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Texas schools pull $8.5 billion from BlackRock over fossil fuel ‘boycott’

Texas public schools are withdrawing billions of dollars invested in BlackRock, an asset manager the state accuses of boycotting fossil fuels. On Tuesday, State Board of Education Chairman Aaron Kinsey (R) announced that the board had divested $8.5 billion from BlackRock’s operations. The company’s “overwhelming and enduring leadership” in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) […]

Texas Divests $8.5 Billion from BlackRock over Anti-Fossil Fuel Policies

Texas announced Tuesday it would sell $8.5 billion from asset management giant BlackRock over the company’s anti-fossil fuel policies. Republican State Board of Education Chairman Aaron Kinsey Said The $53 billion Texas Permanent School Fund (PSF) has issued a formal notice to BlackRock that it is “terminating financial management of approximately $8.5 billion in Texas […]

European Union Agrees to €7.4 Billion Aid Package to Egypt

(AFP) – Leaders of the European Union and five European countries visited cash-strapped Egypt on Sunday to secure a €7.4 billion loan focused on boosting energy trade and stemming irregular migration flows into the 27 member states. announced the policy. The deal includes billions of dollars in future loans to heavily indebted Egypt and increased […]

Powerball $1.765 billion jackpot winner Theodorus Struyck revealed in California

Golden State Billionaire! The winner of Powerball’s second-largest jackpot prize worth $1.765 billion was announced Friday, five months after the life-changing drawing. Theodorus Strück was named to represent the group that purchased $1 billion worth of tickets at the Frazier Park, California, market for the October 11 drawing. California Lottery announced. The brand new billionaire […]

California High-Speed Rail Needs Another $100 Billion, Says CEO

The California High Speed ​​Rail Authority will need an additional $100 billion to complete its original line from San Francisco to Los Angeles, on top of the roughly $30 billion it already has, CEO Brian Kelly told state lawmakers this week. told. As Breitbart News noted in 2023, the project was slated to cost $100 […]

Biden Slaps More Sanctions on Israel While Giving $10 Billion Sanctions Waiver to Iran

President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday imposed additional sanctions against Israelis for so-called “extremist settler violence,” including two outposts in the West Bank, linked to certain areas. It was the first sanctions imposed on Israel. The sanctions come at a time when Biden is seeking to shore up sagging Arab and Muslim American support for […]