Goldman Sachs is embracing the machines. The firm that has long cultivated an image of relationship banking and trusted advice — in reality Goldman was always more of a trading house than rivals Morgan Stanley or boutiques like Lazard — now says it plans to hand over about half of the IPO process to computers. Goldman is trying to portray …

Silicon Valley tech moguls are conducting an enormous experiment on the nation’s children. We should not be so trusting that they’ll get it right. Alphabet Inc. unit Google has taken a big role in public education, offering low-cost laptops and free apps. Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook Inc. is investing heavily in educational technology, largely though the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Netflix …

Bloomberg Singapore property stocks are set for their best annual performance in five years, and strategists believe the rally is far from over. With an expected pickup in real estate following the easing of housing curbs, developers are expected to be the bright spot in Singapore equities as gains in the city-state’s stocks may be limited for the rest of …