News and Politics

The NSA's Secret Weapon: XKeyscore

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

Aug 1, 2013 · 1 minute read

Can Cyber Attacks Prompt the Next Financial Crisis?

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

Jul 29, 2013 · 1 minute read

Behind Odyssey Marine Exploration's Recovery of $36 million of Silver Bullion

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

Jul 23, 2013 · 1 minute read

Student Loans Don't Cut It: How Americans Pay for College

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

Jul 23, 2013 · 1 minute read

Will Detroit Set a Wave of City Bankruptcies?

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

Jul 23, 2013 · 1 minute read

What's Left After Detroit Bankruptcy?

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

Jul 22, 2013 · 1 minute read

Detroit Bankruptcy: Disaster Decades in the Making

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

Jul 19, 2013 · 1 minute read

The 8 Biggest Municipal Bankruptcies Ever

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

Jul 19, 2013 · 1 minute read

Male Labor Force Participation: The Collapse of Jobs for Working-Age Men

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.

Jul 18, 2013 · 1 minute read

What's Bernanke's Forecast for U.S. Economy?

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

Jul 18, 2013 · 1 minute read

COMMODITIES AND RESOURCE

Why China Is Stalling on Clean Energy

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

Jul 12, 2013 · 1 minute read

Jay-Z vs Diddy: True Net Worth

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.

Jul 11, 2013 · 1 minute read

Chart Bill Gross Doesn't Want You to See: Monthly Mutual Fund Outflows

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

Jul 10, 2013 · 1 minute read

How Interest Rates Affect Bank Stocks

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

Jul 10, 2013 · 1 minute read

Introducing the World's First Bitcoin ATM

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

Jul 4, 2013 · 1 minute read

COMMODITIES AND RESOURCE

Aequitas Innovations and the Mother of All Bubbles

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.

Jun 29, 2013 · 9 minute read