By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After breaking into the mainstream of the investment world, ESG investing has become big enough to be a political target too. Politicians around the country have been criticizing funds that consider environmental, social and corporate-governance issues before deciding whether to invest in a stock or
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN Republican Georgia Senate nominee Herschel Walker acknowledged in a new interview that he sent a $700 check to a woman who alleges the money was provided to reimburse her for an abortion, though Walker denies the check was for that purpose. In an interview with NBC News that aired Monday morning,
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America’s profits fell by 8% in the third quarter as the bank set aside cash to cover potential loan losses. It’s the latest bank to start socking away money for a potential recession, as Wall Street’s biggest banks have become increasingly gloomy on
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The Los Angeles Clippers are trying to give their fans a new way to view games. A lot of new views. And one of them will even feature in-game commentary at times from Clippers chairman Steve Ballmer. The Clippers are launching a direct-to-consumer product featuring six different stream options
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Durante años, seguidores y medios de comunicación enfrentaron a Hailey Bieber y a Selena Gomez: ahora ellas quieren que el mundo sepa que no guardan resentimientos de una a la otra. Bieber y Gomez asistieron a la segunda gala anual del Museo de la Academia en Los Ángeles en la noche de
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business Writers The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is offering to buy right-wing friendly social network Parler shortly after getting locked out of Twitter and Instagram for antisemitic posts. The acquisition of Parler would give West, legally known as Ye, control of a social media platform and
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Officials in Nigeria say the death toll from this year’s flooding has risen to 603. Authorities have called the floods the country’s worst in more than a decade, blaming the disaster on unusually heavy rainfall and the release of excess water from the Lagdo dam in
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The largest US banks reported relatively solid third-quarter earnings on Friday. But within those reports, investors found ominous clues about the future of the housing market, underscoring fears of an upcoming crisis. What’s happening: JPMorgan reported that third-quarter home lending revenue plunged 34% from a year ago, and Wells Fargo
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business Writers The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is offering to buy right-wing friendly social network Parler shortly after getting locked out of Twitter and Instagram for antisemitic posts. The acquisition of Parler would give West, legally known as Ye, control of a social media platform and
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN Russia has launched a series of “kamikaze” drone attacks across Ukraine in recent weeks, striking civilian infrastructure and sowing terror in Ukrainian cities far from the frontlines of the war. The Ukrainian government says Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia and other cities have suffered a barrage of drone attacks, and pleaded with
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson and Josh Campbell, CNN Over a 24-hour period last Wednesday, several police officers from departments across the country were shot in the line of duty. In Decatur, Illinois, two police officers were shot while making a traffic stop, and officers shot and killed the suspect, police said. In Philadelphia, three SWAT team
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The German government is launching a new program to help to bring about 1,000 people who are at risk of persecution in Afghanistan to Germany each month. The program is part of an agreement between the three governing parties. It provides a formal structure for the way German authorities were already handling
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The German government is launching a new program to help to bring about 1,000 people who are at risk of persecution in Afghanistan to Germany each month. The program is part of an agreement between the three governing parties. It provides a formal structure for the way German authorities were already handling
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director The economy and inflation are the dominant issues three weeks out from the midterm congressional elections, challenging Democrats’ chances of maintaining control of Congress, according to a string of new polls released in the last few days. Widespread impressions of the economy as bad and worsening, combined with
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Dale, CNN Democrats have spent weeks attacking Republican midterm candidates with television ads about abortion. Some of the ads have been misleading. Many of the Democratic ads accurately describe their Republican targets’ strict anti-abortion positions. But some others employ slippery phrasing and the power of insinuation to promote the impression that certain
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Business Kanye West is acquiring Parler, the alternative social media platform favored by many conservatives. Parler’s parent company announced the deal on Monday morning, saying West had made “a groundbreaking move into the free speech media space and will never have to fear being removed from social media again.” The acquisition
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain have started a state visit to Germany that was delayed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic and will see the monarch and Germany’s president open the annual Frankfurt Book Fair. Felipe was received with military honors by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Monday
Continue ReadingBy LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Inflation isn’t leaving your life — at least not right now. While it’s still hanging around, you can take three specific actions to better insulate your finances. First, reconsider your emergency fund. Yes, it can be too large — and you may be better off investing that cash. Next, review
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Beijing (CNN) — Durante las vacaciones del Día Nacional de China, a principios de octubre, varios amigos expatriados y yo llevamos a nuestros hijos pequeños —que son mestizos y suelen destacar entre la multitud china— a la Gran Muralla, en las afueras de Beijing. Mientras subíamos a una sección restaurada pero casi
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Credit Suisse has agreed to pay $495 million as part of a settlement with the U.S. over a yearslong dispute tied to mortgage-backed securities, an investment vehicle that played a central role in the 2008 financial crisis. The Swiss bank said that some of the transactions were prior to
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