Monthly Archives: August 2022

Take a look at 10 of the world’s largest aircraft carriers, from the USS Gerald R. Ford to China’s Fujian

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is seen underway on its own power for the first time on April 8, 2017 in Newport News, Virginia Ridge Leoni/U.S. Navy/Getty Images Only 14 countries operate all of the world’s active aircraft carriers.  China commissioned its largest-ever aircraft carrier, Fujian, in June. But the US Navy’s Gerald…

Ex-Goldman Sachs banker Peggy Flannery ditched Wall Street for sustainable investing. Since making the shift, she’s corralled billion-dollar investments into renewable-energy projects at Generate Capital.

Peggy Flannery, managing director, Generate Capital Generate Capital Insider’s Banker of the Week series appears in our weekday newsletter, 10 Things on Wall Street. This week we’re highlighting Peggy Flannery, who has just been promoted to managing director with sustainable-infrastructure investor Generate Capital. Flannery ditched a career in sales and trading at Goldman Sachs to…

Russia is burning $10 million a day of natural gas usually destined for Germany before Moscow choked off supply: report

Russia has slashed the capacity of key gas pipelines in a bid to choke off Europe’s energy supply. Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images Russia is burning off large amounts of natural gas worth $10 million each day, the BBC reported. The gas would previously have been exported to Germany via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, experts said….