Red State Slaps Wall Street Titan With Cease And Desist Order Over ‘Fraudulent’ Claims About Green Investments
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson sent a cease and desist letter to investment manager giant BlackRock on Tuesday night over claims the company misleads clients about its involvement in environmental, social…
UN Warns Big Banks Their Investments In Saudi Oil Company Could Violate Human Rights Laws
UN Warns Big Banks Their Investments In Saudi Oil Company Could Violate Human Rights Laws Nick Pope on August 25, 2023 The United Nations (UN) warned several major banks Friday that their…
House Committee Investigates US Firms With Investments Linked To China’s Military, Human Rights Abuses
House Committee Investigates US Firms With Investments Linked To China’s Military, Human Rights Abuses Philip Lenczycki on July 19, 2023 The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced investigations…
New Jersey Bill Seeks Sales Tax Exemption for Gold and Silver Investments
Trenton, N.J. – New Jersey is considering joining 44 other states, including neighboring states New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, in exempting gold and silver investments from state sales tax. Assemblyman Kevin J.…
America’s Biggest Public Pension Has No Plans To Pull Investments From China As Others Flee
America’s Biggest Public Pension Has No Plans To Pull Investments From China As Others Flee Will Kessler on June 9, 2023 The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has no plans to…
‘Public Deserves Answers’: Watchdogs Light Up Dem Gov Over Potential Conflict Surrounding His Pot Industry Investments
‘Public Deserves Answers’: Watchdogs Light Up Dem Gov Over Potential Conflict Surrounding His Pot Industry Investments Trevor Schakohl on May 12, 2023 Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore should fully disclose his ties…
Major Banks Bend The Knee To Climate Activists, Accelerate Plans To Cut Coal Investments
Major Banks Bend The Knee To Climate Activists, Accelerate Plans To Cut Coal Investments John Hugh DeMastri on March 4, 2023 Both U.S.-based bank Citi and German Deutsche Bank announced plans to…
Biden Scales Back Plans To Crackdown On US Investments In China: REPORT
Biden Scales Back Plans To Crackdown On US Investments In China: REPORT Jason Cohen on March 2, 2023 President Joe Biden is anticipated to sign an executive order that will be less…
Back To Petroleum: BP Is Scaling Back Its Green Investments Amid Disappointing Performance
Back To Petroleum: BP Is Scaling Back Its Green Investments Amid Disappointing Performance John Hugh DeMastri on February 1, 2023 CEO Bernard Looney of British oil giant BP has expressed plans to…
Energy Chief Who Pushed To Slash Oil And Gas Investments Now Decries ‘Global Energy Crisis’
Energy Chief Who Pushed To Slash Oil And Gas Investments Now Decries ‘Global Energy Crisis’ John Hugh DeMastri on October 25, 2022 Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA),…
Enlightened Hospitality Investments (EHI) Invests $10M in Chip City Cookies
Co-founders Peter Phillips and Teddy Gailas partner with investment group to accelerate growth plans to scale gourmet cookie concept beyond New York City and strengthen brand position within the competitive cookie segment.…
House Republicans Request Gov’t Watchdog Investigate Foreign Investments In American Farmland
House Republicans Request Gov’t Watchdog Investigate Foreign Investments In American Farmland Gabe Kaminsky on October 3, 2022 More than 100 House Republicans are asking a government watchdog to probe foreign investments…
Hometap Makes Home Equity Investments Available to South Carolina Homeowners
Palmetto State Homeowners Gain Access to Debt-Free Alternative for Tapping Growing Home Equity BOSTON, April 12, 2022 — Hometap, which provides a smart, new loan alternative for tapping into home equity without…
New Jersey Governor Passes Law Barring Public Investments in Russia
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed a law that forbids public investments in Belarus and Russia in the wake of the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. During that invasion,…
New Jersey lawmakers pass bill to prohibit Russian investments
TRENTON, NJ – Democrats and Republicans in Trenton united in solidarity with Ukraine as the country continues to be attacked and bombed by Russian forces. Now heading into its second week, the…
New Jersey Legislators Move to Block Public Investments in Belarus and Russia
TRENTON, NJ – As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, legislators in New Jersey are moving to block public investments in Russia and Belarus. “Acting in response to Russia’s unprovoked attack on…
World’s Biggest Asset Manager Says Climate Investments Are About Money, Not Being ‘Woke’
Elliot Dordick on January 18, 2022 The head of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, said the firm’s investments in clean energy enterprises are ultimately about generating more revenue, not about being…
Husband and Wife Sentenced to Prison Terms for Operating Ponzi Scheme Relating to Investments in Foreign Currencies
NEWARK, N.J. – A former Hudson County, New Jersey, couple was sentenced today for operating a Ponzi scheme in which they defrauded approximately 30 investors by making extraordinary guarantees about investment returns…
Billionaire With Massive Chinese Investments Says Communist Party Disappears People Because It’s ‘Like A Strict Parent’
A U.S. billionaire and hedge fund manager with massive investments in China defended the communist regime in response to queries about his decisions to invest in the country. Ray Dalio, manager of…