The Bezos Earth fund has pumped billions into climate and nature projects. So why are experts uneasy? | Climate crisis
LLast month, the coronation of Jeff Bezos and his partner Lauren Sanchez as environmental royalty was completed. The couple were recognized for the Bezos Earth Fund’s financial contributions to the natural world at Conservation International’s glitzy annual gala in New York, with Harrison Ford, Jacinda Ardern and Shailene Woodley among others. and won the Global […]
NYS pushes to boot Boeing bigwigs, block executive raises using pension fund after series of company mishaps
New York state plans to use the weight of its pension fund to push for the firing and blocking of pay raises for three Boeing Co. executives following a series of corporate disasters. State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who oversees the fund, voted against a shareholder proposal that argued Boeing’s corporate giant shouldn’t get raises because […]
Colorado Uses Tax Dollars to Fund Free Legal Services to Double Immigrant Asylum Grants
Colorado Democrats are pushing for immigration funding to double the number of asylum seekers settled in Colorado, even as officials say President Joe Biden’s border crisis is crushing the budget. Tax dollars are used for free legal aid. In 2022, the Colorado Democratic Party pushed for the creation of a state-funded Immigrant Legal Defense Fund […]
L.A. Supervisors Vote to Have Taxpayers Fund Legal Bills for Pro-Hamas Activists Arrested at UCLA
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a motion ensuring the public defender’s office provides legal representation and legal resources to pro-Palestinian activists arrested at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) earlier this month. . As Breitbart News pointed out, pro-Palestinian “encampments” have occurred in which activists have taken over the center of […]
Top hedge fund boosted GameStop, AMC stakes before ‘Roaring Kitty’ meme stock rally: filing
One of the world’s largest hedge funds bought a significant stake in GameStop just weeks before the stock price soared 400% in the latest “meme stock” rally, a regulatory filing revealed on Wednesday. This was revealed in the documents. Renaissance Technologies, a quantitative firm founded by legendary investor Jim Simmons, who passed away last week, […]
Archegos’ Bill Hwang lied to become Wall Street legend, causing $36B fund to collapse: prosecutors
Hwang Sung-kook “Bill” Hwang tried to defraud all of Wall Street, federal prosecutors told a federal jury in Manhattan after the 2021 collapse of Hwang’s $36 billion fund, Archegos Capital Management. The trial on charges stemming from the incident began on Monday. Prosecutors allege that Mr. Hwang and Mr. Archegos lied to Wall Street banks […]
Time to buy Nvidia NVDA stock? Fund managers weigh in – CNBC
Chipmaker Nvidia has been dominating the headlines over the past year, especially since its stock price rose an astronomical 240% in 2023. His popularity shows little sign of slowing, and while the stock was flat last week, he’s still up nearly 80% on 2023. year to date. Most analysts remain bullish on Nvidia, according to […]
Judge facing heat for releasing alleged DC teen shooter donated to Soros fund, posted about being ‘woke’
First appearance on Fox: The Washington, D.C., judge who granted bail for a teenager accused of firing more than 20 shots into a car full of people on a busy street has a social media presence filled with progressive activism. He has financial ties to progressive mega-donor George Soros. District of Columbia Superior Court Magistrate […]
Jim Simons, billionaire hedge fund manager, philanthropist, dies at 86
Jim Simmons, a mathematics professor who became one of the most successful hedge fund managers in history, died Friday at the age of 86, according to his foundation. Simmons, a prolific philanthropist who donated more than $1 billion to Stony Brook University, died Friday in New York City, the Simmons Foundation announced on its website. […]
Ohio AG investigating alleged 'hostile takeover' inside teacher's pension fund – News 5 Cleveland WEWS
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has launched an investigation into teachers’ pension funds following allegations that a “hostile takeover” has put educators’ funds at risk. The Ohio State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) is a $90 billion pension fund that has been embroiled in controversy for years. reformers Educators have had a tough […]