There's a 'great correlation' between a good company culture and profits, ESG investors say
Investors Afsaneh Beschloss and Clifton Robbins think incorporating ESG will be the best way to improve returns moving forward.
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Trian and P&G highlight activist-corporate collaboration after 'fog of war'
Eighteen months after officially burying the hatchet in one of America's most bitter proxy contests, Procter & Gamble Co CEO David Taylor and billionaire investor Nelson...
Mediaset strikes deal to fend off Vivendi's withdrawal risk
Mediaset had reached an agreement with an investor to facilitate its plan to create a pan-European platform, the company said on Thursday, in a move to...
Bernstein downgrades Costco, says memberships will be the first to go in an economic downturn
Bernstein downgrades Costco to underperform from market perform but raises its price target on the stock to $230 from $220.
House Democrats ask if Trump interfered in DOJ automaker antitrust probe
Two key U.S. lawmakers on Thursday asked the White House to turn over documents that would show if President Donald Trump interfered or directed a Justice...
Warren presidency frightens investors at conference: 'She's not my candidate of choice'
In a room full of avowed capitalists, policies that sound to some like socialism are bound not to go over well.
College graduates owe $29,000 in student debt now — more than ever before
College graduates in 2018 owed more than their former classmates.
Microsoft nudges S&P 500 toward record high
Microsoft and healthcare companies lifted Wall Street on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected and left the door open for...
AT&T is not focusing on a sale of DirecTV, sources say
AT&T is not considering a split with its DirecTV unit at this time, people familiar with the situation tell CNBC.
Shares rise after Fed rate cut, oil prices gain
A gauge of global equity performance rose within 1% of a record high on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, but crude...
These investors are finding 'extraordinarily compelling' opportunities with Big Data
Market participants increasingly are using data to generate alpha, opening opportunities both to investors and to Wall Streeters.
Trump adviser says U.S. president ready to escalate trade war if no deal agreed soon: SCMP
A trade adviser to Donald Trump has said the U.S. president is ready to escalate the ongoing trade war with China if a trade deal is...
Cherry App on SeedInvest
"Cherry seeks to own on-demand personal care through a marketplace that empowers local nail technicians to work on their own terms and allows customers to pay...
Idea of Warren presidency frightens investors at conference: 'She's not my candidate of choice'
In a room full of avowed capitalists, policies that sound to some like socialism are bound not to go over well.
Jim Chanos says he is shorting kidney dialysis company DaVita
DaVita shares fall to their session lows following Jim Chanos' comments at the Delivering Alpha conference.