BlackRock, Vanguard Among Firms Blocking Key ESG Votes: Study
The world’s biggest asset managers are consistently voting against proposals intended to protect biodiversity, as one of the
2023-05-24 07:16
Texas GOP Roiled as Paxton Demands Speaker Quit Over Inebriation
The Texas Legislature meets for just five months every other year to pass a budget and get through
2023-05-24 06:57
Wildfires in Western Canada Recede, Energy Output Resumes
The number of fires burning in Canada’s top energy-producing province of Alberta declined in recent days, allowing some
2023-05-24 06:46
Company that allegedly sent billions of robocalls sued by 49 attorneys general
On Tuesday, a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from 48 states and the District of Columbia sued Avid Telecom, alleging that the company is responsible for billions of illegal spam calls posing as government agencies and large corporations.
2023-05-24 06:22
A father and son will go to prison for a $20 million lottery scheme
A Massachusetts father and son were sentenced in federal court on Monday for a scheme that saw the pair illegally claim more than $20 million in lottery winnings and lie on their tax returns to dodge more than $6 million in federal taxes, prosecutors said.
2023-05-24 06:21
Covid Kills One Person Every Four Minutes as Vaccine Rates Fall
After more than three years, the global Covid emergency is officially over. Yet it’s still killing at least
2023-05-24 06:20
Key Republicans Signal Debt-Deal Talks With Democrats at Impasse
Speaker Kevin McCarthy left the US Capitol late Tuesday afternoon saying the two sides had yet to reach
2023-05-24 05:47
Marketmind: RBNZ to hike rates, U.S. default ticks closer
By Jamie McGeever A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. An expected interest
2023-05-24 05:46
The debt ceiling is an awkward place to talk about spending
The debt ceiling snafu, which has the potential to wreck the US economy, is a civics lesson in the bizarrely inefficient way the American government spends your money.
2023-05-24 05:26
Ex-SMBC Nikko Execs Set for Court Trial Over Alleged Rigging
Two former foreign executives of SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. will appear in court over their role in allegedly
2023-05-24 05:24
Explainer-How could a US debt ceiling default hit regular Americans?
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON What could happen on Main Street if Washington's political showdown over the debt ceiling
2023-05-24 05:22
France Seeks EU Deal to Avoid Repaying Rail Freight Aid
French Transport Minister Clement Beaune said the government is in talks with the European Commission to avoid reimbursing
2023-05-24 04:55