Blackrock, the world’s largest private equity firm, is reducing its holdings in U.S. equities in general and pouring more cash into its iShares AI Innovation and Tech Active Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF).
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THE BLACKROCK-MICROSOFT AI PARTNERSHIP JUST GOT BIGGER
Market-leading chipmaker Nvidia and Elon Musk’s xAI have joined the partnership between Microsoft and private equity giant BlackRock to build up to $100 billion worth of AI data centers and electricity supplies to power them.
TRUMP ‘LYING’ WHEN HE SAYS U.S. WILL RECLAIM PANAMA CANAL, MULINO SAYS
José Raul Mulino, the president of Panama, said Donald Trump lied when he told Congress last week that the U.S. will reclaim the Panama Canal.
SPOTLIGHT: BIGS GETTING BIGGER
BlackRock, the world’s largest private equity firm, is complementing its hefty presence in public stock, bond, and commodity markets with additional moves into the private credit business.
OXFAM: WORLD’S TOP 1 PERCENT OWNS MORE WEALTH THAN 95 PERCENT OF HUMANITY
Oxfam released a report last week that showed the wealth disparity around the world and how the Bigs own everything.
ESG FUNDS BLEEDING CASH
As of June, U.S. investors have yanked a net $40 billion out of so-called ESG funds this year, including a record $14 billion in April, Barclays said. In Europe, the funds lost a net $1.9 billion in the same month.
FUND COMPANIES MAY HAVE OVERSTEPPED IN BANK INVESTMENTS, REGULATORS SAY
Asset managers BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard are being investigated to determine if they have stuck to their roles as passive investors in several U.S. banks.
BLACKROCK ESG INVESTING GETS MORE STATE AG SCRUTINY
BlackRock is trying to grab large stakes in public utilities, even as it has pledged itself to radical ESG investing and carbon zero goals. That’s a problem, as a large group of state Attorney Generals see it, and this past week they filed a motion with FERC to challenge BlackRock’s attempts to buy up those stakes.