So if Tuesday’s market action told you anything, it was that China mattered (and the shutdown too), but not so much for the growth figures that on their face posed worrying signs (yes, metals companies…

Cybersecurity is seen as a risk that would increase most in importance over the next two years. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg If you’re a bond trader at a major bank, the next time…

Barry Ritholtz is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He founded Ritholtz Wealth Management and was chief executive and director of equity research at FusionIQ, a quantitative research firm. He is the author of “Bailout Nation.” Read…

Joe Nocera is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering business. He has written business columns for Esquire, GQ and the New York Times, and is the former editorial director of Fortune. He is co-author of “Indentured:…

U.S. stocks fell as better-than-expected earnings reports from IBM, Procter & Gamble and United Technologies did little to allay concern that global growth is slowing this year. The dollar’s six-day rally stalled and crude oil…

Donald Trump Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Donald Trump is an all-consuming force in American politics, yet the leading Democratic presidential contenders so far are choosing to mostly ignore the president as they launch…

Photographer: Jaap Arrien/Getty Images Photographer: Jaap Arrien/Getty Images Huawei Technologies Co., one of China’s most-global companies, is increasingly in the cross-hairs of the U.S. government and its Western allies, just as it’s pushing for a…

Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte brushed aside fears Italy is headed for a recession, insisting that economic growth could climb as much as 1.5 percent this year and ruled out…