published Sep 9, 2018, 6:07:10 PM, by Jesse Westbrook (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission temporarily suspended trading in two securities linked to cryptocurrencies on Sunday, citing investor confusion regarding the assets. The halted securities are Bitcoin Tracker One and Ether Tracker One, the regulator said in a

published Sep 9, 2018, 7:04:11 PM, by Ila Patnaik (Bloomberg Opinion) — The Indian rupee has been sliding against the U.S. dollar in recent days as emerging markets come under pressure. That’s made the currency one of Asia’s worst performers, losing 12 percent this year. The rupee’s latest moves have

(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks looked set to end the week with declines following losses for U.S. technology shares and gains in Treasuries and the yen, amid ongoing concerns about global trade and emerging markets. Futures signaled losses in Japan, China, Hong Kong and Australia. The Nasdaq fell for a third

published Sep 6, 2018 4:09:46 PM, by Selina Wang (Bloomberg) — Twitter Inc. permanently suspended conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and the account for his InfoWars website, saying content Jones posted Wednesday violates the company’s abuse and harassment policies. “Today, we permanently suspended @realalexjones and @infowars from Twitter and Periscope,” the

published Sep 6, 2018 5:00:05 PM, by Laura Litvan and Greg Stohr (Bloomberg) — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is being questioned for a second day Thursday by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee after a marathon session a day earlier. Here are the latest developments on President Donald Trump’s

published Sep 5, 2018, 6:24:29 PM, by Hans Lee and Alyssa McDonald (Bloomberg) — One in four people don’t get enough exercise, according to a report from the World Health Organization. In the survey of 168 nations, Uganda came in first as the most energetic, with Kuwait in last place.

published Sep 5, 2018, 8:23:30 PM, by Klaus Wille and Haslinda Amin (Bloomberg) — Technology companies need a “relentless” focus on customer value to flourish, the chief executive officer of Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund said. “Business enterprises ultimately succeed or fail on whether they deliver customer value,” GIC Pte CEO

published Sep 4, 2018, 3:18:42 PM, by Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Emerging markets sold off anew Tuesday as South Africa entered a recession and Indonesia’s rupiah joined currencies from Turkey to Argentina in tumbling toward record lows, reinforcing concern that contagion risks are too big to ignore. MSCI Inc.’s index

published Sep 4, 2018, 4:16:12 PM, by Eben Novy-Williams (Bloomberg) — The controversy surrounding Nike Inc.’s new Colin Kaepernick ad can’t be a surprise to the sportswear company. And in spite of the backlash, it’s probably pretty good for the brand. In less than 24 hours since Kaepernick first revealed

published Aug 23, 2018, 11:01:13 PM, by Samson Ellis and Adela Lin (Bloomberg) — Taiwan’s top diplomat dismissed concern that the U.S. might use ties with the democratically run island as leverage in President Donald Trump’s trade war with China. Foreign Minister Joseph Wu told Bloomberg Television on Friday he