published Dec 8th 2016, 6:30 am, by Megan McArdle (Bloomberg View) — Income mobility is a problem for everyone. Most people, in most countries, dream of a world where birth does not limit your status in society. No country has achieved this happy end, though some of them do better

 ©2015 Bloomberg News NZ27F36JIJUX (Bloomberg) — Emerging-market stocks fell for a fifth day, led by raw-material and energy producers, as crude prices plunged to the lowest since 2009 and Chinese trade data underscored concern that global growth is slowing. The Bloomberg Gulf Cooperation Council 200 Index tracking companies in the