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DealBook: A New Divestment Focus: Fossil Fuels
2013-09-05 22:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: In the 1980s, it was South Africa. In the 1990s, it was tobacco. Now fossil fuels have become the focus of those who would change the world through the power of investing. A student movement has gathered momentum at more than 300 campuses over the last year. Members have encouraged college and university endowments to divest themselves of their holdings of companies in the fossil fuel business to avoid profiting from the release of carbon associated with the risk of global warming. While...
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DealBook: 2 JPMorgan Directors Resign
2013-07-20 10:31:56| Chemicals - Topix.net
Two directors at JPMorgan Chase, who have received lackluster support from shareholders, resigned on Friday, the latest change in the aftermath of a multibillion-dollar trading loss last year.
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DealBook: S.E.C. Rejects Its Own Deal With Hedge Fund Manager
2013-07-19 20:08:51| Agriculture - Topix.net
The Securities and Exchange Commission overruled its own enforcement division's decision to settle a civil case with the high-flying money manager Philip A. Falcone and his flagship hedge fund, a rare reversal that signals a broader crackdown by the agency.
DealBook: Loblaw to Buy Shoppers Drug Mart in Canada
2013-07-15 13:52:59| Grocery - Topix.net
The Loblaw Companies, Canada's largest food retailer, announced on Monday that it would acquire Shoppers Drug Mart, the country's biggest pharmacy chain, for $11.9 billion in cash and stock.
DealBook: Thomson Reuters to Suspend Early Peeks at Key Index
2013-07-08 04:25:07| IT Services - Topix.net
Over the last several years, an exclusive group of investors has paid a steep premium to receive the results of a closely watched economic survey a full two seconds before its broader release.