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As Western companies pull out of Russia, Putin allies cash in on discounted assets

by Stephen Beard
Jun 28, 2023
Major American and European brands have pulled out of Russia in protest over the war in Ukraine and have lost millions in the process.
Russian rapper Timati is now co-owner of 130 Stars coffee shops across Russia — the rebranded substitute to Starbucks following the chain's exodus.
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International companies exiting Russia face logistical challenges

by Amy Scott
Mar 2, 2022
ExxonMobil has a 30% stake in the Russian oil and gas project Sakhalin-1. Divesting may be time-consuming and expensive.
For ExxonMobil, divesting from Russia might be difficult.
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Want to divest from guns? You might need to team up with your co-workers

by Jana Kasperkevic and Janet Nguyen
Mar 8, 2018
Under pressure to divest from guns, pension funds feel they have to choose between making money for their members and their values.
Outside view of Sunrise Tactical Supply store in Coral Springs, Florida on February 16, 2018 where school shooter Nikolas Cruz bought his AR-15 to gun down students at Marjory Stoneman High School. 
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Gun sales and stocks drop as big companies and individuals review investments

by Aaron Schrank
Mar 1, 2018
American Outdoor Brands, formerly known as Smith & Wesson, will report earnings after markets close today. The gun-maker’s stock price fell to a five-year low yesterday after Dick’s Sporting Goods said it would stop selling assault-style rifles. After the deadly high school shooting in Florida, many companies and consumers are looking to distance themselves from […]
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CDC director resigns over investments

by Amy Scott and Sean McHenry
Jan 31, 2018
Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald resigned from her post as acting director of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. This came after a report in Politico which detailed a series of stock purchases made by Fitzgerald, including shares of tobacco companies. Politico reporter Sarah Karlin-Smith spoke with Marketplace host Amy Scott, and she said the conflict between […]
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Can divine intervention help solve climate change?

by Anu Anand
Oct 3, 2017
What's behind today's biggest faith-based fossil fuel divestment in history?
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Federal lawsuit challenges Trump’s conflicts of interest

by Lewis Wallace
Jan 23, 2017
The lawsuit accuses Trump of violating the U.S. Constitution.
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Rex Tillerson has a plan to divest from Exxon Mobil

by Lewis Wallace
Jan 4, 2017
He will let go of his salary, retirement benefits and bonuses.
Exxon Mobil's Rex Tillerson speaks at a discussion organized by the Economic Club of Washington.
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A big week to come in climate change policy

by Kai Ryssdal and Scott Tong
Sep 22, 2014
There's more to just environmental concerns to climate change policy.
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How divestment helped stop apartheid in South Africa

by David Brancaccio
Dec 6, 2013
In 1982, the University of Maine became one of the first 10 universities in the country to completely divest from South Africa.
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