More than $1 billion poured into a pair of clean-energy exchange traded funds last week as the as the Democratic wins in the Georgia runoff increased the odds that President-elect Joe Biden’s energy policies will come to fruition.
Sustainable debt market grew in 2020 to $732 billion, an increase of 29%, thanks to social bond issuance.
The online lender known as SoFi, which gained popularity by refinancing student loans, agreed to merge with Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V, a special purpose acquisition company. It marks the latest example of a growing trend in which closely held firms go public by merging with a SPAC.
Energy, diversity, climate and compensation among the top concerns for socially responsible investors
Walsh is a former head of the Boston Building and Construction Trades Council; his appointment is a signal that Biden will make the labor agenda a priority
Democrats have been trying to restore unlimited deductions for state and local taxes since the 2017 tax law capped the benefit, but the effort will be tricky
As control shifts to Democrats, corporate bonds for climate, infrastructure and other projects likely to grow
All major U.S. benchmarks notched all-time highs, with the Nasdaq up 2.5%, a day after violence rocked the Capitol
Cryptocurrencies hit the milestone after a fivefold climb in market value in the past year, data from tracker CoinGecko show, and strategists have cited demand from speculative retail traders, trend-following quant funds, the rich and even institutional investors as among the reasons for the surge
The S&P 500 pared its advance to 0.6% at the close, after rallying as much as 1.5% earlier Wednesday
