JPMorgan Chase, Wendy’s and more
A sign is posted in front of a Wendy’s restaurant on August 10, 2022 in Petaluma, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday…
Zelenskyy, BlackRock CEO Fink agree to coordinate Ukraine investment
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine’s president, meets with US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. Oliver Contreras |…
Activist investor calls for BlackRock CEO Fink to step down over ESG ‘hypocrisy’
LONDON — BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is facing calls to step down from activist investor Bluebell Capital over the company’s alleged “hypocrisy” on its environmental, social and governance (ESG) messaging.…
How the industry lost $7.4 trillion in one year
Pedestrians walk past the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York’s Times Square. Eric Thayer | Reuters It seems like an eternity ago, but it’s just been a year. At this time…
Oatly, Amazon, Hasbro and more
A carton of Oatly brand oat milk is arranged for a photograph in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg |…
Zscaler, BlackRock, Roblox and more
Here are the companies making headlines before the bell: Angi (ANGI) – Angi shares added 2% in premarket trading after the online home services company named Joey Levin as CEO,…
ESG ETF investing raises concerns about transparency, social agendas
ESG – environmental, social and governance – is one of the hottest trends in the investing world, but some investors are calling it a gimmick. ESG is a new industry…
Carson Block calls out ESG investing, says some companies are ‘money grabs’
Many popular companies dominating the ESG investing space are taking advantage of the U.S. government and investors, according to Carson Block, founder of Muddy Waters Research. “I would like to…
GE to convert gas-fired power station into battery storage facility
Pylons photographed in the U.K. The project involving Centrica and GE will store energy from onshore wind farms in Lincolnshire. Gareth Fuller | PA Images | Getty Images A decommissioned…
HSBC warns investors to avoid European stocks
Fog shrouds the Canary Wharf business district including global financial institutions Citigroup Inc., State Street Corp., Barclays Plc, HSBC Holdings Plc and the commercial office block No. 1 Canada Square,…