published Jul 27th 2016, 1:00 am, by The Editors (Bloomberg View) — Russian President Vladimir Putin urgently needs to revive his country’s economy. His greatest obstacle will be himself. While Americans argue about the extent of Russia’s intervention in the U.S. presidential election, Putin is battling a recession at home.

published Jul 21st 2016, 3:44 pm, by John McCormick (Bloomberg) — Even for a master showman like Donald Trump, Thursday night’s prime-time presidential nomination acceptance speech is a big test. After three days of stumbles at his national convention — capped by a divisive speech by Trump’s top primary campaign