April 16, 2025
Intangible Assets

Twisted Sister Sell Their Copyrights

Twisted Sister are the latest artists to cash out to a corporation. Warner Music Group now owns all Twisted Sister’s catalogue, image, name, and likeness. According to Blabbermouth, the band’s manager Jay Jay French told Forbes that the contributing factor was the age of the band members and that none of the children of the

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Financial Assets

Banks offer short-term gains, minimal risk

The latest: The top rates on online bank accounts, money market mutual funds, and short-term Treasuries have slipped from last fall’s peak above 5 percent. But thanks to a cautious Federal Reserve and a murky economic outlook, they’re still hanging in at 4 to 4.5 percent, much better than the pitiful yields that prevailed for

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Intangible Assets

Change at the US Patent Office fuels fear of trolls

In the USA, it is likely to become more time-consuming and expensive to bring down questionable patents in areas such as software. In an instruction issued on February 28, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has made it significantly more difficult to access a review procedure for industrial property claims that have already been

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Tangible Assets

Silver price forecast 2025: Will a supply deficit push prices to $39?

The price of silver, denominated in Indian Rupees (INR), has experienced a significant increase of 15% during the calendar year 2024.  This upward trend has continued into 2025, with a further 11% rise in prices year-to-date. This surge in silver prices can be attributed to a confluence of multiple factors. The decline in US interest

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Fixed Assets

How will the Land Use Framework impact UK food production?

A national conversation on land use has been launched by the UK Government which will seek the views of farmers, landowners, businesses and nature groups on a new approach to managing land use in England. According to Defra the Land Use Framework uses “the most sophisticated land use data ever published” and aims to provide

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Intangible Assets

See Masterpieces of 20th-Century Art That Just Entered the Public Domain (Because, Hey, Now We Can Reproduce Them!)

Works by Marcel Duchamp, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Max Ernst, and numerous other artists are entering the public domain this year as a major trove of copyrights expired in the US on January 1. It’s the first time in 21 years that there’s been a mass expiration of this kind, which pertains to thousands of works

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Financial Assets

PNC Bank’s Humorous Campaign Shows Why the Right Money Moves Aren’t as Risky as You Think

PNC Bank is unveiling the next installment of its recent brand refresh, “Brilliantly Boring since 1865,” which boldly states what other banks won’t admit: Banking should be boring. Now, in two 30-second spots – “Finance Bro” and “Sir Ronald” – the 160-year-old brand is reminding Americans that the right money moves aren’t as risky as

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Gold Investing

Adidas gifts Anthony Edwards gold medal-inspired shoe

Noah Lyles talks about 200 meter collapse The sprinter ran the 200 with a COVID-19 diagnosis and collapsed once he crossed the finish line. In honor of Team USA’s win in the men’s basketball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Adidas had a gift for guard Anthony Edwards: a custom pair of his shoes. The

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Financial Assets

Iberdrola places 525 million dollars in 10-year green bonds in the United States with strong demand from investors

International confidence  Global leader in sustainable and green finance  New successful financing operation by Iberdrola. The electricity utility, through the US regulated grid business New York State Electric & Gas Company (NYSEG), a subsidiary of Avangrid, has successfully placed a 10-year green bond issue in the United States for 525 million dollars (490 million euros).

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Financial Assets

Wasted Money & Sunken Assets: Subsidies and Financing for Fossil Fuels

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed

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