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BlackRock ‘misleading’ investors on ESG strategy, Tennessee lawsuit claims
The state of Tennessee is suing BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, for violating consumer protection laws. The lawsuit is described as the first of its kind and takes the Republican war against ESG investing to a new level. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti accused BlackRock of misleading investors about its ESG investing strategy. On… -
Southwest Airlines’ $140 million fine includes future travel vouchers
Southwest Airlines is facing a $140 million penalty over 2022’s holiday hellscape. The airline’s nationwide meltdown disrupted travel for about two million passengers at the end of December. In all, Southwest Airlines canceled nearly 17,000 flights. On Monday, Dec. 18, the Department of Transportation announced the record-setting fine, which is roughly 30 times what was… -
Taylor Swift doesn’t top this list: The most-searched Wikipedia pages of 2023.
Libraries are so last century. These days, the answers people search for are found on the internet. Google showed off its trending topics of 2023, but the search engine isn’t the only game in town. The Wikimedia Foundation says people viewed Wikipedia pages 84 billion times this year. Here are the top 5 most-popular themes… -
Check on your 401(k) for a boost. Here’s why stocks hit record highs this week.
If you’re looking for a little holiday cheer, it’s the perfect time to check that 401(k) balance. Stocks are soaring this week and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record high, erasing nearly two years of turmoil. The previous high was set in January 2022. The S&P 500, a collection of the 500 largest… -
Are college athletes students or employees? NCAA’s legal hurdles
The NCAA transfer portal is open for business and brimming with top-tier football talent, like Florida University running back Trevor Etienne. More than 1,400 players have entered the portal as of Wednesday morning, Dec. 13, according to On3. As the transfer portal gets more action than ever before, the NCAA is facing a lawsuit over… -
Why is Argentina’s economy so bad? Does Javier Milei have the answers?
People in Argentina are ready to take a chainsaw to their economy. On Dec. 10, President-elect Javier Milei will take office after his resounding electoral victory against the status quo candidate. Milei, a shaggy-haired, rockstar-esque, eccentric economist, fashions himself an anarcho-capitalist. People call him Argentina’s Trump, but former President Donald Trump never destroyed the U.S.… -
How conservative radio host’s Supreme Court case threatens to upend the courts
There’s a Supreme Court case that could turn the justice system on its head. But the scales of justice in question aren’t in the courts at all. Jarkesy v. SEC is all about the constitutionality of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s use of in-house judges. Administrative law judges, known as ALJs, are part of the… -
Power-ups & prestige: 5 epic video game x luxury brand collabs
The global video game industry is worth about $350 billion in annual revenue. The luxury goods market collects about the same amount each year. Believe it or not, these two opposites have powered up together many times in the past. Here are some of the biggest gaming-luxury collaborations in this week’s Five For Friday. #5:… -
It’s ChatGPT’s birthday. Here’s how it changed the AI game in 1 short year.
The final weeks of ChatGPT’s first year were mired in drama. The face of the technology, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, was unexpectedly fired by his board and subsequently rehired after hundreds of OpenAI employees threatened to join him at Microsoft. One day before the first anniversary of ChatGPT’s launch, Altman announced his official return as… -
The hidden hopes behind Mark Cuban’s $3.5B Mavericks sale to casino mogul
It’s a bombshell that shocked the worlds of business and sports. Billionaire Mark Cuban is reportedly selling a majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson — casino mogul Sheldon Adelson’s widow. When news first broke Tuesday, Nov. 28, that Adelson was selling $2 billion in Las Vegas Sands stock to buy a sports… -
Luxury loot: The 5 most intriguing items seized and sold by US Marshals
There’s more to the U.S. Marshals Service than what you see from Tommy Lee Jones in “The Fugitive” and the follow-up film, “U.S. Marshals.” Part of what the real agency does is seize millions of dollars worth of goods from criminals and put up the pricey goods on the auction block. Bloomberg Businessweek analyzed the… -
Raise taxes? Cut spending? Social Security? ‘Something has to be done’
The nation’s budget is in constant triage. Congress again packed the wound by passing a temporary funding patch to keep the government’s lights on until early next year, but fiscally, the U.S. is still bleeding. The federal deficit grew to $2 trillion in fiscal year 2023, double the prior year’s deficit, according to Congressional Budget… -
5 reasons stores should give self-checkout the pink slip
Self-checkout kiosks are commonplace at supermarkets and big-box stores, but some of the nation’s biggest retailers are now rethinking their self-checkout strategy. Walmart is pulling self-checkout lanes from some stores altogether and bringing back more cashiers. So why keep self-checkout around at all? Here are five reasons why self-checkout should be fired in this week’s…