published Oct 11th 2016, 9:52 am, by Jing Cao (Bloomberg) — Amazon.com Inc. is planning to build convenience stores and develop curbside pickup locations for food shoppers in its latest move to expand into groceries, The Wall Street Journal reported. Amazon’s stores will sell perishable goods including milk and meats,

published Oct 11th 2016, 9:14 am, by Netty Ismail and Lilian Karunungan (Bloomberg) —The dollar advanced for a second day as traders increased bets the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this year and as a jump in oil prices Monday helped push up Treasury yields. The U.S. currency strengthened

published Oct 11th 2016, 3:31 pm, by Lynnley Browning (Bloomberg) — Donald Trump’s proposal to offer all businesses a flat 15 percent income-tax rate would prompt workers to try to cut their tax bills by turning themselves into “self-employed” contractors — without leaving their current employer — according to a

published Oct 10th 2016, 8:27 am, by Adam Tiouririne (Bloomberg) —Sunday’s presidential debate ended with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump naming one positive thing they respect in each other. But first came more than an hour of brutal political warfare. Eighty interruptions whizzed among Clinton, Trump, and the moderators during

published Oct 10th 2016, 7:14 pm, by Min Jeong Lee and Hiroyuki Sekine (Bloomberg) —Asian stocks rose as energy shares rallied on expectations major crude producers will work to tighten output, while equities in Japan gained as the yen weakened for a second day. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index added

published Oct 10th 2016, 3:35 pm, by Arit John (Bloomberg) —Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence offered a full-throated defense of Donald Trump days after the release of a video last week that captured Trump making lewd comments about women, citing his running mate’s dedication and his own Christian faith. “It’s been an interesting

published Oct 4th 2016, 6:00 am, by Seth Porges (Bloomberg) — Take a long, slow breath. Really, it’ll help. The idea that breathing exercises can somehow calm you down is an ancient one—yoga isn’t a recent development, you know. But few people understand exactly how breathing can relieve stress on

published Oct 9th 2016, 10:16 am, by Francis Wilkinson (Bloomberg View) — Russell Moore is not surprised. In 2015, the president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention warned his fellow conservative evangelical Christians about a political candidate whose entire life was devoted to egotism

published Oct 9th 2016, 6:01 pm, by John Ainger (Bloomberg) — U.K. businesses have become more cautious about the outlook and may be less inclined to invest and hire since the vote to leave the European Union, according to the British Chambers of Commerce. Citing “muted business investment intentions,” the

published Oct 7th 2016, 4:00 am, by Suzanne Woolley (Bloomberg) — It’s the economy again, stupid. The presidential race has been dominated by debate over job creation, retirement, and other tenets of economic security, along with looming questions over race in America and threats from abroad. The future of Social