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 ...

Bloomberg Professional drivers looking to buy a Tesla to shuttle paying customers around should consider this: After Friday, vehicles used for commercial purposes won’t be allowed to use the company’s Superchargers anymore, according to an updated policy. The change in rules applies to vehicles being deployed as taxis — including by drivers for Uber Technologies Inc. or Lyft Inc. — ...