Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NJMWYN6K50XX (Bloomberg) — The top executives of Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc. and Facebook Inc. won’t attend President Barack Obama’s cybersecurity summit on Friday, at a time when relations between the White House and Silicon Valley have frayed over privacy issues. Facebook Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg,

Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NJM0J86S972E (Bloomberg View) — If you play the odds, the Republican presidential nomination will go to one of these final four: Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul or Scott Walker. Last April, I calculated the odds for each like this: former Florida Governor Jeb Bush at 4-to-1; Wisconsin

Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NJMU6P6K511B (Updates with Gergen comment in 13th paragraph, McCain comment in 28th paragraph, Rubio in 38th paragraph.) (Bloomberg) — Lawmakers of both political parties say Congress is likely to authorize further U.S. military action against Islamic State, yet the political maneuvering is certain to be contentious and

Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. Ben Sharples (Bloomberg) — Oil traded above $50 a barrel after the biggest slide in four days as investors weighed forecasts for slowing U.S. crude output against signs that the market is oversupplied. Futures gained as much as 2.2 percent in New York, compared with a 5.4

Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NJJ5C06VDKHW (Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. sold $10.8 billion of debt in its biggest bond sale on record, taking advantage of investor demand for the highest-rated corporate securities. The world’s largest software maker sold notes in six parts, including $2.25 billion of 40-year obligations with a 4 percent coupon,

Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NJJ93V6VDKHT (Bloomberg) — The last vestige of the Motorola empire is on the block after struggling with stagnant earnings. Motorola Solutions Inc., the $15.6 billion maker of two-way radios and other communications equipment, is exploring a possible sale, according to people familiar with the matter. Buyers could include

Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. Ben Sharples (Bloomberg) — Oil extended gains after capping the biggest weekly advance in almost four years amid signs drilling is slowing in the U.S., the world’s biggest consumer. Futures climbed as much as 3.3 percent in New York after a second weekly increase through Feb. 6.

Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NJHC6E6VDKHS (Bloomberg) — To most outside observers, the collapse of RadioShack Corp. was set in motion years, if not decades, ago. Yet lost in that tale of inevitable decline is the story of how a little-known, distressed lender from Needham Heights, Massachusetts, helped sink the 94-year-old retailer