Three Ways to Protect Your 401(k) If Trump Kills the Fiduciary Rule
published Feb 3rd 2017, 10:34 am, by Ben Steverman (Bloomberg) — A new move by President Donald Trump may mean higher costs for individual investors and retirement plans, especially 401(k)s offered by small businesses. The good news, though, is that you can protect yourself against his order, which delays and
Israel Passes a Law It Knows Is Unconstitutional: Noah Feldman
published Feb 7th 2017, 1:52 pm, by Noah Feldman (Bloomberg View) — A law passed Monday by Israel’s Knesset potentially puts the country in violation of international law by retroactively legalizing 4,000 homes built by Jewish settlers on private Palestinian land. But remarkably, the possibility of war-crimes charges isn’t the
May’s Winning Offer to Brexit Rebels: A Vote on Final EU Deal
published Feb 7th 2017, 4:10 pm, by Tim Ross and Robert Hutton (Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Theresa May kept her plan to trigger Brexit on track after defeating a rebellion from some of her own Conservative Party colleagues by promising them a vote on the final deal with the European
Indian Billionaire Senses U.S. Bonanza From Trump’s Tax Agenda
published Feb 6th 2017, 3:00 pm, by Anuchit Nguyen (Bloomberg) — Billionaire Aloke Lohia sees the possibility of a major boost for his petrochemical company Indorama Ventures Pcl, courtesy of President Donald Trump’s tax agenda. The Bangkok-based maker of plastics used in items such as Coca-Cola Co. bottles generates about
Google China App Entry Won’t Be Something to Shout About: Gadfly
published Feb 6th 2017, 3:31 pm, by Tim Culpan (Bloomberg Gadfly) — Alphabet Inc.’s Google Play mobile app store may finally find its way into China. NetEase Inc., China’s second-largest online games provider, approached Google to form a joint venture to launch the app download service in the country, The
Israel’s Knesset Legalizes Settlement Outposts in the West Bank
published Feb 6th 2017, 4:06 pm, by David Wainer and Michael S. Arnold (Bloomberg) — Israel’s Parliament passed a controversial bill legalizing West Bank settlement outposts as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was en route home from meeting the U.K. prime minister. Speaking with reporters in London on Monday after meeting
*Colleges to Trump: Keep Out
published Jan 30th 2017, 9:11 pm, by Zara Kessler (Bloomberg) — U.S. universities are grappling with President Donald Trump’s executive order curtailing immigration and its implications for their eclectic faculty and student bodies. Here are excerpts of their responses — angry, passionate, and personal. A threat to higher education, and
Investors Have Never Loved OPEC So Much as Cartel Sticks to Cuts
published Feb 5th 2017, 6:01 pm, by Jessica Summers (Bloomberg) — Investors are betting big that OPEC’s cuts are real. Money managers are the most bullish ever on West Texas Intermediate crude for a second week as signs show OPEC and other nations are slashing production. The group cut supply
Trump Speaks of ‘Strong Support’ for NATO in Call With Leader
published Feb 5th 2017, 6:32 pm, by Patricia Laya (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump pressed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s general secretary on how to encourage member nations to pay more for their defense while expressing “strong support” from the U.S. for the alliance, according to a readout of the
Invest Smarter by Breaking Your Filter Bubble: Barry Ritholtz
published Feb 2nd 2017, 10:51 am, by Barry Ritholtz (Bloomberg View) — Consumers of media: You are doing it all wrong.Since the election, your personal filter bubble has been a big topic of conversation. Media sources consumed by both the coastal elite and fly-over-country Americans were each shown to suffer