Bloomberg General Electric Co. is unveiling software for boosting its machines’ productivity and streamlining repairs, alongside deals with Danish shipping line Maersk Corp. and French energy producer Dalkia SA. GE announced new software for power plants, drilling platforms and wind farms at an event in Berlin on Tuesday. The showcase for GE’s IT know-how comes a day after the Boston ...

Bloomberg There may be trouble ahead for the debt fueling America’s car addiction. Securities backed by certain auto loans have “some real fundamental credit issues,” according to Chris Flanagan, a top-ranked analyst who specializes in structured finance at Bank of America Corp. The dangers lurk in subprime deals and in bonds supported by car rentals, Flanagan wrote in a note ...

It’s time to take a brief break from Donald Trump. Whatever you think of him, there’s no denying that he dominates the news cycle. We seem to assume that the nation’s future depends on Trump’s fate, for better or worse. The reality is otherwise: The nation’s future also hangs on larger economic and social trends that no president can shape. ...