Bloomberg Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven was voted out in a confidence vote in parliament as the center-right opposition and the nationalists joined forces to end four years of Social Democratic rule. The vote sets up lengthy government talks. An election two weeks ago left Lofven’s coalition with a lead of just one seat over the Alliance opposition and saw ...

Bloomberg The US sanctioned Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s wife and several close associates in an escalation of Trump administration efforts to punish the socialist regime for corruption and anti-democratic practices. Cilia Flores de Maduro, 61, is the first lady, a former attorney general and head of the National Assembly. Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez, as well as ...

Bloomberg US stocks were mixed after President Donald Trump said China is taking advantage of the US on trade while oil producers rallied on stronger crude prices. Treasuries fell as the Federal Reserve started its two-day policy meeting. US benchmarks briefly fell to their lows of the day as Trump told the United Nations that the US trade deficit with ...