November 17, 20240 Comments

Blackouts in Ukraine as Russia targets power grid

A “massive” Russian missile and drone attack has targeted power infrastructure across Ukraine, the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. It is the largest such assault since early September, with reports of multiple explosions across the country, according to authorities and local media. “Peaceful cities, sleeping civilians” and “critical infrastructure” were targeted, Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said. Emergency blackouts were enacted in Kyiv and two other regions in the

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November 13, 20240 Comments

Exclusive-Chinese giant CATL pushes beyond batteries into power grids, EV platforms By Reuters

NINGDE, China (Reuters) – Robin Zeng, the billionaire founder of CATL, aims to reinvent the world’s largest battery maker as a green-energy provider and to slash the cost of developing electric vehicles, upending the economics of the industry that has powered its growth. Zeng told Reuters in an interview that he expects the business of developing and managing “zero carbon” electric grids could be “ten times” larger than supplying electric-vehicle

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November 8, 20240 Comments

What investments beyond GICs protect buying power?

Breadcrumb Trail Links Investor Bonds have earned their place as a sensible diversifier of returns over the long term Published Oct 11, 2024  •  Last updated Oct 25, 2024  •  5 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading in New York City. Photo by

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