NYC may reinvest in Israel bonds in defiance of mayor Mamdani’s stance
Comptroller Mark Levine wants to separate politics from investment strategy to boost public pension fund...
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Comptroller Mark Levine wants to separate politics from investment strategy to boost public pension fund...
The government is reportedly walking back promises to fund major projects for national train operator Deutsche Bahn. DB is beset by chronic punctuality problems, decrepit infrastructure, and a lack of...
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/danish-pension-fund-divest-its-us-treasuries-2026-01-20/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46692594 Points: 49 # Comments: 13...
The right-wing extremist party Alternative for Germany (AfD) profits significantly from public funding. Is democracy in Germany funding its own downfall?...
One of the main themes of this year’s World Economic Forum is how industries, regions and countries prepare for disruption, from geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty to climate-related risks...
Talks that are due to take place next month take on fresh urgency after the transatlantic rupture in Davos...
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was questioned for the second day as part of her appeal trial regarding accusations of embezzlement of EU funds by her party for several years. The morning starte...
Agreement will reduce tariffs on goods from the island to 15% and will ease tensions between the two countries...
The proposal seeks to place abandoned digital assets under state custody, allowing staking rewards to flow into a reserve fund....
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who needs to have a graft conviction overturned to seize her best chance at the French presidency, risks seeing her life's work upended if she loses her appeal. It come...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his ruling party have pushed to stimulate China's economy. Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via Getty Images Hedge funds betting big on China generated strong returns last year. Manage...
The legislation would allow the state‘s treasury to hold digital assets with a market capitalization of more than $750 billion, which applied only to Bitcoin as of January....
Article URL: https://blog.citp.princeton.edu/2026/01/16/internet-voting-is-insecure-and-should-not-be-used-in-public-elections/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46713924 Points: 33 #...
Public health experts agree that a clear definition of ultra-processed foods is needed to shape policy decisions for our food system....
Oracle's CTO Larry Ellison, TikTok's CEO Shou Chew, and Michael Dell. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images TikTok's owner has closed...
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen softened her tone while answering judges' questions during her appeal trial in Paris but denied wrongdoing, after being barred from public office over a convic...
Crypto majors are red following Trump’s tariff turmoil; BTC -2% at $91,100; ETH -4% at $3,105, SOL -3% at $129; XRP -2% to $1.93. CC (+12%), MYX (+5%) and SYRUP (+4%) led top movers. The NYSE began pr...
Despite US President Donald Trump’s insistence on acquiring Greenland, public support for the idea remains low. A Reuters/Ipsos poll of US residents this week showed that fewer than one in five respon...
Interim president Delcy Rodriguez said the money from US sales of Venezuelan oil will be used to prop up the currency....
Sen. Jeff Merkley raised concerns about ending the SAVE student-loan repayment plan. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A group of Democratic lawmakers raised concerns with Trump's proposed settlement to e...