published Jun 28th 2016, 7:07 pm, by Keiko Ujikane (Bloomberg) — Japan’s retail sales were unchanged in May, underscoring the challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces in boosting consumer spending and reviving the economy. Sales were flat in May from the previous month, when they dropped, the trade ministry reported

©2015 Bloomberg View NUOQ0K6JTSEB (Bloomberg View) — When we talk about the past decade’s housing crisis, it’s natural to talk about subprime loans. Subprime loans give us a convenient, conventional story: predatory lenders charging people unconscionable interest rates, forcing innocent people into foreclosure and the rest of us into the