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Oil Sands to the Atlantic

Canada's Energy East pipeline will carry 1.1 million barrels of crude oil per day from Alberta’s oil sands to Atlantic terminals

Published: Oct 6, 2014

Uneven Jobs Recovery

Employment in 29 of 50 states is below recession-era peaks reached between December 2007 and June 2009.

Published: Sep 29, 2014

Accident Shatters Lives

A truck driver is sentenced to five years in prison after an accident victim's husband urged the judge to warn truckers about drowsy driving.

Published: Sep 19, 2014

College Speaker Fees

The practice of public universities paying large speaking fees to celebrities has drawn scrutiny after Hillary Clinton's $225,000 speech at UNLV.

Published: Sep 19, 2014

Dense Cities

These 40 cities are projected to be the most densely populated by 2025.

Published: Sep 11, 2014

Global Megacities

There are 28 urban areas worldwide with at least 10 million people. By 2030, 12 more are expected to enter the ranks of the planet's megacities.

Published: Sep 5, 2014

Facebook Worth $200B

Facebook shares rose to $77.89 on September 9, valuing the company at $202 billion. That makes Facebook the 22nd largest company in the world.

Published: Sep 4, 2014

Conflict in Ukraine

This map tracks the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists.

Published: Aug 22, 2014

Top 10 Data Breaches

Since 2005, more than 300 data breaches in which 100,000 or more records were compromised have been publicly disclosed.

Published: Aug 21, 2014

Top Bike Sharing Cities

Top 25 bike sharing cities in the U.S.

Published: Aug 21, 2014

Police Forces Skew White

In five of the largest U.S. cities, white officers vastly over-represent the share of white residents.

Published: Aug 20, 2014

Global FX Investigation

Authorities on 4 continents are looking into claims of rate-rigging, how the foreign-exchange market functions and firms’ roles in currency markets.

Published: Aug 13, 2014

Is Triclosan Safe?

After four decades in limbo, the FDA will decide if a common antibacterial chemical is safe.

Published: Aug 6, 2014

July U.S. Auto Sales

Automakers found Americans in love again with sport-utility vehicles.

Published: Aug 1, 2014

U.S. Presence in Africa

The U.S. maintains only one permanent military base on the continent, in Djibouti.

Published: Jul 31, 2014

Zhou Yongkang's Network

Watch the crackdown on Zhou Yongkang's network unfold

Published: Jul 30, 2014

Wage Deflation in Europe

Countries hit by the European debt crisis such as Spain and Portugal are at the forefront of wage deflation.

Published: Jul 30, 2014

Time Warner Evolution

Watch Time Warner evolve through acquisitions, sales, and spinoffs

Published: Jul 24, 2014

Best 401(k)s

Compare 401(k) plans of the top 50 S&P 500 companies. Use our tool to calculate how much you would save under each company's 401(k) plan.

Published: Jul 21, 2014

Top-Paid Endowment Execs

10 of the 25 top paid endowment executives at U.S. private schools in 2012 worked at Harvard.

Published: Jul 17, 2014

Channel Swim

This year more than 100 swimmers are expected to successfully cross the English Channel.

Published: Jul 17, 2014

Malaysian Plane Shot Down

Ukraine says a Malaysian Airliner was shot down near the Russian border.

Published: Jul 17, 2014

Potential Media Marriage

Rupert Murdoch attempted to buy Time Warner in June for about $75 million. See what his 21st Century Fox would gain if the two media giants merged

Published: Jul 17, 2014

Wyoming is King Coal

Once the leading coal-producing state in the nation, Kentucky was displaced by Wyoming in 1988.

Published: Jul 16, 2014

Bloomberg Global Poll

July’s global poll shows Draghi may not be doing enough to combat deflation in Europe, while Yellen could be contributing to bubbles in the U.S.

Published: Jul 15, 2014

Dollar's Global Dominance

The U.S. dollar has maintained a central role in global trade and finance, requiring banks around the world to adhere to U.S. rules and oversight.

Published: Jul 15, 2014

Hillary's Speech Circuit

Since leaving public office, Hillary Clinton has been crisscrossing the country, appearing at events earning at least $6 million.

Published: Jul 2, 2014

Argentina by the Numbers

Argentina missed a $539 million debt payment after a U.S. court blocked all its note payments until a deal is reached over previously issued bonds.

Published: Jun 30, 2014

Car Thefts

Thefts in metropolitan areas increased slightly in 2013 after declining for eight years

Published: Jun 26, 2014

Islamic State in Iraq

Since the end of 2013, Islamic State militants been consolidating its control over areas of Iraq.

Published: Jun 25, 2014

South China Sea Face Off

Territorial tensions rise as China seeks maritime primacy.

Published: Jun 20, 2014

Airplane Weather Sensors

Southwest Airlines and UPS have equipped 112 of their aircraft with devices \nthat measure moisture in the atmosphere.

Published: Jun 17, 2014

Detroit Health

Detroit’s 60-year deterioration has meant misery for its most vulnerable: children and the women who bear them.

Published: Jun 6, 2014

Bloomberg National Poll

June’s National Poll shows American frustration with the country’s leadership and concern about climate change, but support for Hillary Clinton.

Published: Jun 6, 2014

German Immigration

With one of Europe’s lowest birth rates and oldest populations, Germany needs highly skilled immigrants.

Published: Jun 4, 2014

Banks Violating Sanctions

At least 22 banks have been penalized during President Obama’s administration after allegedly violating sanctions.

Published: Jun 4, 2014

U.S. Carbon Emissions

Texas leads all states in total greenhouse gas emissions from all sources — including electric power production, industry &residential heating.

Published: Jun 4, 2014

Dangerous Guardrails

A whistleblower lawsuit claims guardrails have a deadly secret.

Published: Jun 2, 2014

Part-Time Work in Japan

Japan’s tradition of lifetime employment, or “full-time” employment, is crumbling as “part-time” positions have ballooned.

Published: May 29, 2014

Menacing Solar Storms

An extreme geomagnetic storm in the near future is almost inevitable. Such a storm could cause widespread power outages and economic losses.

Published: May 28, 2014

World Cup Overachievers

An interactive slideshow ranking the 32 countries appearing in the 2014 World Cup based on the overall winningest teams with the fewest citizens.

Published: May 28, 2014

Flappy Bird

Watch as the notorious game's App Store ranking surges from country to country, reaching the top spot just as its developer decides to pull the plug.

Published: May 22, 2014

Fed Interest Rate Tracker

Most U.S. Federal Reserve board members and bank presidents expect the target federal funds interest rate to increase over the next two years.

Published: May 22, 2014

Underemployment Rates

Underemployment, including those in part-time jobs who want full-time work, remained highest in 2013 in Nevada, Arizona, California and Florida.

Published: May 20, 2014

Target's Data Breach

The malware attack on Target that exposed millions of credit card numbers was the largest retail hack in U.S. history, but not the largest overall.

Published: May 14, 2014

Yellen's Wage Dashboard

Fed Chair Janet Yellen says wage gains remain slow, indicating "significant slack" left in the labor market.

Published: May 12, 2014

Tech CEOs

How tech CEOs' approval ratings with employees line up with shareholder returns

Published: May 12, 2014

Advocating For Drones

Movie makers, realtors, criminal defense lawyers and farmers are among at least 68 groups with a newfound political interest in drones.

Published: May 9, 2014

Latin America's Divide

Latin America is divided between fast-growth countries along the Pacific coast and stragglers facing the Atlantic.

Published: May 7, 2014

Social Impact Bonds

Goldman Sachs is investing $9 million in an effort to reduce crime in Massachusetts, using a financial product called a social-impact bond.

Published: May 6, 2014

April U.S. Auto Sales

Springtime weather and rising consumer confidence boosted U.S. light-vehicle sales by 8.1 percent in April.

Published: May 1, 2014

India's Election

Political alliances may play a crucial role in India's elections

Published: May 1, 2014

Tax Haven Companies

Dozens of large, publicly traded companies with American roots, and American executives, are actually incorporated in tax havens abroad.

Published: May 1, 2014

Raiding Your 401(k)

The IRS collected more than $5 billion in 2011 from penalties incurred by taxpayers who withdrew money from tax-deferred retirement accounts.

Published: May 1, 2014

Pharmaceutical Mergers

A proposed Pfizer-AstraZeneca megamerger is among a wave of consolidation efforts that have recently been transforming the pharmaceutical industry

Published: May 1, 2014

The Flying Gun

The Pentagon wants to retire the 1970s-era A-10 attack jet. Combat veterans question the claim that newer, faster aircraft can replace it.

Published: Apr 30, 2014

Income Inequality

The congressional districts with the highest income inequality tend to be located in urban areas and in the South.

Published: Apr 23, 2014

Global Investors Poll

In this second-quarter poll, the world’s financial elite say the U.S. is a buy, Russia is a sell and Internet stocks are in a bubble.

Published: Apr 23, 2014

Canada Energy Superpower

Uncertainty over U.S. approval of the Keystone XL pipeline has put Stephen Harper's vision of making Canada an energy superpower.

Published: Apr 22, 2014

Canada’s Corn Belt

Corn was once ungrowable in the fertile farmland of Canada’s breadbasket. Last year it harvested more than 550 million bushels of the grain.

Published: Apr 14, 2014

Metro Labor Shortages

With U.S. metro area unemployment rates below 5 percent, some companies are struggling to fill positions.

Published: Apr 14, 2014

U.S. Drug Prices Soar

Price increases for popular drugs in the U.S. have far outpaced inflation since late 2007 for many drugs.

Published: Apr 14, 2014

Timeline: Chevy Recall

Timeline: Chevy Cobalt Ignition Switch Defect

Published: Apr 11, 2014

Medicare Payments

Medicare released data detailing how much it paid physicians for procedures for the first time since a court injunction sealed those records in 1979.

Published: Apr 9, 2014

Has Obamacare Worked?

A look at what we know so far about Obamacare's effectiveness, and what we don't yet know.

Published: Apr 8, 2014

World Economic Outlook

The U.S. economy will pick up this year and next, the International Monetary Fund predicts, helping drive the global economy.

Published: Apr 7, 2014

Capex Comeback

After accelerated business investments did not materialize last year, economists and investors anticipate a growth in capital expenditures in 2014.

Published: Apr 4, 2014

Core Inflation

Health care services are dragging down core inflation. The core PCE gauge is running at 1.1 percent versus 1.99 percent in February 2012.

Published: Apr 4, 2014

Faulty Chevy Cobalt Part

Faulty switches, that caused air bags to fail, have been linked to at least 13 deaths in GM cars.

Published: Apr 3, 2014

Campaign Giving Cap Cut

The Supreme Court overturned the aggregate limit on campaign contributions — set at $123,200 for the 2013—2014 election cycle.

Published: Apr 2, 2014

Obamacare Enrollment

The Obama administration announced that 7.5 million people signed up for health insurance through federal or state exchanges.

Published: Apr 2, 2014

March Auto Sales

Warmer weather boosted sales as most automakers beat analyst estimates in March.

Published: Apr 1, 2014

Yellen's Jobs Dashboard

While all 9 jobs indicators identified by Yellen are improving, only 3 are back to pre-recession levels. See how the rest are faring.

Published: Apr 1, 2014

Clean Coal Moves Forward

A Mississippi power plant literally built on top of a seam of lignite coal, will mine and refine the coal into a synthetic gas.

Published: Mar 27, 2014

Activists Beat S&P 500

Activists generated a 48 percent average gain for investors in companies they targeted, beating the S&P 500 by 17 percentage points.

Published: Mar 26, 2014

Timeline: Flight 370

The disappearance of Flight 370 has galvanized a multinational air-and-sea search, spawned theories ranging from an accident to air piracy. \n

Published: Mar 24, 2014

Crisis in Ukraine

Bloomberg News tracks the latest information on the ongoing Russian intervention in Ukraine.

Published: Mar 19, 2014

Ortega's Property Empire

Amancio Ortega has quietly amassed a real estate empire worth as much as $10 billion and is emerging as a formidable competitor for prime properties.

Published: Mar 18, 2014

Tax-Free Energy Companies

Master Limited Partnerships own pipelines, storage tanks and other energy infrastructure and give practically all their income to investors

Published: Mar 14, 2014

Where is Flight 370?

New satellite data indicates Malaysian Flight 370 was last spotted in an arc of radar reaching north to Kazakhstan and southwest of Australia.

Published: Mar 13, 2014

83 Planes Have Vanished

Some 83 aircraft have been declared “missing” since 1948, according to data compiled by the Aviation Safety Network.

Published: Mar 13, 2014

Automation's Job Threat

Mobile robots and ‘smart’ computers make it likely that occupations employing about half of today's U.S. workers could be automated.

Published: Mar 11, 2014

Offshore & Out of Reach

Corporate profits earned outside the U.S. aren't subject to federal taxes until they are brought home by U.S.-based companies.

Published: Mar 11, 2014

Housing & Core Inflation

Core PCE inflation owes much of its small climb to housing-related prices

Published: Mar 11, 2014

Crimea's Cost to Putin

Markets are reacting in real time to Russia's military incursion into the Crimea section of Ukraine.

Published: Mar 7, 2014

Bloomberg National Poll

Bloomberg Poll finds Americans split on Obama, suspicious of Putin, and supportive of a hike in minimum wage

Published: Mar 7, 2014

Top-Ranked Colleges

Countries are changing education policies to climb the lists of top-ranked universities. The top 100 worldwide:

Published: Mar 6, 2014

February Auto Sales

The cold and wintry weather, particularly in the Midwest and Northeast, kept car shoppers off of dealers' lots again in February.

Published: Mar 4, 2014

IPO Market More Stable

Market valuations, first-day pops and company maturity point to a more stable IPO market.

Published: Feb 27, 2014

China's Air Pollution

The world's largest emitter of greenhouse gas has a plan to clean the dirty air in Beijing.

Published: Feb 26, 2014

Afghan Mineral Riches

Afghanistan’s mineral riches of iron, copper, and rare earths are valued by the Pentagon at about $1 trillion.

Published: Feb 25, 2014

Gridlock Slows Auto Sales

In the globe's growing megacities, pollution and gridlock are putting a damper on auto sales.

Published: Feb 20, 2014

Coal Power Fades

Stricter emission standards and competition from natural gas have forced companies to announce the closure of more than 150 coal boilers in the U.S.

Published: Feb 18, 2014

U.S. Natural Gas Boom

The U.S. is in the midst of a natural gas boom as advances in drilling technology have opened up previously unreachable reserves.

Published: Feb 18, 2014

Stingy 401(k) Plans

Increasingly companies are adjusting 401(k) \ncontributions, cutting into workers’ retirement accounts.

Published: Feb 13, 2014

Spirit Airlines Tardiness

Spirit Airlines flights arrived on time 67 percent of the time in 2013, worst among 35 carriers in the U.S. and Canada.

Published: Feb 10, 2014

Twitter's First Earnings

Twitter's fourth quarter revenue beat analysts' estimates in its first financial results since an initial public offering.

Published: Feb 5, 2014

Sochi Olympic Medals

Norway has won the most Winter Olympic medals since the games were first held in 1924. Track how nations perform in the 2014 games in Sochi, Russia.

Published: Feb 4, 2014

Keystone Review Synopsis

Selected findings from the Keystone report which says the proposed pipeline doesn’t pose a significant threat to the climate.

Published: Feb 4, 2014

History of the 401(k)

The accidental success of the 401(k) plan. How a little noticed provision of the Revenue Act of 1978 became the ubiquitous savings plan we know today.

Published: Jan 31, 2014

Tech Executive Pay

For most of the top-paid technology executives based on 2013 data, a majority of their pay came from either stock or award options.

Published: Jan 29, 2014

State of the Union Firsts

The State of the Union has evolved over time. A look at some famous firsts associated with the Constitutionally mandated message.

Published: Jan 27, 2014

Super Bowl & Private Jets

Airports that cater to private and charter planes will be jammed as hundreds of aircraft attempt to launch into the sky following the Super Bowl.

Published: Jan 22, 2014

Reincorporating Abroad

In 2004, Congress passed a law to discourage companies from shifting their legal addresses to tax havens. However, the reincorporations continue.

Published: Jan 22, 2014

Gov. Christie's Scandal

N.J. Gov. Christie is facing scrutiny over his staff's involvement in the closing of traffic lanes to the George Washington Bridge last September.

Published: Jan 21, 2014

New Limits on NSA Spying

President Obama defended U.S. electronic spying but promises greater privacy protection. See where key players stand in the debate on surveillance.

Published: Jan 17, 2014

Extreme Weather Events

Weather around the world has swung from one extreme to the other in recent years.

Published: Jan 17, 2014

Bird Flu in China

New cases of H7N9 bird flu have surged in China in recent weeks after a temporary slowdown in 2013.

Published: Jan 16, 2014

Super Bowl Ticket Tracker

Super Bowl ticket prices tend to be the lowest in the final days leading up to the game, though the quantity drops quickly when prices come down.

Published: Jan 15, 2014

Replacement Body Parts

Each year in the U.S., tissues are removed from about 30,000 cadavers and transplanted in an estimated 1 million surgical procedures.

Published: Jan 14, 2014

Global Investors Poll

Our survey of 477 investors, analysts and traders who are Bloomberg subscribers reveals optimism about the global economy.

Published: Jan 8, 2014

Defunct Project Lives on

NASA will complete a $350 million tower to test rocket engines for a program that was canceled in 2010. NASA says it no longer needs the tower.

Published: Jan 7, 2014

December U.S. Auto Sales

Automakers cited December storms as industrywide sales trailed estimates last month.

Published: Jan 4, 2014

2013 Auto Sales Recap

U.S. new vehicles sales increased for a fourth straight year in 2013

Published: Jan 4, 2014

South Dakota's Tax Havens

South Dakota lawmakers have loosened the state’s laws to encourage wealthy out-of-staters to set up trusts there, often for tax reasons.

Published: Dec 20, 2013

Blackstone's Big Bet

After acquiring 41,000 homes in the past two years, Blackstone is offering the first-ever "rental-home-backed" security on Wall Street.

Published: Dec 20, 2013

Wall St. Is My Landlord

Institutional investors have acquired more than 1 million homes in the past three years to convert to rental units.

Published: Dec 19, 2013

Deadliest Fraternity

Since 2006, nine people, mostly students, have died in events related to Sigma Alpha Epsilon – more than any other fraternity.

Published: Dec 19, 2013

Rights for India's Women

India is the world's largest democracy, but 66 years after winning independence, its women still labor under the yoke of inequality and abuse.

Published: Dec 19, 2013

Selling Pension Risk

Global aging foreshadows the risk of a new financial crisis triggered by innovative investments dubbed "death derivatives".

Published: Dec 18, 2013

Boomers' Basic Retirement

The typical household facing retirement has only $42,000 in 401(k) savings and will rely on Social Security for 70% of retirement income.

Published: Dec 17, 2013

Kidnapped for Marriage

The number of women kidnapped for marriage in India has grown as the gender gap widens.

Published: Dec 16, 2013

Plant Sings, City Sinks

The only remaining auto assembly plant located entirely within Detroit is flourishing as residents in nearby neighborhoods face an area in decline.

Published: Dec 11, 2013

November Health Exchanges

From Oct. 1 to Nov. 30, nearly 365,000 have selected an exchange health-insurance plan.

Published: Dec 11, 2013

Ireland's Bailout Exit

On Sunday, Ireland will become the first European nation to leave its emergency bailout since the region’s debt crisis began four years ago.

Published: Dec 10, 2013

Bloomberg National Poll

The Bloomberg National Poll, conducted December 6-9 for Bloomberg News is based on interviews with 1,004 U.S. adults ages 18 or older.

Published: Dec 10, 2013

Japan's Quality of Death

Even though Japan has the world's longest life expectancy, it rates poorly for quality of death. Japan ranked 23rd of 40 nations in end-of-life care.

Published: Dec 6, 2013

Auto Design Renaissance

Bloomberg automotive critic Jason Harper discuss five new vehicles that got it right, and five that embody Detroit’s troubled past.

Published: Dec 5, 2013

November U.S. Auto Sales

GM and Chrysler gains led November U.S. auto sales that accelerated to the fastest pace in more than five years.

Published: Dec 3, 2013

Iran Agrees to Limits

Iran agreed to the demands from world powers to curtail uranium-enrichment activities at its Natanz and Fordo facilities.

Published: Nov 25, 2013

Banks and Fines

Poll results regarding banking fines and JPMorgan's recent disclosure on legal expenses.

Published: Nov 21, 2013

Politics and Gridlock

Poll results from investors regarding the political climate, the budget, major political and economic figures.

Published: Nov 21, 2013

Six Degrees of Separation

How an attorney's government connections bring his firm influential Democratic Party contacts.

Published: Nov 21, 2013

Bloomberg Poll: Nov. 2013

The Bloomberg Global Poll, conducted November 19 2013, is based on interviews with 750 Bloomberg custumers.

Published: Nov 20, 2013

2014 Minimum Wage

Among the states, Washington has the highest minimum wage at $9.19, it rises to $9.32 on Jan 1, 2014. Georgia and Wyoming have the lowest wage: $5.15.

Published: Nov 11, 2013

Twitter's IPO

Twitter Inc. raised $2.1 billion in its initial public offering, the largest IPO by a technology company since Facebook.

Published: Nov 7, 2013

How Twitter Makes Money

As Twitter prepares to go public under the stock symbol TWTR, losses at the social-networking giant continue to widen.

Published: Nov 6, 2013

Election 2013 Results

Governor Chris Christie bolstered his standing as a potential Republican presidential candidate in 2016 by easily winning re-election in New Jersey.

Published: Nov 6, 2013

Preservation Tax Break

The developers of The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans hotel, housed in an historic edifice built in 1909, say they are owed a $7.4 million tax break.

Published: Nov 5, 2013

Baltimore Stadiums

Projections that new sports stadiums in Baltimore would generate hundreds of new jobs and bring economic rebirth to downtown fell short.

Published: Nov 4, 2013

October U.S. Auto Sales

Automakers said showroom traffic and sales accelerated after Congress and President Barack Obama struck a deal to fund the government.

Published: Nov 4, 2013

Top 100 Billionaires

The top 100 billionaires are a diverse crew with a combined net worth bigger than the GDP of most countries.

Published: Nov 4, 2013

Tesla Stock Slumps

Tesla Motors, the best-performing auto stock for much of the year, failed to hang on to some of its gains in October.

Published: Oct 31, 2013

Dell's Path to a Deal

Now that Dell's long-contested leveraged buyout has officially closed, founder and CEO Michael Dell will embark on a tough business turnaround.

Published: Oct 29, 2013

Risking Habitat

As record commodity prices have pushed farmers to put more land into production, land enrolled in federal conservation programs has declined.

Published: Oct 29, 2013

Boehner's Contrarians

When House Speaker John Boehner cast votes this year, there \nwere nine Democrats who sided with him more than 50 percent of the time.

Published: Oct 28, 2013

Ireland Profits Pile Up

Ireland is increasingly in the global spotlight for its role helping multinational companies avoid taxes around the world. \n

Published: Oct 27, 2013

Elder Care Sex Survey

A survey of medical directors for long-term care facilities finds few provide staff training addressing sexual behavior in nursing homes.

Published: Oct 25, 2013

Somber Oil Forecast

The deteriorating security situation in Iraq will challenge the government’s plan to raise oil production in 2014. \n

Published: Oct 23, 2013

Ballmer at Microsoft

Since CEO Steve Ballmer took over Microsoft in 2000, sales are up four-fold, though the company's stock has plummeted.

Published: Oct 23, 2013

Less Time Watching TV

As more viewers access content online, the time spent watching traditional television has declined since 2011 for all age groups except 65 and older.

Published: Oct 18, 2013

LBO Bankruptcy

Creditors are haggling over Texas's largest electricity provider, Energy Future Holdings Corp., in anticipation of a bankruptcy filing.

Published: Oct 16, 2013

Post-Default Bills to Pay

Though no precedent exists for a government default, the treasury may attempt to pay some or all of it bills under two different scenarios.

Published: Oct 14, 2013

Iran's Nuclear Program

Inspectors would like wider access to Iran's nuclear facilities, where work to enrich uranium for use in atomic weapons is suspected.

Published: Oct 11, 2013

Health-Insurance Coverage

Republicans represent more U.S. congressional districts with below-average health insurance coverage than Democrats.

Published: Oct 10, 2013

When the Money Runs Out

A study by the Bipartisan Policy Center says the U.S. will be unable to meet all of its financial obligations sometime between Oct. 22 and Nov. 1.

Published: Oct 8, 2013

The Great Gatsby Curve

The Gatsby Curve shows a rigid U.S. economy in which rich children are predestined to grow up wealthy and poor children are destined to remain poor.

Published: Oct 7, 2013

Trans-Pacific Trade

The U.S. and 11 nations negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free-trade deal are seeking an agreement by the end of the year.

Published: Oct 4, 2013

Rural Depopulation

Since 1980, the population has declined in large swaths of rural counties across the U.S.

Published: Oct 4, 2013

End of Shutdown Vote

At least 20 House Republicans would likely vote for a clean continuing resolution to end the government shutdown.

Published: Oct 2, 2013

Freshmen Frat Deaths

Bloomberg News identified 60 fraternity-related deaths in the U.S. since 2005. Of the 60, 24 were freshmen.

Published: Oct 2, 2013

September U.S. Auto Sales

U.S. sales of cars and light trucks slipped 4.2 percent in September, the first monthly decline in more than two years.

Published: Oct 1, 2013

World of Opportunities

Industry and government are beginning to respond to climate change threats and, in some cases, find new business possibilities.

Published: Sep 30, 2013

Illinois Government Glut

While Illinois has shed state and local public-sector jobs since 2007, local taxing units have remained largely untouched.

Published: Sep 26, 2013

Small Government Growth

During the last 30 years, the number of special purpose districts collecting taxes in the U.S. has increased by 32 percent.

Published: Sep 26, 2013

Obamacare Marketplace

Table shows average monthly premiums of the lowest cost silver and bronze health exchange policies offered in each state, before tax credits.

Published: Sep 25, 2013

Poll: National Direction

The Bloomberg National Poll, conducted September 20-23 is based on interviews with 1,000 U.S. adults ages 18 or older.

Published: Sep 24, 2013

Immigrant Detention

Federal law requires that the government contract for at least 34,000 prison beds a day even as border crossings have declined since the recession.

Published: Sep 23, 2013

The End of Retirement

Most baby boomers haven’t come close to saving enough for retirement. They simply can't afford to stop working.

Published: Sep 20, 2013

Death Dinners

End-of-life care decisions, medical intervention and burial wishes are topics that most baby boomers would rather ignore.

Published: Sep 18, 2013

Senior-Living Mecca

Bloomberg ranked Florida counties with a critical mass of seniors to determine the mecca for senior living. Sarasota County \nreceived the best score.

Published: Sep 17, 2013

Global Retirement Dilemma

The U.S. is far from the only country grappling with how its citizens will be able to afford retirement.

Published: Sep 17, 2013

Senior Consumer Myths

Today's senior consumers are richer and carry more clout than ever before, and companies ignore them at their peril.

Published: Sep 16, 2013

Navy Yard Shooting Scene

Map showing the site of the Navy Yard shooting rampage in Washington, D.C. .

Published: Sep 16, 2013

The Casino Next Door

The Tohono O’odham Nation is planning to build a casino resort far from its Tucson-area reservation -across the street from a suburban high school.

Published: Sep 13, 2013

Exporting Grandma

German seniors are migrating to Polish nursing homes, hundreds of miles away from their children in Germany.

Published: Sep 13, 2013

Pay TV in Peril

Cable and satellite TV providers are losing subscribers as more consumers turn to online streaming services.

Published: Sep 12, 2013

Poll: BRIC Investments

The latest Bloomberg Global Poll shows that Brazil, Russia, India and China are seen as offering investors the worst opportunities next year.

Published: Sep 11, 2013

Poll: Fed Chairmanship

The latest Bloomberg Global Poll shows that more people think Larry Summers will be named the next U.S. Federal Reserve Chair than Janet Yellen.

Published: Sep 11, 2013

Avoiding the Estate Tax

America's richest families have found ways to avoid estate taxes through legal loopholes that allow them to pass money to their heirs tax-free.

Published: Sep 10, 2013

Apple's Golden Goose

The iPhone product line made up 51 percent of Apple’s total revenue last quarter. See how the device became their top gadget.

Published: Sep 9, 2013

VA Medical Malpractice

U.S. government payments to resolve medical malpractice claims filed against the Department of Veterans Affairs came to $91.7 million last year.

Published: Sep 6, 2013

Congress Votes on Syria

Graphic documents the increasing opposition in Congress to a resolution authorizing force in response to Syrian chemical weapon attacks.

Published: Sep 6, 2013

August U.S. Auto Sales

General Motors Co., Toyota Motor Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. in August drove the best month for U.S. auto deliveries since May 2007.

Published: Sep 4, 2013

Covering Insurers' Costs

Between 2004 and 2008, soaring commodity prices inflated crop insurance premiums, causing subsidies to more than double to $2 billion.

Published: Sep 4, 2013

Rules of Limited Reach

Five years after derivatives accelerated the global credit crisis, banks are coming under new U.S. rules aimed at preventing another meltdown.

Published: Sep 3, 2013

Banks Push Back on Swaps

After passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, Wall Street preserved its hold on the derivatives market with one of the largest sustained lobbying attacks ever.

Published: Sep 3, 2013

BM's 50 Most Influential

The ties among our Most Influential range from an educational background shared by 18 of them to a web of common causes, deals and interests.

Published: Sep 3, 2013

Keystone Pipeline Jobs

The Keystone XL Pipeline project would result in a surge of short-term construction employment, to be followed by only 35 full-time jobs.

Published: Aug 27, 2013

Strike Force Near Syria

Defense Secretary Hagel says that U.S. forces are “ready to go” if the administration decides to strike against alleged Syrian chemical weapon use.

Published: Aug 27, 2013

A Look at Currency Spikes

Recurring currency spikes may provide evidence that traders are manipulating the rates used to value trillions of dollars of investments.

Published: Aug 27, 2013

Pipeline to the Gulf

Proponents of the Keystone XL Pipeline say it move the U.S. from dependence on unfriendly regimes such as Venezuela.

Published: Aug 26, 2013

Homegrown Energy

Higher electricity costs and cheaper solar panel technology threaten the traditional electric grid as more consumers turn to local energy production.

Published: Aug 20, 2013

Stock Splits Lose Allure

Stock splits are losing their allure as pressure eases to hold prices at levels that let individuals amass shares.

Published: Aug 13, 2013

Wal-Mart's Flights

Congress spared Wal-Mart from losing taxpayer-funded controllers to guide its approximately 20 jets based in Rogers, Arkansas, near its headquarters.

Published: Aug 12, 2013

Tracking Gold's Fall

After peaking at $1,921 per ounce in September 2011, gold lost more than a third of its value before recovering to $1,322.

Published: Aug 12, 2013

Colorado Oil Drilling

State regulators have approved more permits to drill horizontal wells in Colorado as an oil boom accelerates.

Published: Aug 7, 2013

Felony Predictor

A privacy expert found several features that correlated highly with having a felony record in Kentucky, such as being a male or having hazel eyes.

Published: Aug 6, 2013

Top Family Offices

Bloomberg Markets’ annual ranking of the richest "family offices," \nInvestment and management services for high net-worth families.

Published: Aug 5, 2013

July U.S. Auto Sales

General Motors Co.'s broad gains with small cars and big pickups kept the U.S. auto market on pace for its best year since 2007.

Published: Aug 1, 2013

Apple vs. Samsung

Apple says that Samsung’s Galaxy phone series copied the iPhone and undercut its pricing, leading to huge Samsung profits at Apple’s expense.

Published: Aug 1, 2013

Facebook Surpasses IPO

Facebook closed above its $38 initial public offering price for the firsttime since its debut amid optimism that mobile advertising can boost sales.

Published: Jul 30, 2013

How Crop Insurance Works

Federal crop insurance has overtaken disaster relief payments as the main safety net for America‘’s farmers.

Published: Jul 24, 2013

How Much Senior Care?

In almost every world region, the senior population is growing at a faster rate than the general \npopulation. How much senior care can we afford?

Published: Jul 23, 2013

Nursing Home Rules on Sex

Nursing homes are confronting legal and ethical questions regarding the capacity or residents to engage in consensual sexual activity.

Published: Jul 19, 2013

Private Prison Assaults

In the four privately run prisons holding Mississippi inmates in 2012, the assault rate was three times higher on average than in state-run lockups.

Published: Jul 11, 2013

China Pollution Protests

China's middle class has become more vocal in its criticism of pollution, forcing its leaders to reassess a growth-at-all-costs economic approach.

Published: Jul 11, 2013

Alternative Investments

Real estate and private equity led the pack of alternative investments over the past three years according to Bloomberg Markets magazine.

Published: Jul 10, 2013

State Abortion Laws

North Dakota recently passed the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S., and other states have been revisiting their abortion laws.

Published: Jul 8, 2013

Too Slow an Approach?

The Asiana Airlines plane that crashed while landing in San Francisco had slowed to 125 miles per hour as it neared the runway.

Published: Jul 8, 2013

Biggest Trade Deal Ever

U.S. and EU interests from Fed Ex to Audi to Zappa see trade talks as new chance to write rules

Published: Jul 5, 2013

June U.S. Auto Sales

GM, Ford and Chrysler gained U.S. market share in the first half of 2013, putting their domestic market on pace for its best annual sales years.

Published: Jul 2, 2013

Wives Cut Infidelity Gap

The percentage of married U.S. women who reported having an affair increased from 10.6 percent in 1991 to 14.7 percent in 2010.

Published: Jul 1, 2013

Voting Rights Law Limited

The Supreme Court ruled that a key component of the 1965 Voting Rights Act is outdated and unconstitutional.

Published: Jun 25, 2013

Syrian Refugees

Secretary of State John Kerry travels to the Middle East to discuss military aid for Syrian rebels and humanitarian aid for 1.6 million refugees.

Published: Jun 21, 2013

Sterilization in India

Women in India are being offered incentives to participate in a government sterilization program.

Published: Jun 11, 2013

Clinton Support in 2016

Four in 10 Americans say they’d definitely or probably vote for Hillary Clinton if she decides to run for president in 2016.

Published: Jun 6, 2013

Center of Cyber Security

Major defense contractors are turning the tranquil suburbs of Maryland into a Silicon Valley for cybersecurity products and startups.

Published: Jun 6, 2013

Effects of Fracking

The EPA has undertaken a three-year study of the impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water amid complaints of water contamination.

Published: Jun 6, 2013

Same-Sex Marriage Poll

Fifty-two percent say they back giving gay couples the right to marry, according to a Bloomberg National Poll.

Published: Jun 5, 2013

U.S. Split on Immigration

The latest Bloomberg National Poll shows almost half of Americans say revising immigration laws would be “mostly good” for the U.S. economy.

Published: Jun 5, 2013

Bangladesh Job Safety

On a pair of $22 jeans sold at a Wal-Mart subsidiary, 90 cents covers all of the factory's operational costs, including safety and worker's pay.

Published: Jun 5, 2013

Re-Identifying Records

Even though your name isn't attached to the health records being sold to marketers, an anonymous hospital record can often be traced back you.

Published: Jun 4, 2013

Buying Your Medical Data

Bloomberg News made records requests to 12 of the most-populous states to see who's buying hospital-discharge data.

Published: Jun 4, 2013

May U.S. Auto Sales

U.S. pickups led a surge in light-vehicle sales in May as sales climbed 8.2 percent to 1.44 million.

Published: Jun 3, 2013

The World's Wealth

The world’s privately-held financial wealth grew 7.8 percent to $135.5 trillion in 2012 led by a surge in the Asia-Pacific region.

Published: May 30, 2013

Linking Spain's Elite

Prior to Bankia, Rodrigo Rato worked at Lazard, where the links he built lasted through his tenure at the lender.

Published: May 27, 2013

IRS Scandal Hits Obama

Who knew what and when? How news of IRS abuses reached the highest levels of the administration. \n

Published: May 21, 2013

Female Lobbying Pay Lags

Women running top Washington lobbying groups earned on average 68 cents for every dollar their male peers made.

Published: May 16, 2013

Global Economic Poll

Bloomberg interviewed 906 customers via their terminals. Respondents represent an elite group of financial decision makers.

Published: May 15, 2013

Redefining Drunk Driving

The NTSB has recommended states lower the allowable blood-alcohol level for drivers to .05 percent from .08.

Published: May 14, 2013

U.S. Recovers as EU Slips

Even amid the weakest recovery in modern history, the U.S. economy is outperforming the euro area and soon may break even higher.

Published: May 10, 2013

States Pass on Exchanges

Most states have opted to let the federal government set up health-insurance exchanges instead of establishing state-run programs.

Published: May 10, 2013

A $7 Billion Move

As the U.S. military prepares to pull \nmost of its troops out of Afghanistan, it faces the costly process of safely withdrawing.

Published: May 10, 2013

Decline of the White Vote

Almost two in three eligible blacks \nvoted in the 2012 presidential election, the highest voter turnout by race.

Published: May 8, 2013

From Revolution to Chaos

The proliferation of weapons and a spate of vigilante killings and sexual attacks are eroding hope born from Egypt’s Arab Spring.

Published: May 7, 2013

April U.S. Auto Sales

Ford, GM and Chrysler’s U.S. sales all rose more than the industry average in April, building on first-quarter market-share gains.

Published: May 1, 2013

Stolen Military Secrets

Since 2007, hackers in China have targeted QinetiQ, a company that makes spy satellites and robots for the U.S. military.

Published: Apr 30, 2013

China’s Credit-Card Spree

Card issuance in China more than tripled over the past five years, making the nation the world’s fastest growing credit-card market.

Published: Apr 22, 2013

Most Charitable Russians

Led by the owner of Chelsea FC, ten of Russia’s richest billionaires gave a total of $1.3 billion to charity from 2010 through 2012.

Published: Apr 22, 2013

Boston Bomber Captured

Police captured Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, after a massive search that shut down Boston.

Published: Apr 19, 2013

Can Abenomics Fix Japan?

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has ripped up Japan’s monetary playbook to heal the wounds from the country’s bubble economy in 1989.

Published: Apr 19, 2013

Christie Tested on Jobs

Since Chris Christie was elected \nNew Jersey governor, the state’s \nunemployment rate has improved at a slower pace than the U.S.

Published: Apr 18, 2013

Tracking H7N9’s Spread

H7N9 is the latest strain of animal influenza to infect humans, causing Chinese health officials to watch for signs of a pandemic.

Published: Apr 18, 2013

The Immigrant Workforce

A Senate plan to rewrite immigration laws has stoked a years-old debate over providing undocumented residents a path to citizenship.

Published: Apr 16, 2013

Gold Prices Take a Hit

Gold prices fell in April on concern that an improving U.S. economy will spur the Federal Reserve to cut its stimulus program.

Published: Apr 15, 2013

Background Check Bill

A plan introduced by Senators Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey would extend the existing background-check system to gun shows.

Published: Apr 10, 2013

A $3.8 Trillion Budget

Obama’s 2014 budget would make reductions to social programs in an effort to revive a deficit-reduction deal with House Republicans.

Published: Apr 10, 2013

Bank Donations Add Up

Banks gave more than $5 million from 1997 to 2012 to members of the Senate Banking Committee who may one day ascend to chairman.

Published: Apr 3, 2013

March U.S. Auto Sales

U.S. light-vehicle sales in March climbed 3.4 percent to 1.45 million, the highest monthly total since August 2007.

Published: Apr 2, 2013

Fatal Flaws in Aircraft

Failures to spot safety flaws during certification of new aircraft were a factor in 70 percent of U.S. airline-crash deaths in the past 20 years.

Published: Mar 27, 2013

Same-Sex Marriage Laws

The Supreme Court overturned a federal provision that limited marriage to a man and a woman, leaving states to set same-sex marriage laws.

Published: Mar 25, 2013

How Gun Checks Work

Although federal gun laws prohibit a database of background-check information, the data can still be used to find a gun's owner.

Published: Mar 20, 2013

A Republican Edge in N.C.

Republicans won both houses of the North Carolina state legislature in 2010 and redrew the map to deliver election day wins – Part 2.

Published: Mar 18, 2013

Fewer Votes, More Seats

Republican-led redistricting in Michigan helped the party win 9 of 14 U.S. House seats despite losing the statewide vote – Part 1.

Published: Mar 18, 2013

A Manufactured Crisis

The Obama administration and Republicans in Congress have \npassed up several chances to resolve the impasse over the U.S. deficit.

Published: Feb 25, 2013

Too-Big-to-Fail Fighter

The F-35 fighter program faces renewed scrutiny amid delays and rising life-cycle costs, which may top $1.5 trillion – Part 4.

Published: Feb 21, 2013

Little Ship, Big Costs

Envisioned as a replacement for aging vessels, the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship faces design setbacks and rising costs - Part 3.

Published: Feb 21, 2013

Protecting War Contracts

Congressional Democrats and Republicans agree on at least one thing, protecting local defense contracts from cuts – Part 2.

Published: Feb 20, 2013

A Super-Sized Military

U.S. defense costs made up more than 40 percent of global military spending in 2011. The Pentagon now faces cuts – Part 1.

Published: Feb 18, 2013

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