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

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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Texas bans local, state government entities from doing business with firms that “boycott” fossil fuels

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar singled out financial firms under a 2021 state law that prohibits most state entities from contracting with companies that have reduced or cut investments in the oil and gas industry.

The Texas Tribune

Economy and Society, August 23, 2022: Attorney General ESG push back across the states

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Inside a conservative group's new war against BlackRock's ESG investments

The campaign aligns with the posture of a growing faction of the GOP.

Axios

Big batteries charge up the east coast

The world's biggest fund manager, BlackRock will commit $1 billion for nine grid-scale battery projects along the east-coast electricity grid, including in the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Coinbase Slumps As SEC Investigations Move Forward

Coinbase announced it's under investigation by the SEC regarding its Q2 earnings miss. The cryptocurrency exchange recently partnered with BlackRock.

Investors Business Daily

Benzinga Before The Bell: More Amazon Workers Join Union Over Pay and Work Conditions, UK Inflation Highest In 40 Years, Sole Monkeypox Vaccine Maker Finds It Difficult To Meet Accelerating Demand And Other Top Financial Stories Wednesday, August 17

CNBC BlackRock To Pledge A$1B In Australian Battery Storage Assets – Report

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Saudi Holdings of US Treasuries Increase to $119.2 Billion in June

As Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasury bonds rose to more than USD119.2 billion in June, registering an increase of USD4.5 billion from May, the Public Investment Fund (PIF) revealed moves to seize opportunities and diversify investments in order to acquire 6.5 million shares in the US market, distributed among…

Asharq Al-Awsat

CEOs are getting a new playbook for boosting workers' mental health

A nonprofit is building an "Expedia.com for mental health services."

Axios

Economy and Society, August 16, 2022: ESG becomes a campaign theme

Ballotpedia

One Investor Is The Largest Owner Of Two-Thirds Of U.S. Companies

Want to know who owns Corporate America? It's not Bill Gates or Elon Musk.

Investors Business Daily

Clinton initiative's NYC return includes Andres, Queen Rania

World Central Kitchen founder Jose Andres, Jordan’s Queen Rania, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda will help relaunch the Clinton Global Initiative in September

The Independent UK

Campaigners call on UN Women to pull out of BlackRock partnership

Women’s organisations and activists say collaboration gives company ‘a veneer of feminist approval it clearly does not merit’

The Guardian - UK

Stocks Fall As Dow Jones Closes Lower; Coinbase Sinks After Earnings

The Dow Jones fell in choppy action Tuesday while the Nasdaq lost over 1% as chip stocks weighed on the index.

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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.

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Economy and Society, August 9, 2022: NYC newspapers differ over ESG and its opponents

Investors Business Daily

Cryptocurrency Prices And News: Strategy Buys $1.4B Of Bitcoin; XRP ETFs To Launch

Catch up on the latest cryptocurrency prices and news.

Benzinga

BlackRock's CEO Just Dumped $20M In Shares: Here's What Happened The Last Time He Did It

The CEO of the largest asset management company in the world recently sold a large number of shares. Could the sale be a foreshadowing of what’s to come in the markets?

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S&P 500 Dials Back Weekly Gains Following Blowout July Jobs Report

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) gave up some of its early week gains on Friday as another round of jobs data reassured investors the U.S. labor market is still booming.

Benzinga

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:

Tribune News Service

Boardrooms add diversity as Washington mulls disclosure rules

WASHINGTON — Companies are making good on promises to add racially and ethnically diverse candidates to their boards even as Congress and the Biden administration debate whether to require them to disclose the demographic makeup of directors, executives and workers.

Roll Call

Boardrooms add diversity as Washington mulls disclosure rules - Roll Call

Companies are adding diversity to their boards even as lawmakers and regulators continue to work on disclosure requirements.

Tribune News Service

Charles Schwab follows Fidelity, Blackrock in creating a crypto-related ETF

Charles Schwab is the latest institutional investor to launch a fund focused on the controversial crypto industry.

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

Benzinga Before The Bell: Baidu Beats Tesla, Finland Sells $47.5M Bitcoins, Tesla's Bitcoin Sale And Other Top Financial Stories Thursday, July 21

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