published Sep 13, 2018, 5:00:10 PM, by Shuli Ren (Bloomberg Opinion) — Companies returning cash to shareholders have helped propel the U.S. stock market to a record bull run this year. In China, investors take fright when their firms do the same. This year, more than 700 Chinese firms, or

published Sep 5, 2018, 4:00:01 AM, by Elizabeth Campbell and John McCormick (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump won’t have Rahm Emanuel to kick around anymore, but corporate leaders in Chicago may not be as happy with the mayor’s decision not to seek a third term. In a move that promises

published Sep 12, 2018, 8:46:20 PM, by Adam Haigh and Andreea Papuc (Bloomberg) — Asian equities advanced Thursday, putting them on track to end the longest losing streak in 16 years, after news of potential U.S.-China trade negotiations. The dollar steadied after a decline and China’s yuan held gains. The

published Sep 10, 2018, 5:38:07 AM, by Jasmina Kuzmanovic, Gordana Filipovic and Jana Randow (Bloomberg) — In 2013, Slovenia rescued its failing banks by wiping out stock investors and holders of about 600 million euros ($700 million) of debt. Now some of those investors want their money back. While their

published Sep 11, 2018, 12:00:00 PM, by Doug Alexander (Bloomberg) — Canada should boost immigration and competitiveness to shield itself from the rising risks of low interest rates, according to the head of the country’s fifth-largest lender. “Interest rates have been very low for a very long time. Perhaps too

published Sep 11, 2018, 7:28:25 PM, by Jungah Lee (Bloomberg) — Unemployment and jobs growth in South Korea haven’t looked so bad since the wake of the global financial crisis, undermining President Moon Jae-in’s economic agenda. Data released Wednesday shows the unemployment rate jumping to 4.2 percent, the highest since

published Sep 10, 2018, 2:59:14 PM, by Justin Sink (Bloomberg) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un requested a second meeting with President Donald Trump, and U.S. diplomats are already working to set up the summit, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday. “The primary purpose of the

published Sep 10, 2018, 6:16:37 PM, by Laura Davison and Allyson Versprille (Bloomberg) — House Republican lawmakers introduced legislation Monday that would make the 2017 tax cuts for individuals permanent in a bid to highlight their signature economic policy achievement ahead of the November elections. The legislation — released as

published Sep 10, 2018, 5:56:58 PM, by Rita Devlin Marier (Bloomberg) — After a tense week, where Nike lost $4.2 billion from its market capitalization after releasing a new ad campaign featuring the controversial football quarterback-turned-activist Colin Kaepernick, the company’s share price has mostly recovered. Moreover, it gained a new

published Sep 4, 2018, 6:56:10 AM, by Barry Ritholtz (Bloomberg Opinion) — Welcome to September! It’s our Tuesday morning train reads: The Next Financial Crisis Lurks Underground (New York Times); see also Flood of Sand Points to Shakeout for Shale Suppliers (Wall Street Journal) The Bad and Good News for