published Jun 4th 2017, 7:15 pm, by Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal (Bloomberg) — Every week, hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway take you on a not-so-random walk through hot topics in markets, finance and economics. For the past few years, everyone in markets has been talking about nothing. Market moves have been subdued

published Jun 1st 2017, 11:40 am, by Elizabeth Campbell (Bloomberg) —Illinois had its bond rating downgraded to one step above junk by S&P Global Ratings, the lowest grade that it’s given to a U.S. state on record, as a long-running political stalemate over a budget shows no signs of ending.

published Jun 1st 2017, 6:59 pm, by Tim Loh (Bloomberg) —President Donald Trump just made good on his campaign vow to leave the Paris climate accord. Now, the hard part: making American coal great again. In announcing his withdrawal from the international pact to fight global warming, Trump touted mines

published May 31st 2017, 6:00 pm, by Naureen S. Malik and Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) — America’s natural gas is flowing out of the country at a record pace, helping to ease a supply glut at home while tumbling prices for the fuel entice overseas buyers. When the liquefied natural gas

Is it possible that feet are the starting point for superior athletes? It is a good question that Gary Marinovich has placed emphasis on training the best of athletes at the highest level. The Marinovich name carried weight in football long before Todd Marinovich hit the field at USC. No

published May 22nd 2017, 7:00 am, by Noah Smith (Bloomberg View) — I’ll confess that I once ate a very expensive piece of avocado toast, at a hip coffee shop in Brooklyn, New York. It wasn’t very good, either. So I hear what Australian mega-millionaire Tim Gurner is saying when

published May 31st 2017, 7:39 am, by Megan McArdle (Bloomberg View) —It’s been more than 10 years since I last worked in an office on any regular basis, and remote work has worked for me and my employers. And yet, when I read that Apple and IBM were moving away

published May 31st 2017, 6:50 pm, by Christopher Balding (Bloomberg View) —For the first time ever, China is facing a dreaded prospect: the inverted bond yield curve. The phenomenon, in which long-term interest rates sink below short-term interest rates, has caused some consternation among market-watchers, who know it’s traditionally a

(Note: All Marvel characters and images are property of Marvel Comics Group, no copyright infringement is intended) Stan Lee is a man who has definitely led the life of imagination and fantasy. He is currently 94, a good long life by anyone’s standards. I hope that he will continue for

published May 30th 2017, 3:58 pm, by Scott Soshnick (Bloomberg) —Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush abandoned his effort to buy baseball’s Miami Marlins, leaving Derek Jeter to pursue the club on his own, according to people familiar with the matter. Bush and Jeter won the auction to buy the team last