
China Is Said to Crack Down on Cryptocurrency Loophole
published Feb 27, 2018, 7:37:26 PM, by Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China is opening a new front in its battle against cryptocurrencies, targeting platforms that allow the nation’s investors to trade digital assets on overseas exchanges, people familiar with the matter said. Regulators are planning to scrutinize the Chinese bank

FedEx Says It Will Keep NRA Discounts Despite Calls for Boycott
published Feb 26, 2018, 4:30:19 PM, by Mary Schlangenstein (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. is maintaining discounts for members of the National Rifle Association, even as calls for a boycott mount on social media after a deadly school shooting in Florida. The courier said it “has never set or changed rates

Bank of America to Open 500 U.S. Branches, Expand Into Ohio
published Feb 26, 2018, 6:58:50 PM, by Laura J. Keller (Bloomberg) — Bank of America Corp. plans to open 500 branches across the U.S. during the next four years, including an expansion of its retail business into Ohio. Consumer-banking services will be available in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, the

China Now Faces the Downsides of Dictatorship: Noah Feldman
published Feb 26, 2018, 5:55:40 PM, by Noah Feldman (Bloomberg View) — China’s nearly 30 year experiment with time-limited government is officially coming to an end. The Chinese Communist Party has suggested amending China’s constitution to allow President Xi Jinping to serve more than two five-year terms. Considering that the

New York’s Housing Market Splits the City in Two: Justin Fox
published Feb 22, 2018, 12:31:32 PM, by Justin Fox (Bloomberg View) — New York City has added an estimated 488,478 housing units since 1991. For a city that has added 1.1 million jobs over that same period, that’s not great, but it’s not terrible, either. Where things get complicated —

As Brexit Tensions Rise, EU’s Other Big Spat Edges Toward Truce
published Feb 25, 2018, 6:01:00 PM, by Ewa Krukowska, Jonathan Stearns and Wojciech Moskwa (Bloomberg) — Poland may be digging in over a Holocaust law that’s alarmed the U.S. and angered Israel, but a longer-running battle with its European Union allies might be about to reach some sort of truce.

The Car of the Future Will Sell Your Data
published Feb 20, 2018, 4:00:15 AM, by Gabrielle Coppola and David Welch (Bloomberg) — Picture this: You’re driving home from work, contemplating what to make for dinner, and as you idle at a red light near your neighborhood pizzeria, an ad offering $5 off a pepperoni pie pops up on

National Rifle Association Loses Card Deal With Omaha Bank
published Feb 22, 2018, 3:37:48 PM, by Jenny Surane and Polly Mosendz (Bloomberg) — First National Bank of Omaha plans to drop its co-brand credit-card agreement with the National Rifle Association after hearing from customers in the wake of the latest mass shootings. “Customer feedback has caused us to review

This Wall Street Inflation Scare Looks Tamer Than the One in ’16
published Feb 22, 2018, 4:26:51 PM, by Matthew Boesler (Bloomberg) — The last time investors’ inflation expectations rose as much and fast as they have recently was in the final months of 2016, thanks in large part to the unexpected election of U.S. President Donald Trump. After retreating in mid-2017,

Defectors Reveal Harsh Life for North Korea’s Sports Ambassadors
published Feb 22, 2018, 5:13:24 PM, by Jihye Lee and Kurumi Mori (Bloomberg) — The North Korean athletes and performers taking part in the Winter Olympics in South Korea are central to Kim Jong Un’s charm offensive against an international community worried over his nuclear ambitions. But the accounts of