Robert Reich is the Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and Senior Fellow at the Blum Center for Developing Economies. He has served in three national administrations, including as Secretary…
Oil Set for Weekly Drop as Virus Flare-Ups…
Oil held above $40 a barrel on fresh optimism that a U.S. stimulus deal is imminent, although the market is set for a weekly decline amid ongoing pandemic-driven demand concerns. Futures in New York were…
N.Y. Manafort Case Barred by Double Jeopardy, Appeals…
Paul Manafort Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort can’t be prosecuted by New York state over the same conduct that landed him in prison on federal charges, a New…
The passage of California’s Proposition 22 would give…
On November 3, Californian voters will decide the fate of the Protect App-Based Drivers and Services Act, more commonly known as Proposition 22.This ballot measure would exempt “gig” or “digital platform” workers from Assembly Bill…
Suspect in Teachers Beheading in France Was Chechen…
French police leave the school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, on Oct. 17. Photographer: Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images Photographer: Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images Paris (AP) -- A suspect shot dead by police after the beheading of a history…
Russian Minister Celebrates Ruble’s 20% Slump as ‘Awesome’
Denis Manturov Photographer: Yekaterina Shtukina/AFP via Getty Images Photographer: Yekaterina Shtukina/AFP via Getty Images Not everyone in Moscow is mourning the ruble’s 20% plunge against the dollar this year. The government minister in charge of…
Pilgrim’s to Pay $110 Million Fine for Chicken…
Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. will pay a $110.5 million fine after striking a plea deal with the U.S. Department of Justice on price-fixing allegations that have ensnared two former CEOs…
Investor Hopes for German Economy Drop Amid Virus…
A health worker administers a Covid-19 swab test through a window of a doctors surgery in Berlin, on Oct. 12. Photographer: Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomberg Photographer: Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomberg Investor confidence in the outlook for Germany’s economy plunged,…
Argentina’s President Says Currency Market Needs Order: Cohete
Alberto Fernandez Photographer: Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg Photographer: Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg Argentine President Alberto Fernandez said that the country’s currency market is messy and must be “ordered,”according to an interview with local outlet El Cohete a la Luna.…