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End-Of-Life Electric Vehicle Batteries: Recycling or Second-Life?
With the rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), the demand for Li-ion batteries will grow significantly in the coming decades. In the meanwhile, as EV batteries begin to reach their end-of-life, we will see an exponential growth of retired Li-ion batteries coming out of vehicles. By 2020 we will already have around 14 GWh, or […]
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Read MoreNationwide gives partial redemption & extends Caelus Re V 2017 cat bonds
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, the U.S. primary insurer, has allowed a partial redemption of one of the tranches of its Caelus Re V Ltd. (Series 2017-1) catastrophe bond amounting to $75 million of collateral released. At the same time, Nationwide Mutual has opted to hold onto the collateral remaining from this cat bond deal for…
Read MoreGreat Leadership Advice from Top-Selling Books
Figuring out what it takes to lead your team effectively can be a real challenge. Good leadership involves understanding how to work to your own strengths, as well as those of the people you’re working with. What works in your context will depend on what you want to achieve, and how you respond to the […]
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Read MoreArgentina Should Embrace Agroecology As Its Development Model
On its face, the news from Argentina is all bad. On 22 May, the country missed a deadline to pay $503 million in interest on bonds issued under New York law, marking the ninth default in its history and the third time this century. In current negotiations to resolve the impasse, there is some distance […]
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Read MoreWhat Do Buyers Want In A New Home In 2020?
Instead of shying away from buying a home during the Covid-19 crisis as expected, homebuyers are turning out in droves. Whether it’s the near-record low mortgage rates or a desire to leave urban environments drawing them out, buyers all want the same thing: to find the perfect home. [reit] Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences […]
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Read MoreUntil new coronavirus stimulus arrive, these may help to get cash from IRS
Coronavirus is having an unprecedented financial impact on the lives of people. Many have seen their income drop drastically following the coronavirus pandemic. Though the stimulus checks – promised by CARES Act – offered some relief, it still isn’t enough to keep the economic activities going. People are now waiting anxiously for new coronavirus stimulus […]
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Read MoreIRS stimulus check 2 could be part of phase 4 package
A phase 4 stimulus package is likely, according to one White House economic adviser, but it’s unclear whether it will include a round 2 of stimulus checks from the IRS. The timing of the next stimulus bill seems rather clear though as the Senate doesn’t plan to take up debate on it until after the […]
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Read MoreCOVID-19 Is Accelerating The Digital Divide
We have all watched in horror as the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated communities around the world, resulting in profound human loss and the economic carnage of job losses and bankruptcies. Beyond the immediate human and economic toll, however, lurks another lasting effect: the acceleration of the digitization. Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more […]
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Read MoreKCC says Cristobal a $150m industry loss, storm force winds persist
Tropical storm Cristobal is estimated to have caused an insurance and perhaps to a degree reinsurance market loss of around $150 million by catastrophe risk modeller Karen Clark & Company (KCC). However, tropical storm Cristobal has now become extratropical as it moved up the United States and some impacts are continuing to be seen at…
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