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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

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

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.

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BlackRock's Eco-Friendly Stance Upsets Republicans, $1B Pulled In ESG Protest: Report

BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK), the world’s biggest asset manager, is reportedly facing a backlash over its environmental, social and governance, or ESG, initiatives.

Benzinga

Economy and Society, August 30, 2022: Texas lists 10 funds ineligible for business with state over ESG policies

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The Fed is expected to maintain its hawkish stance despite easing inflation numbers, which might impede the performance of the Nasdaq 100. Moreover, given the rising recession fears, it could be wise to avoid popular yet fundamentally weak Nasdaq 100 stocks, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Blackstone (BX), and BlackRock (BLK)…

StockNews.com

BlackRock Says There Is No 'Soft-Landing': Central Banks Will Have To Plunge Economy Into A Deep Recession To Stop Inflation

In the current uncertain macroeconomic environment, the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock Inc (NYSE: BLK), predicts there won't be a "soft landing" and prefers to be overweight investment grade (IG) credit over standard equities.

Benzinga

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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

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

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

Elon Musk continues push back against ESG

Documenting ESG pushback

Ballotpedia

Former Vice President Pence takes on ESG

Pence takes on ESG

Ballotpedia

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

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

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Tesla China Rival Backed By Warren Buffett And Cathie Wood Now Gets BlackRock's Attention

BYD Co (OTC: BYDDY), a Chinese electric vehicle maker backed by veteran investor Warren Buffett and popular stock picker Cathie Wood, has caught the attention of the world’s largest asset management firm BlackRock Inc (

Benzinga

Looking Into Blackrock Inc's Recent Short Interest

Blackrock Inc's (NYSE:BLK) short percent of float has fallen 4.5% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 1.51 million shares sold short, which is 1.06% of all regular shares that are available for trading.

Benzinga

BlackRock Chief Saw Ukraine Crisis Serving As Digital Currency Driver: Reuters

BlackRock Inc (NYSE:BLK) CEO Larry Fink saw the Russia-Ukraine war accelerating digital currencies as a tool to settle international transactions, Reuters reports. Fink believed that the war could force the countries to reassess currency dependences by marking an end to the globalization forces at work over the past 30 years. BlackRock studied…

Benzinga

Peering Into Blackrock Inc's Recent Short Interest

Blackrock Inc's (NYSE:BLK) short percent of float has fallen 11.9% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 1.58 million shares sold short, which is 1.11% of all regular shares that are available for trading.

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Here's Why Jack Ma Led Alibaba Affiliate's IPO Got Postponed Indefinitely

Jack Ma's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) affiliated fintech Ant Group's Hong Kong listing got postponed indefinitely as the bankers remained concerned over China's continued crackdown on the domestic tech sector, the Infomation reports. The weakness of publicly traded Chinese tech stocks, including Alibaba, has made it difficult for Ant and its stakeholders.…

Benzinga

Here's Why Verizon, BlackRock Collaborated

Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) looks to build a private 5G network for BlackRock Inc at its new Hudson Yards headquarters, juicing up rivalry with AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) and T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ:TMUS). Verizon said that the new 5G wireless technology could replace Wi-Fi and give BlackRock the ability to use applications like virtual reality and edge computing that require…

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