News and Politics

Can the NSA track your online activity, including your browsing history and online chats without a warrant? Apparently so, using XKeyscore.

Former White House cyber security coordinator on the threat of cyber attacks to the U.S. economy and black market for selling info on system vulnerabilities

The facts and figures behind Odyssey Marine Exploration's recovery of $36 million of silver bullion from 3 miles below the Atlantic.

How Americans Pay for College: Exploring the varying ways U.S. families are paying for a college education, as student loans become a trillion dollar market

Michael McKee examines whether Detroit's bankruptcy will unleash a wave of municipal filings as cities shoulder massive debts and pension obligations.

What's Left After Detroit Bankruptcy? A look at what might be recoverable following the city's declaration of bankruptcy.

Bloomberg Economics Editor Michael McKee digs deeper into the number behind Detroit's bankruptcy and looks at what comes next for the city.

On the occasion of the city of Detroit filing for bankruptcy, a quick look at the eight biggest municipal bankruptcies in U.S. history.

Male Labor Force Participation: In today's "Single Best Chart," Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu displays the drop off in employment for American males age 25-54.

What's Bernanke's Forecast for U.S. Economy? Examining the main economic data watched by the Fed in its criteria for determining changes in monetary policy

Why China Is Stalling on Clean Energy: Bloomberg New Energy Finance's Justin Wu reports that China's clean energy investment may slow to $49 billion in 2013

Jay-Z vs Diddy: True Net Worth: How wealthy are hip-hop stars? Bloomberg created a way to separate the truly rich from the loud-mouth lyricists.

On today's "Chart Attack, Fusion IQ CEO Barry Ritholtz and Bloomberg's Adam Johnson look at monthly mutual fund outflows.

Adam Johnson looks at how interest rates affect bank stocks, borrowing, and REITS

Bloomberg News spoke with Zach Harvey, one of the founders of Lamassu, who are making ATMs for people to buy Bitcoins.

Ivan Lo on Aequitas Innovations, Canada's newest proposed stock exchange that's about to challenge the TSX and TSX Venture, and the mother of all bubbles.

Vatican Officials Arrested: Senior Vatican prelate, agent of the Italian secret service and a financial broker were arrested in a corruption investigation.

The mother of all bubbles? In today's "Single Best Chart," Scarlet Fu displays the gap between GDP and the Fed fund rate that suggests a coming bubble.