Priam Farrel is a celebrated artist but a social recluse. When his valet dies of a sudden illness, a mix-up leads to the body being identified as Farrel’s. The timid artist then assumes the identity of his former servant, but finds himself faced with constant dilemmas as a result. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature…
His Double Life (1933)
Wall Street Should Be Honest About the ‘G’ in ESG Investing
Commentary Note: This is the third of a three part series on ESG—environmental, social, and governance—investing. Two previous columns addressed the environmental and social elements of ESG investing. Here, we discusses the last element, corporate governance. In this third discussion of ESG investing, we see how governance—as with “social”—arises not from what it was intended…
Becky Sharp (1935)
Against the backdrop of Napoleon’s Waterloo campaign, an ambitious woman from a family of entertainers begins a destructive climb up the social ladder. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: http://epochoriginal.com Feature Films: https://www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.”…
The ‘Social’ in ‘ESG’ Investing Means Whatever Issuers Want It to Mean
Commentary This is the second installment of a three-part commentary on ESG investing. The first installment, “The USA Should Clarify the ‘E’ in ‘ESG’ and Use Carbon Standards to Our Advantage,” was published on May 25. SOURCE: “Through the Looking Glass” by Lewis Carroll. (Wikimedia Commons, public domain.) After that statement in the illustration, Lewis Carroll…
S&P 500, Nasdaq Open Lower as Social Media Stocks Weigh
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened lower on Friday as social media and ad tech firms led declines after dismal quarterly revenues from Twitter and Snap, while an upbeat forecast from American Express boosted the Dow. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 131.02 points, or 0.41 percent, at the open to 32,167.92. The S&P…
The Power of Peers
Do birds of a feather really flock together? The science says yes. People do tend to choose friends who are similar to them. You also become more like your friends over time. And that can influence your health. Many behaviors spread socially. Examples include how much you exercise, how much alcohol you drink, whether you…
Twitter-Funded Social Media Project Bluesky Adds Jack Dorsey to Board
Bluesky, a Twitter Inc-funded project that is seeking to rebuild how social media companies operate, said on Monday Twitter co-founder and former chief executive Jack Dorsey will join the company’s board. Bluesky is working to build a technology that would allow different social media companies to operate on the same standard, which would enable developers…
Snap Tumbles, Drags Social Media Giants on Apple Privacy Tweak Worries
Shares of Snap Inc. plunged on Friday, dragging down other ad-dependent tech firms, after the photo messaging app owner warned of a prolonged hit from Apple Inc.’s privacy changes on iOS devices. Snap shares were down nearly 20 percent at $60.8 before the bell, on track to open at a near three-month low. Shares of…
The Power of Social Influence
By Kim Walsh Phillips Imagine you are in a small town, away on business and are starting to get hungry. You notice there are two restaurants in the town square: One has two cars in the parking lot—you are guessing a server and the cook’s car—and the other has 20. Which one are you going…
How Do We Trust Each Other Again?
How do we learn to trust each other again? That question has been on my mind a lot lately and it’s probably been on yours, too. There’s been so much damage to the fabric of our society over the past year that it’s hard to imagine how we’re going to bring it back together. It’s…
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