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Essential ESG Investment Tips for Weathering Climate Change Volatility
Executive Summary: The Six Pillars of Climate-Resilient ESG Investing The confluence of accelerating physical hazards and non-linear regulatory transitions presents institutional investors with unprecedented portfolio volatility. Mitigating these risks requires moving beyond traditional exclusionary screens to adopt a sophisticated, dual-track investment strategy rooted in forward-looking metrics and verifiable management action. Climate volatility can only be […]
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7 Shocking Power Moves: Master Trading OTC vs. Exchange-Traded Futures & Options
The global derivatives market is bifurcated, composed of two distinct ecosystems: the standardized, transparent world of Exchange-Traded (ET) Futures and Options, and the flexible, negotiated Over-the-Counter (OTC) market. Mastering financial derivatives requires more than technical knowledge; it demands the strategic deployment of capital and risk management based on the structural advantages inherent in each market. […]
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Brickbat: Wrong Way
A substitute school van driver for Pennsylvania’s West Shore School District got lost multiple times while taking kids home—including a 7-year-old boy whose mom thought he was missing and called 911 in a panic when she was unable to reach anyone at the school. The trouble started when the driver put the right address, but […]
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The Fourth Amendment and the “Instinctive” Drug Detection Dog
Lower courts are divided on the Fourth Amendment implications of a drug detection dog that jumps into a car on its own and then alerts to illegal drugs. I thought I would offer some thoughts on the problem. In my view, unprompted entry should be deemed a Fourth Amendment search. This post explains why. First, […]
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China Tightens Rare Earth Grip Ahead of Trump-Xi Talks on Semiconductors
China has introduced sweeping new export rules on rare earths and related technologies. The move gives Beijing tighter control over materials vital to high-tech and defense industries. From now on, any product containing rare earths will require government approval before export. The new measures also cover mining, smelting, and magnet manufacturing, creating full oversight from […]
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7 Shocking Insider Secrets to Outwit the $12.5 Billion Financial Fraud Epidemic
Why Your Old Defenses Are Failing The Alarming New Reality of Digital Theft The integrity of global finance is under sustained attack, demanding a fundamental reassessment of personal security protocols. Recent data paints a stark picture of the escalating scale and sophistication of digital theft. Consumers reported aggregate losses exceeding $12.5 billion in 2024, marking […]
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Justice Kennedy on Originalism and Bush v. Gore
In advance of the release of his memoir, Life, Law & Liberty, retired Justice Anthony Kennedy sat down with Adam Liptak of the New York Times for an interview. The book discloses (or perhaps confirms) that Justice Kennedy drafted the Court’s opinion in Bush v. Gore. In the Liptak interview, Kennedy acknowledges the problems with opinions produced under […]
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White House Struggling To Pretend It Hates the Shutdown
Any threats the administration can muster to force Democrats to back down wind up sounding like long-standing MAGA goals.
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When the Bureaucrats Spy on Senators
Last week’s bombshell claim-that Christopher Wray and Attorney General Garland signed off on the FBI’s surveillance of GOP senators because any probe touching elected officials must be approved as a Sensitive Investigative Matter (SIM)-should shock every defender of constitutional government.
