Great Iron Ore Wave Set to Peter Out as Shippers Hold Steady
published Jan 15, 2018, 6:29:15 PM, by David Stringer (Bloomberg) — Rio Tinto Group forecasts its iron ore shipments will remain flat this year or rise by 3 percent at most, reinforcing market sentiment that a wave of new supply is turning into a trickle. The world’s second-largest exporter expects
Sorry, No One Wants Your Used Clothes Anymore: Adam Minter
published Jan 15, 2018, 3:00:09 PM, by Adam Minter (Bloomberg View) — For decades, the donation bin has offered consumers in rich countries a guilt-free way to unload their old clothing. In a virtuous and profitable cycle, a global network of traders would collect these garments, grade them, and transport
Shunning FAANG Isn’t a Losing Bet for $7 Billion Stock Manager
published Jan 15, 2018, 6:00:00 PM, by Jonas Cho Walsgard (Bloomberg) — Small tech is better than big tech. That view has paid off for Storebrand’s Global Multifactor fund, which also sees small size as perhaps the thing to bet on in 2018 after momentum delivered gains last year. “There
London Housing Woe Endures as Prices Drop to 2 1/2-Year Low
published Jan 14, 2018 6:01:00 PM, by David Goodman (Bloomberg) — The new year brought little cheer for London’s housing market with asking prices dropping to the lowest since August 2015. New sellers cut prices 1.4 percent in January to an average of 600,926 pounds ($821,500), according to a report
Palestinians to ‘Slap Back’ for Trump Jerusalem Move, Abbas Says
published Jan 14, 2018 3:32:45 PM, by Fadwa Hodali, Jonathan Ferziger and Nick Wadhams (Bloomberg) — Palestinians will “slap back” for the humiliation they’ve suffered from the Trump administration and seek to replace the U.S. with other international players in future peace negotiations with Israel, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
Profiting From the Next Market Crash Won’t Be Easy: Satyajit Das
published Jan 14, 2018 3:00:09 PM, by Satyajit Das (Bloomberg View) — Current debates about stock valuations resemble the arcane meditations of medieval monks. But the real drivers are more mundane. Traders, weaned on tales of financial derring-do like “The Big Short,” want to be the ones who profit from
Stop Financial Crimes Against Older Americans: Patrick T. Harker
published Jan 9, 2018, 6:00:20 AM, by Patrick T. Harker (Bloomberg View) — In 2006, Philip Marshall had to make a critical decision: turn in his father for exploiting Philip’s grandmother, or do nothing. Philip’s decision to act revealed to the world what remains perhaps the world’s highest profile case
California’s Brown Draws Wall Street Love for Caution Amid Boom
published Jan 10, 2018, 8:00:00 AM, by Romy Varghese (Bloomberg) — California is raking in cash from surging stocks and is sitting on billions in reserves. Governor Jerry Brown may resist spending much of it, keeping with the fiscal restraint that’s won applause from Wall Street. The Democrat’s proposed budget
Stocks Rise to Records as Dollar, Bond Yields Fall: Markets Wrap
published Jan 11, 2018, 3:48:35 PM, by Jeremy Herron and Kailey Leinz (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks rebounded from the first retreat of the year to set fresh records, as resource producers and industrial shares rallied on optimism in the global economy. The dollar fell and Treasuries halted a decline. The
Trump Again Demands a Wall as Lawmakers Chase Immigration Deal
published Jan 10, 2018, 3:51:09 PM, by Laura Litvan and Toluse Olorunnipa (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said he’s not backing down on funding a border wall in any immigration deal as lawmakers from both parties were rushing to cobble together an agreement that can survive hardliners’ opposition and win