Category: Investment

Vegan ESG Investors Want Plant-Based Food Options in America’s Hospitals

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing continues to reshape America’s private sector. It may soon help dictate the food served at a hospital near you. The boards of directors for several major American healthcare companies have been sent shareholder proposals from proxy-holders of U.S. Climate Vegan ETF, an exchange-traded fund from the vegan investment firm…


How Does Tax-Loss Harvesting Work—and Is It for You?

If you have a portfolio and have sold any stocks at a profit this year, you might be looking for a way to offset the capital gains tax. That’s where tax-loss harvesting comes into play. It’s a way of selling investments that helps you lessen the capital gains tax blow. But what is tax-loss harvesting,…


30,000 Australian Crypto Investors Impacted by FTX’s Collapse

Thousands of Australian crypto investors have found themselves in a precarious situation and now face the risk of losing their entire investments following the collapse of the popular crypto exchange FTX. According to the Australian Financial Review, close to 30,000 Australian investors are now looking to recover part of their losses after the crypto trading…


ESG Warps Capitalism to Force ‘Globalist Agenda’: Utah Treasurer

In a Nov. 14 interview, Utah’s treasurer Marlo Oaks told The Epoch Times that environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) criteria are being used as a political tool, spurring a response from Utah and various other states worried about its consequences. Oaks and a number of other Republican state treasurers had gathered for the national…


What’s Fueling the Rise of ESG Investing?

News Analysis Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) investing has not only become a popular investment trend but also a new front in the culture wars. Market predictions show that global ESG-mandated assets will reach $55 trillion in 2022 and close to $100 trillion in 2025. But has the recent spike in ESG investing driven…


Fraud, Romance, and Regulatory Neglect: The FTX Scandal Deepens

U.S. politicians are calling for stricter regulations on the crypto industry as a result of the FTX bankruptcy and potential fraud. “It shows the weaknesses of this entire sector,” Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen told Bloomberg on Nov. 12, emphasizing the need for “very careful regulation.” “The notion you could use the deposits of…


Goldman Sachs Sees Significant Decline in US Inflation Next Year

Economists at Goldman Sachs Group (GSG) are predicting that the present surge in U.S. inflation will significantly decline in 2023. A team led by Goldman Sachs’ chief economist, Jan Hatzius, said that this would be led by three key factors: an ease in the supply chain crisis, a drop in housing prices, and slower wage…


ESG Endangering America’s Farms and Your Food: State Treasurers

The latest threat to farming can be identified in three familiar letters. State treasurers at the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF) told The Epoch Times on Nov. 14 that the United States’ agricultural base could be jeopardized by the top-down push for environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) scoring. “It’s a real threat,” Nebraska State…


Electric Vehicle Makers Are Taking Losses Due to Sky-High Manufacturing Costs

Electric vehicle (EV) makers are burning through cash, as they are slammed with sky-high operational costs worldwide due to inflation. The EV automakers are failing to hit their delivery targets and are taking a financial loss due to higher prices, according to quarterly reports published over the past two weeks, reported Reuters. Meanwhile, the rising cost…


Relationship Among FTX, Ukraine, and Democrats Sparks Speculation

News Analysis Is there a questionable relationship among Sam Bankman-Fried’s bankrupt FTX, Ukraine, and the Democrats? In the aftermath of the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange, new questions are being raised surrounding these connections, from crypto partnerships to the billionaire’s contributions to Democrats. But is there something behind the curtain, or was it a group…