The Latest Breaking News from BlackRock Inc

Texas’ teacher pension fund divested from investment firms accused of “boycotting” oil and gas industry

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas was following a new state law targeting investment firms that seek to invest in companies that don’t worsen climate change.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 7, 2023

BlackRock facing more blowback over ESG as GOP pressure mounts

It’s been a tough couple weeks for BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest money manager, which endured fresh blows from Republican officials sharply critical of ESG.

Tribune News Service · Dec 10, 2022

Economy and Society, October 18, 2022: South Carolina to divest BlackRock funds over ESG

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Ballotpedia · Oct 18, 2022

Coinbase Short Sellers Take $363M Hit, Making It A 'Certain Squeeze Stock'

It’s been a rough year for Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) investors, with the stock down more than 64% year-to-date overall even after a big 41.2% gain this week following a new cryptocurrency deal with BlackRock Inc (NYSE:

Benzinga · Aug 5, 2022

Insiders Selling Snap, Domino's Pizza And 2 Other Stocks

The Dow Jones jumped by more than 400 points on Wednesday. Investors, meanwhile, focused on some notable insider trades.

Benzinga · Jul 28, 2022

BlackRock Unveils Perpetual Infrastructure Strategy For Energy Transition, Security

BlackRock Inc (NYSE:BLK) will establish a perpetual infrastructure strategy to help companies transition to lower-carbon business models over time. Over half of the strategy will be allocated to Europe initially. BlackRock had initially planned 35% - 40% of its investments in Europe, Financial Times reported. The perpetual capital strategy will start with money in…

Benzinga · Jun 16, 2022

Elon Musk continues push back against ESG

Documenting ESG pushback

Ballotpedia · May 24, 2022

Former Vice President Pence takes on ESG

Pence takes on ESG

Ballotpedia · May 17, 2022

Citi, Bank of America, Wells Fargo Shareholders Backed Proposals To Stop Financing New Fossil Fuel Supplies Doesn't Get Enough Support

Investors at Citigroup, Inc (NYSE:C) and Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) hardly backed proposals, essentially asking the banks to stop financing new fossil fuel supplies, Reuters reports. Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) investors followed suit with a similar proposal. An expert saw the results reflect the current instability in energy markets and activists’ challenge in persuading…

Benzinga · Apr 27, 2022

Peering Into Blackrock Inc's Recent Short Interest

Blackrock Inc's (NYSE:BLK) short percent of float has risen 10.38% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 1.67 million shares sold short, which is 1.17% of all regular shares that are available for trading.

Benzinga · Apr 25, 2022