published Jul 21st 2017, 4:53 am, by Zev Chafets (Bloomberg View) —The liberation of Mosul in Iraq and the imminent collapse of the Islamic State’s Syrian capital of Raqqa are wins for President Donald Trump. He was elected on a promise to pound the terrorists into submission, and that is

published Jul 19th 2017, 4:00 pm, by Melissa Cheok (Bloomberg) —Start your day with what’s moving markets in Asia. Sign up here to receive our newsletter. When it comes to raising funds from large groups of anonymous donors over the internet, women come out tops. That could be a boon for

published Jul 19th 2017, 4:42 pm, by Ari Natter (Bloomberg) — House Republicans moved to make it easier to build pipelines from Mexico or Canada, as they sought to prevent a repeat of President Barack Obama’s drawn out rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline. The requirement for a presidential permit

published Jul 18th 2017, 11:10 am, by Noah Smith (Bloomberg View) — When it comes to economics, we spend most of our time thinking about better ways to organize human activity. This is the main purpose of debates about minimum wage, universal health care, deregulation, taxes and other common economic

published Jul 18th 2017, 7:00 am, by Suzanne Woolley (Bloomberg) — With informed discussion, creative thinking, and timely legislative action, Social Security can continue to protect future generations.That boilerplate language has been featured more or less verbatim in the yearly status report from the trustees of the Social Security and

published Jul 18th 2017, 7:00 pm, by Adam Minter (Bloomberg View) —On a recent trip to Shenzhen, in southern China, I came across a subway busker with two tip jars. The first was a cardboard box filled with coins and bills; the second was a small QR code taped to

published Jul 17th 2017, 11:58 am, by Samuel Potter (Bloomberg) —Stocks rose slightly Monday as metals climbed on better-than-expected Chinese growth. The pound fell as Brexit negotiations resumed. The S&P 500 Index added to its gains after reaching a record on Friday. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index swung between gains

published Jul 17th 2017, 4:01 pm, by Ott Ummelas (Bloomberg) —Estonia, the only country in the world where voters elect their leaders through online balloting, is taking steps to fend off potential hacking attacks as cyber-security fears intensify. A software overhaul for the system, introduced in 2005, is ready for

published Jul 17th 2017, 4:27 pm, by Jonathan Bernstein (Bloomberg View) —Donald Trump is personally attempting to stop Republican Senator Jeff Flake’s re-election in Arizona, with the White House reportedly meeting with three potential primary challengers. Flake is no Trump loyalist; he was one of the strongest Republican critics of

published Jul 12th 2017, 1:48 am, by Nizar Manek (Bloomberg) —The U.S. delayed by three months a decision on whether to permanently lift some sanctions imposed on Sudan, making the revocation dependent on the North African country sustaining progress in areas such as anti-terror cooperation. President Donald Trump’s executive order