Tag: business

'Just a few years ago, ESG was all the rage in the banking and investing community'

President Joe Biden is ending his term with a record number of government workers on taxpayer-funded payrolls, new jobs data reveals.

President Joe Biden is ending his term with a record number of government workers on taxpayer-funded payrolls, new jobs data reveals.

Asset management behemoth BlackRock wrote a letter to institutional investors Thursday announcing its exit from an emissions-focused investor group, according to the Financial Times (FT).

Meta is ending significant diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives due to changes in the "legal and policy landscape," according to a memo obtained by Axios on Friday.

McDonald's announced Monday it is abandoning some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, joining a growing list of major companies to cast the policies aside amid intense public ...

Several economic indicators reveal that the U.S. labor market is showing signs of weakness under President Joe Biden's administration, despite trillions in federal spending on economic policies and significant business ...

Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve's vice chair for supervision, announced that he would step down on Monday amid speculation President-elect Donald Trump would move to fire or demote him before ...

The Biden administration's decision to torpedo the acquisition of U.S. Steel has triggered multiple lawsuits and backlash from Japan.

President-elect Donald Trump's promise to "drill, baby, drill" in his upcoming administration appears to have American energy firms eagerly awaiting his return, according to a new survey.

The Biden administration blocked Nippon Steel's $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel Friday.

'Increasing welfare payments for the farm sector keeps inefficient producers operating'

U.S. mortgage rates rose to an almost six-month high toward the end of 2024, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

A United Nations-backed coalition of major banks committed to aligning their investments with fighting climate change is falling apart just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.

China is tightening a noose around the world's EV market while American auto manufacturers are sucking wind, despite being showered with billions in federal subsidies.

Several of America's biggest brands backpedaled on their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies and programs in 2024 amid intense public scrutiny and fierce consumer backlash.

U.S. tech giants have been sacking employees in droves while simultaneously importing tens of thousands of foreign workers.

U.S. tech giants have been sacking employees in droves while simultaneously importing tens of thousands of foreign workers.

Most young adults believe discontent with the nation's health insurance system and the killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, share equal responsibility in the executive's murder, according to a new ...

Congress rescinded tens of billions of dollars from a government agency in December that Republicans have long accused of being weaponized against taxpayers and corporations.