They Wanted to Save Their 119-Year-Old Village. So They Got Rid of It.
A feud over local taxes turned into a referendum on government itself. But Election Day left residents as divided as ever.
Station Wagons on Endangered List as S.U.V.s Crush All in Their Path
A key family hauler for much of the 20th century now accounts for a sliver of the American auto market.
Democrats Increasingly Vocal in Calling ‘Medicare for All’ a Political Liability
Party leaders are describing the health care proposal that appeals to the party’s left as a risky bet that could neutralize one of the Democrats’ prime issues in 2020.
The Curious Case of Aurelius Capital v. Puerto Rico
How a hedge fund’s efforts to take the island territory to the cleaners wound up before the Supreme Court — with ordinary Puerto Ricans arguing in the hedge fund’s favor.
Ski Homes Scale Down, in Size and in Cost
Micro-condos limit living space but offer plenty of amenities just minutes from the slopes at relatively affordable prices.
Berlin’s Biggest Landlord Has a Warning Over Soaring Rents
(Bloomberg) — Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here.Berlin’s plan to control surging housing costs is diverting investment from the squeezed market even before a rent freeze comes into force, acco…
World Powers Vowed to Cut Greenhouse Gases. They’re Still Rising Perilously.
Countries agreed to rein in emissions in an effort to avert climate catastrophes. They’ve failed, according to the latest United Nations report.
Germany’s Altmaier Tries to Defuse Row Over U.S.-China Comments
(Bloomberg) — German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier sought to clarify comments he made about the threat of U.S. and Chinese espionage, which the U.S. ambassador to Germany labeled an “insult” to American troops stationed in the country.Altmaier on Su…
Ebola responders on ‘lockdown’ after Congo city’s unrest
Ebola responders are on lockdown in the eastern Congo city of Beni after angry residents attacked a United Nations base to protest repeated rebel assaults, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Every day that health workers don’t have full acces…
Labour Makes Faith Vow After Rabbi Attack: U.K. Campaign Trail
(Bloomberg) — Sign up to our Brexit Bulletin, follow us @Brexit and subscribe to our podcast.Labour is due to launch its race and faith manifesto just hours after the U.K.’s chief rabbi attacked Jeremy Corbyn’s record in dealing with anti-Semitism in …
Carbon markets pioneer Moura Costa buys back EcoSecurities from Mercuria
Pedro Moura Costa, a pioneer of carbon markets in the 1990s, and partner Pablo Martinez are buying back from Swiss trader Mercuria Energy Group Ltd the low-carbon projects’ developer and carbon credit generator EcoSecurities, Moura Costa said. Brazili…
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