Russian lawmakers have passed a bill restricting social media and smartphone use by service members.(Image credit: Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Related topics: Russia, Military, Social Media
Enlarge / FCC Chairman Ajit Pai listens during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg)
Ajit Pai says the Federal Communications Commission's annual broadband assessment...
Here is my Bloomberg column on that topic, excerpt:
…rates of change are important. The Venezuelan figure of about 40 percent [govt. spending/gdp] is up from about 28 percent in 2000, a very rapid increase. By boosting government spending so...
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Key update: it appears that in its rush to blast the fastest headline on the Minutes, Bloomberg made a material error, reporting the following:
BBG: ALMOST ALL FED OFFICIALS WANTED TO HALT RUNOFF LATER THIS YEAR
That however is incorrect, and...
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Apple’s computers run macOS, while the company’s smartphones and tablets run iOS. But soon you may be able to run the same versions of some apps on a Mac, iPad, or iPhone. Last year Apple announced it was undertaking a multi-year project...
Related topics: Ios, Apple, Mobile Technology, Tablets, Ipad, Iphone
President Trump's favorite bank apparently doesn't think he's too good with his money.
Deutsche Bank, "Trump's go-to lender for decades," grew very "concerned" that Trump wouldn't repay his $340 million in loans after he was elected, Bloomberg rep
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Deutsche Bank executives were reportedly worried in the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election that the Trump Organization might default on millions of dollars in loans, and discussed how to guard against that possibility.Bloomberg reported&...
Related topics: Deutsche Bank, Banking, United States Presidential Election
Google isn't the only one with a sweet tooth for cross-platform apps. Apple's own gestating app merger -- code-named "Marzipan" -- is set to launch at WWDC in June, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Apple will reportedly...
Related topics: Apple, Ios, Google
As Bloomberg reported last year, Americans spend almost as much on child care as they do on rent. Now, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has become the first 2020 presidential contender to unveil a plan to address those rising costs.
HuffPost...
From Katia Dmitrieva and Carylann Edwards:
(Bloomberg) — Sentiment among U.S. homebuilders rose in February for a second month, exceeding all forecasts, as lower mortgage rates and a strong labor market help stabilize demand.
The National...
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The transcript from this week’s MIB: Joe Davis, Vanguard’s Chief Economist, is below. You can stream/download the full conversation, including the podcast extras on iTunes, Bloomberg, Overcast, and Stitcher. Our earlier...
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Socialist Democrat Senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, has announced his run for President.
JUST IN: Bernie Sanders announces 2020 presidential bid https://t.co/Ua17KHicec pic.twitter.com/r4tB7GUHgh
— RT (@RT_com) February 19, 2019
And the...
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In the latest sign that at least some progress might be made this week toward a US-China trade accord as the seventh round of talks gets underway in Washington, Bloomberg just reported that the US - in addition to its other demands - also been...
Related topics: China
The transcript from this week’s MIB: Joe Davis, Vanguard’s Chief Economist, is below. You can stream/download the full conversation, including the podcast extras on iTunes, Bloomberg, Overcast, and Stitcher. Our earlier...
Related topics: Vanguard, Podcasts
Bloomberg Media executive editor Tim O’Brien told MSNBC on Tuesday that the election fraud scandal playing out in North Carolina was almost comical, and took him back at least two centuries to the Gilded Age. Reporter Leigh Ann Caldwell...
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My Two-for-Tuesday morning train reads: • “You’ve Got to Be High to Buy U.S. Marijuana Stocks” (Barron’s) • Calculating the Total Cost of ETF Ownership (Morningstar) see also Life Is Nasty, Brutish and Short for a New ETF...
Politico: “From shuttering coal-fired power plants to fighting the gun lobby, obesity and Big Tobacco, Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropy has given away $6.4 billion and earned the love and respect of progressive-minded activists across the...
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In the elaborate article for Bloomberg, the author delves in to complex financial structure used by mega investors to harvest solar subsidies, while weaving in the appropriate smattering of virtue signaling.~ctm From Bloomberg What Happened When I...
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The White House is still considering nominating Donald Trump’s daughter to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, according to Bloomberg. The president is considering Dina Powell of Goldman Sachs, ambassadors Kelly Craft and...
Related topics: White House, Donald Trump
Trump expected to demand that Venezuela’s Maduro step down: Bloomberg
ECB executive board member: Europe’s slowdown is “significant”: Bloomberg
Trump set to veto vote in Congress that rejects emergency declaration: The Hill
US stocks...
Related topics: Venezuela, European Central Bank