Bloomberg A monstrous once-in-a-decade winter storm is battering a huge swath of the central US with snow and frigid temperatures, making a mess of highways and canceling flights as the holiday travel season peaks. Blinding snow squalls and dangerous cold have gripped the region as an estimated 112.7 million people are set to travel at least 50 miles (80 ...

  Bloomberg More than a dozen male university teachers in Afghanistan have resigned and several male students walked out of their classrooms in support of female students who were forced out of higher education following a Taliban decree. “I don’t wish to continue working somewhere where there is an organised discrimination against innocent and talented girls of this country by ...

  Bloomberg The Bank of Japan (BOJ) responded to market pressure this week by unexpectedly increasing its band for the 10-year bond yield. The new ceiling is already coming under threat. The benchmark yield jumped to as high as 0.48%, the day after the BOJ doubled the top of its allowable range to 0.5%. Similar-maturity swap rates have increased to ...