published Dec 11, 2017, 4:00:40 AM, by Cass R Sunstein (Bloomberg View) — One of the most spectacularly successful ideas in all of behavioral economics is Save More Tomorrow, by which employers ask employees if they would like to give some portion of their future wage increases to their retirement

published Dec 17, 2017, 3:09:33 PM, by Jake Rudnitsky (Bloomberg) — Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Donald Trump for the second time in four days, this time to thank the president for Central Intelligence Agency information that lead to the breakup of a suspected Islamic State cell. The information

published Dec 13, 2017, 4:00:24 AM, by Sabrina Willmer and Nishant Kumar (Bloomberg) — “Alexa … will I meet my retirement goal?” “You are not on track to meet your retirement goal,” replies Amazon.com Inc.’s voice-activated digital assistant, with not a bit of sugar-coating. Then she suggests turning over $76

published Dec 14, 2017, 6:01:00 PM, by Grant Smith (Bloomberg) — The two most critical forecasts of global oil markets offer contrasting visions for 2018: one in which OPEC finally succeeds in clearing a supply glut, and another where that goal remains elusive. In the estimation of the Organization of

published Dec 14, 2017, 7:48:06 PM, by Adam Haigh (Bloomberg) — Stocks in Asia declined and the dollar headed for its first weekly drop this month as investors assessed messages from Federal Reserve and European Central Bank meetings this week and amid lingering concerns about the Republican tax overhaul package.

published Dec 13, 2017, 4:54:14 PM, by Jim Efstathiou Jr. (Bloomberg) — Some of last year’s crazy weather — including extreme heat around the world to unusually warm waters in the Bering Sea — can be blamed on man-made climate change, according to a report from a group of weather

published Dec 13, 2017, 4:35:09 PM, by Jef Feeley and Anders Melin (Bloomberg) — Some Liberty Tax Inc. investors have lost patience with founder John Hewitt. A pension fund is asking a judge to order Hewitt to relinquish his controlling stake in the national tax-preparation service after an internal review

published Dec 11, 2017, 7:48:50 AM, by Sahil Kapur (Bloomberg) — A funny thing happened when Congress approved a tax cut for the middle class eight years ago: Most Americans didn’t notice. The 2009 economic-stimulus bill contained a one-year tax break worth $800 for married couples in 95 percent of

published Dec 12, 2017, 4:00:00 AM, by Julie Verhage, Selina Wang and Jenny Surane (Bloomberg) — For the financial technology industry, 2017 will be defined as the year that the threat of tech giants grew stronger, artificial intelligence cemented its importance and some startups applied to become banks. What to

published Dec 12, 2017, 2:12:26 PM, by Margaret Talev (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump’s top national security adviser described Russia and China as “revisionist powers” posing bellicose threats to the U.S. in a muscular speech that went further than his boss has in criticizing the two countries. “Geopolitics are back