©2015 Bloomberg News NLHB1U6TTDS7 (Bloomberg) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is still committed to Palestinian statehood if circumstances improve, pulling back from comments he made during his re-election campaign rejecting a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Netanyahu moved back toward his earlier, U.S.-supported stance on Thursday,

©2015 Bloomberg View NLHBS36KLVR9 Japan’s latest land-price data poses a conundrum for economists. Is a 0.7 percent rise in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya prices proof that the central bank’s quantitative-easing program is gaining traction? Or does the 0.3 percent drop in land costs nationwide underscore how persistent deflation remains? Let’s put this one

Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NK8F5R6S972Z (Bloomberg Business) — With the U.S. economy gaining steam, employers are finally hiring — and those benefits have spread to most corners of the job market.  Even America’s young adults, who bore the brunt of the downturn, are starting to regain their economic footing. That doesn’t mean

©2015 Bloomberg News NLFHGI6VDKI1 (Bloomberg) — Texas sued the U.S. government over a change in rules tied to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act requiring recognition of same-sex unions in states where they are illegal, according to a complaint filed in federal court in Wichita Falls. The change in the

©2015 Bloomberg News NLFJCP6JTSEE Talk about a change election. At a town hall meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, Wednesday, President Obama discussed the idea of mandatory voting, and said “that may end up being a better strategy in the short term” in helping to diminish the influence that money has on

©2015 Bloomberg News NLDN2I6K50YD (Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory based on exit polls suggesting he could form a governing coalition even though the results showed him neck and neck with rival Isaac Herzog. A onetime Netanyahu ally critical of his economic record was poised to become the

©2015 Bloomberg News NLDG766TTDSK (Bloomberg) — Islamic State’s expansion is causing instability from Basra to Beirut. It’s also boosting business for Ivor Ichikowitz, the founder of Africa’s biggest privately owned arms company. Ichikowitz’s Paramount Group, which sells products ranging from naval patrol vessels to refitted Mirage fighter jets, last month won

©2015 Bloomberg News NLDPBF6JTSEC (Bloomberg) — Oracle Corp. reported fiscal third-quarter sales that missed analysts’ estimates, hurt by a rise in the U.S. dollar and weak corporate demand for cloud software. Revenue in the period that ended Feb. 28 was little changed from a year earlier at $9.33 billion, and