published Jul 27th 2016, 1:00 am, by The Editors (Bloomberg View) — Russian President Vladimir Putin urgently needs to revive his country’s economy. His greatest obstacle will be himself. While Americans argue about the extent of Russia’s intervention in the U.S. presidential election, Putin is battling a recession at home.

©2015 Bloomberg News NTM8W16K50XW (Bloomberg) — Chinese stocks slumped for a fourth day, extending the steepest rout since 2007, on concern the government is paring back support for the market. The Shanghai Composite Index tumbled 4.5 percent to 3,065.25 at 10 a.m. local time, heading for the lowest close in