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More interest:Â Central bankers in Thailand raised the benchmark of interest rates in 2023 to the highest level in 10 years.
Media growth:Â In the US and Canada Meta made $206 per user in 2022, up from $139 three years earlier.
Grossing up: Microsoft’s cloud had a 70% gross margin for quarter 2 of 2023.
Reportedly:Â Hedge fund managers are on selling positions on ESG stocks as they hunt for greenwashing and inflated valuations.
Green idea: The French government’s 2024 budget includes a €7 billion increase in investment in green programs to €40 billion.
Fancy-pants:Â Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection planning on IPO.
Floating on electricity:Â Arc Boat has raised $70 million from investors to build a mass market electric boat.
Pushing it up: Italy making Banca Monte Paschi the country’s 3rd largest bank.
In and out:Â Governments and businesses have poured in $83 billion into carbon capture and storage projects over the last 3 decades.
Enough said:Â Some European insurers are still backing coal by underwriting about a third of the coal production that takes place in the US, even after pledging for net zero emissions.
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