published Oct 27th 2016, 6:36 am, by Keith Naughton (Bloomberg) — Ford Motor Co. posted third-quarter profit that fell by more than half, buffeted by a slowing U.S. market and higher spending for its premier pickup truck model. Net income dropped to $957 million from $2.19 billion a year earlier,

published Nov 6th 2016, 4:00 pm, by Nisha Gopalan (Bloomberg Gadfly) — No matter who becomes the next occupant of the White House, it’s already clear that it will be tougher for Chinese companies to make acquisitions in the U.S. and elsewhere in the West.Chinese companies have ramped up outside

published Nov 6th 2016, 1:24 am, by Alan Bjerga and Kevin Cirilli (Bloomberg) — Donald Trump was rushed from a stage in Nevada by Secret Service agents after flying from swing state to swing state while Hillary Clinton used her fund-raising edge on get-out-the-vote efforts and TV advertising in a

As social media begins to take over our lives let’s remind ourselves that it is new real estate for most of us. No…..I am not talking about vegetation……but rather digital space. We all seem to keep leveraging social tools like Twitter….FB….Linkedin….etc. They are all great, however along with the new

published Oct 20th 2016, 6:00 am, by Patrick Clark (Bloomberg) — Is it better to buy or rent your home? This is a somewhat silly personal finance trope that assumes a reader is a) living under a bridge and b) has a suitcase full of enough cash to afford a

published Nov 1st 2016, 5:00 am, by Suzanne Woolley (Bloomberg) — If you’re relying blindly on hallowed personal finance averages—planning for 40 years of work, saving 15 percent of salary—you could be in for a rocky retirement. Retirement advice is made to be tailored to our needs and the times.

published Oct 25th 2016, 8:00 am, by Leonid Bershidsky (Bloomberg View) — The U.S. presidential election is not all about Donald Trump’s outrages or Hillary Clinton’s positioning as the the lesser evil. As an outside observer, I see hope in some Americans’ quixotic resolve to stand up to the ugliness

published Nov 2nd 2016, 12:52 pm, by Clive Crook (Bloomberg View) — Canada, let’s agree, has much to teach the world. Following the signing of its new trade deal with the European Union, its lessons on the future of Britain and Europe are especially timely. The Economist just celebrated Canada’s

published Nov 2nd 2016, 5:32 pm, by Ashley Cullins (Hollywood Reporter) – The woman who sued Donald Trump claiming he raped her when she was 13 was set to speak publicly for the first time Wednesday in a press conference – but she backed out at the last minute because

published Nov 2nd 2016, 5:16 pm, by Natalie Jarvey (Hollywood Reporter) – Facebook shares dropped as much as 7 percent after-hours on Wednesday after executives warned that revenue growth would slow next year as its ad load growth tapers off. The comments were made during the company’s third quarter earnings