The Congressional Hispanic Caucus’ campaign arm unveiled a six-figure outreach effort to encourage voters to support Democrats during the midterms, using humor to entertain and reach an audience on key campaign issues.
Several Republican state attorneys general informed asset manager BlackRock last week that its shareholder activism efforts “may violate multiple state laws.”
The U.S. Supreme Court announced it would hear one of two cases on Oct. 31 that could dismantle the 40-year precedent of race-based affirmative action in university admissions, with universities now urging the court to preserve the decision despite some expert opinion to the contrary.
Amazon, one of the largest tech employers in the world, has revealed that it is now hiring at the slowest pace since 2019 and has cut over 100,000 employees globally in the June quarter, likely due to the dramatic economic slowdown since 2021.
"As of now, the willingness and ability of consumers to pay premiums have not been demonstrated. It is critical for industry stakeholders to strengthen and scale-up demand signals for low-emission products," says the WEF.
