published Feb 23rd 2017, 7:30 am, by Patricia Laya (Bloomberg) — The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits increased last week, while staying within a range that shows subdued firings. Jobless claims rose by 6,000 to 244,000 in the week ended Feb. 18, a report from the Labor Department

published Feb 23rd 2017, 6:24 am, by Victoria Bateman (Bloomberg View) — Not so long ago economists appeared to rule the world. The globalization reaching into every home was christened the brainchild of neoliberal economics. But when things began to go wrong, starting in 2007, economists took a beating. Now,

published Feb 21st 2017, 4:00 pm, by Junheng Li (Bloomberg View) — North Korea’s test of a ballistic missile on Feb. 11 and the assassination of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of Kim Jong Un, in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 13, are a reminder of two uncomfortable facts. First,

published Feb 21st 2017, 6:00 pm, by Catherine Traywick and Laura Blewitt (Bloomberg) — The hints of a pipeline spill are subtle: the hiss of rushing fluid, a streak of rainbow sheen. Tucked far below ground, a ruptured line can escape notice for days or even weeks, especially in the

published Feb 21st 2017, 6:36 pm, by Adam Haigh (Bloomberg) — Bulls relinquished some of their grip on stocks as a global rally stalled in Asia and the yen strengthened. Japan’s Topix index briefly erased an early gain as the yen climbed, with equities in Sydney lower and Seoul’s Kospi

published Feb 17th 2017, 5:51 am, by Chris Stokel-Walker (Bloomberg) — When the treadmill simply won’t do, there’s always another option — fly to France to be coached by Olympians. A new, five-day boot camp aimed at amateur — and well-heeled — triathletes, cyclists and runners offers the chance to

published Feb 20th 2017, 4:00 pm, by Jonathan Ferziger (Bloomberg) — When U.S. President Donald Trump said Feb. 15 that Israelis and Palestinians could hash out for themselves whether the answer to their decades-old conflict is one state or two, he resuscitated an option previous administrations had buried. Below is

published Feb 20th 2017, 5:15 pm, by Matthew Winkler (Bloomberg View) — With populists emulating autocrats from Azerbaijan to Zimbabwe, free markets are being forced to confront crony capitalism. One response is visible in the reversal of fortunes of Malaysia and Indonesia. The two nations still wrestle with the politics

published Feb 16th 2017, 1:05 pm, by Noah Feldman (Bloomberg View) — For the last several years it has been increasingly common to hear Israelis and Palestinians alike say that the two-state solution to their struggles is dead and that the time has come to discuss a one-state solution. U.S.

published Feb 16th 2017, 11:01 pm, by Michelle Jamrisko (Bloomberg) — As nations the world over struggle to accommodate, or stem, the flow of a record number of migrants, economists are trying to make sense of the surge in data on how both refugees and the communities they land in