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Closing the wealth gap | Sunday Scrum
Experts are warning that the wealthy and the less well-off are economically recovering from COVID-19 at dramatically different rates, leading many governments — including the federal Liberals — to consider higher taxes for the wealthy.
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Minority Empowerment Fund Seeks Diversity in Corporate America
Senior director of economic programs for the NAACP, Marvin Owens, talks about the Minority Empowerment Fund for socially conscious companies, and Ethan Powell, CEO of Impact Shares, talks about the model and the process the company uses...
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National Urban League President Talks Black Unemployment, Economic Equality
Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, dives into economic inequities amid the coronavirus pandemic. Morial also discusses how the wealth gap in America can be closed by raising the national minimum wage to a...
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Report: India’s middle class shrinks as wealth gap widens
India, with a population of 1.4 billion, appears to be a vast consumer market. However, a deeper look reveals that nearly 1 billion people lack the disposable income required for discretionary spending. According to the Indus Valley...
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America's wealth gap is getting wider
Researchers say the widening wealth gap contributes to more social segregation and inequalities in health and education. (Scripps News)
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Private Credit to Help Narrow the Wealth Gap
Beata Kirr, chief impact officer at the Copia Group, explains how her firm fills the funding void for lower- and middle-market companies in need of capital, and why her clients are so important to the broader economy. This interview...
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Homeless people in the cold on a winter's night
Homeless people in the cold on a winter's night
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Homeless people in the cold on a winter's night
Homeless people in the cold on a winter's night
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Pandemic Has Made Wealth Gap More Of A Problem
A Phildaelphia program is hoping to lessen the gap by providing financial literacy in low-income neighborhoods.
Bloomberg
How America's Racial Wealth Gap Began
May.07 -- White Americans have amassed almost seven times more wealth than Black Americans since the end of the Civil War. In the decades since the modern civil rights movement, that wealth gap has actually widened. This is the story of...
Bloomberg
How Being Put On a Different School Bus Changed the Life of Merck's CEO
Jul.08 -- Merck & Co. Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Frazier, talks about being raised in the ghetto of Philadelphia and how being sent to a better school out of his neighborhood changed his life. He appears on "Leadership Live With...
Bloomberg
Economist Hamilton on Baby Bonds and the Wealth Gap
Darrick Hamilton, Ph.D., Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy; Founding Director, Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy, The New School discusses narrowing the racial wealth gap and his proposal for "baby bonds"...
Bloomberg
Top Chef Samuelsson on Black Culture Impact
Red Rooster Chef Marcus Samuelsson discusses how much influence the black culture has on restaurants with 'Bloomberg Markets' Caroline Hyde and Romaine Bostick.
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Oakland Launches Guaranteed Income Program For Low-Income Families
Mayor Libby Schaaf said the privately funded program provides $500 monthly payments to low-income families of color with no rules on how it's spent.
Bloomberg
Dalio on Turkey, Argentina, and the Next Economic Downturn
Sep.12 -- Ray Dalio, co-chairman and founder at Bridgewater Associates, examines the crises is Turkey and Argentina and explains his expectations for the next economic downturn. He speaks with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker on "Bloomberg...
Bloomberg
Covid-19 Is Widening the Gender Gap in Medical Research
Nov.03 -- In this edition of "Bloomberg Equality," Dr. Nancy Spector of Drexel University's College of Medicine joins Scarlet Fu to discuss the ramifications of falling female authorship of medical research, as the pandemic leaves more...
Bloomberg
Dalio Says Next Downturn Is 'Couple of Years' Away
Sep.12 -- Bridgewater Associates Founder Ray Dalio discusses the possibility of another economic downturn, central bank policy and populism. He speaks to Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
Bloomberg
China, Singapore Opportunities Can’t Be Neglected, Says Dalio
Sep.08 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping is on a campaign to remake the world’s second-biggest economy with an emphasis on “common prosperity.” American investor and philanthropist Ray Dalio agrees the push is necessary for wealth...
Bloomberg
One Way to Close America's Racial Gap in Homeownership
Jun.23 -- More than 150 years after the end of slavery, most Black families in the U.S. lack an essential part of the American dream: a home of their own. Here to discuss the racial homeownership gap are Mark Whitehouse and Robert...
Bloomberg
Billionaire Ray Dalio Says Wealth Gap Is Largest Since 1930s
Jul.02 -- Ray Dalio, the billionaire founder of investment management firm Bridgewater Associates, says ultra-loose monetary policy, the growing wealth gap, and the rise of a super power to challenge the U.S. are the three major forces...
Bloomberg
Dalio: We Are Heading Into a 'New World Order'
Nov.21 -- Ray Dalio, the billionaire founder of investment management firm Bridgewater Associates, talks about the global economy, financial markets, and policies. He speaks at Bloomberg's New Economy Forum in Beijing.