The Latest Breaking News from BlackRock

New Zealand is partnering with BlackRock in aim to reach 100% renewable electricity

New Zealand’s government says it will partner with U.S. investment giant BlackRock as it aims to become one of the first nations in the world to have its electricity grid run entirely from renewable energy

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023

BlackRock Called Out For ‘ESG Facade’ After Naming Saudi Aramco Chief To Board

The move raised several eyebrows across corporate and social media circles. 

Zenger · Aug 4, 2023

Coinbase’s Meteoric Rise Defies Logic As BlackRock Alliance Boosts Stock

Coinbase's value soars as BlackRock applies to launch bitcoin-backed ETF with the digital exchange as custodian.

Zenger · Aug 2, 2023

Ice Cube on Kanye, cancel culture and conspiracies: ‘Hip-hop was pure – then the agenda changed’

The hip-hop pioneer and NWA alumnus speaks to Will Pritchard about antisemitism, performing with the greats, and where his politics lie today

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2023

More and more workers feel off track saving for retirement

“The next generation of savers has seen a lot of economic turbulence in a short period of time.”

Fortune · Jul 26, 2023

Big Oil’s War Against ‘Woke Capitalism’

The fossil fuel industry and right-wing activists are increasingly targeting investors that consider environmental and social issues — but is it working?

Capital & Main · Jul 26, 2023

NYC’s ESG investment approach draws pushback

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 · Jul 25, 2023

Future of Finance: Blackrock’s Nair on how the firm’s Aladdin tech has evolved and what the ‘portfolio of the future’ will look like

Nair explained how clients’ portfolios will be “much more personalized, much more customized, much more holistic.”

Fortune · Jul 24, 2023

Future of Finance: Circle’s Allaire says U.S. lawmakers may be ‘late to the party’ with crypto, but it won’t hold back the world’s largest economy

“When the U.S. does lay down its rules,” added the Circle CEO, “it's going to be a highly competitive market.”

Fortune · Jul 18, 2023

BlackRock CEO Optimistic About Growing Demand For Cryptocurrencies Among Gold Investors

Larry Fink cites potential for crypto to transcend currency fluctuations and highlights broad-based global interest.

Zenger · Jul 17, 2023