published Apr 12th 2016, 1:35 pm, by Paula Dwyer (Bloomberg View) — Fractivists — the environmentalists who oppose hydraulic fracturing to produce natural gas — mean to make trouble for Hillary Clinton in the coming New York and Pennsylvania primaries. New York, which votes on April 19, bans the practice

published Apr 12th 2016, 4:01 pm, by Ilya Arkhipov, Stephen Bierman and Elena Mazneva (Bloomberg) — Russia sees a deal on freezing oil output as possible regardless of Iran’s stance. “There is hope,” Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s press secretary, said following the latest conversation between Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak

published Apr 12th 2016, 5:09 pm, by Sangwon Yoon (Bloomberg) — Chinese direct investment in the U.S. rose to a record last year, driving the total number of jobs linked to it to the highest ever, according to a report by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and Rhodium Group.

published Apr 11th 2016, 4:00 pm, by Mark Niquette (Bloomberg) — Donald Trump is viewed negatively by almost three-quarters of married women in a potential general election and trails Hillary Clinton by double digits among those voters, highlighting his weakness in a key segment of the Republican base. Seventy percent

published Apr 11th 2016, 5:59 pm, by Emma O’Brien (Bloomberg) — Most Asian index futures tracked a late-in-the-day retreat in U.S. stocks as Alcoa Inc. kicked off what is forecast to be the worst American earnings season since the financial crisis. Oil and copper pulled back, even as the dollar

published Apr 11th 2016, 5:00 pm, by Ting Shi (Bloomberg) — As China watches Afghan peace talks founder and Islamic militants make inroads in parts of its troubled neighbor, Beijing is taking its most concrete steps yet toward assuming a direct security role in the country. In recent weeks China

published Apr 10th 2016, 3:27 am, by Clarissa Batino (Bloomberg) — Manny Pacquiao beat Timothy Bradley in a unanimous decision that may boost his political ambitions and help him clinch a Philippine senate seat. Pacquiao, who confirmed his retirement from the sport after the fight, knocked down Bradley twice, showing

published Apr 10th 2016, 5:54 pm, by Emma O’Brien (Bloomberg) — U.S. oil topped $40 a barrel for the first time this month, extending Friday’s surge amid easing concern over a global glut ahead of a meeting of major producers. Commodity-linked currencies held on to gains. West Texas Intermediate crude

published Apr 10th 2016, 9:47 am, by Albert R. Hunt (Bloomberg View) — When House Speaker Paul Ryan released a video laying out his familiar theme that politics should be fought on ideas and issues, the Drudge Report’s headline was: “Paul Ryan launches his first campaign ad.” A dream of

published Apr 7th 2016, 7:04 am, by Eric Balchunas (Bloomberg) — Has the music stopped for the financial industry? Just as record companies in the early 2000s had to deal painfully with the digitization of music courtesy of Napster and Apple Inc.’s iTunes, many asset managers are now facing a