An Activist Investor Takes on BlackRock Over E.S.G.

An Activist Investor Takes on BlackRock Over E.S.G.

A hedge fund sees BlackRock’s embrace of E.S.G. principles as a distraction, and it wants the money-management giant’s C.E.O., Laurence Fink, to step down.
JPMorgan, Citigroup and Other Big Banks See Profits Drop

JPMorgan, Citigroup and Other Big Banks See Profits Drop

Lenders foresee economic “headwinds,” but household spending is mostly holding up, buffering profits from turmoil in financial markets.