published May 21st 2017, 4:28 pm, by Jonathan Ferziger and David Wainer (Bloomberg) —Israel passed a series of measures aimed at bolstering the Palestinian economy as a confidence-building measure before U.S. President Donald Trump arrives and elaborates on his plans for addressing the Middle East conflict. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

published Apr 27th 2017, 4:58 pm, by Leslie Patton (Bloomberg) — Starbucks Corp.’s new chief, who took the job this month, isn’t getting much of a honeymoon. The shares declined as much as 5.9 percent in late trading Thursday after quarterly sales missed analysts’ estimates, renewing concerns that competition and