published Apr 11th 2016, 5:00 pm, by Ting Shi (Bloomberg) — As China watches Afghan peace talks founder and Islamic militants make inroads in parts of its troubled neighbor, Beijing is taking its most concrete steps yet toward assuming a direct security role in the country. In recent weeks China
©2016 Bloomberg News O4GOZ46KLVR9 (Bloomberg) — Ford Motor Co., responding to investor fears that the U.S. auto market is peaking, told analysts it could still earn a profit even if the industry’s sales plunged 30 percent in one year. Investors traded down Ford shares 3.6 percent this year through Tuesday