Bogus ‘ESG’ Group Rates China’s Slave-Fueled Energy Firms Better Than U.S. Oil And Gas Companies
Editors’ Note: Either by accident or design (your choice), the environmental movement and its subsidiary the ESG movement, always seems to tilt the scales towards benefiting China and hurting the US. Whether making us dependent on Chinese-dominated solar panels and windmills, weakening our electrical grid, willfully overlooking the massive use of coal in China, or […]
Blaze News investigates: These 25 firms sponsored employee MBAs from Columbia — where Jews are harassed. Where do they stand?
Columbia University in New York City has arguably been the hub of pro-Palestinian protests in the United States in recent weeks, with demonstrators’ anger and defiance of authority making headlines and students at other campuses following suit. influencing people to take action. Since Hamas, the terrorist organization that controls Gaza, carried out a deadly surprise […]
Peloton shares soar, private equity firms consider potential buyout: report
A number of private equity firms are considering acquiring Peloton, as the connected fitness company looks to refinance its debt and return to growth after 13 consecutive quarters of losses. CNBC reported on Tuesday. Shares of the fitness equipment maker rose 12% to $3.98. The New York-based company is considering going private and has been […]
UnitedHealth CEO defends insurer after major hack, reveals amount of ransom paid as senators question firm’s size
UnitedHealth’s problems are not a threat to the entire economy, the chief executive of the nation’s largest health insurer said after senators asked whether UnitedHealth’s size could pose a system-wide threat. (CEO) told a Senate committee Wednesday. In the first of two scheduled testimony before a Congressional panel about the recent cyberattack on UnitedHealth’s technology […]
Car insurance firms agree to crack down on ‘poverty premium’ | Insurance industry
Insurers have vowed to correct their behavior following criticism over “poverty premiums,” which charge punitive interest to spread the cost on customers who can’t afford to pay for car insurance all at once. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has announced that its members have agreed to an action plan aimed at controlling the cost […]
4 Iranians indicted for alleged malicious multi-year cyber campaign targeting US government and defense firms
Four Iranians were indicted on Tuesday for allegedly participating in a multi-year campaign of “malicious cyber operations” that targeted the U.S. State and Treasury departments, defense contractors and two New York companies. The Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed an indictment in Manhattan federal court charging Hossein Haruni, Reza Kazemifal, Komeir Baradaran Salmani, and Alireza Shafie […]
BlackRock, Wall Street firms reportedly steered billions to blacklisted Chinese companies
Congressional investigation finds Wall Street used billions of dollars in U.S. retirement funds and other investments to buy shares in index funds that included several blacklisted Chinese companies did. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. According to the report, the study was conducted by a bipartisan House committee with the mandate to develop a strategy […]
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calls for level playing field for US workers and firms during China visit
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday called on China to address manufacturing overcapacity that could cause global economic disruption and level the playing field for U.S. businesses and workers. . The prime minister, who began a five-day visit to China in one of China’s major industrial and export hubs, said he expected tough talks […]
Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX workforce struggling to move on after firm’s downfall: report
Some former staffers at Sam Bankman Fried’s now-bankrupt FTX are reportedly struggling to find work again and battling depression since the cryptocurrency exchange’s stunning collapse. . According to the Wall Street Journal, Natalie Tien, who headed FTX’s public affairs and was also an executive assistant to Bankman Fried, has at least $500,000 of personal investments […]
Video game firms found to have broken own UK industry rules on loot boxes | Gambling
The UK government’s decision to force technology companies to self-regulate gambling-style loot boxes in video games has been called into question after some developers responsible for the industry’s new guidelines broke their own rules. In the past six months, the advertising regulator has filed charges against three companies involved in developing industry rules, including major […]