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Financial pledges hold steady at Clinton summit
The Clinton Global Initiative drew more financial pledges this year than it did in 2008 in spite of the recession, Bill Clinton, former US president, said
No bail-outs for big banks, say Dimon and Bair
The US government should formulate new policies to avoid taxpayer-funded bail-outs of large institutions, Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JP Morgan and Sheila Bair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation chairman, said
US utilities pledge switch to electric vehicles
Duke Energy and FPL Group announced a $600m investment to convert their vehicle fleets to plug-in hybrid or all-electric by 2020
GE chief touts partnerships for greener future
Jeffrey Immelt, chief executive of General Electric, said that businesses must partner with governments to build infrastructure that addresses the climate crisis
Gore urges US Senate to pass climate bill
A US Senate vote is ‘the crucial step’ in fighting climate change, Al Gore, former US vice-president, told attendees at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting
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Julie MacIntosh talks to the Duke Energy CEO about working with Chinese companies on clean energy
Slideshow: Stars come out for Clinton
A colourful mix of politicians, business leaders, actors and singers flocked to New York for the fifth meeting of Bill Clinton’s philanthropic summit
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US Ambassador Malanne Verveer
Stacy-Marie Ishmael talks to the US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues about the business community’s significant role in investing in girls and women
Bollywood literacy programme
Stacy-Marie Ishmael with the founder of Planet Read, an organisation that uses Bollywood films and music to bring literacy to 150m people in India.
Investing in Women
Aline van Duyn, US markets editor, talks to Sandra Lawson of Goldman Sachs on investing in women and its impact on the economy
Muslim charities
Stacy-Marie Ishmael with the founder of the Humanitarian Forum, an organisation promoting Muslim charities
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