*Trump Repeats Vulgar Audience Taunt Used to Describe Cruz
©2016 Bloomberg News O29C646JTSE9 (Bloomberg) — On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump engaged with a protestor who called rival Senator Ted Cruz a vulgar term. Trump was speaking to a crowd of about 5,000 people inside the Verizon Center in Manchester when a
U.S. Sees Five Key Global Threats as It Delivers Defense Budget
©2016 Bloomberg News O29CJT6TTDSO (Bloomberg) — The Pentagon’s weapons buyer says the U.S. defense budget being delivered Tuesday has been designed to counter five threats: Russia, China, Iran, North Korea and extremist terrorist groups including Islamic State. “The strategic environment that we all live in is changing, and it’s changing
Tempo Manipulation for Lean Tissue Gains
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 repetition
Matt Levine’s Money Stuff: Drug Pricing and Un-American Trading
05 Feb 2016 07:53 (Bloomberg View) — Shkreli, etc. The system for pricing prescription drugs in the U.S. is a bit of a disaster. Our reliance on medical insurance means that pricing is not based on consumer demand or ability to pay. Nor is it exactly based on negotiations with
Chris Christie Comes Out Swinging in New Hampshire Endgame
©2016 Bloomberg News O2785T6KLVR4 (Bloomberg) — A day after making headlines in the final Republican debate before the New Hampshire primary with blistering attacks on Marco Rubio, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie kept up the offensive as he strives for a strong finish in a state he made a critical
Oil Trades Near $31 as Venezuela Meets Saudi Arabia on Market
©2016 Bloomberg News O27FP86TTDS1 (Bloomberg) — Oil traded near $31 a barrel as Saudi Arabia said it held “successful” talks with Venezuela about cooperating to stabilize the market, without elaborating on the steps required to shore up prices. Futures were little changed in New York after falling 8.1 percent last
This 3D-printed gun is semiautomatic, untraceable, and totally legal : A Well Thought Out Scream by James Riordan
So, what could possibly make the gun situation in America any worse? Charlton Heston gets reincarnated? A national police strike? A hit new reality show called How To Get A Gun for Fun, Profit and Death? Or how about this — a machine that will allow anyone to print their
Hillary Clinton’s Attacks on Wall Street Ring Hollow: Editorial
©2016 Bloomberg View O21SJW6JTSEX (Bloomberg View) — It’s nice work if you can get it: In 2013, after stepping down as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton earned $9.7 million in speaking fees — a lot of it from banks and investment firms, including $675,000 for three speeches to Goldman Sachs.
Here’s the Toll That Student Debt Can Take on Retirement
©2016 Bloomberg News O1ZGD26KLVS6 (Bloomberg) — Student debt levels have have mushroomed, and Americans have saved little for retirement. The relationship between those two things is not obvious. So just how does having a big slug of student debt actually hurt the ability to prepare for a comfortable retirement? To
Why the U.S. Treasury Hides Its Saudi Investor: Stephen Mihm
©2016 Bloomberg View O1ZRY26S972B (Bloomberg View) — Plunging oil prices and widening budget deficits have forced Saudi Arabia to look for new sources of revenue: The kingdom has dumped at least $100 billion of its foreign exchange reserves and is even considering selling part of the government-owned oil company Saudi