BlackRock’s Larry Fink says U.S., allies will win ‘economic war’ against Russia
BlackRock CEO heaps praise on American companies' response.
Critics Bash Starbucks and McDonald’s for Staying Open in Russia
A sea of American companies shuttered their Russian shops after Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, but McDonald’s and Starbucks weren’t so eager to close.
How did ESG funds wind up investing in Putin’s Russia?
An investing movement that promotes itself as a protector of people and the planet has somehow found itself providing capital to the autocratic regime behind Europe’s worst military conflict since World War II.
China’s Bad Ukraine War
Xi Jinping has reason to regret cozying up to Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine’s invasion underscores Europe’s deep reliance on Russian fossil fuels
The conflict threatens to drive energy costs even higher, forcing nations to grapple with their deep dependence on Russian fossil fuels.
Putin’s Green Fifth Column
German environmentalists have made the country dependent on Russian energy, a weakness with geopolitical implications we are seeing now.