frank’s data, the average price per square meter for upscale properties in Dubai surged by 1.5 percent in the first quarter of 2022. This trend is poised to persist as more investors are drawn to this vibrant city.
#lifestyle #luxury #property #realestate #investor #investing #investment #Dubai
https://retroworldnews.com/unlocking-the-charms-of-living-in-dubai/

Leanpub
1 day ago

All the Books of The Medical Futurist https://leanpub.comb/the-medical-futurist by Dr. Bertalan Mesko is the featured bundle on the Leanpub homepage! https://leanpub.com cc @berci #Ai #Medicine #ComputerProgramming #Investment #DigitalTransformation #Leadership

Alan Kotok
1 day ago

The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index, an indicator of investor sentiment in an industry based on science, continued heading down during the third quarter of 2023.

https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=45280

#News #Press #Science #Business #Nasdaq #Biotechnology #Investment #Index #SharePrice #Pharmaceuticals #Statistics #Infographic

Peter Nimmo
3 days ago

It's depressing that, as a society, we make it so tough for students financially. Nations with successful economies invest heavily in education. Too many #UK #politicians seem to treat #education as a privilege, not a right; as an expense to be minimised, rather than #investment in the future of the country

Alex Zap
3 days ago

#python #algorithm
#stockmarket #trading #investment #fintech #investmentstrategy #algotrading #quants
#stocks Tesla Microsoft Amazon Apple
Trading signals
ROI vs volatility
efficient frontier curve
Monte-Carlo Predictions
FB Prophet forecast

http://newdigitals.org/2023/09/28/blue-chip-stock-portfolios-for-quant-traders/

Alan Kotok
3 days ago

A new company developing digital cardiac diagnostics is collaborating with the Mayo Clinic on early detection of coronary artery disease, a key trigger of heart attacks.

https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=45270

#News #Press #Science #Business #CoronaryArteryDisease #HeartDisease #Licensing #Collaboration #Equity #Investment #Diagnostics #MedicalDevice #ArtificialIntelligence #Algorithms #Israel

Wow! This is amazing news! #MarketIntelligence is one of the cornerstones of success in business and the fact that AlphaSense raised $150M Series E at a $2.5B valuation is a testament to the hard work of their team! #Innovative #Revolutionary #Successful #Investment http://www.techmeme.com/230928/p17#a230928p17

RIFS Potsdam
4 days ago

📣 CfP for workshop on #ClimateFinance, #Investment & #GlobalSouth Partnerships in the face of climate change and shifting global dynamics
⏰Submission deadline: 6 OCT
📆 workshop: 5 Feb 2024
ℹ️ https://www.rifs-potsdam.de/en/events/climate-finance-and-investment-times-crisis-towards-new-partnership-global-south

KOREA PRO
5 days ago

Top industry officials of #SouthKorea and #Qatar discussed bolstering #energy and #shipbuilding ties, focusing on boosting #investment, #technology exchanges and expanding cooperation in żrenewable energy, #hydrogen production and related fields.

https://buff.ly/3PQHTwy

Valentin Sawadski
5 days ago

"Heat your home, not the planet!"

This mission is more important then ever, which is why I'm thrilled to announce that I've invested into Vamo! A German #Startup offering "Heatpumps as a Service", so people can make the switch without a hefty upfront investment!

Now let's get everyone onto the only low-carbon, affordable and scalable heating system available today. Go #Heatpump!

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/vamo-schlie%2525C3%25259Ft-3m-finanzierungsrunde-ab-um-der-gr%2525C3%2525BCnen%3FtrackingId=QPXLj0CYTzawDzfhAiXY8Q%253D%253D/

#vc #investment #climatechange

Maximillian Jahn
6 days ago

In a world focused on quick wins, this blog post offers a reality check on the long-term gains of cloud computing. Drawing on a comprehensive study, it highlights that the true ROI from cloud adoption often takes years to show up on the balance sheet. #cloud #cloud-migration #investment #fallacies #realitycheck

https://bit.ly/3ESp4mm

📑 Der #Diversifikationseffekt beschreibt die Risikominderung in einem Portfolio durch die Streuung von Investitionen über verschiedene Anlageklassen und Vermögenswerte. #Investment #Risikomanagement

Sampath Pāṇini ®
1 week ago

“When companies go public, the shares they sell put money in the pockets of employees and early investors”…and #shareholders know this, which is why #sustainability and #resilience and #adaptability to #markets are criteria for basic #investment #DueDiligence

It's great to hear that #Apple is investing in India! We hope that this means more jobs for the people there and a boost to their economy. #AirPods production in India will create even more opportunities, and we can't wait to see what the future holds for this partnership! #AppleIndia #Investment #Jobs http://www.techmeme.com/230924/p5#a230924p5

Hardy
1 week ago

My #bank specifically makes the point that #speculation on the price of #water is a very good #investment.

While that may be true, I am left with a sick feeling and #disgust.

The Japan Times
1 week ago

The IMF plans to tell China to boost weak domestic consumption, address its troubled real estate sector and rein in local government debt, problems that are dragging down both Chinese and global growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/16/economy/imf-china-consumption/?utm_content=buffer97e59&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #economy #china #imf #investment #globaleconomy

Martin Rundkvist
1 week ago

Talked to somone online who suffers actual cash flow problems because he never allows any considerable sum of #money to sit outside a time-locked #investment fund. It's never even occurred to me to optimise for maximum cash yield like that. I have more fun things to do with my time.

SPQR
1 week ago

He says that later this year the ATRC will announce the launch of a state-backed AI company to go head to head with the field’s leading lights, such as OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT. Though it will face an uphill battle, the Emirati outfit could yet emerge as a credible competitor. #technology #AI #business #AbuDhabi #investment #innovation #adaption https://www.economist.com/business/2023/09/21/abu-dhabi-throws-a-surprise-challenger-into-the-ai-race

Dave Mayhood
1 week ago

@cbcworld Yet another example that Danielle Smith is a raving incompetent dimwit. This time she's looting Albertans' pensions to turn the money over to her de facto employer, the fossil fuel industry. That's where this government will "invest" the cash. This is all about looting for industry, not providing a viable investment plan.

#UCP #FossilFuels #Alberta #Government #CPP #Pensions #Investment #corruption

As the FT observe, #RishiSunak's shifts on (or watering down of) commitment to #NetZero, 'will exacerbate the general uncertainty & lack of trust in the government to stick to its commitments that have led to business investment flatlining since 2016'!

I would hesitate to say Govt. successive declarations & UTurns are the *only* reason for the UK's #investment problem but the FT is surely right that it is a major contributing factor....

#Tories, party for #business?
not so much!

Adi
2 weeks ago

🏦 Nomura's Laser Digital Asset Management launches the #BTC Adoption Fund for institutional investors, marking the beginning of a new era in crypto investments. With $500+ billion in assets, Nomura opens doors to the world of cryptocurrencies. 🌐💼 #Cryptocurrency #Investment #Nomura

https://www.tronweekly.com/bitcoin-past-27-2k-nomuras-adoption-fund/

bikejourno
2 weeks ago

In another move to kill off his own #investment (and that of #MBS and other serial violators of #humanrights...), #MadElon has announced that #TPFKAT (The Platform Formerly Known As Twitter) is likely to introduce a #paywall. Mad Elon thinks that's the only way to get rid of bots.
He'll find out that it's a highly efficient way to get rid of actual users. He is in no position to ask money for participation in that cesspit.
#RIPTwitter #socialmedia

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/19/elon-musk-twitter-x-subscription-fees-users-posts

CryptoNewsBot
2 weeks ago

Bastion, Co-Founded by Former a16z Crypto Leaders, Raises $25M to Drive Web3 Adoption - Crypto startup Bastion has raised $25 million in a funding round led by venture giant And... - https://cryptonews.com/news/bastion-co-founded-by-former-a16z-crypto-leaders-raises-25m-to-drive-web3-adoption.htm #blockchainnews #investment #a16z

mark_and_draw ✍️
2 weeks ago

Ich habe hier ein Start-up, für das ich noch Investoren suche. Ich habe bereits an "Die Höhle der Löwen" geschrieben, aber bisher noch keine Antwort erhalten. #DHDL #startup #cartoon #investment

A bit of a favourite of mine from when I was recommending analysts to students, here's Marianne Mazzucato outlining her position on why governments need clear #investment plans.

Mazzucato has long been arguing for 'smart' activist government with a better understanding of risk & how #innovation can be supported.

This is a really good summary of her position & I would urge anyone seeking to understand how we could do a better job of government take time to read this!

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/18/economy-growth-sustainable-government-strategy

#Dhamma Talk #audio recording "Cornucopia":
https://bhikkhu.ca/buddhism/audio/2023/09/14/Dhamma_Talk_audio_025.html

#Buddhist #dharma #Theravada #religion #spirituality #Buddhism

Topics: relatives who pass away, merit, #happiness, puñña, rebirth, favorable birth, heavenly rebirth, good kamma, vipaka, resultants, practice as a form of #investment, reframing our #worldview, battling depression, critique, dukkha, ignorance, #humanity, #ProblemSolving, #HumanNature, #cooperating in large groups, emotional and psychological conditioning

Alan Kotok
2 weeks ago

A new company spun-off from a university lab consortium is advancing gene therapies delivered through the lungs to treat rare inherited respiratory diseases.

https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=45208

#News #Press #Science #Business #Biotechnology #StartUp #GeneTherapy #Respiratory #InheritedDisease #CysticFibrosis #AATD #Lentivirus #Aerosol #Nebulizer #Lungs #Finance #VentureCapital #Investment #SeedFunds #UK #University #Consortium #Labs

CelloMom On Cars
3 weeks ago

If these bills pass all the hurdles - and of course it will be taken to court - California will have caused a financial earthquake that will reverberate around the planet.

"Julie Gorte, SVP sustainable investing at Impax Asset Management, says, “What the #investment community is working at doing is pricing #ClimateRisk. We need real assurance by 2030 … If [a company has] higher #emissions, they’re at greater risk and I’m going to need a premium” to own such companies."

https://www.morningstar.com/sustainable-investing/california-poised-enact-climate-disclosure-laws-what-that-means-investors

hesgen
3 weeks ago

UK infrastructure investment falls by nearly two-thirds following Brexit. New public sector lenders are failing to make up for losses due to Britain's exit from the European Investment Bank.

#Brexit #EIB #infrastructure #investment #UKIB

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/14/exclusive-new-uk-banks-post-brexit-investment-only-one-third-of-lost-eu-funds?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Some #Brexiters may argue (not completely implausibly) that it is too early to conclude that the UK's replacement for #EuropeanInvestmentBank development support is running at only a third of the level of the EU's provision of #Investment funds, but currently the gap is striking.

For optimists, the start of the UK Development Banks record doesn't look unlike the early years of the EIB's disbursement of funds... for pessimists, every year it falls short emphasises the negative impact of #Brexit

Chart: Since leaving the EIB, the UK has only been able to replace a third of pubic investment. Real terms annual investment into the UK.

Chart show EIB investment growing pretty steadily from 1973, to a peak of £8bn (annually) in 2016.

After seven years, UK development bank's investments are just over £2bn
Alan Kotok
3 weeks ago

A new company developing treatments for neurological and psychiatric diseases from aberrant immune system activity is raising $58 million in seed funds.

https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=45199

#News #Press #Science #Business #Biotechnology #Finance #Autoimmune #Encephalitis #MentalHealth #Psychosis #SeedFunds #VentureCapital #Investment #Preclinical #FDA #OrphanDrug #RareDisease

WARNING
Pension funds are risking the retirement savings of millions of people by relying on economic research that ignores critical scientific evidence about the financial risks of the Climate Crisis.

REPORT: Loading the DICE Against Pensions https://carbontracker.org/reports/loading-the-dice-against-pensions/

#climatechange #ClimateCrisis #nz #newzealand #nzpol #finnance #retirement #investment

You will have heard that #JeremyHunt thinks that labour market participation is a major problem for the UJK - too few of us are available for work... but our participation rate is above France & the US, a little below Germany but really that different at all.

The problem of course is #productivity; whether due to a lack of capital #investment, bad management, or weak training/education (or all 3), we need more #workers in work because productivity is low(er) than our economic competitors.

Chart: Trends in labour market supply vary across countries. Labour force participation rate (% of population aged 15-64)

Chart show rate in the UK growing (unevenly) from around 76.5% to nearly 79% between 2004 & now..

Germany's rate has gone from below 74% to nearly 80% over the same period.

the US has dropped (again unevenly) from 75.5% to 74.5%

While France has gone up from 72% (from 2004-2020) to nearly 74% now
nieebel
1 month ago

Passender Artikel zur Nachhaltige Wirkung von #Investment Fonds von @finanzundumwelt

https://social.tchncs.de/@finanzundumwelt/110418124491244381

nieebel
1 month ago
nieebel
1 month ago

https://www.ecoreporter.de/artikel/15-dividendenkonige-fur-sicherheit-und-rendite/

"Das sind die ECOreporter-Favoriten-Aktien in der Kategorie Nachhaltige Dividendenkönige":
SEB
Siemens
Stryker Corp.
SAP
Procter & Gamble
Canadian National Railway
Roche
Aflac
Intel
Colgate-Palmolive
Novo Nordisk
Cisco Systems
Deutsche Post DHL Group
Linde
American Water Works

Nachhaltiger sind oft kleinere Unternehmen in der Kategorie Nachhaltige Mittelklasse:
https://www.ecoreporter.de/artikel/15-aussichtsreiche-und-nachhaltige-mittelklasse-aktien/
Encavis AG
Brambles Ltd.
Church & Dwight Inc.
Coloplast A/S
Verbund AG
Hain Celestial Group Inc.
Fielmann AG
Geberit AG
Storebrand ASA
Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG
SolarEdge Ltd.
Essity AB
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Sonova AG

"Ohne Wenn und Aber nachhaltig und noch dazu profitabel: Das sind unsere acht grünen Favoriten unter den Small-Cap-Aktien":
https://www.ecoreporter.de/artikel/spezialwerte-gruner-pfeffer-fur-ihr-depot/
Nilfisk A/S
IVU Traffic Technologies AG
Aventron AG
John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc.
Energiekontor AG
ABO Wind AG
UmweltBank AG
Steico SE

(Stand 1.3.2023)
#Aktien #stocks #Investment #Geld #Geldanlage

nieebel
1 month ago

Ecoreporter kommt zu dem Fazit: #Nachhaltigkeit bei #ETFs sind Schall und Rauch

https://www.ecoreporter.de/artikel/nachhaltige-etfs-im-test-wie-grun-sind-die-neuen-lieblinge-der-finanzbranche/

Oft fehlt ein Nachhaltigkeitsrat, welcher im Dialog zu den Unternehmen steht.

Das Stimmrecht wird den #ETF Anbietern (Blackrock, Deutsche Bank, ...) übertragen.

Verteilung strikt nach Marktkapitalisierung birgt Probleme. Z.B. MSCI USA SRI hat 20% Microsoft.
Auf der anderen Seite sind "Smaller Companies" und Europa oft unterrepräsentiert

Passive #Investment verstärkt Krisen: https://homemadefinance.de/etf-nachteile/

#ETFsAreNotGreen #ETFsAreNotSustainable
#Geld #Geldanlage
#Aktien

Aktive Fonds haben oft einen Nachhaltigkeitsrat, welche auch in Dialog zu den Unternehmen stehen, z.B. Erste Green Invest (AT0000A2DY42)
Screenshot aus dem Fazit des Artikels (Paywall): "Nachhaltigkeit; Oft Schall und Rauch"

Flannery Associates: Investor syndicate wants to build a new town between Fairfield and Rio Vista
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/25/business/land-purchases-solano-county.html
#realestate #investment #california #techbros #bayarea #finance #+

Alan Kotok
1 month ago

The Department of Health and Human Services is allocating $100 million for venture investments in new technologies to prepare for future threats from Covid-19.

https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=45134

#News #Press #Science #Business #BARDA #Covid19 #SARSCoV2 #Finance #VentureCapital #Investment #Collaboration #ClinicalTrials #Challenge #Vaccines #Therapies #Antibody #Manufacturing

Galaxy Sailor
1 month ago

I'm making a movie inspired by Pan's Labyrinth. It's stars Tara Platt with creature design and build by Toby Froud in between other Shadowmachine projects. But we need help to get the campaign funded to make our film.

https://seedandspark.com/fund/the-way-of-things-film#story

#crowdfunding #sagaftra #crowdfundingcampaign #indiefilm #fundraising #donate #support #seedandspark #filmcampaign #crowdfund #help #funding #fundraiser #crowdfundingproject #art #film #love #shortfilm #actor #filmmaking #film #thewayofthings #indiefilmmaking #sxsw #gofundme #community #investment #filmmaker #producer #instagram

The #IPPR rightly follows Marianna Mazzucato & suggests that UK Govt. needs to invest directly in #greentehcnology;

as I've said before this make perfect sense; not only would it help accelerate the #greentransition, it would also pump-prime the UK's current lamentable #investment environment for #manufacturers...

Its a policy that the Labour Party should get behind.... its certainly a better use of #taxpayers money than subsidising #fossilfules (see earlier post)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/23/uk-needs-dragons-den-approach-investing-net-zero-thinktank

Unsurprisingly in many cases the #tax paid on earned income is twice the proportion paid on capital gains... part of this is an explicit support of #investment (which given low levels of investment in the UK, we can safely say is a failing policy) and partly because CGT is so structured to allow all sorts of game-playing & manipulation by rich holders of capital.

The solution (as the FT would argue) is partly tax simplification & partly a refocusing of tax altogether!

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/aug/20/earned-income-taxed-more-heavily-than-capital-gains-in-uk-thinktank-finds

Which are two best financed & resourced #womensfootball leagues in the world?

Spain & England.

which two countries have reached the #womensworldcup final?

Oh, Spain & England.

Where do the majority of women footballers play if not in their own country?

hmmmm, Spain & England.

Starting to see a theme?

But, of course, what this demonstrates is to get on in world support #investment is required.... the only Q. is how ponies up the cash?

Is women's football next on Qatar's 'investment' list?

CelloMom On Cars
1 month ago

"E2,, a clean energy group, counts 210 projects announced, which would translate into $86 billion in new #investment across 39 states. When combined with the investment from the #CHIPS and infrastructure laws, those estimates could go as high as $230 billion. And that’s just private investment."

The Made In USA requirement did a lot to re-shore #manufacturing.
But only a third of Americans even know about the #InflationReductionAct.

https://www.vox.com/climate/2023/8/16/23815837/inflation-reduction-act-joe-biden-impact-manufacturing-consumers

OGEL & TDM Law Journals
2 months ago

📢 Call for Papers OGEL Special Issue on "International Energy and Investment Law Implications of the US Inflation Reduction Act"
https://www.ogel.org/news.asp?key=762

The OGEL #Energy #Law journal (ISSN 1875-418X, www.ogel.org) invites submissions for a Special issue focusing on "#International #Energy and #Investment #Law Implications of the US Inflation Reduction Act".

Article Guidelines available upon request via info@ogel.org

FT's discussion of possible futures for UK #taxes has now moved to #corporationtax.

Their preferred position is to retain the 'full expensing' for #investment (all costs of investment can be deducted from #tax), while removing allowances for interest payments on #debt.

The hope is this will shift firms' attention from loans to internally funded investment to help deal with the UK's #productivity problem.

It also plays to the FT's overall position on tax simplification!

Might make sense?

CelloMom On Cars
2 months ago

"Eighty Democrats signed a letter dated Aug. 7 urging Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler to quickly finalize a “strong and durable” #climate disclosure rule, which is likely to be finalized this fall."

Meanwhile:
"The House #GOP majority could bring legislation to the floor in the coming weeks aimed at undercutting the ability of #banks and financial firms to consider factors like #ClimateChange when making #investment decisions."

#SEC
https://www.eenews.net/articles/house-dems-urge-sec-to-set-strong-and-durable-climate-rule/

This week sees the final opening of the new Vaccine Development & Evaluation Centre at Porton Down.

For an investment of £65mn the Govt. hopes to be able to develop a #vaccine response to any #pathogen, such as a new wave of #Coronavirus, within 100 days; whatever we think about #Tories past efforts as disease control, this seems like a sensible & timely #investment.

But, its proximity to a defence facility (working on similar issues but for defence) will set the #socialmedia rumours flying!

Remembering that the UK has a weak #investment profile, another problem with the BoE's one-policy approach to #inflation during a #costsoflivingcrisis is that savers are pulling money out of their investment instruments to meet the costs of raised #mortgage costs.... so one more compounding aspect of the UK's #productivity problem - they really haven't got any answers have they!

Alan Kotok
2 months ago

A company spun-off from academic labs that designs and produces new chemicals with artificial intelligence and robotics, is raising $42.7 million in its first venture funding round.

https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=45063

#News #Press #Science #Business #Chemistry #ArtificialIntelligence #Algorithms #StartUp #Robotics #Software #Finance #Investment #VentureCapital #University #Scotland

Ricardo Harvin
2 months ago

"Old" news. Everything, Everywhere, All at Once #climate #ideas.

#Countries comprised of 85% of the #world's #population formed a #coalition and demanded at #COP27 that the #rich countries, we who are most responsible for the harms of #ClimateChange, create an #ExtremeWeather #recovery #fund.

"You cannot adapt to extinction"

"3 drops of moisture"

"The...fund is not about dispensing #charity, it is clearly a down payment on the longer #investment in our join #futures"

https://youtu.be/KGOvRn5_QRg

Alan Kotok
2 months ago

Global venture funding for digital health start-ups remains mired at low levels, as the number of investment deals in the second quarter of 2023 dropped to its lowest level in eight years.

https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=45047

#News #Press #Science #Business #Technology #DigitalHealth #MedicalDevice #Finance #Investment #VentureCapital #Imaging #Diagnostics #Telehealth #Statistics #Infographic

Scott Matter
2 months ago

The argument here on rent and technofeudalism is interesting.

Oddly, this is sort of what finance has already done. Investors, VCs, other owners of large amounts of capital loan it to companies (and governments?), and demand repayment with interest. While larger institutional investors may be playing a longer, more conservative game and accept lower rates of return, VC and more aggressive investors demand higher rates of return (in part because they’re gambling and often lose).

This demand for repayment with interest adds nitro fuel to the industrial (and financial) growth economy. And not because more things or more services are good or needed. Because more profit is demanded by financial rentiers as they exploit people and planet.

#capitalism #growth #degrowth #enshittification #debt #investment #finance

https://pluralistic.net/2023/07/24/rent-to-pwn/

Alan Kotok
2 months ago

A biotechnology company designing immunotherapies for solid tumor cancers with a patient's white blood cells is raising $80 million in its initial public offering or IPO.

https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=45015

#News #Press #Science #Business #Biotechnology #Cancer #SolidTumor #Finance #Immunotherapy TCells #ClinicalTrial #Lymphocytes #Investment #IPO #ImmuneSystem #Licensing #VentureCapital

Alan Kotok
3 months ago

Photo-shoot today at National Press Club, former congressman and now Amb. Joseph Kennedy III, special envoy to Northern Ireland for economic affairs, talking about U.S. trade with Northern Ireland of all things.

More photos on Smugmug ... https://technewslitphoto.smugmug.com/National-Press-Club-events/Amb-Joseph-Kennedy-III-news-conference

#News #Photography #Economics #PressConference #Trade #Investment #NorthernIreland

Amb. Joseph Kennedy III at National Press Club, 11 July 2023
Alan Kotok
3 months ago

Infographic – Venture Funds Continue Slide in Q2

Venture capital funding for start-ups worldwide continued dropping in the second quarter of 2023 with dollar volumes down by double digits from just the first quarter of the year.

https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44974

#News #Press #Business #Finance #VentureCapital #Investment #Equity #Entrepreneurs #ArtificialIntelligence #Statistics #Infographic

Bar chart: Global venture capital investment dollars by quarter to Q2 2023

Following on from: 'The UK's water firms were privatised without any outstanding debts over thirty years ago.... now, the privatised #infrastructure (regional) #monopolies have around £62bn in debt, but are still failing to deliver an adequate service'...

It seems that in the next decade our #water bills will be rising by up to 40% to pay for the #infrastructure #investment that is required... again emphasising, that water companies' debt was funnelled into dividends not repairing the system

Alan Kotok
3 months ago

Biotech Start-Up to Discover Cystic Fibrosis Therapy

A new #biotechnology company is advancing #research to find a comprehensive #treatment for cystic fibrosis, and staked to a €2 million #seed #investment from its founder.

https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44920

#News #Science #Business #CysticFibrosis #Lungs #Genomics #Mutations #StartUp #Entrepreneurs #France #Inserm #Finance #VentureCapital

Lung x-ray image
Alan Kotok
4 months ago

Crop Health Device Company Raises $3.5M in Early Funds

A company detecting early-stage #crop diseases with handheld devices and artificial intelligence is raising $3.5 million in its seed venture round.

https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44895

#News #Science #Business #Agriculture #CitrusGreening #Finance #MobileApp #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Algorithms #NSF #Optics #SBIR #VentureCapital #Investment #SeedRound

Oranges infected with HLB disease
Alan Kotok
4 months ago

Lab to Develop New Bio-Based Sustainable Materials

A venture #investment fund and #university #bioengineering center are creating a #laboratory to design more #sustainable alternative #materials to help address the #climate crisis.

https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44820

#News #Science #Business #Collaboration #ClimateCrisis #Biotechnology #SyntheticBiology #Engineering #VentureCapital #Chemistry

Earth on fire, climate crisis illustration

So we know the UK has a problem with #productivity caused by under-#investment; likewise we know all sorts of public & private services are being starved of investment....

Meanwhile #Germany is recording record levels of #ForeignDirctInvestment (FDI), and what do you know, the third highest source of that FDI is the UK... not least by firms looking to maintain a foothold in post-#Brexit #Europe...

Where's our investment gone?
Well looks like some of it is helping the German economy!

chart: US, Switzerland & UK drive record levels of FDI in Germany; Greenfield & expansion projects by country, 2022.

USA has around 270 investment projects; Switzerlans around 200 and the UK around 175.

China & Turkey have around 140 each, Netherlands 110, France 100, Austria 85, Sweden 50 & Japan 40
Alan Kotok
4 months ago

Infographic – U-Turn on A.I. Venture Funds in Q1

Both the total #investment dollars and number of #venture deals in Q1 2023 are the lowest single quarter totals for #AI since 2019.

https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44811

#News #Science #Business #Finance #VentureCapital #Infographic #StartUps #Entrepreneurs #ArtificialIntelligence #SiliconValley #Technology

Bar chart: Venture funding for A.I. start-ups by quarter from 2019
Masto.poetry
4 months ago

We have been told for generations that lowering taxes on the rich helps the economy, and that "increased entitlements" are a burden the taxpayer cannot afford.

These are lies. The truth, borne out by history is this:

Programs that help the poor, the working poor and those unable to work, actually benefit the overall economy and are not a net tax burden on the taxpayers. 1/2

#work #education #healthcare #help #investment #food #economy #tax #taxes #housing

Alan Kotok
5 months ago

Infographic – Psychedelics Funding Coming Down

Technology intelligence company CB Insights says this week that #psychedelic #therapies and services are generating little interest among venture #investors this year, with only nine deals totaling $21 million.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44763

#News #Science #Business #MentalHealth #Chemistry #Finance #Investment #VentureCapital #Infographic

Bar chart: Venture funding for psychedelics, 2019-2023
Eric Vitiello
5 months ago

This animation highlights the benefits of investing early on in life by showing how much of your total earnings come from your early years.

#Money #DataVisualization #Saving #Finances #Investment #Retirement
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/the-benefits-of-investing-early-in-life/

Alan Kotok
6 months ago

Biotech, Dairy Company Collaborate on Plant-Based Cheese

A maker of consumer #dairy products and #biotechnology #food start-up are partnering on #plant-based cheeses they say are indistinguishable from today's dairy #cheese.

https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44686

#News #Science #Business #Agriculture #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #Algorithms #Collaboration #Sustainable #Equity #Investment

Wedge of plant-based blue cheese on a cutting board
Alan Kotok
6 months ago

Infographic – Q1 2023 Venture Funds Hunker Down

While #venture #investment dollars worldwide edged higher in the first three months of 2023, the number of deals continued to slide from the previous quarter.

https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44674

#News #Science #Business #Finance #VentureCapital #ArtificialIntelligence #Global #Infographic

Chart: Global venture investments by quarter through Q1 2023
Mary.fifth Lavigne
6 months ago

many local buyers in New York prefer west-facing apartments, because the golden eyes at sunset are really charming. Coupled with the view of the Hudson River, the whole person is ecstatic and relaxed. This 3-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom property covers an area of 294 square meters, with views of Central Park and the beautiful sunset of the Hudson River. #property #NewYork #CentralPark #Manhattan #Investment #RealEstate #Apartment #LuxuryHouse #HighEnd

Alan Kotok
6 months ago

Infographic – Biotech Index Down in Q1 2023

Since the beginning of 2023, #NBI is down more than one percent, despite showing signs of life earlier in the year.

https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44651

#News #Science #Business #Finance #Nasdaq #Biotechnology #Shares #Equity #Economics #Investment #Statistics #Infographic

Chart: Nasdaq Biotechnology Index for Q1 2023
sharon✨️
6 months ago

It can take many years (at least it did for me) & a bit of restraint to save up "f*ck you" money but it's always valuable to do so💰

It doesn't necessarily need to be used in that sense of the phrase, it can be used when the going gets too going or even say during budget cuts✨

Learn more about it here:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgdmg4/how-quit-job-early-invest-money-retire

(boomers: you mean "savings"?😂)

#money #finance #banking #investment

Risk of ‘#IndustrialCapture’ looms over #AI revolution | #FinancialTimes

"The paper’s data also showed a significant disparity between #public and #private #investment into AI #technology. In 2021, non-defence #US government agencies allocated $1.5bn to AI. The #EuropeanCommission planned to spend €1bn. Meanwhile, the private sector invested more than $340bn on AI in 2021."

https://www.ft.com/content/e9ebfb8d-428d-4802-8b27-a69314c421ce

@sharina_mc1 gold has worked longer, so by that rationale you should be more invested in precious metals than those newfangled stocks

#strategy #stock #shares #portfoliomanagement #markets #investment

Alan Kotok
6 months ago

Infographic – A.I. Venture Funds Tick Up in Q4 2022

A new report on venture #funding for artificial intelligence start-ups shows global #investment dollars rose in the fourth quarter of 2022, the first increase in 18 months.

https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44587

#News #Science #Business #Finance #VentureCapital #ArtificialIntelligence #StartUp #Entrepreneurs #Statistics #Infographic

Chart: Venture funding in A.I. by quarter 2018-2022

So the #LabourParty wants (rightly) to do something about the #investment crisis in UK #industry & #manufacturing;

while investment growth has largely stagnated in the UK, across the channel it continues (investment in France has grown by around 25% since #brexit)

When you look at the chart below, what you can see is that fiddling with corporation taxes or even how investment returns are taxed (or allowances play out) is not the issue...

re-engaging with the #singlemarket is job No.1!

Chart: UK business investment growth has stalled; Real index, rebased Q.2/2010 - 100.

Trend shows investment would have been approaching 200 on rebased scale (i.e. would have doubles in 12 years), but real investment growth stalled in 2016 at 140, in 2020 dropped to less than 120, and last year only rose to around 140 (60 points, or 30% lower than the pre-Brexit trend)