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Two Juggernauts Square Off: BlackRock CEO Fink, Amazon CEO Jassy Have Widely Different Views On Return To The Office
Thursday, September 8, 2022 - 4:52pm | 314When the COVID-19 pandemic swept throughout the world in early 2020, many business leaders predicted the disease would change business operations forever. Others thought there would be disruptions, but we’d be generally back to life as normal once the virus subsided. Today, we are still...
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Brief Recession or Complete Economic Collapse? What These Wall Street Veterans Think
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 - 10:46am | 878Since the pandemic hit in 2020, conspiracy theorists have had a field day. With seemingly everything in question, it’s been hard to discern real information from fake. An economic collapse is not a new phenomenon or new fear. However, the current scare feels closer than ever before....
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BlackRock's CEO Just Dumped $20M In Shares: Here's What Happened The Last Time He Did It
Monday, August 8, 2022 - 11:51am | 603The CEO of the largest asset management company in the world recently sold a large number of shares. Could the sale be a foreshadowing of what’s to come in the markets? What Happened: BlackRock Inc (NYSE: BLK) CEO Laurence Fink sold 44,500 shares of the company Aug. 5 at a price of $684....
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Is Globalization Over? Why BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Says Yes
Thursday, March 24, 2022 - 10:53am | 471Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), said Thursday that he believes Russia's attack on Ukraine will have a lasting impact on the global economy. A New World: In his annual letter to shareholders, Fink said the global geopolitical tensions that began during the COVID-19 pandemic have...
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Morgan Stanley CEO On Bitcoin: 'I Don't Think Crypto Is A Fad'
Friday, October 15, 2021 - 10:55am | 453James P. Gorman, CEO of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), believes crypto isn’t going away any time soon. What Happened: In an earnings call on Thursday, Gorman said: “I don’t think crypto is a fad.” “I don’t know what the value of Bitcoin should or shouldn’t...
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BlackRock CEO Sees 'Huge Opportunities' For Crypto, But Isn't Sure If Bitcoin Is Going To $80K Or Zero
Thursday, October 14, 2021 - 12:06pm | 460BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) CEO Larry Fink said the concept of blockchain and crypto will play a “very large role” in the future. What Happened: In a recent interview with CNBC’s "Squawk Box," Fink said he was fascinated by the amount of interest the crypto space...
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What's Going On With BlackRock? Twitter Weighs In
Thursday, June 10, 2021 - 4:08pm | 709The world’s largest asset manager was trending on Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) Thursday, but it wasn’t under the stock or finance sections. Buying Up Neighborhoods: On Thursday, publicly-traded BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) was trending on Twitter under the politics section. And, there...
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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink On ESG Investing
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 - 2:13pm | 262Larry Fink, CEO of the world's largest asset manager BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), released his annual letter to CEOss Tuesday, with a focus on climate change. "We expect companies to disclose a plan for their business model will be compatible with a net zero [carbon footprint]...
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Fintech Focus For December 15, 2020
Monday, December 14, 2020 - 7:36pm | 1454Quote To Start The Day: “The flame of democracy was lit in this nation a long time ago. And we now know that nothing — not even a pandemic or an abuse of power — can extinguish that flame,” Biden said in prepared remarks his transition team announced he would deliver at 7:...
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BlackRock Under Pressure From Activist Shareholders On Mindful Climate-Related Investing
Friday, May 22, 2020 - 10:22am | 376BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) came under pressure on climate-related topics on Thursday during its shareholder meeting. What Happened CEO Larry Fink and other executives had to defend BlackRock's approach to issues such as proxy voting and corporate governance, reported MarketWatch. The asset...
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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Says Climate Change Means Capital Markets Will Shift 'Sooner Than Most Anticipate'
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - 11:48am | 519BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) CEO Larry Fink has joined environmental doomsdayers in predicting the effects of climate change on Wall Street. “Climate change has become a defining factor in companies’ long-term prospects,” Fink wrote Tuesday in an annual letter to CEOs. “But...
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BlackRock's Fink Talks US Stocks, China
Friday, July 19, 2019 - 11:09am | 423U.S. stocks "deserve" to lead the global bull charge, because the country is home to "better companies" and better policies, according to BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) CEO Larry Fink. Monetary Vs. Fiscal Policy BlackRock is the world's largest money manager, with $6.8 trillion...
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BlackRock's Larry Fink Tells CNBC He Sees Lack Of 'Good Assets'
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 - 4:05pm | 363Global equities ended 2018 down by 13 percent and have rebounded around 11 percent, implying that the market environment is different today than it was at the end of last year, BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) CEO Larry Fink said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" segment Tuesday after the...
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Larry Fink Oversees More Money Than Any Other Human: Here Are His 7 Golden Rules
Sunday, May 28, 2017 - 3:38pm | 592BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK)'s Larry Fink oversees trillions of dollars in assets under management, which is presumed to be more than any other human. Needless to say, he picked up a few tips along the way since he helped take BlackRock from eight executives in 1988 to now managing more than $5...
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BlackRock's Fink: Robots Will Supplement Humans In Stock Picking
Thursday, April 6, 2017 - 11:58am | 316BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), the world's largest asset manager with trillions of dollars under management, shocked many last month when the company said it will use replace certain money managers with machines. Larry Fink, BlackRock's CEO, was a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Box" segment Monday to talk...