published May 10th 2016, 7:12 pm, by Yuko Takeo and Toshiro Hasegawa (Bloomberg) —Japanese shares rallied for a third day, tracking a global equity rebound following a recovery in commodity prices. The yen held declines against the dollar, sending exporters higher. The Topix index climbed 1.1 percent to 1,348.97 at

published May 10th 2016, 6:55 pm, by Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) — Big oil is dipping a few more toes into clean energy. Exxon Mobil Corp. is partnering with a company to capture carbon-dioxide emissions from power plants. Total SA, the French oil supermajor, announced a $1.1 billion deal Monday to

published May 9th 2016, 8:00 am, by Polly Mosendz (Bloomberg) — Parents coo and cheer as kids take their first steps, speak their first words, and eventually gambol through those schoolhouse doors. Lurking in the background though is a slowly building dread that culminates with another first: the college application,

published May 9th 2016, 11:28 am, by Justin Fox (Bloomberg View) — The current issue of Bloomberg Businessweek has a cover story on Nestle’s big effort to transform itself from a maker of often-junky foods to a “nutrition, health, and wellness company.” Early on, a reader encounters this passage about

published May 9th 2016, 6:30 pm, by Kendall Breitman (Bloomberg) — Hillary Clinton’s allies have already begun to prepare for the coming general election war with Donald Trump even though Democrats haven’t officially selected a candidate yet. Guy Cecil, the head of a pro-Clinton super-political action committee, said Monday that

published May 8th 2016, 6:01 pm, by Suzi Ring (Bloomberg) — A survey of board-level executives found that 80 percent have seen bribery and corruption at their companies, a sign that anti-bribery laws aren’t having enough of an effect. In a survey of 500 executives from companies located in 12

published May 8th 2016, 6:01 pm, by Esteban Duarte (Bloomberg) — Russia and the U.K. give companies the lowest effective tax rates among the world’s leading economies, according to a report by UHY, a network of auditors and consulting firms. Companies in Russia pay corporate tax at 20 percent while

published May 8th 2016, 2:15 pm, by Ben Brody (Bloomberg) — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said his chief economic concern is giving the middle class a sizable tax cut, while other proposals, including lowering taxes on businesses and the wealthy, were starting points for negotiation. “I have to

published May 5th 2016, 8:00 pm, by Alan Katz, Jesse Drucker, Angela Greiling Keane and David Kocieniewski (Bloomberg) — The Obama administration renewed its push Thursday to make it harder for people to hide money in the U.S., jumping on momentum created by the release of leaked Panama legal documents

published May 5th 2016, 2:16 pm, by Jennifer Jacobs and Dakin Campbell (Bloomberg) —Just two days after locking up the Republican presidential nomination, Donald Trump is moving quickly to build a fundraising operation capable of reeling in hundreds of millions of dollars he’ll need to win the White House. Heading up