Bloomberg Businessweek
Could Fukushima Happen Here?
U.S. nuclear plants weren’t built for the growing risks of climate change
4 min |
April 22,2019
Bloomberg Businessweek
Venezuelans Plot The Future In Colombia's Casablance
The city is awash in refugees, plots, and counterplots from Colombia’s troubled neighbor, Venezuela
8 min |
April 22,2019
Techlife News
Prince Harry, Oprah Work On Mental Health Program For Apple
Kensington Palace says Britain’s Prince Harry will be partnering with Oprah Winfrey to create a documentary series on mental health for Apple’s new streaming service.
1 min |
April 13, 2019
Bloomberg Markets
China By The Red Sea
Djibouti needed help. China had money. This is what happened next.
7 min |
April - May 2019
Bloomberg Markets
Natalie Jaresko: ‘Don't Waste A Crisis'
Natalie Jaresko, who’s helping manage Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy process, knows more than most about the risks government borrowers can face.
7 min |
April - May 2019
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
AppleMagazine
House Passes Bill To Restore ‘Net Neutrality' Rules
The House has passed bill Wednesday to restore Obama-era “net neutrality” rules, but the legislation faces slim odds of making it through the Republican-controlled Senate.
1 min |
April 12, 2019
Bloomberg Businessweek
What Bibi's Narrow Win Means For Israel
After winning a fifth term, Netanyahu is set to keep shaping Israel in his image
8 min |
April 15, 2019
Globe
Barbara Bush - Humiliated & Betrayed
Brazen George’s forbidden fling pushed her to brink of suicide
2 min |
April 22, 2019
Bloomberg Markets
The Bank Of Japan's Voracious Appetite Has Paralyzed The Government Bond Market
Japan’s Ministry of Finance went to the trouble of creating a cute little mascot to sell government bonds. But there’s only one buyer that counts: The Bank of Japan. That’s not about to change—despite rising criticism of current stimulus policies.
9 min |
April - May 2019
Bloomberg Markets
Issuers Trying To Mask Distress Can't Hide From Matt Fabian
THE $3.8 TRILLION U.S. municipal bond market is home to more than 50,000 individual issuers. That’s almost 10 times the number of corporations that sell debt.
5 min |
April - May 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
BNEF Summit
London New Delhi New York San Francisco Shanghai
5 min |
April - May 2019
Techlife News
Google To Require Benefits, Minimum Wage For Contractors
Google says it will require staffing companies it works with to pay workers at least $15 an hour and give them health benefits.
1 min |
Techlife News #388
AppleMagazine
German Minister Meets Zuckerberg, Wary Of Messaging Plans
Germany’s justice minister is criticizing plans for Facebook to combine its instant-messaging services after a meeting with CEO Mark Zuckerberg, but is offering a wary welcome to his call for more encrypted messaging.
1 min |
April 5, 2019
Bloomberg Businessweek
One Takeaway From Christchurch: Regulate Social Media
After the New Zealand massacre, will governments begin to regulate how social media oversees content?
8 min |
March 25, 2019
Techlife News
In ‘Killer Robots' Debate, Japan Shuns Fully Automated Arms
Japan’s ambassador to the United Nations-backed Conference on Disarmament says his country has not developed fully autonomous weapons systems and has no plans to do so.
1 min |
March 30, 2019
Globe
Charles & Camilla's Marriage Isn't Legal!
183-year-old loophole lets prince off the hook in $217 million divorce
2 min |
April 15, 2019
AppleMagazine
Uber Acquires Mideast Competitor Careem For $3.1 Billion
Ride-hailing service Uber announced it has acquired Mideast competitor Careem for $3.1 billion, giving the San Francisco-based firm the commanding edge in a region with a large, young, tech-savvy population.
2 min |
March 29, 2019
Techlife News
Facebook Extends Ban On Hate Speech To ‘White Nationalists'
Facebook is extending its ban on hate speech to prohibit the promotion and support of white nationalism and white separatism.
1 min |
March 30, 2019
Reason magazine
Marie Kondo Understands What Tucker Carlson And Bernie Sanders Do Not
Marie Kondo understands what Tucker Carlson and Bernie Sanders do not.
6 min |
May 2019
Reason magazine
Will Today's Global Trade Wars Lead To World War III?
The splintering of international economic interdependence is a worrying sign for peace through trade.
10+ min |
May 2019
Reason magazine
Starve The Tax Man
Americans are increasingly reluctant to pay the IRS. Who can blame them?
5 min |
May 2019
National Enquirer
Palace Security Crisis Preg Meg's Demands Put Royals In Danger!
Hiring more staff for her & baby could let evildoers slip in.
3 min |
April 1, 2019
Bloomberg Businessweek
The Old Boys Of LLOYD's
Here’s to tradition, say the daytime-drinking, sexual-harassing men of the london insurance market
10+ min |
March 25, 2019
Reason magazine
Would We Have Been Better Off With Perot?
An alternative history of America after 1992
6 min |
May 2019
Bloomberg Businessweek
China Slows The Tempo
Beijing reduces economic growth targets while ruling out “a deluge of stimulus”
4 min |
March 11, 2019
Globe
Queen Smacks Down Defiant Meghan!
Harry’s wife faces banishment after breaking promise to finally behave
2 min |
March 25, 2019
Techlife News
UK Royals To Block Internet Trolls On Social Media Sites
Britain’s royal family warned this week that it will block internet trolls posting offensive messages on its social media channels — and may report offenders to police
1 min |