BlackRock has set out a plan to rid its portfolio of coal companies. But among the diversified miners that dig up an array of products, it’s not obvious which companies will be axed from the fund-management giant’s active funds and which will stay. BlackRock’s plan is to remove from both its actively managed equity and […]
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE BlackRock has set out plans to rid its portfolio of coal companies. But for diversified miners that dig up an array of products, it’s not obvious which companies will be axed from the fund management giant’s active funds and which will stay. See full story. A brief history of stock-market closures on […]
An earlier version of this column incorrectly calculated the number of years since the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death. It has been corrected. Getty Images On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Americans will pause to reflect on the civil-rights movement — the progress made and the lingering challenges. Nearly 52 years after Dr. […]
Defense contractor BAE Systems was the best-performing U.K. large-cap company on Monday after announcing plans to buy two different companies that need to be divested for the merger between Raytheon RTN, -0.42% and United Technologies UTX, +0.55% to complete. BAE BA, +3.68% rose 3.7% as it announced it was buying Collins Aerospace’s military […]
Dear Moneyist, I have a money problem that is somewhat different from what I read in your column. It is a problem that many would not view as a problem, but it’s eating me alive. I am 22 years old. I graduated from college last May and, nearly immediately, started a career in management consulting. […]
Chika Nwankpa. Philadelphia Police Department A US college professor has been charged with stealing $185,000 in government grant money, and spending it on strip clubs, dining out, and iTunes. Chikaodinaka Nwankpa, who taught electrical engineering at Drexel University, was charged with theft by unlawful taking and theft by deception, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office said. […]
Republican Sen. Richard Shelby defended an argument from President Trump’s legal team that soliciting foreign interference in an election is not an impeachable offense, saying, “things happen.” When asked if Trump’s months-long campaign to pressure Ukraine into investigating his political rival was improper, the Alabama senator told George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week,” “Well, I […]
Moments after Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam approached the podium at the state capitol building on Wednesday to announce that he was issuing a temporary state of emergency ahead of a gun rights rally on Monday in Richmond, the angry comments started pouring in. Though Northam had cited “threats of violence” from militias and other extremist […]
Dear Moneyist, I have been legally divorced for more than a year, but have yet to finalize the property settlement on our primary residence. My ex-husband continues to reside on our property and earns money through Airbnb by renting out rooms. Also see: ‘My husband’s kids hate me and refused to come to our wedding, […]
TULSA, Okla. — Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will announce on Sunday his presidential campaign’s plan aimed at bolstering economic opportunity for black Americans, promising to triple their income over the next decade, but stopping short of promising reparations. The announcement comes as the billionaire continues to face questions about the controversial “stop-and-frisk” police […]