published Oct 2nd 2016, 5:00 pm, by Noah Feldman (Bloomberg View) — The last Supreme Court term was strange by accident. Justice Antonin Scalia’s death in February left the court with only eight members, and several 4-4 decisions left major issues unresolved. Anticipated decisions on religious liberty, union dues and

published Oct 2nd 2016, 4:00 pm, by Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg Gadfly) — The profession of providing tender loving care to the wealth of the world’s rich people is heading for its annus horribilis. Private bankers in Asia could deal with 2017 — and the headaches the year will bring —

published Sep 29th 2016, 3:09 pm, by Jeff Wilson (Bloomberg) — To understand one of the main reasons why wheat producers are having such a tough time, talk to Oklahoma cattle feeder Hitch Enterprises Inc. The closely held company has the capacity to feed 90,000 cattle and raise 300,000 hogs

published Sep 29th 2016, 1:21 pm, by Shira Ovide (Bloomberg Gadfly) — If horror-film villain Freddy Krueger had threatened terror for nine movies but never followed through with evil acts, eventually movie-goers would have stopped being scared of him. Google is at risk of becoming that neutered Freddy Krueger. For

published Sep 26th 2016, 6:17 am, by Suzanne Woolley (Bloomberg) — Jobs and wages. Taxes and Social Security. Student debt and retirement. Child care. These are just a few of the crucial areas in which the policies of the next president will affect the financial security of all Americans, and

published Sep 28th 2016, 11:30 am, by Steven T. Dennis and James Rowley (Bloomberg) — The Senate defied a last-ditch lobbying effort by the White House and Saudi Arabia by voting Wednesday to override President Barack Obama’s veto of a bill that would allow the kingdom to be sued for

published Sep 28th 2016, 11:50 am, by Nacha Cattan and Andrea Navarro (Bloomberg) — Cisco Systems Inc. plans to spend as much as $4 billion in Mexico through 2018 to expand production, creating jobs in the country even as the American company cuts its global workforce by 7 percent. The

published Sep 28th 2016, 11:34 am, by Elaine Ou (Bloomberg View) — SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made a splash at the International Astronautical Conference in Mexico with his plans for an Interplanetary Transport System, along with a disturbingly inspirational ultimatum: “There are really two fundamental paths. One path is we

published Sep 27th 2016, 6:45 am, by Suzanne Woolley (Bloomberg) — “Tax drag” doesn’t sound very pleasant, and it isn’t. It’s the friction that taxes inflict on your investment returns, robbing you of easy, risk-free additional money you could be making to live on in retirement. Why aren’t you making

published Sep 27th 2016, 5:56 pm, by Gerry Smith (Bloomberg) —The first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton drew more than 84 million viewers, making it the most-watched in history. The number snapped the previous record for the biggest debate audience set during the 1980 contest between Jimmy