published Aug 5, 2018, 6:24:17 PM, by Albert R. Hunt (Bloomberg Opinion) — The longest recorded drought in Texas lasted from 1950 to 1957. That doesn’t count the Democrats’ dry spell over the past quarter century. They haven’t won a U.S. Senate or governor’s race since 1990. They’ve lost every

published Aug 5, 2018, 4:00:01 PM, by Gwen Ackerman (Bloomberg) — It’s taken a backlash by Israel’s staunchest Arab supporters to spark one of the biggest outpourings of discontent with the Netanyahu government in years. In a country where distrust between Arab and Jew runs deep, Israel’s Druze community, which

published Aug 2, 2018, 6:01:00 PM, by Suzi Ring (Bloomberg) — A U.K. business lobby called on Prime Minister Theresa May’s government to urgently publish its guidance for a no-deal Brexit scenario, as a survey of executives found less than a third have done any contingency planning. The Institute of

published Aug 2, 2018, 9:31:47 PM, by Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China just lost its ranking as the world’s number two stock market to Japan. After a Thursday slump, Chinese equities were worth $6.09 trillion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That compares with $6.17 trillion in Japan. The U.S.

published Aug 1, 2018, 4:42:02 PM, by Charles Stein, Annie Massa and Felice Maranz (Bloomberg) — Fidelity Investments, having lost billions of dollars in assets to rivals, pulled out some new ammunition to use against them — dropping fees to zero. The move is part of an ongoing reckoning at

published Aug 1, 2018, 6:01:00 PM, by Mathew Carr (Bloomberg) — U.S. exports of coal used by power stations are set to hit a record this year on increased global demand for the nation’s high-energy-content fuel. Steam-coal shipments will probably jump 58 percent to 58 million metric tons this year,

published Aug 1, 2018, 9:29:46 PM, by Andrew Mayeda (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration said it’s weighing whether to increase the proposed tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods to 25 percent from 10 percent, stepping up pressure on Beijing to change its trade practices. President Donald Trump has asked

published Jul 31, 2018 4:00:00 PM, by Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Chinese investors flocked into money-market products at a rate outpacing equities and bonds last quarter, adding to what is already the biggest segment of the nation’s mutual fund industry. Mutual funds investing in low-risk, short-term debt instruments grew 5.4

published Jul 31, 2018 3:54:40 PM, by Eric Martin and Jenny Leonard (Bloomberg) — The U.S. and Mexico are in the final stages of negotiating a deal on rules for cars sold under Nafta, one of the biggest sticking points in discussions to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement,

published Jul 31, 2018 4:33:03 PM, by Mark Gurman (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. projected sales that beat analysts’ estimates, suggesting consumers continue to snap up the company’s high-end iPhones, digital services and wearable devices like AirPods and the Apple Watch. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant expects fiscal fourth-quarter revenue between