Bloomberg Business: Obama Vows to Let States Lead the Way on Marijuana
Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NILWFM6JTSEI (Bloomberg Politics) — President Obama is not going to stand in the way of U.S. states that want to get high. In an interview Thursday with YouTube blogger Hank Green, Obama was asked about the growing conflict between state and federal marijuana laws. “What you’re seeing now is
Bloomberg Business: Cyber-Attack Retaliation Seen as Government’s Job in Global Poll
Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. Jordan Robertson (For more stories on the Bloomberg Global Poll, click TOP POLL.) (Bloomberg) — At a time when most people aren’t confident their workplace is safe from a hacking attack, respondents to the Bloomberg Global Poll are more certain about one thing: Vengeance is not mine.
Bloomberg Business: Africa Oil Boom on Hold as Prices Spur Explorer Caution: Energy
Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. Paul Burkhardt (Bloomberg) — Africa’s oil and gas boom is in jeopardy. The dash for resources that saw explorers invest billions of dollars to tap promising oilfields from Ghana on the west coast to Tanzania on the east, is stalling as the global drop in oil prices
Bloomberg Business: Microsoft Lines Up Spartan Browser as Explorer’s Moment Fades
Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NIK0JD6K50YP (Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. has long tried to make Internet Explorer a modern browser capable of matching the appeal of Google Inc.’s Chrome and Mozilla Corp.’s Firefox. After years of losing market share, it’s starting over. The software maker unveiled Project Spartan, a browser built to
Bloomberg Business: Globe’s Hot Spots Are Quickly Forgotten by Oil Traders: Energy
Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. Ben Sharples and Sharon Cho (Energy column news alerts: SALT NRGI <GO>) (Bloomberg) — Back when oil traded at $115 a barrel in June, traders were talking about the fighting in places like Iraq, Ukraine and Libya as part of the reason it was so high.
Bloomberg Business: Oil Slump as Dollar Surges Seen Improving Economy in Global Poll
Oil Slump as Dollar Surges Seen Improving Economy in Global Poll Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. Simon Kennedy (For more stories on the Bloomberg Global Poll, click TOP POLL and click DAVOS for more on the World Economic Forum.) (Bloomberg) — The plummeting price of oil and surging U.S. dollar are increasing
Bloomberg Business: Barack Obama’s Tax Plan Makes Overhaul Less Likely
18 Jan 2015 19:57 Barack Obama’s Tax Plan Makes Overhaul Less Likely: Paula Dwyer Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. Paula Dwyer (Bloomberg View) — U.S. President Barack Obama was on a roll — until last night, when the White House released a broad package of tax proposals, the latest in the State
Bloomberg Business: China Stocks Plunge on Margin Accounts Halt; Aussie Miners Rise
18 Jan 2015 19:36 China Stocks Plunge on Margin Accounts Halt; Aussie Miners Rise Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. Nick Gentle and Adam Haigh (Bloomberg) — Mainland Chinese shares plunged after three of the nation’s biggest brokerages were stopped from adding margin-trading accounts. Australian mining shares rose after U.S. oil capped its
Bloomberg Business: Oil Trades Near $50 as Iraq Pumps Crude at Record Pace Amid Glut
18 Jan 2015 18:43 Oil Trades Near $50 as Iraq Pumps Crude at Record Pace Amid Glut Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. Ben Sharples (For more on oil’s decline, click EXT5 <GO>) (Bloomberg) — Oil traded near $50 a barrel as Iraq pumped crude at a record pace with OPEC’s second-biggest producer
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