published Dec 12, 2018, 10:29:26 AM, by Christopher Martin(Bloomberg) — With natural gas prices surging in the U.S., you might think coal would be king again this winter. Think again. Yes, production is rising, a little. And yes, higher electricity prices in the biggest U.S. power market are providing a rare

published Dec 11, 2018, 10:28:53 AM, by James Hirai and John Ainger(Bloomberg) — The litany of risks for global investors in the euro area keeps growing as France joined Italy in putting its spending interests ahead of the European Union’s budget rules.  The extra yield traders seek to hold French 10-year

published Dec 11, 2018, 1:59:47 PM, by Jeran Wittenstein(Bloomberg) — Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and TripAdvisor Inc. are the two best performing stocks in the S&P 500 this year, but they aren’t getting much love from technology analysts. TripAdvisor Inc.’s 81 percent gain in 2018 is second only to AMD’s 95

published Dec 11, 2018, 3:28:05 PM, by Eli Lake(Bloomberg Opinion) — Google would like you to know that it is transparent. This was the mantra repeated over and over by Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai when queried by the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday. That was the word he used when asked

published Dec 11, 2018, 4:35:16 PM, by Terrence Dopp(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump lashed out at Democrats on border security ahead of a meeting with the party’s congressional leaders aimed at avoiding a partial government shutdown, threatening to order the military to build his border wall if lawmakers don’t fund it.

published Dec 10, 2018, 5:37:38 PM, by Ian King, Susan Decker and Mark Gurman(Bloomberg) — A Chinese court’s preliminary ban on iPhone sales is another step toward a potential settlement of the long legal battle between Apple Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. A decision on Monday by the Fuzhou Intermediate People’s Court

published Dec 10, 2018, 4:00:00 PM, by Michael S. Arnold and Dana Khraiche(Bloomberg) — The bulldozers growling as soldiers sealed a tunnel that crossed beneath Lebanon’s border into Israel provided the kind of prop Benjamin Netanyahu loves. The Israeli prime minister told diplomats who’d braved fierce rains that Lebanon’s Hezbollah group

published Dec 3, 2018, 10:00:49 AM, by James Stavridis(Bloomberg Opinion) — As we approach the end of a long and complex year, and a turbulent election that saw a change of power in the House, it seems an appropriate time to hit pause and contemplate an approach toward a long-term global

published Dec 10, 2018, 10:15:47 AM, by Charlotte Ryan(Bloomberg) — The pound dropped to its weakest level in almost 20 months and government bonds rallied as U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May said she was stepping up preparations for no Brexit deal. Sterling fell more than 1.5 percent against the dollar as

published Dec 9, 2018, 6:00:00 PM, by Lisa Lee(Bloomberg) — Smartphones, tablets and video games are physically changing the brains of adolescents, early results from an ongoing $300 million study funded by the National Institute of Health have shown, according to a report by “60 Minutes.” Scientists will follow more than