published Nov 6, 2017, 6:07:00 PM, by Connor Cislo and Maiko Takahashi (Bloomberg) — Donald Trump again attacked Japan over trade on Monday, saying during a visit to Tokyo that the nation’s automakers should “try building your cars in the United States instead of shipping them over.” Japanese officials could

published Nov 5, 2017, 4:59:04 PM, by Arie Shapira (Bloomberg) —A procession of shocking news out of Saudi Arabia, including the arrests of dozens of high-profile nationals, sparked a whipsaw session in the country’s stock market, which initially sold off as much as 2.2 percent before paring losses to end

published Nov 5, 2017, 6:01:00 PM, by Brian Swint (Bloomberg) — U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will tell one of the nation’s biggest business groups that she backs a Brexit transition period to give companies more certainty, while urging executives to be more optimistic about the process. “A strictly time-limited

published Nov 5, 2017, 7:00:10 PM, by Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway (Bloomberg) — Subscribe to the Bloomberg Odd Lots podcast (Pocket Casts) Subscribe to the Bloomberg Odd Lots podcast (iTunes) Every week, hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway take you on a not-so-random walk through hot topics in markets,

published Nov 2, 2017, 3:59:14 PM, by Lynnley Browning, Laura Davison and Matt Townsend (Bloomberg) — Several of the biggest U.S. companies — including Apple and Procter & Gamble — would no longer be able to escape taxes on the trillions in overseas profits they’ve accumulated, under a tax bill

published Nov 2, 2017, 7:33:46 PM, by David Tweed, Justin Sink and Isabel Reynolds (Bloomberg) —Donald Trump will spend 10 days touring Asia on his first visit as U.S. president, traveling to five countries and attending several summits. One man he won’t see could loom largest over his trip. North

Bloomberg View) —For decades, there were private whispers. But not very private. Given how many women have now come forward, virtually all of Hollywood must have known at least that Harvey Weinstein used business pretexts to secure sexual gratification. So much for the usual recriminations over who knew what and

published Nov 1, 2017, 2:53:03 PM, by Nacha Cattan (Bloomberg) — Mexico’s a dangerous place for journalists, who are often targeted by drug cartels. There’s another, more insidious threat to press freedom — one that may influence who wins power in next year’s elections. It comes from politicians, and their

published Nov 1, 2017, 1:37:56 PM, by Henry Goldman (Bloomberg) — Sayfullo Saipov, the man arrested for running over and killing eight people on a bike path in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday, planned the attack for weeks and consulted instructions published by Islamic State on the Internet, police said. “He

published Oct 31, 2017, 7:01:00 PM, by Rakteem Katakey (Bloomberg) —Oil supermajors are getting back to their normal way of life after surviving a price slump that shook the foundations of their business. BP Plc gave the boldest signal yet that the worst of the downturn was over, announcing on