Benzinga Before The Bell: More Amazon Workers Join Union Over Pay and Work Conditions, UK Inflation Highest In 40 Years, Sole Monkeypox Vaccine Maker Finds It Difficult To Meet Accelerating Demand And Other Top Financial Stories Wednesday, August 17
CNBC BlackRock To Pledge A$1B In Australian Battery Storage Assets – Report A BlackRock, Inc (NYSE: BLK ) Real Assets fund looks to acquire Akaysha Energy, an Australian firm that develops battery storage and renewable energy projects. BlackRock aims to commit over A$1 billion (around $700 million) of capital “to support the build-out” of more than 1-gigawatt battery storage assets. BlackRock shared Akaysha’s plans to develop energy storage projects in a range of Asia-Pacific markets, including Japan and Taiwan, in the near term. Amazon’s Pay, Work Condition Woes Come Into Limelight As More Workers Join Unions Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN ) workers have filed a petition for a proposed unit of 400 people to hold a union election at a company warehouse near Albany, New York, CNBC reports. The Amazon Labor Union affiliated group sought National Labor Relations Board’s permission to hold a vote at the ALB1 facility. Reuters UK Inflation Hits Double Digit, Highest In 40 Years U.K. inflation accelerated more than expected in July to the highest level in 40 years, intensifying a squeeze on consumers and adding to pressure for action from the government and Bank of England.
Benzinga Before The Bell: More Amazon Workers Join Union Over Pay and Work Conditions, UK Inflation Highest In 40 Years, Sole Monkeypox Vaccine Maker Finds It Difficult To Meet Accelerating Demand And Other Top Financial Stories Wednesday, August 17
CNBC BlackRock To Pledge A$1B In Australian Battery Storage Assets – Report A BlackRock, Inc (NYSE: BLK ) Real Assets fund looks to acquire Akaysha Energy, an Australian firm that develops battery storage and renewable energy projects. BlackRock aims to commit over A$1 billion (around $700 million) of capital “to support the build-out” of more than 1-gigawatt battery storage assets. BlackRock shared Akaysha’s plans to develop energy storage projects in a range of Asia-Pacific markets, including Japan and Taiwan, in the near term. Amazon’s Pay, Work Condition Woes Come Into Limelight As More Workers Join Unions Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN ) workers have filed a petition for a proposed unit of 400 people to hold a union election at a company warehouse near Albany, New York, CNBC reports. The Amazon Labor Union affiliated group sought National Labor Relations Board’s permission to hold a vote at the ALB1 facility. Reuters UK Inflation Hits Double Digit, Highest In 40 Years U.K. inflation accelerated more than expected in July to the highest level in 40 years, intensifying a squeeze on consumers and adding to pressure for action from the government and Bank of England.