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

28 Jan 2015 19:47 Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. Donna Abu-Nasr and Isabel Reynolds (Bloomberg) — Islamic State set a new deadline for Jordan to release a convicted terrorist, saying it would kill a Jordanian pilot it holds “immediately” if the Iraqi woman isn’t handed over by sunset Thursday in Mosul, Iraq.