published Nov 1, 2017, 2:53:03 PM, by Nacha Cattan (Bloomberg) — Mexico’s a dangerous place for journalists, who are often targeted by drug cartels. There’s another, more insidious threat to press freedom — one that may influence who wins power in next year’s elections. It comes from politicians, and their

published Nov 1, 2017, 1:37:56 PM, by Henry Goldman (Bloomberg) — Sayfullo Saipov, the man arrested for running over and killing eight people on a bike path in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday, planned the attack for weeks and consulted instructions published by Islamic State on the Internet, police said. “He

published Oct 31, 2017, 7:01:00 PM, by Rakteem Katakey (Bloomberg) —Oil supermajors are getting back to their normal way of life after surviving a price slump that shook the foundations of their business. BP Plc gave the boldest signal yet that the worst of the downturn was over, announcing on

I still remember how our Social Studies in high school drilled into our minds how the signers of the Declaration of Independence were risking their lives signing that document. That they were, yet they were not going to allow themselves to be bullied to by any music celebrity, actor, anyone

published Oct 31, 2017, 3:28:25 PM, by Laura Davison and Sahil Kapur (Bloomberg) — Senate tax writers are discussing a plan to keep the estate tax, but double the thresholds at which it applies, Senator Orrin Hatch said. “We have been thinking about that,” said Hatch, the chairman of the

published Oct 31, 2017, 6:01:00 PM, by Jonas Cho Walsgard (Bloomberg) — Human beings tend to have biases. Knowing how to read those can make you very rich. During a recent interview in Oslo, Stacey Nutt, the chief executive officer of asset management firm ClariVest Asset Management LLC talked about

published Oct 30, 2017, 7:53:37 PM, by Robert Burnson (Bloomberg) —A lawsuit accusing Microsoft Corp. of discriminating against women in technical and engineering roles is poised to grow a lot bigger if it wins class-action status. With the technology sector awash in challenges to white male dominance, the three women

published Oct 30, 2017, 7:18:23 PM, by Jamie Butters and John Lippert (Bloomberg) — Look out, Detroit: Toyota Motor Corp. is on a roll in the U.S. Toyota took 15 percent market share last quarter for the first time since 2009. Its RAV4 car-based sport utility vehicle is the industry’s

published Oct 27, 2017, 4:13:21 PM, by Margaret Talev (Bloomberg) —The U.S. State Department said it would sanction dozens of Russian companies in the country’s defense and intelligence industry, after coming under criticism from lawmakers for missing an Oct. 1 deadline Congress set to punish Russia for its 2016 election

published Oct 29, 2017, 11:23:40 AM, by Ros Krasny and Ben Brody (Bloomberg) — The Republican tax plan, expected to feature sharp reductions to corporate and individual tax rates, won’t raise the U.S. budget deficit over the long term as many economists have forecast, said two Republican lawmakers. “At the