Is Trump’s Plan to Import Diesel From Russia Legal?With his Republican Party facing the prospect of losing control of Congress in Nov. 3 elections, President Donald Trump has sought ways to tame a significant source of voter discontent: elevated fuel costs. Saying that lower prices for Americans were his “greatest priority,” Trump announced via social media on Oct. 9 that he’d struck a deal with…Bloomberg5d agoWhole story →SecurityTechnology
The Nobel Prize in Economics Is a Message to the FedThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has a fantastic sense of humor. At a time when Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has turned central bank “forward guidance” into a banned phrase, the academy awarded the Nobel Prize in economics to Michael Woodford, one of the intellectual fathers of the practice, and Robert Hall, whose research on household…Bloomberg5d agoWhole story →EducationEconomy
Mauritius Shuts Schools, Workers Urged to Stay Home After UnrestMauritius shuttered schools and the country’s main business lobby group urged companies to allow staff to work from home on Tuesday after overnight unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation.Bloomberg6d agoWhole story →JusticeEducationmauritius unrest
French Student Protests Enter Third Week as Budget Debate StartsFrench high school students are set to hit the streets on Tuesday, extending their movement into a third week with no clear response from policymakers to their demands in sight.Bloomberg6d agoWhole story →Educationfrench student protests
