9 results for Bloomberg in The Monocle Minute

4 November 2015

Canada’s economic woes have deepened this week. A new report by Bank of America Merrill Lynch found that the economy swung from a surplus of 4.2 per cent of GDP to a deficit of 7.9 per cent in the past year. “There’s a big…

11 May 2016

No one is better placed to fix a city than the people who live and work there – but that doesn’t mean different centres can’t benefit from outside solutions. That’s the idea behind the Mayors Challenge, an ideas competition…

23 September 2016

Although the economy in Los Angeles has been on the up, the city is not known as a friendly spot to start a business. A mass of red tape often stands in the way of entrepreneurs but that’s where the newly launched LA Bus…

1 August 2016

As the lengthy process to replace president Obama lumbers on, Hong Kong could be in for its own extended period of political gamesmanship. The city’s next chief executive won’t be appointed until March next year (by comm…

21 November 2016

Google’s announcement last week that it would invest $‌1.99bn (€1.1bn) in a new London HQ raised eyebrows across the continent. To many it doesn’t seem like the most opportune moment to invest in a country whose government is…

24 November 2015

While the world’s brightest journalism minds continue the search for a sustainable newspaper model, a short-term fix has emerged: billionaires. Not since Citizen Kane have the owners of broadsheets attracted so much media…

22 December 2015

If any Americans out there are feeling guilty about maxing out their credit cards during the holidays, they can take some solace in their timing. Economists speculate that this is the last season that over-the-top spending…

4 September 2015

It’s been a tricky time for some of the US’s iconic brands. J Crew’s sales woes have received widespread attention; likewise Gap’s decision to shutter 175 stores across North America in a bid to reverse its fortunes. Which…