Huffington Said to Plan Media Startup Backed by Alibaba’s Ma
published Jun 8th 2016, 5:09 pm, by Olivia Zaleski and Gerry Smith (Bloomberg) — A decade after co-founding the news site that bears her name, Arianna Huffington is poised to expand her media empire with a startup focused on health and wellness. Huffington, 65, has held talks with investors about
Everything’s a Buy as Central Banks Keep on Greasing Markets
published Jun 8th 2016, 6:00 pm, by Ye Xie, Natasha Doff and Dani Burger (Bloomberg) — Misery is making strange bedfellows in global markets. At a time when risky assets including stocks, commodities, junk bonds and emerging-market currencies are rallying to multi-month highs, so are the havens, from gold, government
Robots Look Like China’s Latest Investment Bubble: Adam Minter
published Jun 8th 2016, 7:39 pm, by Adam Minter (Bloomberg View) — The story first turned up in mid-May: Foxconn, Apple’s favorite manufacturer, was replacing 60,000 of its workers with robots. Everyone from the BBC to Apple fan sites soon reported the ground-shifting news. There was just one problem: It
U.S. Tech Has Disrupted Global Tax Systems: Leonid Bershidsky
published Jun 7th 2016, 12:55 pm, by Leonid Bershidsky (Bloomberg View) — Greece, that hotbed of worst economic practices, has provided a perfect illustration of one of the biggest problems facing governments: In a world that’s increasingly unified by technology, the fiscal systems are still designed for 20th-century business models.
Japan’s Economy Grows More Than Initial Reading in First Quarter
published Jun 7th 2016, 6:59 pm, by Keiko Ujikane (Bloomberg) — Japan’s economy grew more than the government initially reported for the first quarter, driven by an upward revision in business investment. Gross domestic product expanded by an annualized 1.9 percent in the three months ended March 31, more than
Global Governments Are Boosting Spending at the Fastest Rate since 2009
published Jun 6th 2016, 7:33 am, by Luke Kawa (Bloomberg) — The world’s governments are stepping up to the plate to relieve monetary policymakers of some of the burden of supporting persistently slow-growth economies, according to HSBC Holdings PLC. Around the world, government spending is poised to grow by more
Emerging-Market Assets Rally as Traders Scale Back Fed Rate Bets
published Jun 6th 2016, 3:43 pm, by Maria Levitov and Elena Popina (Bloomberg) — Emerging-market currencies and stocks rallied for a third day as the weakest U.S. jobs data since 2010 and comments by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen that provided less specificity as to the potential timing of interest-rate
Obama, Sanders Said to Speak as Endorsement of Clinton Planned
published Jun 6th 2016, 7:06 pm, by Justin Sink and Margaret Talev (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama spoke by phone with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders as Obama prepares to endorse Hillary Clinton after she amasses the number of delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination for president, according to people
Tempo Manipulation For Lean Tissue Gain
By Nigel Lum-Cox A lot of scientific research has gone into maximizing results from fitness training. This research has shown that tempo manipulation is one of the best ways to develop lean tissue. What is tempo manipulation? Tempo manipulation is the process of controlling the speed (tempo) of each
‘Fix’ the U.S. Political System at Your Own Risk: Albert R. Hunt
published Jun 5th 2016, 9:58 am, by Albert R. Hunt (Bloomberg View) — It’s rare that President Barack Obama and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus agree. In recent weeks, they both have said that the presidential nominating process is not rigged. They are right. That hasn’t stopped those displeased