published Nov 8, 2018, 9:14:52 AM, by Catherine Traywick (Bloomberg) — Environmental groups are finding it’s easier to get votes for candidates than for causes. At least that’s the approach that national environmental groups are taking in the age of Trump, as they strategize how best to counter Republican Party

published Nov 6, 2018, 3:33:52 PM, by Joanna Ossinger and Felice Maranz (Bloomberg) — The U.S. midterm elections are upon us, and the results will have implications for everything from bond yields to equity volatility. Here’s a sampling of what strategists are saying about the outlook for markets. Taxes and

published Nov 4, 2018, 8:00:28 AM, by Jared Dillian (Bloomberg Opinion) — For as much as people have complained about the astonishingly low savings rate in the U.S., nobody has done much about it. But now there is a new movement called “FIRE,” which stands for “Financial Independence, Retire Early”

published Nov 6, 2018, 3:11:32 PM, by Nick Wadhams and Anna Edgerton (Bloomberg) — The State Department notified Congress that Russia ignored a deadline to swear off the use of chemical weapons, opening the possibility of new sanctions linked to a nerve-agent attack in the U.K. The department determined that

published Nov 5, 2018, 5:54:06 PM, by Toluse Olorunnipa (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump kicked off his last day of campaigning before elections that will determine control of Congress, as he tweeted support for Republican candidates and condemned their Democratic opponents. His schedule called for barnstorming key states, with rallies

published Nov 5, 2018, 4:23:16 PM, by Sarah Frier (Bloomberg) — In February, the YourNewsWire page on Facebook was at its peak popularity, boosted by its salacious post claiming that Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, was Fidel Castro’s love child. That story, shared 1,800 times, represented exactly the kind

published Nov 5, 2018, 6:01:00 PM, by Paul Burkhardt (Bloomberg) — Africa is finally seeing the benefits from the recovery in crude prices as companies ramp up drilling from Algeria to Namibia. The rigs are returning and wildcatters are getting excited again after a years-long hiatus during the oil-price slump.

published Nov 4, 2018, 12:44:02 PM, by Greg Sullivan and Derek Wallbank (Bloomberg) — Surging turnout has both Republicans and Democrats proclaiming they stand to benefit, as polls show tight races up and down the ballot that will determine control of Congress, state houses and governors’ mansions nationwide. Some 34

published Nov 2, 2018, 10:03:41 AM, by Justin Fox (Bloomberg Opinion) — There have been a lot of people out working on America’s roads this summer and early fall! I can attest to this from personal experience, having just driven across the country and back. There’s also data to back

published Nov 4, 2018, 8:00:28 AM, by Jared Dillian (Bloomberg Opinion) — For as much as people have complained about the astonishingly low savings rate in the U.S., nobody has done much about it. But now there is a new movement called “FIRE,” which stands for “Financial Independence, Retire Early”