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Exclusive: BlackRock vows new pressure on climate, board diversity
BOSTON BlackRock Inc(BLK.N), which wields outsized clout as the world's largest asset manager, planned on Monday to put new pressure on companies to explain themselves on issues including how climate change could affect their business as well as boardroom diversity.The move by BlackRock, a powerful force in Corporate America with
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China needs to regulate 'money gates' but guard against financial stress: state media
BEIJING China needs to keep financial market liquidity stable and regulate its "money gates" to prevent asset bubbles, but it also needs to ensure a lack of liquidity doesn't cause financial stress, according to a commentary in a newspaper owned
Wall Street's rock-solid quarter ends with a loss
Wall Street fell on Friday, pulled down by Exxon and JPMorgan Chase as investors wrapped up a strong quarter and weighed whether corporate earnings reports will justify the market's lofty valuations.Major indexes have hit multiple record highs since the election
Asian shares advance, dollar supported by March rate hike bets
TOKYO Asian shares rose on Thursday as investors were encouraged by President Donald Trump's measured tone in his first speech to Congress, which sent Wall Street stocks sharply higher, while growing bets on a U.S. rate hike this month buoyed
