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The Mining Industry’s Waste Problem Will Only Get Worse
Bloomberg - David Fickling
It’s taken two tragedies in just over three years, but the mining industry is finally starting to clean up its act. Brazil’s government Monday …
Hong Kong
China's Silicon Valley Blueprint Has Plenty of Holes
Bloomberg - Nisha Gopalan
We got the plan. Where’s the road map? Late Monday, the official Xinhua News Agency released details of the State Council's Greater Bay Area plan – a …
Opinion
Brexit's Just One (Car) Accident Waiting to Happen
Bloomberg - Anjani Trivedi
Automakers, Brexit isn’t your only problem. Honda Motor Co. is planning to shut down its Swindon plant in the U.K in two years, a local member of …
Automotive Industry
Volkswagen Tries to Play Catch Up On Driverless Tech
Bloomberg - Alex Webb
Volkswagen AG’s next step into autonomous driving looks like it could be disappointing. But it’s also probably the best option the German giant has …
Opinion
Spanish Bonds Are Surprisingly Election-Proof
Bloomberg - Marcus Ashworth
National elections haven’t always been kind to European bonds in recent years. Italy, France and even the Netherlands saw yields fluctuate as …
Opinion
The Housing Slump Down Under Is Getting Serious
Bloomberg - Daniel Moss
A new bestseller might be in the offing. If the public could get its hands on it, that is. The Reserve Bank of Australia's board spent a chunk of its …
Opinion
Aging Singapore Tries to Avoid the Japan Trap
Bloomberg - Andy Mukherjee
Japan has aged; Singapore is aging. Japan’s workforce is shrinking; Singapore’s has plateaued. Japan’s homogeneous society has struggled with …
Opinion
A Simple Idea to Improve Fed Communication
Bloomberg - Mohamed A. El-Erian
Federal Reserve officials announced in November that they are conducting a review of “communication practices” as part of a larger reassessment of …
Opinion
It’s the (World) Economy, Stupid!
Bloomberg - Daniel Moss
For all that central banks are leaning dovish these days, very few see problems of their own making. Weaker economic outlooks have been chalked up to …
Opinion
Student Debt, Influencers and Amazon’s Mistake
Bloomberg - Barry Ritholtz
My Presidents Day reads: Amazon’s grave HQ2 mistake: The political landscape changed but the company’s playbook didn’t (Recode) • Worry About Debt? Not …
Opinion
Trump Should Stop Before He Loses Germany
Bloomberg - Leonid Bershidsky
If President Donald Trump acts on the likely conclusion of a report by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross – that German car imports are a threat to …
Opinion
Labour's Magnificent Seven Have Their Work Cut Out
Bloomberg - Therese Raphael
Britain’s opposition Labour Party has its first official split since 1981, when the Gang of Four broke away to form the short-lived Social Democratic …
Opinion
Why Russia Can Afford to Jail U.S. Investors
Bloomberg - Leonid Bershidsky
The arrest of Michael Calvey, a U.S. citizen and one of the biggest private equity investors in Russia, sends two messages to foreign investors: The …
Brexit
Brexit Means Facebook Can Breathe Easy in Britain
Bloomberg - Alex Webb
Facebook Inc. might have one reason to be thankful for Brexit. U.K. lawmakers investigating disinformation and fake news published their findings on …
Opinion
Google And Facebook’s Next Big Fight
Bloomberg - Lionel Laurent
For many people, it probably sounds a little rich to hear the European Union accuse Silicon Valley of being a graveyard of innovation. But that’s …
Opinion
Reckitt Investors See a Curiously Sparkly Future
Bloomberg - Andrea Felsted
After some unsightly stains over the past couple of years, Vanish maker Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc managed to produce a clearer performance. On …
Opinion
Even Trump Can’t Drive Europe Into Russia’s Arms
Bloomberg - Leonid Bershidsky
As the U.S. demands more from Europe and castigates it ever more stridently, it’s increasingly clear that Russia is missing a historic opportunity. …
Thomas Cook
At Last, a British Auditor Actually Does Its Job
Bloomberg - Chris Bryant
In late 2017, Thomas Cook Group Plc refinanced a 400 million euro ($451 million) bond at an attractive rate of just 3.875 per cent, cutting its …
Brexit
What Ails Europe's Economy?
Bloomberg - Ferdinando Giugliano
In the space of just two years, the euro zone has gone from the world economy’s hero to zero. In 2017, the bloc expanded at the fastest rate in a …
Brexit
The World’s Dullest Multibillion-Dollar Scandal
Bloomberg - Editorial Board
Rarely has a multibillion-dollar scandal been quite so boring. For years, the U.K. has measured inflation using rival indicators, notably the Retail …
Opinion
Here Comes DBS’s Muddle-Through Year
Bloomberg - Andy Mukherjee
Singapore’s largest bank had only the briefest of honeymoons with an improving global economy. Rising global interest rates, amplified by U.S. …
Opinion
TSMC's Not-New Management Presents New Challenges for Investors
Bloomberg - Tim Culpan
A seemingly minor incident at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. last month should serve as a warning sign for management and investors in the …
Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover Is Headed for a Cash Crash
Bloomberg - Anjani Trivedi
Jaguar Land Rover suffered a $4 billion loss this month. Credit investors need to start worrying about what’s coming next. The fourth-quarter loss …
Opinion
China Can't Prettify Cosmetics Profits Forever
Bloomberg - Nisha Gopalan
As global retailers struggle to keep Chinese consumers shopping, Japan’s oldest cosmetics brand is flourishing there. Almost to a fault. Last week, …
Opinion
In Trump’s World, He Never Loses
Bloomberg - Timothy L. O'Brien
Hanging on a wall behind the omelet bar at President Donald Trump’s golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida — where the commander in chief apparently …
Opinion
Amazon Walks Out on New York Deal: Theme of the Week
Bloomberg - Brooke Sample
Breaking up is hard to do, and Amazon.com Inc. didn’t make it any easier when it pulled out of its plans to build a new corporate campus in New …
Opinion
The OPEC+ Oil Deal Is Standing on One Wobbly Leg
Bloomberg - Julian Lee
I know a little bit about standing on one leg; my daughter has encouraged me to learn to water ski. It’s not easy at my age, in England, in winter. …
Opinion
India’s Sleepwalking to Trouble on Builder Debt
Bloomberg - Andy Mukherjee
Five months. That’s how long it takes Country Garden Holdings Co. to start selling apartments after acquiring land. A spate of fatal accidents forced …
Opinion
Sky-High Apartments and What Animals Know
Bloomberg - Barry Ritholtz
The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug ofDanish blend coffee, grab a seat by the window, and get ready for our longer form weekend …
Opinion
Trump’s ‘National Emergency’ Is a Dangerous Fraud
Bloomberg - Editorial Board
President Trump has followed through on his earlier threat to declare a national emergency over border security, and use executive authority to spend …

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Flips

The Mining Industry’s Waste Problem Will Only Get Worse

China's Silicon Valley Blueprint Has Plenty of Holes

Brexit's Just One (Car) Accident Waiting to Happen

Volkswagen Tries to Play Catch Up On Driverless Tech

Spanish Bonds Are Surprisingly Election-Proof

The Housing Slump Down Under Is Getting Serious

Aging Singapore Tries to Avoid the Japan Trap

A Simple Idea to Improve Fed Communication

It’s the (World) Economy, Stupid!

Student Debt, Influencers and Amazon’s Mistake

Trump Should Stop Before He Loses Germany

Labour's Magnificent Seven Have Their Work Cut Out

Why Russia Can Afford to Jail U.S. Investors

Brexit Means Facebook Can Breathe Easy in Britain

Google And Facebook’s Next Big Fight

Reckitt Investors See a Curiously Sparkly Future

Even Trump Can’t Drive Europe Into Russia’s Arms

At Last, a British Auditor Actually Does Its Job

What Ails Europe's Economy?

The World’s Dullest Multibillion-Dollar Scandal

Here Comes DBS’s Muddle-Through Year

TSMC's Not-New Management Presents New Challenges for Investors

Jaguar Land Rover Is Headed for a Cash Crash

China Can't Prettify Cosmetics Profits Forever

In Trump’s World, He Never Loses

Amazon Walks Out on New York Deal: Theme of the Week

The OPEC+ Oil Deal Is Standing on One Wobbly Leg

India’s Sleepwalking to Trouble on Builder Debt

Sky-High Apartments and What Animals Know

Trump’s ‘National Emergency’ Is a Dangerous Fraud