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Larry Fink warns retirement crisis looms for ageing world population: BlackRock chief’s annual letter also embraces ‘energy pragmatism’ amid attacks over climate ...
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Larry Fink Calls on Boomer Generation to Fix ‘Retirement Crisis’: BlackRock Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink warned of a looming “retirement crisis” ...
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Quick Glance: 'Out-of-Touch Billionaire' Larry Fink Criticized for Calling 65 a 'Crazy' Retirement Age
- Billionaire Larry Fink, CEO of the world's largest asset management firm, faced backlash for labeling 65 as a 'crazy' retirement age.
- Fink argued for tying retirement age to life expectancy, overlooking the declining trend in U.S. life expectancy.
- Critics accused Fink, as a wealthy CEO, of being out of touch with the realities and needs of the population, especially regarding social security.
- Progressive lawmakers advocate for expanding social security benefits, while Fink proposes collaboration between the private sector and government to ensure retirement security.
Climate change is now also affecting the measurement of time: A negative leap second was to be introduced for the first time in 2026 - because the Earth is ...
spektrum.de/news/erdrotation-klimawandel-verschiebt-schaltsekunde-um-drei-jahre/2212118
Quick Glance: Earth Spinning Faster: Time Could Lose a Second
- A faster spinning Earth could cause the world to lose a second, changing the future.
- Melting ice at the poles has delayed the Earth's faster rotation.
- The study discusses the transition from atomic to astronomical time and technological challenges with leap seconds.
- Despite difficulties with leap seconds, changes in time management are planned from the 2030s onwards.
BlackRock Tokenized Fund Draws $160 Million In Week Since Debut: BlackRock Inc.’s money-market fund that records share ownership on the Ethereum blockchain has ...
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BlackRock Issued Legal Warning Over ESG Strategy by Mississippi: BlackRock Inc. faces the prospect of being barred from offering securities in Mississippi after ...
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BlackRock Says ‘Reckless’ Texas Divestment Is Bad for Schools: BlackRock Inc. criticized Texas’s decision to divest $8.5 billion from the asset manager’s funds ...
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BlackRock’s Fink Says Capital Markets Can Solve the Retirement Crisis: He talks up a new BlackRock product that will throw off regular income for retirees like a ...
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BlackRock CEO believes boomers should retire later than 65
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BlackRock (BLK) Ditched by Texas Fund Shows Limits of Fink Persuasion: It was just weeks ago when BlackRock Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink took the ...
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BlackRock Prepares to Offer Fund With Digital-Asset Specialist Securitize: BlackRock Inc. is preparing to offer a fund through a partnership with digital-asset ...
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BlackRock Dominance Means Fight for Second in Europe’s $2 Trillion ETF Market: Over 17 years, Simon Klein has helped transform the ETF division of Deutsche Bank ...
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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Infrastructure Needs a New Approach.: We need a better plan to invest in big projects. Plus: Cocoa crunch in West Africa.
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BlackRock’s Hildebrand Says Fed Implying Higher Neutral Rates: BlackRock Inc. Vice Chairman Philipp Hildebrand said there’s an implicit recognition of higher ...
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Why The Magnificent-Seven-Driven Stock Market Rally Makes Sense to BlackRock’s Li
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BlackRock is launching its first Ethereum-based tokenized fund: With this move, the world's largest asset management firm aims to bridge the gap between ...
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Israeli researchers want to build a space parasol to cool Earth, mitigate global warming
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World Weather Organization: 2023 will be the hottest year in history: Seas around the world are overheating and glaciers are dramatically losing their area ...
de.euronews.com/2024/03/19/hitze-klimawandel-weltwetterorganisation
Why Texas Is Banning BlackRock (BLK), Citi (C), Other Banks Over ESG Investing: Texas passed two laws in 2021 that restrict government contracts with companies ...
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Larry Fink's 2024 Annual Chairman's Letter To Investors: The growth and prosperity generating power of the capital markets will remain a dominant economic trend ...
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Texas schools pull $8.5 billion from BlackRock over fossil fuel ‘boycott’: Texas’s public schools are pulling out billions of dollars that had been invested with ...
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The top 5 spot Bitcoin ETFs: Bitcoin exchange-traded funds are supporting crypto's recent surge
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NEAR: Revisiting This BlackRock Fund After The Mandate Change (Rating Upgrade): The transformed NEAR ETF boasts higher duration and potential benefits from ...
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All ski resorts will experience a lack of snow: According to a study, all major ski regions have to prepare for a lack of snow. However ...
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Quick Glance: All Ski Resorts to Face Snow Shortage
- Scientists predict increasing snow shortage in most ski resorts worldwide due to climate change.
- A drastic reduction in CO2 emissions could mitigate snow shortage and increase the number of days with snow cover.
- Lower elevations in ski resorts are more affected by snow loss, forcing operations to higher altitudes or resorting to artificial means.
- Study examined ski resorts in various regions globally and projected significant losses in natural snow cover by the year 2100.
How US oil production hit a record under Biden despite climate policies: How US oil production hit a record under Biden despite climate policies
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It's a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits
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Quick Glance: Bittersweet Easter for Chocolate Lovers and African Cocoa Farmers
- Changing climate negatively impacts global cocoa supply and West African cocoa farmers’ earnings.
- Cocoa exports from Ivory Coast down by a third lead to a sharp rise in cocoa prices globally.
- Major chocolate manufacturers increase chocolate prices to boost profits while consumers pay more.
- Smaller chocolate businesses struggle with rising cocoa prices and declining sales as efforts to boost cocoa production are implemented.
Court strikes down Biden rule requiring states and cities to set climate targets for transportation
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4562596-court-strikes-down-biden-rule-requiring-states-and-cities-to-set-climate-targets-for-transportation/
Outflows from Grayscale bitcoin ETF hit $1.9 billion in single week: Grayscale Bitcoin Trust recorded $1.9 billion in outflows last week, tipping the group of U ...
reuters.com/technology/outflows-grayscale-bitcoin-etf-hit-19-billion-single-week-2024-03-25/
3 Great Balanced Funds: Bring peace of mind to your portfolio with these core holdings.
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Bitcoin rally pushes BlackRock ETF over $10bn in record time: Price of world’s largest cryptocurrency topped $70,000 on Friday
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Why the weather forecast is often inaccurate: Rain or sun? The weather forecast or the weather app are sometimes wrong. Why this is the case and how AI can help ...
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SPD leader: Klingbeil: Germany on "completely the wrong track" with debt brake: Climate change, Ukraine war, social security: With the existing rules ...
faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/spd-chef-klingbeil-deutschland-bei-schuldenbremse-auf-voellig-falschem-weg-19614715.html
BlackRock, Man Group Reveal Big Japan Market Bets Before BOJ Rate Decision: Snap up more Japanese stocks, ratchet up shorts on government debt and keep buying ...
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State of the climate report: WMO sounds the alarm - UN sees "planet on the edge of the abyss"
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3 Great Balanced Funds: Bring peace of mind to your portfolio with these core holdings.
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Fire suppression is exacerbating wildfire severity in the US West: Study: Fire suppression activities are causing future blazes to burn at higher severity and ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4550375-fire-suppression-exacerbating-wildfire-severity-us-west-study/
Inside Chester Zoo's 'incredible' new snow leopard habitat: The 'state-of-the-art' habitat has air-cooled caves to replicate the climate in the ...
cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/inside-chester-zoos-incredible-new-28859566
When the Bordeaux runs dry: Droughts, heat and postponed growth cycles threaten traditional wine-growing regions. There are ways out ...
spektrum.de/news/weinbau-wenn-der-chardonnay-versiegt/2212128
California is preparing to defend itself — and the nation — against Trump 2.0: California officials are dusting off the playbook that made them a bulwark against ...
politico.com/news/2024/03/26/california-trump-climate-policies-00149225
UN weather agency issues 'red alert' on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023
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Quick Glance: UN Issues Climate Change Warning After Record Heat and Ice Melt
- The UN weather agency is raising the alarm about climate change, warning that global efforts to reverse the trend have been inadequate.
- The 1.5-degree limit of the Paris Climate Agreement is at risk as the average temperature from March 2023 to February 2024 exceeded this threshold.
- In 2023, over 90% of ocean waters experienced heat wave conditions at least once, glaciers lost record amounts of ice, and Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest level.
- Despite the alarming news, there is a glimmer of hope as renewable energy capacity has significantly increased, and calls for more climate action are growing.
Greta Thunberg blocks Swedish parliament again, removed by police: Swedish police on Wednesday again forcibly removed Greta Thunberg and other climate activists ...
reuters.com/world/europe/police-again-remove-greta-thunberg-blocking-swedish-parliament-2024-03-13/
India's love for gold has done little for its economy and investors, BlackRock's Larry Fink says
cnbc.com/2024/03/27/larry-fink-says-indias-love-for-gold-has-done-little-for-its-economy-.html
In Lake Erie, climate change scrambles zooplankton's seasonal presence: A new analysis of zooplankton in western Lake Erie shows that their biomass and seasonal ...
phys.org/news/2024-03-lake-erie-climate-scrambles-zooplankton.html
Unity Is Europe’s Greatest Asset | by Connie Hedegaard - Project Syndicate: Connie Hedegaard emphasizes the importance of stability amid persistent economic and ...
project-syndicate.org/commentary/stability-crucial-to-european-union-navigating-crises-by-connie-hedegaard-2024-03
Biden seeks to accelerate the EV transition in biggest climate move yet: The Environmental Protection Agency is imposing the strictest-ever limits on greenhouse ...
washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/03/20/biden-car-emissions-rules/
Suffolk supports Tanzanian farmers combating climate change: The Suffolk Bishops' Lent Appeal is focusing on agricultural challenges in Kagera, Tanzania.
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The Biden Administration vs. Climate Youth | by Joseph E. Stiglitz - Project Syndicate
project-syndicate.org/commentary/juliana-vs-us-extraordinary-tactics-to-block-federal-climate-lawsuit-by-joseph-e-stiglitz-2024-03
Aerial surveys show US landfills are major source of methane emissions: Over half of U.S. landfills observed by aerial surveys are super-emitting sources of ...
reuters.com/world/us/aerial-surveys-show-us-landfills-are-major-source-methane-emissions-2024-03-28/
BlackRock and JPMorgan are backing a $15 billion investor fund to rebuild Ukraine
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Study on nuclear power: Alternative reactors do not solve the final storage problem
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Around 19 percent of food is wasted globally as 783 million people face chronic hunger, UN says
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The world wastes more than 1 billion meals every day as hundreds of millions go hungry, UN report finds
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Study documents slowing of Atlantic currents: While scientists have observed oceans heating up for decades and theorized that their rising temperatures weaken ...
phys.org/news/2024-03-documents-atlantic-currents.html
Texas School Fund Pulls Investment From BlackRock Over Fossil-Fuel Policies: Texas is divesting $8.5 billion from BlackRock Inc. due to the investment company’s ...
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Banana prices to go up as temperatures rise, says expert: A warming climate and fast-spreading diseases threaten supplies and push up prices ...
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Who survives climate change: If the Earth's climate changes, many species will become extinct. But certain characteristics actually make organisms more robust - ...
spektrum.de/news/artensterben-wer-den-klimawandel-ueberlebt/2210661
How warming of the Arctic affects the region's rivers, and the rest of the globe
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Monster utes are symbolic of everything that’s wrong with our world: Bloated cars are effectively holding up a knuckleduster-decorated middle finger in the face ...
smh.com.au/national/monster-utes-are-a-metaphor-for-everything-that-s-wrong-with-our-world-20240317-p5fd1x.html
It's not just down to El Niño: Sea temperatures have been rising worldwide for over a year. New records are being set all the time ...
faz.net/aktuell/wissen/erde-klima/ueberhitzte-ozeane-ein-jahr-rekordtemperaturen-in-den-weltmeeren-19580682.html
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink wants Boomers to fix ‘retirement crisis’: ‘It’s no wonder younger generations, Millennials and Gen Z, are so economically anxious’
fortune.com/2024/03/26/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-boomers-fix-retirement-crisis-millennials-gen-z-economically-anxious/
Pacific Islanders have long drawn wisdom from the Earth, the sky and the waves - Research shows the science is behind them
rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/512030/pacific-islanders-have-long-drawn-wisdom-from-the-earth-the-sky-and-the-waves-research-shows-the-science-is-behind-them
Biden administration strengthens Endangered Species Act protections weakened under Trump
cnn.com/2024/03/28/politics/biden-endangered-species-climate/
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Quick Glance: Biden reinstates protections for threatened species
- The Biden administration restored rules on Thursday to protect imperiled plants and animals that had been rolled back under former President Donald Trump.
- The new rules include protections for species newly classified as threatened without considering economic impacts.
- The proposed rules faced significant opposition from Republicans who argued that Biden's administration favored conservation over development.
- Industry groups have long seen the 1973 Endangered Species Act as an impediment, leading to weaken environmental safeguards under the Trump administration.
We have some bad news - chocolate is about to get even more expensive: Experts have issued a dire warning for chocolate lovers ahead of Easter - it's going ...
9news.com.au/national/chocolate-price-easter-warning/e82a6bd1-23a5-4989-940e-5187a995b4d2
BlackRock's Fink underscores the realpolitik of the energy transition: CEO's "energy pragmatism" contains a kernel of truth about the global shift away ...
axios.com/2024/03/27/blackrock-annual-letter-larry-fink-energy
Signs of spring have sprung earlier than usual in recent years - but it's not all good news
news.sky.com/story/signs-of-spring-have-sprung-earlier-than-usual-in-recent-years-but-its-not-all-good-news-13099590
In Cleveland, mushrooms digest entire houses: How fungi can be used to clean up pollution
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Conflict, climate, corruption drive Southeast Asia people trafficking: UN: Latest report comes amid a surge in mostly Muslim Rohingya making dangerous sea ...
aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/26/conflict-climate-corruption-drive-southeast-asia-people-trafficking-un
Swiss Re's warning amid record natural disaster losses: Reinsurance giant says "in the face of climate change, adaptation and insurance can only go so far ...
axios.com/2024/03/27/record-natural-disaster-losses-warning
Gray whale die-off is officially over, but climate change adds uncertainty: According to NOAA, an ‘unusual mortality event' that was killing off gray whales ...
knkx.org/environment/2024-03-21/gray-whale-die-off-is-officially-over-but-climate-change-adds-uncertainty-noaa-olympia
Bridge collapse disrupts key trade lane, prompting new supply chain woes: Tuesday’s mishap means a significant disruption for East Coast shipping ...
washingtonpost.com/business/2024/03/26/baltimore-bridge-supply-chain/
Despite Industry Vows, Methane Emissions Remained Near Record Highs in 2023: "Close to 70% of methane emissions from fossil fuels come from the top 10 ...
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Quick Glance: Oil and Gas Industry Emitting Significantly Higher Methane Levels Than Reported
- A new study reveals that the oil and gas industry emits about three times the amount of climate-warming methane than government estimates show.
- Researchers used airplanes to collect nearly one million measurements of methane emissions from six domestic oil and gas production areas.
- The study found that the industry releases an average of 2.95% of the gas it produces as methane into the air, almost three times the EPA estimates.
- Despite declining methane emissions in the US, more efforts are needed to achieve global climate goals, including reducing methane emissions from the energy sector.
Last generation: This is what the group wants to change during the protest: In front of Bellevue Palace, members of the so-called “Last Generation” explained ...
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Quick Glance: Climate Activists of the Last Generation Change Protest Strategy
- The 'Last Generation' introduces new, less radical forms of protest aimed at broader participation in resistance.
- The group addresses a statement to Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, emphasizing the urgency of action.
- Activists plan 'Disobedient Assemblies' as a new form of protest and intend to run for the EU Parliament.
- Discussions on the climate crisis and reaching tipping points are central to the 'Last Generation's' strategy.
EU must prepare for 'catastrophic' climate change risks, agency says: Countries across Europe should prepare for
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Fruit Chaos Is Coming: Climate change is threatening to turn sublime summer stone fruits disgusting, or rob us of their pleasures entirely.
theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/03/fruit-climate-change-chaos-spring/677701/
Cement, Steel—And Pasta—Are About to Get Greener: Factories that produce everything from aluminum to pasta are receiving a combined total of billions of dollars ...
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2024/03/25/holy-macaroni-pasta-plant-among-factories-getting-doe-cash-to-cut-emissions-00148617
ChatGPT’s boss claims nuclear fusion is the answer to AI’s soaring energy needs. Not so fast, experts say
cnn.com/2024/03/26/climate/ai-energy-nuclear-fusion-climate-intl/
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Vance, Whitehouse team up to eliminate tax breaks for corporate consolidation: Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), a Trump-aligned rising conservative star, and Sen ...
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4547158-vance-whitehouse-tax-breaks-corporate-consolidation/
BLK Dating App Launches Spring Break Mode To Help College Students Connect: As much as spring break is about fun, it should also include fostering new ...
essence.com/lifestyle/dating-app-launches-spring-break-mode/
A potent planet-warming gas is seeping out of US landfills at rates higher than previously thought, scientists say
cnn.com/2024/03/28/climate/us-landfills-methane-pollution-climate/
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President Biden Pokes Fun at His Age and Calls Out Trump in New Campaign Ad: Biden addresses his age and touts his record on health, economy, infrastructure ...
time.com/6899221/biden-age-joke-new-ad-campaign-presidential-election/
Which countries had the worst air quality in 2023?: Pakistan remained one of the world's three smoggiest countries in 2023, as Bangladesh and India replaced Chad ...
reuters.com/business/environment/bangladesh-pakistan-india-bottom-air-quality-rankings-2023-data-shows-2024-03-19/
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