Business
Bloomberg Markets
The Lawyer Who Helped Greece And Argentina Sees New Emerging-market Defaults Brewing
FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES facing down creditors, Lee Buchheit was the cavalry.
5 min |
June - July 2019
Bloomberg Markets
Moving Forward
For TPG’s Jim Coulter and Jon Winkelried, radical change is an investing opportunity.They’re finding plenty of disruption in the economy, in their portfolio— and even in their firm
10+ min |
June - July 2019
Bloomberg Markets
“A Hope And A Prayer Won't Be Enough”
The Black Economic Alliance, a fledgling political action committee, is putting its money behind candidates dedicated to righting economic imbalances that affect African Americans
8 min |
February - March 2019
Bloomberg Markets
Building Blocks
Twentytwo was billed as one of the biggest office towers in Europe. Overlooking he Bank of England, it would be built right in the heart of London’s main financial district—and amid all the uncertainty over rexit. So how’s that working out?
8 min |
February - March 2019
Bloomberg Markets
The Eclipse Of Singapore's Stock Market
For the last five years, delistings have outnumbered listings. Does it matter? Not as much as you might think
10+ min |
February - March 2019
Bloomberg Markets
How Poland's Private-debt Pioneer Made It Through The Country's Latest Crisis
RAFAL LIS ALMOST single-handedly created Poland’s private-debt market. In seven years he built his company, CVI Dom Maklerski sp. z o.o., into a 5.9 billion zloty ($1.5billion) boutique asset manager.
4 min |
April - May 2019
Bloomberg Markets
How 'Baby Bonds' Might Help Address The U.S. Wealth Gap
WEALTH INEQUALITY—and specifically the yawning racial wealth gap (the median black family has about one-tenth the net worth of a white household)—is a thorny challenge for U.S. policymakers. One solution increasingly discussed by progressive politicians but seen as lacking popular support would be for the government to pay reparations to black Americans for the wealth lost during generations of slavery and discrimination.
5 min |
April - May 2019
Bloomberg Markets
The Humbled Science: Economists Reckon With Reality
Not so long ago, politicians had “favorite” economists. Margaret Thatcher’s was Milton Friedman. John F. Kennedy’s was probably John Kenneth Galbraith. President Bill Clinton had a Nobel Prizewinning economist, Joseph Stiglitz, in residence at the White House for his entire first term and was said to light up at the mention of John Maynard Keynes.
6 min |
August - September 2018
Bloomberg Markets
The Man Who Bet On Chinese Debt
When Chen Yang was fresh out of university, China’s government rarely failed to protect lenders and borrowers. Today, Beijing is allowing the bond market to grow up, forcing Chen and others like him to become experts in credit analysis.
8 min |
April - May 2019
Bloomberg Markets
Narendra Modi's Enormous Ambitions
"Obsession with self and image, combined with staggering ambition, defines Modi, a veteran politician says. After 25 years, it's really all he knows about the man."
10+ min |
September 2015
Bloomberg Markets
For Sale: One 511,000-Acre Ranch, $725 Million
What does it take to sell a Texas property the size of a small nation? They're finding out at the famed Waggoner Ranch.
10+ min |
September 2015
Bloomberg Markets
Greetings From Bitcoin Island
No place on the planet has welcomed digital currencies as warmly as the Isle Of Man.
8 min |
October 2015
Bloomberg Markets
Spain's Man In The Middle
A decade ago, Albert Rivera posed naked to announce the birth of his political party. Now, he's got a shot at being a power broker in the upcoming election.
6 min |