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published Jun 19th 2016, 8:24 pm, by Jasmine Ng (Bloomberg) — Gold tumbled as a poll showed a tilt in favor of Britain remaining in the European Union just days before a historic vote, hurting demand for haven investments. Bullion for immediate delivery fell as much as 1.1 percent to

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published Jun 19th 2016, 10:21 am, by Albert R. Hunt (Bloomberg View) — Americans are still grieving the tragic murder of 49 people in a gay night club in Orlando, Florida. The deranged assassin was a Muslim. The attack has sparked concern about a culture of terror sweeping the nation,

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published Jun 19th 2016, 5:41 pm, by James Paton (Bloomberg) — Oil extended gains after advancing the most in two months as a weaker dollar bolstered the appeal of commodities. Futures rose as much as 1.1 percent in New York after climbing 3.8 percent on Friday. A gauge of the

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published May 16th 2016, 6:02 pm, by Greg Stohr (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Supreme Court backed out of a divisive clash involving religious groups that object to contraceptive coverage under Obamacare, issuing a compromise decision that said the two sides might be able to work out their differences. Releasing an

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published Jun 16th 2016, 3:58 pm, by Noah Feldman (Bloomberg View) — The Supreme Court is supposed to take appellate cases to make the law clearer. Today’s opinion on health-care fraud had the opposite effect. Instead of spelling out exactly when a misrepresentation in health-care billing counts as a legal

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published Jun 16th 2016, 6:00 pm, by Rich Miller (Bloomberg) — From the immediate possibility of Britain leaving the European Union to the longer-term consequences of aging populations, the world’s major central banks this week just aren’t sure what to do next. Officials from the U.S., Japan, the U.K. and

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published Jun 14th 2016, 1:54 pm, by Toluse Olorunnipa and Jennifer Epstein (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama launched a broadside rejection of Donald Trump’s demand that the U.S. label Muslim terrorists as “radical Islamists,” arguing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee risks emboldening America’s enemies and antagonizing an entire faith. In

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published Jun 15th 2016, 12:26 pm, by Sahil Kapur and Ben Brody (Bloomberg) — The National Rifle Association said Wednesday it is willing to meet the presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump amid a potential disagreement between the two allies over gun rights for people who are placed on terrorism

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published Jun 15th 2016, 4:17 pm, by Steven T. Dennis (Bloomberg) — Senator Marco Rubio said he will consider running for re-election this year after all, amid an effort by fellow Republicans to persuade the former presidential contender not to give up his Florida seat. A Rubio run would be

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published May 31st 2016, 10:30 am, by Cass R Sunstein   (Bloomberg View) — Thirty-nine years ago, on May 25, 1977, a movie was released with a somewhat ridiculous name: “Star Wars.” (It’s now called “Episode IV: A New Hope.”) Almost no one thought that it would do well, and

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