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The Republicans declare war on multibillion-dollar Wall Street giants
Things are heating up, even before Donald Trump returns to the White House and the Republicans take control of Congress.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Giant batteries are getting even bigger in Australia as coal exit nears
Developers of giant batteries designed to smooth the shift from coal to cleaner power are attracting record levels of investment.
- by Nick Toscano
Dutton’s energy war spooks global investors
Major investors are already rethinking plans to keep ploughing billions of dollars into Australian renewable energy.
- by Nick Toscano, Mike Foley and Paul Sakkal
Investor heavyweights failing to boot directors on climate commitments
Directors at companies failing to meet any climate commitment criteria received higher support in 2023 than those that met them, according to new research.
- by Millie Muroi
Opinion
Ageing
How to fix the ageing crisis? Follow Australia, says world’s most influential investor
BlackRock founder Larry Fink says we focus on helping people live longer lives but not even a fraction of that effort is spent helping people afford those extra years.
- by Elizabeth Knight
The five ‘mega-forces’ to watch out for on the sharemarket in 2024
This time last year, economists were bracing for a recession, soaring interest rates and more fallout from the war in Ukraine. Their worst fears didn’t eventuate.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Australia a magnet for green dollars, says investment giant
The world’s top asset manager, BlackRock, says Australia has become one of the most attractive destinations to invest in the global clean energy shift.
- by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
BlackRock raises $500m to build Australia’s biggest battery
The world’s biggest fund manager, BlackRock, has raised more than $500 million with co-investors to fund a giant battery in Australia.
- by Nick Toscano
Historic risk and opportunity in the new clean energy ‘arms race’
The US government’s trillion-dollar clean energy stimulus has sparked a new industrial revolution, and there are fears it could cripple new Australian industries unless we fight back.
- by Nick O'Malley
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