published Aug 31, 2017 7:01:06 PM, by Lisa Fleisher (Bloomberg) — 1) The U.S. Military Needs More Good Dogs Highly trained dogs are in high demand by border patrol units, private security firms, the U.S. military and other agencies. They can cost $25,000 apiece—and that’s before additional training that can

published Sep 6, 2017 3:22:31 PM, by Sarah McGregor (Bloomberg) — The U.S. slapped sanctions on three current and former South Sudanese officials in President Salva Kiir’s government for their alleged roles in destabilizing the African nation and “enriching” themselves through corruption. The U.S. blacklisted South Sudan’s army deputy chief

published Sep 6, 2017 5:03:27 PM, by Peter Elstrom and Brad Stone (Bloomberg) — In China, parents are desperately seeking good teachers for their children. A number of local tech startups are meeting that demand; one is even connecting them with American tutors halfway across the world. This week, Bloomberg

published Sep 6, 2017 1:51:59 PM, by Matthew Boyle (Bloomberg) —Your move, Bezos. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to open its 1,000th online grocery pickup location in a very strategic location: the Seattle area, hometown of rival Amazon.com Inc. The brick-and-mortar giant is letting customers in that area order food online

published Sep 5, 2017 5:30:01 PM, by Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about imposing widespread sanctions on China for propping up North Korea’s economy may put pressure on some of its banks and oil companies. Harsh critics of China’s support for its neighbor have argued that American

published Sep 5, 2017 6:31:06 PM, by David Tweed and Sam Kim (Bloomberg) — A few months ago, South Korean President Moon Jae-in took office promising a new era of engagement with North Korea. Now he’s pushing for a military overhaul to keep Kim Jong Un’s regime at bay. In

published Sep 5, 2017 7:00:15 PM, by Karen Weise (Bloomberg) — Shashi Ramchandani, who manages a team of engineers at Google, has never been shy about being a conservative working in Silicon Valley. He showed coworkers emails he exchanged with Ivanka Trump after he mailed her photos he took at

published Sep 4, 2017 5:34:59 PM, by Amy Stillman (Bloomberg) — As much of the U.S. shut down for Monday’s Labor Day holiday, Gulf Coast refiners continued their recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. Valero Energy Corp. returned two Texas refineries to pre-storm fuel-making rates while three other plants

(Bloomberg) — U.S. equity investors aren’t done with Europe even after enjoying their best returns in eight years. Those who bought European stocks in dollars have already seen gains of about 17 percent this year, and the prospect of another leg up is keeping them hooked. The two largest U.S.

published Sep 4, 2017 5:37:51 PM, by Andreea Papuc (Bloomberg) — Gold and the yen maintained gains in early Asian trading as the United Nations Security Council met to discuss the threat from North Korea. S&P 500 Index futures were little changed, with the cash market closed on Monday for