(Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. is working on adding touch screens to its Mac computers, a move that would defy long-held company orthodoxy and embrace an approach that co-founder Steve Jobs once called “ergonomically terrible.”
(Bloomberg) — The Bank of Korea is set to raise its key interest rate one more time on Friday, with policymakers then seen bringing their 18-month tightening cycle to a close amid rising concerns about the economic outlook.
Publicly traded oil explorers such as Occidental Petroleum Corp. and EOG Resources Inc. have taken the lead in expanding shale drilling, displacing private companies that dominated the space for more than a year.
(Bloomberg) — El Salvador’s congress approved a digital securities law that would allow the nation to raise funds through the world’s first sovereign blockchain bond.
Bayer AG shares climbed after people with knowledge of the matter said activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners has built a stake in the company and is pushing for a breakup.
There’s a lot of history repeating itself in Congress this year — the House is in GOP hands, Democrats control the White House and Senate and there’s an inescapable stench of tobacco smoke in the Capitol’s hallways.
Representative Barbara Lee is privately discussing a run for the US Senate seat currently held by Democrat Dianne Feinstein, a person familiar with her plans said.
(Bloomberg) — US and Mexican cabinet officials ran out of time before discussing migration in a formal meeting in Mexico City on Monday, according to people familiar with the matter, leaving a major issue between the countries largely unaddressed.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu changed the military leadership in Ukraine, appointing Valery Gerasimov, the chief of the General Staff, as head of the nation’s combined forces.
Oil shrugged off a large US crude stockpile build, with prices rising as traders focused on China as it speeds up purchases ahead of the Lunar New Year.
