©2016 Bloomberg News O1P0VY6JTSEG (Bloomberg) — The first Donald Trump-free Republican debate began Thursday night in Des Moines with chief rivals reveling in the chance to hit the front-runner without him hitting back—and actually get some attention themselves. “I’m a maniac, and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat and

published May 11th 2017, 9:35 am, by Lu Wang (Bloomberg) —Things are looking great for equities. Right? Before today’s plunge, hardly a day went by without another record. The S&P 500 Index has closed at an all-time high 16 times in 2017, its 7 percent advance through Wednesday led by