On March 27, 2026, the EPA finalized the most stringent Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) requirements in the program’s 20-year history. (Need to refresh the RFS? Read us RFS 101 to catch up quickly.) The Set 2 Last Rule sets the limit at 25.82 billion RINs for 2026 and 25.98 billion for 2027 (an increase of … Read more
picture: Elucidating the link between biochar’s carbon stability and its soil benefits vision Again Credit: Robert W. Brown, David R. Chadwick & Davey L. Jones A new study highlights serious misunderstandings about how biochar is used to fight climate change and improve soil, warning that oversimplified accounts could undermine scientific progress and carbon markets. Biochar, … Read more
If OpenAI is going to float this year, it must sink in its business model. The wow factor surrounding the American company – the poster child of the boom in the AI industry that has sparked fears of the stock market – has been established for a long time, but when will the profits come? … Read more
William Brangham: The Pentagon today strongly denied a report by The Financial Times that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s stockbroker wanted to make large investments in major defense companies in the days before the US and Israel began to strike Iran. That report raises serious concerns about many people in the Trump administration and those close … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) – The financial markets were devastated in the first two months of the year. Then came the war. The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil is above $100 for the first time since the summer of 2022 and gasoline prices have risen. That was followed by a long period where … Read more
Stocks rallied on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 closing up 2.9%, the Nasdaq up 3.8% and the Dow gaining 1,125 points. Subscribe to read this story without ads Get ad-free articles and exclusive content. But this very good day capped a very bad month for US rates. The S&P 500 fell 5.09% in March, and … Read more
Your support helps us tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is breaking new ground as the story unfolds. Whether it’s investigating the finances of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest film, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on American women fighting for reproductive rights, … Read more
This article is part of the “Perspectives in Private Equity” series. According to a recent report by Campbell Lutyens, GP prices and GP M&A transactions will reach record levels by 2025, with sales volume increasing by 40% year-on-year. The survey reported 164 private GP transactions in 2025 against 117 in 2024, while the continued development … Read more
From Frank La Salla, President and Chief Executive Officer, DTCC: I am writing to share important information about DTCC’s digital assets strategy and to outline how we will be working with you in the coming weeks as we prepare for the next phase of this work. Following the legal approval in December of last year … Read more
NEW YORK / WASHINGTON Rising oil prices due to US and Israeli attacks against Iran, and Tehran’s retaliation, leading to a war in the Middle East that raised oil prices and fueled economic volatility, causing Wall Street to shed billions of dollars in the first month of the conflict. Concerns about prolonged conflict have dampened … Read more