Business News
ESG Ratings Explained: The Scorecard Behind Responsible Investing
What the letters mean, how raters build a score, and why two agencies can grade the same company differently.
Henrik Larsen · October 1, 2026
Business News
Corporate developments used as early evidence about the economy: earnings and margins, capital expenditure, layoffs and hiring plans, pricing behavior and inventory positions. Entries link each disclosure to the aggregate it anticipates. Read by macro analysts, economists and strategists tracking demand in close to real time.
Business News
How Climate and ESG Disclosure Rules Land in U.S. Markets
The SEC retreated, California marched, Europe reached across the border — and U.S. companies now file climate data under someone's mandate anyway.
Henrik Larsen · September 14, 2026
Business News
How Stock Index Committees Pick Their Companies
The S&P 500 is not the 500 biggest companies — it is 500 companies a committee chose, and inclusion moves billions in a day.
Henrik Larsen · September 10, 2026
Business News
How Countervailing Duty Investigations Actually Work
A joint inquiry by two federal agencies decides whether a foreign subsidy justifies a new U.S. tariff — and the process runs on fixed deadlines, not politics.
Henrik Larsen · August 31, 2026
Data
Developing Countries' Debt Payments Hit A 50-Year High
Henrik Larsen · August 16, 2026