published Jul 14th 2016, 8:17 pm, by Helene Fouquet (Bloomberg) — France has been on maximum security alert for most of the past 18 months, hit by multiple terrorist attacks that have left nearly 230 people dead and hundreds injured. President Francois Hollande declared a state of emergency after the

published Jul 14th 2016, 6:45 pm, by Mark Deen, Gregory Viscusi and Phil Serafino (Bloomberg) — France again was put on a terror footing as a truck drove into a late-night crowd in Nice on the country’s Mediterranean coast, killing at least 70 people as the nation celebrated its Bastille

published Jul 14th 2016, 7:00 pm, by Angela Greiling Keane (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama engaged in a verbal tussle with the Texas lieutenant governor, defended Black Lives Matter and held an impromptu meeting with the daughter of a Staten Island man killed by police as he spent another day

published Jul 13th 2016, 11:15 pm, by Amrith Ramkumar (Bloomberg) —Young Americans are likelier to have children without marrying than older Americans. Not so surprising. But they are even more likely to do so amid high income inequality, a study released today in American Sociological Review finds. Lead author Andrew

published Jul 14th 2016, 1:22 am, by Nicolas Veron (Bloomberg View) —If there is a silver lining for the world of finance from the Brexit vote it is this: that the departure of Britain offers the European Union a chance to complete much-needed reforms to the Continent’s lagging capital markets.

published Jul 14th 2016, 2:42 am, by Okech Francis (Bloomberg) —The United Nations peacekeeping chief said the situation in South Sudan remains “fluid and uncertain” following days of fighting in the capital between forces loyal to the country’s leader and his deputy that claimed more than 270 lives. Clashes erupted

published Jul 1st 2016, 8:19 am, by Jennifer Jacobs and Kevin Cirilli (Bloomberg) —As Donald Trump tries to build the kind of coalition that could win him the White House, he’s trying to master a tightrope walk with evangelical Christians who helped fuel his rise to the top of the Republican

published Jul 12th 2016, 4:00 pm, by David Wainer (Bloomberg) —Shriveling exports have sent some of Israel’s top business leaders clamoring for government aid. But some of the government’s leading economists say it’s time for the government to stop its practice of propping up export companies. Though Israel historically has relied

published Jul 8th 2016, 6:17 pm, by Polly Mosendz and Suzanne Woolley (Bloomberg) —As America absorbed the news of five murdered Dallas police officers, Frederick Frazier grimly signed $2,000 checks, one after another. They were for the families of the slain. “So many people are calling and want to donate food, travel,

published Jul 11th 2016, 4:32 pm, by Jeremy Herron and Joseph Ciolli (Bloomberg) —Stocks rose, sending the S&P 500 Index to an all-time high on speculation the U.S. economy remains strong enough to propel global growth without forcing the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. The dollar climbed with industrial