Bloomberg New York City will flirt with record heat on Wednesday when the temperature is set to reach 32 Celsius, just one degree shy of a level that’s only been hit five times on this date in 150 years. If the mercury reaches 90 on October 2, it will tie a record last felt in 1927. The heat is being ...

Bloomberg Europe’s job market is giving some hope to the region’s economic story, which has been dominated by a deepening slump in manufacturing that’s tipped Germany close to recession. Figures showed the euro-area unemployment rate fell to 7.4 percent in August, the lowest in over 11 years. Italy also reported an unexpected drop in its rate to 9.5 percent and ...

If you’re wondering why it matters that President Trump withheld military aid to Ukraine while he was requesting political favours from its new president, think about the Ukrainian soldiers who are fighting a nasty proxy war against Russian-backed separatists. America is Ukraine’s ally in this fight. Ukrainian commanders, battling to hold their country together against a five-year onslaught by Russia, ...