Greenwash activists take part in the final day of four days of The Big One climate protest activities organised by Extinction Rebellion (XR) on 24 April 2023 in London, United Kingdom. Mark Kerrison | In Pictures | Getty Images The head of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative believes there is still a “real
Treasury yields continued to edge higher on early Friday as investors digested the latest jobs data and comments by officials of the Federal Reserve. Weekly jobless claims surprised economists Thursday by coming in at their lowest level since September 2022, in a further indication of the strength of the U.S. jobs market. The yield on
Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 16, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images For all the talk of sustainability being put on the back burner whilst other issues (inflation, rates, AI, geopolitics etc) take centre stage, the energy transition and
Global business and political leaders meeting Hong Kong’s finance chief during a high-profile summit in Switzerland are more concerned about the city’s economic developments than impending home-grown national security legislation, the top official has told the Post. Speaking from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said the “overall sentiment”
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Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora said Tuesday that cybersecurity demand will only intensify in 2024. He cited three reasons that highlight why investors keep pushing the Club stock to record highs. During a CNBC interview at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Arora said that Palo Alto Networks stands to benefit
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Leading figures in the financial sector are shunning Davos this year, as the World Economic Forum fights to compete with a growing number of rival conferences around the world. Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey, Dame Anne Richards of Fidelity International, John Studzinski of Pimco and Hendrik du Toit of Ninety One have all opted