published Apr 19th 2016, 1:16 pm, by Noah Feldman (Bloomberg View) — Ever wanted to sue the tax man? Usually you can’t — but Gilbert Hyatt found a loophole, and the Supreme Court gave him a symbolic victory Tuesday while depriving him of most actual damages. Acting out the fantasies

published Apr 19th 2016, 6:38 pm, by Candice Zachariahs (Bloomberg) — Asian equities were poised to climb for a second day after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose to a four-month high and commodities from oil to silver advanced on Tuesday. Futures on equity gauges for Japan to Australia

published Apr 18th 2016, 3:31 pm, by Justin Fox (Bloomberg View) — The U.S. has two big housing affordability problems. They’re related — and solving the first would go some way toward solving the second. But they’re not the same, and it’s important to understand that. The first problem is

published Apr 18th 2016, 6:01 pm, by Jeremy Kahn (Bloomberg) — In the shadow of Greenwich’s 02 Arena – the futuristic dome originally built as London’s showpiece for the Millennium – what looks like a picnic cooler on wheels zips among groups of gawking children. This little delivery robot, designed

published Apr 18th 2016, 5:34 pm, by Sophia Pearson and Jef Feeley (Bloomberg) — The National Football League’s $765 million concussion settlement was found by a federal appeals court to be fair, if imperfect. The decision sets in motion the resolution of thousands of lawsuits covering more than 20,000 retired

published Apr 15th 2016, 11:59 am, by Stephen Mihm (Bloomberg View) — This probably will beggar belief for the millions of Americans struggling to meet this year’s April 18 deadline to file their income tax returns, but the Internal Revenue Service says it has gotten better at handling taxpayer questions.

published Apr 17th 2016, 3:24 pm, by Ros Krasny (Bloomberg) — Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has adopted “banana republic” tactics because it’s getting “stomped” in the Republican ground game in states like Wyoming and Colorado, said the head of Ted Cruz’s delegate-hunting team. “When we win, Trump whines,” Ken Cuccinelli,

published Apr 17th 2016, 7:57 pm, by Aya Takada and Monami Yui (Bloomberg) — The death toll from earthquakes that struck southern Japan increased to 42 and the economic impact began to reverberate Monday as financial markets opened in Tokyo. The series of quakes that struck the island of Kyushu

published Apr 14th 2016, 10:48 am, by John Tozzi (Bloomberg) — Two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, putting them at increased risk for diabetes, heart disease, and other health problems. It’s a public health problem too big for the public health system to solve. Increasingly, businesses are asking what

published Apr 14th 2016, 6:01 pm, by Thomas Penny (Bloomberg) — An increasing proportion of English children are underweight and anemic as low incomes and neglect by parents lead to malnourishment in the fifth-richest country in the world, a cross-party panel of lawmakers said. Record numbers also turned to charity