Greece Pins Hopes on Merkel as Talks Yield Little Progress
©2015 Bloomberg News NP8A2MSYF01S (Bloomberg) — Greece’s hopes of sealing an accord with its creditors by the end of May dimmed on Sunday, as disagreements between the two sides on budget targets persisted, a person familiar with the matter said. With technical talks yielding no breakthrough, Greek Prime Minister Alexis
No Time to Sell Israel Stocks as Goldman Sees Rates Set for Zero
©2015 Bloomberg News NP7V8N6JTSE8 (Bloomberg) — By several measures, the rally that’s driven Israeli stocks to all-time highs is no reason to sell. The 12-month price-to-estimated earnings on equities in Tel Aviv was at least 13 percent lower than in the U.S. and Europe. A key indicator based on the
Everyone’s Attacking Rand Paul and He Couldn’t Be Happier
©2015 Bloomberg News NP31XY6JTSEF (Bloomberg Politics) — Every few hours, the campaigns of Kentucky Senator Rand Paul send out a donor message about his fight against the PATRIOT Act. In each one, this coming Sunday is marked as a do-or-die moment to block the most loathed provisions of the law.
Google Takes New Stab at Mobile Payments With Android Pay
©2015 Bloomberg News NP320VSYF01U (Bloomberg) — Google Inc. has been trying to make its mark in mobile payments since 2011 without much success. Now, the Web company is betting that a new feature called Android Pay will help it challenge Apple Inc., which entered the fray last year. Android Pay,
Taper Tantrum Victims Make Way for New Trio of Fragile Countries
©2015 Bloomberg News NP31NB6JTSED (Bloomberg Business) — Morgan Stanley called them the Fragile Five. Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa and Turkey were the quintet of countries that suffered through a market rout two years ago after the Federal Reserve initially signaled it would reduce monetary stimulus — the so-called taper
Oil Pares Three-Day Slump as U.S. Crude Supply Glut Seen Easing
©2015 Bloomberg News NP1G6B6K50Y0 (Bloomberg) — Oil pared its biggest three-day decline since March before U.S. government data forecast to show crude stockpiles shrank for a fourth week. Futures gained as much as 0.6 percent in New York. Crude inventories probably dropped by 2 million barrels through May 22, a
Easiest Way to Cash in on China’s Stock Rally Is to Do Nothing
©2015 Bloomberg News NP1DFA6S972A (Bloomberg) — The best way to make money in China’s booming stock market has been, well, to do nothing. Simply buying and holding would have captured the 142 percent return in the Shanghai Composite Index over the past year, the best performance among 23 trading models
Netanyahu Peace Talks Overture to EU Spurs Criticism, Skepticism
©2015 Bloomberg News NOYE0L6JTSE8 (Bloomberg) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed restarting peace talks with the Palestinians by defining the borders of West Bank territory Israel would keep in a final deal. Palestinians dismissed the offer, presented by Netanyahu as an attempt to eliminate future disputes over settlement
Dollar Climbs to Highest Since 2007 Versus Yen as Data Impress
©2015 Bloomberg News NOZ71S6K50Y4 (Bloomberg) — The dollar jumped to an almost eight-year high against the yen as economic reports suggested the U.S. is getting back on track after a slow first quarter. The U.S. currency strengthened versus all 16 of its major peers after orders for capital equipment rose
South Sudan Oil Field Becomes Key Battleground as Economy Reels
©2015 Bloomberg News NOWQBZ6TTDS0 (Bloomberg) — After 17 months of civil war spanning a swathe of South Sudan bigger than Syria, President Salva Kiir’s survival may hinge on the fate of a single South Sudan oil field. Paloch in Upper Nile state, the only region still pumping crude in a