published Jul 17th 2016, 10:45 am, by Francis Wilkinson (Bloomberg View) — Will Mike Pence help Donald Trump win over Christian conservatives? White evangelical voters who are put off by Trump’s misogyny, racism or astonishing business ethics won’t be swayed by the addition to the ticket of a conservative Midwesterner

©2015 Bloomberg News NVDWG76S972K (Bloomberg) — Oil halted its advance near $45 a barrel as lower Chinese industrial profits signaled demand may be weakening in the world’s second-biggest consumer. West Texas Intermediate futures fell as much as 2.1 percent after climbing 2.3 percent last week. China’s industrial-company profits dropped 8.8