published Jun 29th 2016, 4:00 pm, by Tim Culpan (Bloomberg) — It’s nice to see that China’s censors are keeping up with what’s hip and happening among the world’s largest Internet population. When search engines and bulletin boards were all the rage, the government made sure it kept abreast of

published Jun 28th 2016, 2:21 pm, by Greg Stohr (Bloomberg) — A U.S. Supreme Court in transition offered glimpses of what a liberal majority might mean as the justices closed their term by strengthening abortion rights and bolstering college affirmative action. Transformed by Justice Antonin Scalia’s unexpected Feb. 13 death,

published Jun 29th 2016, 4:08 pm, by Susanne Barton and Lananh Nguyen (Bloomberg) — The dollar dropped for a second day, extending its loss for the first half of this year, as traders wager the Federal Reserve is more likely to cut interest rates than raise them in upcoming meetings.

published Jun 28th 2016, 7:07 pm, by Keiko Ujikane (Bloomberg) — Japan’s retail sales were unchanged in May, underscoring the challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces in boosting consumer spending and reviving the economy. Sales were flat in May from the previous month, when they dropped, the trade ministry reported

published Jun 28th 2016, 6:22 pm, by Eli Lake (Bloomberg View) —On Benghazi day, let’s spare a few thoughts for President Barack Obama’s national security adviser, Susan Rice. Yes, the headlines all say the House Select Committee on Benghazi couldn’t find any new dirt on Hillary Clinton. But the woman

published Jun 27th 2016, 4:52 pm, by Kevin Cirilli (Bloomberg) — The Trump campaign reached out directly to Christian leaders in the aftermath the Supreme Court’s overturning of Texas abortion laws on Monday, while deciding against releasing official statements or social media postings. Earlier Monday, the campaign engaged its recently-appointed

published Jun 27th 2016, 4:00 pm, by Natasha Khan (Bloomberg) — Four years ago, Shinya Yamanaka received a phone call that would forever change his destiny. The Kyoto University professor had won a Nobel Prize for his work in stem cell biology, which has since sparked a torrent of investment

published Jun 27th 2016, 4:32 pm, by Dani Burger and Bailey Lipschultz (Bloomberg) —U.S. stocks continued a rout sparked by Britain’s shock vote to leave the European Union, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 260 points after equities on Friday tumbled the most in 10 months. Banks remained the

published Jun 26th 2016, 10:45 am, by Albert R. Hunt (Bloomberg View) — The contempt that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump express for each other will continue to play out in vitriolic sound bites. But their profound differences on what to do about the economy and the struggling middle class

published Jun 26th 2016, 9:00 am, by Noah Feldman (Bloomberg View) — The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the University of Texas’s race-conscious admissions process leaves affirmative action in higher education as a surviving remnant of the major social policy innovations that accompanied the civil rights movement. It’s been almost