Billionaire hedge fund manager and Wendy’s owner Nelson Peltz owns a $123 million Florida estate and gives big to Donald Trump – but he refuses to pay a penny more per pound of tomatoes so farmworkers can have better wages and working conditions.
Wall Street
Hedge fund-backed think tank Manhattan Institute publishes blog post sympathizing with killer the day after Christchurch attack
The Manhattan Institute, an influential New York think tank, has been publishing an anti-Islamic conspiracist for more than a decade
Private Prison Stocks Reel From Big Banks’ Decisions to Stop Providing Financing
The stock prices of the two biggest U.S. private prison corporations have
Wall Street Banks & Former Defense Officials Looking to Cash In on Child Detentions
Private equity firm Capital Partners is profiting off of child detention – and it has a host of advisors tied to the defense industry and the Trump administration.
Isla Deuda: Wall Street tiene en la mirilla 40 años de ganancias a expensas de Puerto Rico
La deuda de Puerto Rico está siendo restructurada – y los acuerdos hechos prometen décadas de pagos de los puertorriqueños a los billonarios de Wall Street
Debt Island: Wall Street Closes in on 40 Years of Profit at Puerto Rico’s Expense
Puerto Rico’s debt is being restructured – and the deals being made promise to leave Puerto Ricans paying back Wall Street billionaires for decades.
Chemical weapons profiteers sit on the boards of major art and cultural institutions
Warren B. Kanders and David Rubenstein are super-wealthy executives who profit off of sales of tear gas that is being used at the US-Mexico border and around the world – and they also sit on the boards of major arts and cultural institutions.
The COFINA Agreement, Part 2: Profits for the Few
Even after a “haircut” on COFINA bonds, Wall Street vulture funds and their army of lawyers and lobbyists stand to make hundreds of millions of dollars through Puerto Rico’s debt restructuring.
El Acuerdo de COFINA, Parte 2: Las Ganancias de los Pocos
A pesar de los recortes en los bonos de COFINA, los fondos buitres de Wall Street, con sus ejércitos de abogados y cabilderos, estarán haciendo cientos de millones de dólares mediante el acuerdo de restructuración de la deuda de Puerto Rico.
El Acuerdo de COFINA, Parte 1: El Primer Plan de 40 Años
En Puerto Rico, la deuda de COFINA está siendo restructurada y los bonistas de Wall Street están asegurando miles de millones en ganancias.
The COFINA Agreement, Part 1: The First 40 Year Plan
Puerto Rico’s COFINA debt is being restructured, and Wall Street bondholders stand to rake in billions from the deal. (This is part one of a two-part series on the debt restructuring deal).
New York Times Drops Out of Saudi Investment Conference – Will Others Follow?
As outcry grows over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, will Wall Street and US media companies back out of a major Saudi investment conference?