After Day of Disunity, Melania Trump Offers Glimpse of Husband’s Softer Side
published Jul 18th 2016, 10:02 pm, by Justin Sink, John McCormick and Mark Niquette (Bloomberg) — Donald Trump capped the first night of his nominating convention by having his wife make the case for him as a man, father and president, delivering a message of unity on a day marked
Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day
published Jul 19th 2016, 5:56 am, by Lorcan Roche Kelly (Bloomberg) — We’re searching for Brexit impact, Goldman earnings are due, and Turkey may be cut to junk. Here are some of the things people in markets are talking about today. Brexit effects All eyes remain on U.K. economic data
Dollar Climbs Before Data Seen Showing Housing Sector Resilient
published Jul 19th 2016, 6:21 am, by Anchalee Worrachate and Kevin Buckland (Bloomberg) —The dollar advanced before an economic report on Tuesday that analysts forecast will show resilience in the U.S. housing sector. Bloomberg’s Dollar Spot Index rose for a third day. Economic data this week are forecast to show
Seven Places Where You Can Work Out With Actual Olympians
published Jul 11th 2016, 8:38 am, by Sandra Ramani (Bloomberg) —You don’t need to fly to Rio to get up close and personal with gold medalists. In fact, you can get training time with some of the world’s best athletes at vacation spots in nearly any corner of the globe.
Evangelical Support for Trump Was Preordained: Francis Wilkinson
published Jul 17th 2016, 10:45 am, by Francis Wilkinson (Bloomberg View) — Will Mike Pence help Donald Trump win over Christian conservatives? White evangelical voters who are put off by Trump’s misogyny, racism or astonishing business ethics won’t be swayed by the addition to the ticket of a conservative Midwesterner
*United Suspends Pilot Who Called for Hanging Hillary Clinton
published Jul 17th 2016, 4:50 pm, by Doni Bloomfield (Bloomberg) — United Airlines suspended pilot and Republican West Virginia lawmaker Michael Folk from flying pending an investigation after he said Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton should be executed. “This pilot has been removed from flying pending our investigation,” United Continental
U.S. Stock Futures Show No Signs of Panic Over Turmoil in Turkey
published Jul 17th 2016, 5:05 pm, by Oliver Renick (Bloomberg) — U.S. stock-index futures rose at the open, erasing losses triggered by the failed military coup in Turkey, a sign American markets will be spared financial fallout from unrest in the Mediterranean nation. Futures contracts on the S&P 500 Index
France on Top Alert After 7th Terror Attack in Eighteen Months
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
Truck Rams Crowd Killing 70 in Bastille Day Attack in Nice
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
‘Black Lives Matter’ Protesters Don’t Oppose Police, Obama Says
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