©2016 Bloomberg News O41IJH6S972Q (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama said sentiment in Congress is building toward lifting the decades-old trade embargo with Cuba, but it’s “not yet at a critical mass” and that the next big step in restoring relations with the island nation will be left for his successor.

©2015 Bloomberg News NWS6ZU6TTDS0 (Bloomberg) — The deteriorating security situation in Israel and the impact it may have on economic growth has led to the second-biggest surge in credit risk this month among developed nations. Israel’s credit-default swaps, contracts insuring the nation’s debt against default for five years, have advanced