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U.S. Supreme Court tosses lower court ruling that allowed IBM retirement fund suit

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a lower court ruling that allowed a lawsuit to proceed against managers of a retirement fund for IBM Corp employees centering on allegations that officials failed to disclose that IBM's microelectronics business was over-valued. The justices sent the case back to the lower court for a further legal analysis. IBM is not a defendant in the lawsuit filed in New York federal court by plaintiffs who were participants in IBM's retirement plan....

GameStop Analyst Sees ‘Zero Terminal Value’ After Outlook

(Bloomberg) -- GameStop Corp. shares tumbled on Tuesday, after it reported a steep decline in same-store sales for the holiday shopping season and lowered its guidance for the year.Analysts viewed the announcement as the latest bit of bad news for the video-game retailer, coming on top of multiple quarters of disappointing results as well as an aborted effort to sell itself.The stock fell 13% and touched its lowest level since September. Shares have lost about 70% of their value from a peak in January 2019.Here’s what analysts are saying about the news:Benchmark Co., Mike Hickey“Deteriorating financial momentum has accelerated, management appears to have abandoned accountability and we see zero terminal value.”Expects “ongoing weakness over the next several quarters” as digital distribution for games “cements its grip on player purchase behavior.”Sell rating, $3 price target.Baird, Colin SebastianThe news shows that “challenges continue,” with the console and digital transitions representing a “double whammy.”The...

World’s largest asset manager BlackRock to exit investments that present ‘high’ sustainability risk

BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager with nearly $7 trillion in client assets, is set to place sustainability at the center of its investment approach. In his 2020 letter to corporate CEOs, Laurence D. Fink, chairman and CEO of BlackRock, said that climate risk is investment risk and is “almost invariably the top issue that […]The post World's largest asset manager BlackRock to exit investments that present ‘high’ sustainability risk appeared first on The Block....