India’s ICICI Bank posts 30% jump in Q4 net profit
Business

India’s ICICI Bank posts 30% jump in Q4 net profit

MUMBAI, April 22 (Reuters) – India’s ICICI Bank (ICBK.NS) on Saturday reported a 30% increase in fourth-quarter net profit helped by improved net interest income and growth in loans.Standalone net profit rose to a record 91.22 billion Indian rupees ($1.11 billion) from 70.19 billion a year earlier.That topped the 90.41 billion forecast by analysts, Refinitiv… […]

Business fights back as Republican state lawmakers push anti-ESG agenda
Business

Business fights back as Republican state lawmakers push anti-ESG agenda

So far 99 anti-ESG bills filed in 2023 vs 39 in 2022Goals include protecting fossil fuel investments, firearmsBusinesses, pension investors pushing backUtah’s Republican Treasurer says ESG part of “Satan’s plan”April 22 (Reuters) – U.S. political battles over corporate sustainability are turning hotter this spring as aggressive Republican statehouse efforts face increasing pushback from businesses and… […]

How the U.S. Clean Air Act lets closed coal plants keep polluting for years
Business

How the U.S. Clean Air Act lets closed coal plants keep polluting for years

April 22 (Reuters) – Hatfield’s Ferry Power Station, a Pennsylvania coal-fired power plant, stopped producing electricity in 2013. Its closure came in a wave of coal-plant shutdowns triggered by competition from cheaper, cleaner natural gas and incentives in the U.S. Clean Air Act.But the facility’s legacy of smog pollution continued long after it closed.That’s because… […]

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Co-Parent at North’s Basketball Game
Entertainment

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Co-Parent at North’s Basketball Game

Kim & Kanye Co-Parenting Our Kiddos … At North’s BBall Game 4/23/2023 8: 00 AM PT X17online.com Kim Kardashian and Kanye West live very separate lives these days, but that doesn’t mean they can’t come together to support their kids … doing just that this weekend. Kanye and his wife Bianca Censori showed face at… […]

Coachella Weekend 2 Features Big Names, Bigger Surprises
Entertainment

Coachella Weekend 2 Features Big Names, Bigger Surprises

Coachella Weekend 2 Saturday Night Kicks A!!! BLACKPINK, Kid Laroi & Plenty of Surprises 4/23/2023 10: 00 AM PT Coachella is entering its final day, until the festival’s return to the desert next year, and Saturday night delivered some of the biggest acts in music and some fun surprises, too. BLACKPINK took the main stage… […]

Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde Put on United Front During Custody War
Entertainment

Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde Put on United Front During Custody War

Jason Sudeikis & Olivia Wilde See, Co-Parenting Ain’t So Bad … Take in Kid’s Soccer Game Together 4/23/2023 10: 30 AM PT Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis are still in the middle of a nasty custody battle, but you’d never know it watching the two cheer on their kiddo like the best of friends. Both… […]

The bad loan term that’s back for banks trying to spot a recession
Economy

The bad loan term that’s back for banks trying to spot a recession

Signs explaining Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and other banking policies on the counter of a bank in Westminster, Colorado November 3, 2009. Rick Wilking | ReutersIf there wasn’t enough banking jargon to blind you, it’s time to learn a new piece of it: Welcome to the industry’s era of the “criticized loan.”It’s a loan that’s… […]