Heads up - our ESG special is today

THU, JUL 22, 2021

YOUR AFTERNOON NEWS UPDATE AND MARKET ACTION FROM CNBC

AS OF THU, JUL 22, 2021 • 11:26 ET

DJIA		34775.65
		-0.06%	-22.35

S&P 500		4360.88
		+0.05%	+2.19

NASDAQ		14656.83
		+0.17%	+24.88

EDITOR'S NOTE

Hi everyone!

At 2 p.m. ET today, Power Lunch is doing an hourlong special on "ESG" investing. Set your DVRs or whatever, but we'll have segments on each aspect - literally the "E" (Environmental), the "S" (Social), and the "G" (Governance), with a critical look at how this massive new investing trend is affecting corporate America and Wall Street.

As always, your feedback is much appreciated.

See you soon!

Kelly

P.S.--in case you missed it, check out this Wall Street Journal piece on the push to ban cooking with gas. (I call it "madness.")

Kelly Evans
Twitter: @KellyCNBC

Instagram: @realkellyevans

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Didi shares drop on report China is planning unprecedented penalties

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American, Southwest post quarterly profits, boosted by travel surge, federal aid

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Europe's travel industry is on a knife edge as Covid surges, again

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European Central Bank vows a 'persistently accommodative' stance in new guidance

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