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A group of 25 Republican attorneys general sued Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and the Labor Department over a Biden administration regulation that gives retirement plan sponsors more freedom to consider environmental, social and governance factors when selecting investments.

Republican state attorneys general are trying to block a Labor Department rule easing the path for investors to consider ESG criteria.

In a stock picker's market, it's sometimes best to leave the driving to the pros. These Fidelity funds provide investors solid active management at low costs.

Our list of the best stocks to buy now reflects the lesson of the past few years: Be ready for anything.

Oil funds offered the highest cumulative return in 2022 of 14.6%, topping the list for the second year in a row, while technology funds were the main laggard, with a negative return of 43.5%, according to investment research and financial services firm Morningstar.

In response to House Republicans’ plans to use their new majority to investigate the ESG movement, three Democratic senators penned an op-ed accusing their GOP colleagues of overstepping. The three senators—Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)—also accused Republicans who oppose ESG of being anti-capitalist:

Many investors fear a possible recession in 2023. Managers of one hot mutual fund like stocks that do well across the business cycle.

Climate conscious investors have channeled billions of dollars into clean energy but investment flows into protecting and better managing the world's ecosystems remain minute by comparison.

Ald. Ray Lopez said he believes the contribution from billionaire Joe Mansueto, founder of Morningstar, Inc., “represents a gross & familiar abuse of power and, at minimum, a potential violation” of the city’s ethics ordinance.

IBD's 2023 list of the best HSA accounts includes stalwarts like Fidelity, plus credit unions and other smaller players. Here's what they offer.

Calvert Equity Fund is an ESG-focused portfolio that's built to make it through tough times. The best mutual fund's steely defense, though, is also a weapon.