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…
Zimbabwe Starts Currency Trading in Bid to End…
Zimbabwe began formal trading of what’s effectively a new currency as it tries to ease a shortage of dollars that’s crushed the economy. The initial rate for the southern African nation’s currency, known as RTGS…
Rally in Indian Stocks Tested as Sensex Swings…
Indian equities fluctuated as investors continued to look ahead to the outcome of a national election for direction even as minutes of the recent central bank meeting signaled more cuts in benchmark interest rate. Key…
Legally, Irish Backstop Can Only Be Temporary, U.K.…
Stephen Barclay, U.K. exiting the EU secretary. Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg The U.K.’s latest tactic to get changes to the much-hated Irish backstop in the Brexit deal is to convince the European Union that…
Moviepass Owner Helios & Matheson to Delist Amid…
The MoviePass application is displayed in the App Store Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Helios & Matheson Analytics, the owner of Moviepass that offered theatergoers unlimited access for as little as $10 per month,…
Trump Expected to Sign Order Prioritizing AI Research…
Photographer: Balint Porneczi/Bloomberg Photographer: Balint Porneczi/Bloomberg President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Monday that will direct the U.S. government to prioritize artificial intelligence in its research and development spending, according to…
Venezuelas Nicolas Maduro: Where Could He Escape?
Nicolas Maduro is under pressure at home and abroad, and being encouraged by the U.S. to go to "a nice beach somewhere far from Venezuela." The question is where would -- or could -- he…
Apple Black Site Gives Contractors Few Perks, Little…
Apple’s new campus in Cupertino, California, is a symbol of how the company views itself as an employer: simultaneously inspiring its workers with its magnificent scale while coddling them with its four-story café and 100,000-square-foot…
JPMorgan Helps Expand Loan Program for Minority Business…
Photographer: Christopher Burns Photographer: Christopher Burns JPMorgan Chase & Co. and two partners added $6.65 million into a fund that offers loans to non-white business owners as the Wall Street bank’s program to support minority…









