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…
There’s a Big Test Coming for Turkey’s New-Year…
Photographer: Kerem Uzel/AFP via Getty Images Photographer: Kerem Uzel/AFP via Getty Images After a dismal 2018, Turkish stocks are enjoying their strongest start to a new year since 2013 as investors scoop up battered shares…
Canada Weed Sales Were C$54 Million in Month…
A man smokes a joint during a celebration of the legalization of marijuana in Toronto on Oct. 17, 2018. Photographer: Cole Burston/Bloomberg Photographer: Cole Burston/Bloomberg Canadians bought C$54 million ($41 million) of marijuana from stores…
Elliott Is Said to View Pared-Down eBay as…
Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg EBay Inc. may be worth $15 billion if it sells ticket unit StubHub and the classified advertising business, making an attractive acquisition target for Walmart Inc., Target Corp., Google…
China Regulator Defends Made-in-China 2025, Hopes for Trade…
Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Full coverage at bloomberg.com/davos, on Twitter @business and via our special WhatsApp alerts. Foreign entities should take a fair view of China’s ambitious plan to transform its economy into a high-tech powerhouse, a…
Venezuelas Defaulted Bonds Soar as Anti-Maduro Protests Mount
Nicolas Maduro Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg Venezuelan bond prices jumped to the highest in six months as large anti-government protests throughout the country spurred speculation that President Nicolas Maduro’s regime could be coming…
Brexit Extension Would Need a Reason and a…
Any extension of the Brexit process beyond the U.K.’s March 29 departure date would need a reason and a plan from the government in London, European Union Economic and Monetary Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said. A…
The EU Wants to Crack Down on Passport…
Photographer: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images Photographer: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images The European Union sounded the alarm on so-called “golden visas,” saying the practice of granting residence to foreigners in return for investments exposes…
Non-‘Davosian’ Stars Roll Out a Red Market Carpet:…
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…