©2015 Bloomberg News Richard Rubin (Bloomberg) — Republicans in the U.S. House called for the firing of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, saying the man brought in to turn around the tax agency has lost their trust. Twenty-one House Republicans signed a letter calling on President Barack Obama to dismiss Koskinen.

published Aug 21st 2016, 8:37 pm, by Jonathan Levin (Bloomberg) —It wasn’t perfect, but Rio de Janeiro pulled off the Olympics. For all the hand-wringing, the problems that affected Olympians and tourists were relatively benign. Olympic pool water turned green. Some stadiums were largely empty. A few visitors were mugged,