Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has cost thousands of lives, displaced millions and caused a level of devastation not seen in Europe since World War II. The conflict has left Moscow politically and economically isolated as sanctions rain down and a slew of Western companies exit Russia. A recent Yale study of more than 1,200 companies…
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Walk into any bookstore and take a look at the books on retirement. Money and investments — usually, the lack of both — dominate. With good reason. The latest Schroders 2022 US Retirement Survey reports that working Americans say it will take on average $ 1.1 million to retire comfortably. Yet only one-quarter of those…
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There’s a new way to help restore ocean health one share at a time. Incremental impact investing may seem like a drop in the bucket, but narrowing the environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes to vital, timely topics, and being more open about the efforts and harmful practices of listed companies, is seen drawing increasingly…
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House Republicans released a six-part energy and climate-change strategy they argue can bring surging gasoline prices under control without completely ignoring dangerously rising global temperatures. However, climate analysts pointed out that the proposal sets no greenhouse gas emissions-reduction targets – and calls for increasing production of all types of energy, including the traditional fossil fuels,…
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday met with executives from baby-formula makers, with the huddle coming as new data suggest that the country’s formula shortage is deepening. “There’s still a lot more to do, so I ask you to keep focused, stay focused, stay in high gear,” Biden said during the meeting. “We can’t let up…
June 1 officially kicks off hurricane season, lasting through November, and another storm-packed, potentially deadly and expensive few months are predicted. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is forecasting an above-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic, with up to 21 named storms this year. Ten storms could become hurricanes, the agency says – and…
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