published Apr 6, 2018 3:32:16 PM, by Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) — A cyberattack that U.S. natural gas pipeline owners weren’t required to report has lawmakers taking a closer look at how the industry is handling such threats, raising the prospect of tighter regulation. In website notices to customers this

published Apr 8, 2018 9:33:55 AM, by Francis Wilkinson (Bloomberg View) — Austin’s Bar and Grill on 151st Street in Olathe, Kansas, would look familiar to many suburbanites. The walls are cluttered with television sets featuring basketball, baseball, tennis — even football out of season. The two-dimensional athletes loom over

published Apr 8, 2018 12:22:19 PM, by Ros Krasny and Shobhana Chandra (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump predicted China will be first to buckle as the world’s largest economies teeter on the brink of a trade war that’s sent financial markets reeling, without indicating where his assessment sprang from. “China

published Mar 27, 2018, 12:30:11 AM, by Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry (Bloomberg View) — French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced last week his government’s plan to “fight racism” to much fanfare. The cause is a worthy one (who can be against fighting racism?), but sadly the plan is a disaster. The government

published Apr 5, 2018, 6:19:01 PM, by Matthew Burgess (Bloomberg) — U.S. equity futures tumbled in Asian trading after President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Trade Representative to consider an additional $100 billion in tariffs on Chinese products. S&P 500 Index futures fell 1.2 percent as of 8:06 a.m. in

published Apr 5, 2018, 6:56:15 PM, by Toluse Olorunnipa and Andrew Mayeda (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump ordered his administration to consider imposing tariffs on an additional $100 billion in Chinese imports, a salvo that sent U.S. stock futures tumbling on concern the world’s two largest economies were hurtling toward

published Apr 4, 2018 3:57:32 PM, by Noah Buhayar (Bloomberg) — Homebuyers in the red-hot San Francisco real estate market appear to be unfazed by stock-market volatility and tax-law changes. The median sale price of a house in the city soared to $1.6 million in the first quarter, an almost

published Apr 4, 2018 4:35:58 PM, by Steve Matthews and Matthew Boesler (Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve officials warn an escalating trade dispute between the U.S. and China is adding an unwelcome layer of doubt to an otherwise bright economic outlook, though it’s premature to say what the fallout means for

published Apr 4, 2018 4:00:00 PM, by James Paton (Bloomberg) — Nobody likes taxes, but new research shows they can be good for your health. Taxing products such as soda, alcohol and tobacco can steer consumers toward healthier choices and avert a ruinous tumble in which obesity fuels disease and

published Apr 3, 2018 6:40:56 PM, by Jennifer Epstein and Justin Sink (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said he plans to deploy the U.S. military to guard the border with Mexico and has told Mexican leaders he would abandon the North American Free Trade Agreement without assurances of help on