
The Travel Habits of Highly Successful CEOs
published Aug 17, 2017 9:16:41 AM, by Nikki Ekstein (Bloomberg) —In the era of the humble brag, it’s harder than ever to know how your boss travels. Assuming he or she is the type that likes to share, you might see a suggestion of a private jet or a swanky

U.K. Is Said to Set Out More Detailed Brexit Vision Next Week
published Aug 17, 2017 6:00:01 PM, by Ian Wishart and Alex Morales (Bloomberg) — The U.K. is preparing to give further details of its approach to Brexit next week when it lays out positions in at least three different areas that it wants to negotiate with the European Union. Prime

Too Much Power Lies in Tech Companies’ Hands: Stephen L. Carter
published Aug 17, 2017 5:13:38 PM, by Stephen L. Carter (Bloomberg View) — The Daily Stormer is finally off the internet. Well, the public internet anyway. Earlier this week, the hate-spewing white supremacist site lost its domain name registration when it was kicked off first GoDaddy and then Google for

Women and Family: Going Dark by Brad Weisman
I don’t mean “Going Dark” in the way that implies something depressing, but rather applying the very principal to “focus”. We all (including myself) lack focus and attention to detail on the things that matter. It is often work and even at times family we might neglect due to a

Netflix Gets Wake-Up Call as Disney Plots Exit From Online Rival
published Aug 8th 2017, 5:28 pm, by Anousha Sakoui (Bloomberg) —Netflix got a wake-up call from Walt Disney Co. Disney, the world’s biggest entertainment company, said Tuesday it will stop supplying new Disney- and Pixar-brand movies to Netflix starting in 2019 and launch an online product of its own, going

Iraq’s New Bond Is Swamped With Orders. Greed Beats Fear: Gadfly
published Aug 2nd 2017, 10:00 pm, by Marcus Ashworth (Bloomberg Gadfly) —If Argentina can raise money for 100 years, and Greece can print bonds despite still being in a bailout — then why not Iraq? The war-torn country has defied conventional logic by issuing a $1 billion five-year security on

U.S. Says It Will Fight `Distortions’ Caused by China’s Economy
published Jul 31st 2017, 5:21 pm, by Andrew Mayeda (Bloomberg) —The U.S. said it will combat the “distortions” to the world economy created by China’s economic system, especially in markets for steel and aluminum. In a report to Congress, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said its primary goal is to

Trump Pivots Back to Blame `Both Sides’ for Virginia Melee
published Aug 15, 2017 5:53:01 PM, by Toluse Olorunnipa, Jennifer Epstein and Justin Sink (Bloomberg) — A day after belatedly faulting white supremacists for deadly clashes in Virginia, President Donald Trump returned to his controversial position that there was “blame on both sides” for the weekend violence, saying that liberal

China Reclaims Spot as World’s Biggest Holder of Treasuries
published Aug 15, 2017 4:33:56 PM, by Andrew Mayeda and Katherine Greifeld (Bloomberg) — China reclaimed its position as the top foreign owner of U.S. Treasuries after increasing its holdings for the fifth straight month. China’s holdings of U.S. bonds, notes and bills rose to $1.15 trillion in June, up

Red-Hot Tech Stocks Lose Some Big Supporters: The Daily Prophet
published Aug 15, 2017 3:30:07 PM, by Robert Burgess (Bloomberg Prophets) —The rally this year in U.S. stocks has been defined by its lack of breadth. Put another way, without the eye-popping returns of a few high-flying technology stocks, the performance of the market would look very different — and