GOING WOKE

You can now buy a Peloton bike on Amazon. The fitness company, which has seen demand for its exercise gear decline, said it will start selling Peloton equipment, apparel and accessories at Amazon stores in the U.S.  Bike delivery will be available in most of the U.S., Peloton said. Customers can assemble the bikes themselves or have … Read more

DALLAS — A little more than a year after former Trump adviser Steve Bannon declared that conservatives needed to win seats on local school boards to “save the nation,” he used his conspiracy theory-fueled TV program to spotlight Patriot Mobile, a Texas-based cellphone company that had answered his call to action. “The school boards are … Read more

(Bloomberg) — Investment professionals are warning that a Republican campaign seeking to wipe ESG off the financial map puts at risk the savings of ordinary Americans caught in the political crossfire. Most Read from Bloomberg Environmental, social and governance investing is now under attack in the world’s largest economy. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis this week … Read more

Republicans war on ‘woke’ capitalism, ESG isn’t winning over investors News Sports Entertainment Life Money Tech Travel Opinion Republicans say the political left is pushing a “woke” ideological agenda on corporations. Conservative groups filed 43 shareholder proposals this year, targeting companies such as Bank of America. The proposals received 7% support from shareholders on average, according to … Read more

Former HBO Max executives say the streaming service has been left with few people of color to oversee its diverse slate of programming as Warner Bros. Discovery continues its ongoing corporate reshuffling. The platform reportedly laid off close to 70 people this month. That includes the entire teams overseeing unscripted, kids and family, and international … Read more

Participant seen holding a sign outside BlackRock headquarters in Manhattan, where their annual shareholders meeting took place, May 25, 2022. Erik Mcgregor | Lightrocket | Getty Images Texas comptroller Glenn Hegar on Wednesday accused ten financial companies, including investing titan BlackRock, and 350 investment funds of taking steps to “boycott energy companies.” The move could … Read more

At its core, the right-wing political-media industrial complex has often been a money pit, largely fueled by billionaire Koch-types, nonprofits, wealthy donors, vitamin supplements and pillow sales. Which is to say The Daily Wire, the right-wing media entity founded by Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing in 2015, is that rare thing—an actual growth company that, … Read more