The US trade war with the world is well underway. In retaliation for Washington’s levy of duties on aluminum and steel from the European Union,…
PRODUCT FOR PRODUCT
Every comeback for Trump’s whataboutism on Canadian trade
Donald Trump thinks winning a trade war is easy. So easy, apparently, he’s confident enough to pester his country’s largest trading partner, Canada. Prime Minister…
FLEET BANK
Waymo may get $465 million in US tax breaks, and that’s okay
Government subsidies for businesses, you can love them or you hate them. But quibbling over who takes advantage of them misses the point. Jalopnik reports…
A 7-2-2-2-1 DECISION
How every US Supreme Court justice voted in the gay-wedding cake case
You might have read in today’s coverage of the US Supreme Court ruling on the rights of a baker to deny service to a gay…
A DRIP
Here’s our estimate for the sales Starbucks will lose because of racial-bias training
How much is a day’s sales worth? For Starbucks, millions of dollars. The Seattle-based cafe chain will close all of its US stores today (May…
EXPORTING WATER
Europe’s insatiable hunger for avocados may be causing a drought in Chile
The Petorca province in the Valparaiso region of Chile is one of the avocado capitals of the world, and avocados are in a boom time.…
LOCATING ANSWERS
Two US senators are calling for an investigation into Google’s tracking of Android phones
At a time of increased scrutiny of companies that collect masses of user data, two US senators are calling on federal regulators to investigate a…
FIVE FOR FIVE
The evolution of Bloomberg’s homepage from 2010 to 2018
This post was originally published on Jan. 28, 2015, for Bloomberg.com’s fifth design. We have updated it with the latest iteration and figures. Bloomberg LP’s…
CORRECT THE RECORD
A lie about Mike Pompeo’s Gulf War service started with an anonymous Wikipedia edit
US Central Intelligence Agency director and Army veteran Mike Pompeo never served in the Gulf War. But that’s not what prominent members of the US…
ZERO DAYS SINCE
The first US passenger airline with an accidental death since 2009 is Southwest Airlines
The death of one person on Southwest Airlines flight 1380 is the first accident-related fatality on a US passenger airline since February 2009. US National…
ON THE BOARD
Zuckerberg bingo: Get your card for the Facebook CEO’s testimony to Congress
While Mark Zuckerberg isn’t famous for his charm and ease with words, the Facebook CEO is known to have some favorite phrases. Ever heard of…
