published Sep 15th 2016, 5:56 pm, by Perry Williams (Bloomberg) — Oil headed for a weekly loss on speculation a global crude glut will persist as disrupted supply returns and demand growth slows. Futures fell 0.7 percent in New York, extending a weekly decline to 5 percent. OPEC members Libya

published Sep 15th 2016, 5:00 pm, by Luzi Ann Javier and Megan Durisin (Bloomberg) — For commodities, 2016 started with a bang. If history is any guide, it will end with a whimper. The Bloomberg Commodity Index, tracking returns for 22 components, is heading for a third-quarter slump after posting

published Sep 15th 2016, 5:25 pm, by Michelle Fay Cortez and Jennifer Jacobs (Bloomberg) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is in “excellent physical health,” according to his longtime doctor Harold Bornstein, who on Thursday provided a range of details from the candidate’s laboratory reports for the first time. Trump’s

published Sep 6th 2016, 8:51 am, by Jennifer Jacobs and Kevin Cirilli (Bloomberg) —Nearly three weeks ago, Donald Trump began a blunt appeal to Hispanics and blacks. With his “what the hell do you have to lose?” line, his talk of softening his stance on immigrants residing in the country illegally,

published Sep 14th 2016, 5:48 pm, by Mark Gurman and Alexandre Boksenbaum-Granier (Bloomberg) —Samsung Electronics Co., under pressure from consumers for longer-lasting batteries that charge faster, pushed the limits of lithium-ion technology. The effort backfired when some of its new Note 7 handsets caught fire and exploded. Building a better

published Sep 12th 2016, 4:00 am, by Ben Steverman (Bloomberg) —Most people go to the doctor for medical advice. Why can’t we all get a checkup for our financial health, too? The short answer is it’s expensive, since there’s no health insurer to cover the prognosis of your nest egg. For average

published Sep 13th 2016, 10:54 am, by Joseph Ciolli and Oliver Renick (Bloomberg) —A rebound rally Monday was just a brief reprieve for U.S. stocks, as a selloff resumed amid renewed weakness in crude oil and as investors remained on edge over central banks’ ability to bolster growth. The Dow

published Sep 12th 2016, 1:18 pm, by Gwen Ackerman (Bloomberg) —At a meeting Monday in Tel Aviv, Facebook Inc.’s  Joel Kaplan and Monika Bickert heard Israeli ministers loud and clear: the social network must do more to eliminate the incitement of terrorism on its pages. “The internet can’t be allowed

published Sep 13th 2016, 4:13 pm, by Leonid Bershidsky (Bloomberg View) —The World Anti-Doping Agency’s database has been hacked, and a  group that has sarcastically adopted the name “Fancy Bear” — a designation given by the cybersecurity industry to a suspected Russian government-sponsored hacking operation — has published data about

I am currently reading a book entitled, George Washington’s Sacred Fire by Jerry Newcombe and Peter Liliback, Ph.D., published in 2006. It is a close examination of the religious comments and actions of George Washington as a child and as an adult. The authors discuss Washington’s education in detail. Schools,