published Apr 11th 2016, 5:59 pm, by Emma O’Brien (Bloomberg) — Most Asian index futures tracked a late-in-the-day retreat in U.S. stocks as Alcoa Inc. kicked off what is forecast to be the worst American earnings season since the financial crisis. Oil and copper pulled back, even as the dollar

published Apr 11th 2016, 5:00 pm, by Ting Shi (Bloomberg) — As China watches Afghan peace talks founder and Islamic militants make inroads in parts of its troubled neighbor, Beijing is taking its most concrete steps yet toward assuming a direct security role in the country. In recent weeks China

By KimD As a parent, you do everything you can to keep your children safe, healthy and happy. However, one of the most frustrating aspects of keeping children healthy for many parents relates to their diet and nutrition. In an ideal world, your children may love to eat fruits and

published Apr 10th 2016, 3:27 am, by Clarissa Batino (Bloomberg) — Manny Pacquiao beat Timothy Bradley in a unanimous decision that may boost his political ambitions and help him clinch a Philippine senate seat. Pacquiao, who confirmed his retirement from the sport after the fight, knocked down Bradley twice, showing

published Apr 10th 2016, 5:54 pm, by Emma O’Brien (Bloomberg) — U.S. oil topped $40 a barrel for the first time this month, extending Friday’s surge amid easing concern over a global glut ahead of a meeting of major producers. Commodity-linked currencies held on to gains. West Texas Intermediate crude

published Apr 10th 2016, 9:47 am, by Albert R. Hunt (Bloomberg View) — When House Speaker Paul Ryan released a video laying out his familiar theme that politics should be fought on ideas and issues, the Drudge Report’s headline was: “Paul Ryan launches his first campaign ad.” A dream of

The two greatest mysteries left for science to unravel could be summed up by two questions.  What’s out there?  What’s in there?  The first question refers to the infinitely large while the second questions refers to the infinitely small.  On both of these issues, every time we think we know

published Apr 7th 2016, 7:04 am, by Eric Balchunas (Bloomberg) — Has the music stopped for the financial industry? Just as record companies in the early 2000s had to deal painfully with the digitization of music courtesy of Napster and Apple Inc.’s iTunes, many asset managers are now facing a

published Apr 7th 2016, 7:44 pm, by Pavel Alpeyev (Bloomberg) — Yahoo Japan Corp. shares rose on news that Verizon Communications Inc. is willing to buy Yahoo Inc.’s stake in the Japanese Web company as part of a bid for the business. Verizon made the offer to include Yahoo Japan

published Apr 7th 2016, 6:15 pm, by James Paton (Bloomberg) — Oil reversed losses amid speculation about whether an accord can be reached at a meeting between OPEC members and Russia on freezing oil production. Futures rose as much as 1.2 percent in New York after slipping 1.3 percent Thursday.