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Sunday, June 16, 2024
TopicBloomberg Opinion

Topic: Bloomberg Opinion

Donald Trump can threaten not to leave White House, but he will need a lot of help

Trump would need the collusion of thousands of people in the government — from poll officials to state legislators to members of Congress — to claim election fraud.

China is building bridges to Africa’s future leaders as US is closing doors to them

More than 20% of current African leaders studied in US, including leaders of Ethiopia, Ghana & Kenya. These countries are some of the closest economic & security partners of US.

How much worse can things get? That question itself may be a good sign

We are entering a new era of crises — in politics & biomedicine, with climate and energy, and about how we spend our time. But the truth is that progress is never going to be easy.

It’s dumb to bash the WTO (Listen up, Trump)

Trump says WTO has been bad for the US, but economists generally believe that trade and its expansion post-World War 2 has produced large net benefits for the US & the world.

American journalists should stop cleaning up after Biden’s boo-boos

Whenever the Democratic President nominee Joe Biden makes a political mess, he is blessed with people, many of them not in his employ, who will clean it up for him.

In TikTok sale, Microsoft is no loser and oracle no winner

Despite Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison’s backing for Trump, there’s no guarantee the separation of TikTok from ByteDance will be clean enough to pass White House muster. 

How the world can fight back the fear of a coronavirus vaccine

Research says convenience, complacency and confidence are the three sources of hesitancy that will make people reluctant to take Covid vaccines.

Of course, Trump couldn’t resist Bob Woodward. And he’s been undone by his own words again

Trump spent nine hours across 18 interviews with Woodward for his new book, 'Rage', which has also spurred lots of finger-pointing in the White House.

Delay of AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine could be painful but it’s responsible

The AstraZeneca Plc paused the trial of its leading candidate, developed with Oxford University, to study a volunteer's illness. This pause shows the system is working as it should.

Shinzo Abe’s legacy in Japan goes far beyond Abenomics

Abe's biggest accomplishment wasn't the resuscitation of Japan’s economy but beginning the transformation of a nation many observers thought would never allow itself to change.

On Camera

Elections showed that Manipur still has faith in democracy. Will new govt deliver?

The people of conflict-torn Manipur will have every right to feel betrayed if the new government doesn’t break its silence and show its commitment to addressing the state's issues.

Cash-strapped Karnataka hikes fuel tax by Rs 3/l, could earn Rs 2,500-3,000 cr more per yr

Move to bring down differences in commodity prices with neighbouring states, says government. Oppn, dealers blame it on welfare, Congress's guarantees.

With an eye on China, IAF expands taxi track at Leh airport, new shelters being built

Expanded taxi track is smaller than those meant for civilian operations, but is long enough for fighters & military transport aircraft to operate.

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.