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Trump’s new conspiracy suit worse than original

  Bloomberg Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party brushed off Donald Trump’s amended lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to undermine his presidency with claims of Russian collusion as a “swollen” political manifesto devoid of facts. The revised suit “alleges a series of disconnected political disputes” that Trump has “alchemized into a sweeping conspiracy” by his foes, according to a motion ...

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Divided over Russia, G-20 aims at food security, debt crises

Bloomberg Group of 20 finance chiefs started official meetings in Bali Friday with an eye towards progress on food security and debt issues as tensions over Russia impeded prospects for a more sweeping agreement. Host Indonesia is pushing for G-20 members to pledge more concrete action to respond to food insecurity, including by sharing data on commodity stockpiles, and for ...

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Italy on the brink as Draghi urged to rebuild unity

Bloomberg With Italy on the brink of chaos, Mario Draghi has less than a week to forge some difficult compromises with the populists in his government that have reluctantly backed him for the past 18 months. The prime minister’s decision to offer his resignation plunged the euro area’s third-largest economy in a paralyzing political crisis that may end with snap ...

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