Bloomberg Speculators thinking Lee Jae-yong’s sister, Lee Boo-jin, could take the family mantle, are making a bet Samsung will stray from the tradition of male-dominated succession at the country’s chaebol. But Samsung has broken away from tradition to better the business before and Boo-jin already advises and owns 5.5 percent of holding company Samsung C&T Corp. She’s also proven her …

Bloomberg Harvey became the strongest hurricane to hit Texas in more than 50 years, making landfall in the heart of the US energy sector and bringing the danger of a life-threatening storm surge. Harvey came ashore as a Category 4 storm between Port Aransas and Port O’Connor, Texas, packing gusts strong enough to strip the roof off houses and menacing …

Bloomberg President Nicolas Maduro summoned holders of Venezuelan bonds to a meeting with Economy Minister Ramon Lobo next week to discuss the effects of US sanctions aimed at sovereign and state oil company debt. US-based holders of Venezuela bonds will be hurt the most by the sanctions, Maduro said. President Donald Trump “burned the bonds in their hands” by trying …