Bloomberg Google moved to strip from its news search results publications that mask their country of origin or intentionally mislead readers, a further step to curb the spread of fake news that has plagued internet companies this year. To appear in Google News results, websites must meet broad criteria set out by the company, including accurately representing their owners or ...

Bloomberg House Democrats are threatening to allow automatic spending cuts triggered by the Republican tax bill to take effect next year unless Speaker Paul Ryan ends an attempt to cripple Obamacare. Under a 2010 law known as PAYGO, the $1.5 trillion reduction in government revenue caused by the Republican tax cut legislation would trigger years of across-the-board cuts to programmes ...

Bloomberg Ireland’s economy surged in the third quarter, boosted by rising exports and falling imports. Gross domestic product rose 10.5 percent from the year-earlier period, the country’s statistics office said in Dublin. Exports rose 8.7 percent, while imports dropped 13 percent. The economy grew 4.2 percent from the previous quarter. The figures suggest the nation’s economy is in resilient shape ...