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To boost gender diversity on corporate boards, investor pressure works

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Nov 23, 2022
The number of women directors at major companies increased 50% from 2016 to 2019, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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Stock buybacks: the pros and cons for companies and investors

by Lily Jamali
Aug 19, 2022
GM plans to buy back $5 billion worth of its own stock. Why do critics love to hate this corporate maneuver?
General Motors says it will buy back $5 billion worth of its own stock, but critics say the company could use the money to pay workers more or advance green initiatives.
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When a cryptocurrency you never heard of drains your life savings

by Matt Levin
Jun 9, 2022
The terraUSD meltdown destroyed the nest eggs of people who had no idea what it was nor that they'd invested in it.
A cryptocurrency exchange office in Istanbul in October. Last month, the "stablecoin" terraUSD lost $60 billion in value in a matter of days.
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Homeowner groups are trying to stop investors from buying up homes

by Amy Scott and Anais Amin
Apr 20, 2022
Investor purchases made up more than 1 in 5 home sales in December, according to CoreLogic.
According to the National Association of Realtors, sales of existing homes dropped 2.7% in March from the previous month and 4.5% from March 2021.
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Why “the house” always wins on Wall Street

by Spencer Jakab
Feb 8, 2022
In a new book, Wall Street Journal editor Spencer Jakab argues that the GameStop short squeeze did little to change power dynamics on Wall Street.
In a new book, Wall Street Journal editor Spencer Jakab argues that the GameStop short squeeze did little to change power dynamics on Wall Street.
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Evergrande investors in China are worried but holding on

by Jennifer Pak
Oct 26, 2021
Evergrande is among the three biggest property developers in China and it seems to have the backing of the Chinese communist party.
Evergrande founder Xu Jiayin overlooking China's communist party 100th birthday celebrations on Beijing's Tiananmen square. This photo was widely circulated in China's business press and boosted the perception that Evergrande is too big to fail.
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With Keystone XL scrapped, oil companies look for workarounds

by Scott Tong
Jun 10, 2021
Pipelines have met increasing opposition, but persistent demand for crude may help them get approved.
Miles of unused pipe, prepared for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, sit in a North Dakota lot in 2014.
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Jim Rogers warns stock bubble will grow in 2021: "I've seen this movie before"

by Leisha Chi-Santorelli
Dec 29, 2020
Renowned investor Jim Rogers gives his 2021 market predictions.
Jim Rogers pictured at a conference in Nanjing, China.
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The stock market is not the economy

by Daisy Palacios and Kai Ryssdal
Sep 30, 2019
But, yes, the two are related. And that relationship can get pretty interesting.
The New York Stock Exchange.
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Investors are hungry for meat-replacement technologies

by Molly Wood
Feb 4, 2019
But will meatless meat remain a delicacy for the rich?
Impossible Foods introduced the Impossible Burger 2.0 at CES 2019 in Las Vegas.
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