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A European Union summit on Friday will be notable for one thing: the bloc’s most powerful leader in a generation won’t be there.

Techonomy CEO David Kirkpatrick, Bloomberg Tax's Laura Davison and Bloomberg's Alistair Barr discuss the winners and losers in the House tax overhaul plan with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg

Pakistan’s Prime Minister and central bank say the nation can weather the strain of its widening external deficits and shrinking foreign-exchange reserves.

A half-marathon in one of the world’s most polluted mega-cities will go ahead despite calls to cancel the event from India’s medical association and a warning from the lead sponsor that it may pull

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer discusses the House passage of its plan to overhaul the U.S. tax code. He speaks with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu and Lisa Abramowicz on "Bloomberg Markets." (Source:

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper discusses the passage of the House version of legislation to overhaul the U.S. tax code. He speaks with Bloomberg's Julia Chatterley and Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke failed to properly document his use of private jets and whether his wife paid her way when accompanying him on official travel, the agency’s watchdog said.

Brexit Secretary David Davis said there would be some clarity on the Brexit divorce bill in a “a few more weeks,” as the U.K. side is going through European demands in search of a breakthrough in

Donald Trump believes Alabama voters should decide whether to elect Senate candidate Roy Moore despite allegations of sexual impropriety, his press secretary said, distancing the president from a

Isabel dos Santos, Africa’s richest woman, said Sonangol will be left with a financial reserve of $2 billion after she leaves as chair of Angola’s state-owned oil company.

The mistrial in the corruption case of Senator Robert Menendez leaves prosecutors with a vexing decision: Retry him or fuhgeddaboudit?

New Jersey Governor-elect Phil Murphy, in his first major speech since winning the race, pledged to raise levies on the highest earners while fighting President Donald Trump’s attempts to overhaul the

The Pentagon says an authorized operator of its Twitter page accidentally retweeted a tweet urging President Donald Trump to resign.

Kevin Hassett, chairman of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers, says research shows tax legislation like the kind Congress is debating will boost capital expenditures and ultimately wages.

Indonesia has threatened to bar the world’s biggest social-media providers from operating in the country unless they comply with stringent demands to filter pornography and other content deemed

Rep. Mark Walker, a North Carolina Republican, comments on the House passage of its plan to overhaul the U.S. tax code. He speaks with Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli on "Bloomberg Markets." (Source:

A divided Federal Communications Commission approved a new TV broadcast standard backed by Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., sparking renewed criticism that the agency is favoring the company -- a notion

Nafta negotiators are set to give the most attention to rules for regional content, including cars, as well as financial services in the latest round of trade talks, according to an agenda obtained by