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– Advertisement – China is pursuing a development model that combines economic growth with carbon reduction by encouraging the adoption of new-energy vehicles through a mix of incentives and restrictions on conventional fuel-powered cars, a Chinese scholar said on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Speaking during the Global Development Initiative-International Media Youth Training Programme, Xiong Li Li, a professor at the University of International Business and Economics, said the country’s green transition is designed not to slow economic development but to make it more sustainable. Xiong Li Li, addressing journalists Addressing journalists from the Global South countries, Xiong said China has…

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Azeem Azhar’s Exponential View has released a timely and rigorous new report, The State of the AI Economy (June 2026). Its core message is clear and important: the generative AI market has moved beyond speculative hype around chips, data centers, and model training. It is now a real, measurable economy driven by genuine customer spending and adoption. Real Revenue, No Double-Counting The report reconstructs the AI economy from the bottom up, carefully removing double-counting that inflates headline numbers. Over the past 12 months, the global generative AI ecosystem (excluding China) generated $110 billion in real revenue. On an annualized basis, the current run…

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Home > Fintech > SS&C to link tokenised funds with digital cash Binaya Dahal Journalist 9 July 2026 SS&C Technologies has announced plans to expand offerings in tokenised funds, which the company says are “becoming another mainstream investment structure alongside mutual funds and ETFs”. The US-based financial software provider on Wednesday said the expansion would introduce digital cash settlement for tokenised investment transactions through regulated forms of digital cash, including stablecoins and tokenised commercial bank deposits. Designed to support future atomic settlement, the firm expects the enhancement to reduce settlement risk, improve operational efficiency and simplify cross-border investment transactions as…

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Lundin Gold logo VANCOUVER, BC, July 8, 2026 /CNW/ – Lundin Gold Inc. (TSX: LUG) (Nasdaq Stockholm: LUG) (OTCQX: LUGDF) (“Lundin Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to report second quarter 2026 gold production of 118,994 ounces (“oz”) from its Fruta del Norte gold mine (“Fruta del Norte”) in southeast Ecuador. Of the total quarterly gold production, 79,208 oz were produced as concentrate and 39,786 oz as doré. During the same quarter in 2025, the Company produced 139,433 oz of gold. All amounts are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. PDF Version In the second quarter of 2026, the mill…

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1. Introduction Feeding cattle to slaughter is a time-dependent process consisting of production and marketing decisions made along a continuum of time in which a multitude of market and production factors continually change. As such, the determinants of profit change over time. For instance, input costs accrue over time (Bondurant et al., Reference Bondurant, MacDonald, Erickson, Brooks, Funston and Bruns2016; Feuz Reference Feuz2002; Greer and Trapp, 1999; Maples et al., Reference Maples, Coatney, Riley, Karisch, Parish and Vann2015; Wilken et al., Reference Wilken, MacDonald, Erickson, Klopfenstein, Schneider, Luebbe and Kachman2015). Second, individual physical attributes such as live weight, dress percentage,…

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For India’s youngest borrowers, the first credit card is no longer the first step into credit.Seven out of 10 Gen Z consumers had already used some form of credit such as a loan, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) service or an EMI plan before getting their first credit card, according to TransUnion CIBIL’s Beyond the Swipe whitepaper (June 2026). For Millennials at the same age, the figure was only about 44%. The change is clear. In 2018, 56% of Millennials aged 24-30 got their first credit card without any previous borrowing history. By 2024, that share had dropped to just…

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By Tracey Read ( July 8, 2026, 4:21 PM EDT) — Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced Wednesday that a Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP mergers and acquisitions and private equity partner has returned to its New York office…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions. A Law360 subscription includes features such as Daily newsletters Expert…

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08 Jul 2026 By Madeleine Knight The city’s northern powerhouse reputation and pro-development council have attracted property investors from the UK and overseas. Madeleine Knight analyses data from Nimbus to reveal the market’s biggest investors. Already registered or subscriber? Please log in to continue reading Want to keep reading? Unlock your free article — Your gateway to Property Intelligence Register FREE and enjoy one complimentary article every month, packed with: Daily market briefings so you act faster on deals and developments Finance insights to manage risk and spot opportunities. Expert analysis that informs strategy…

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