World News Insights: Opinion Articles

Credit Suisse Group AG has portentously unveiled a new vision for its employees’ work-life balance with “The Way We Work.” The initiative, which promises maximum flexibility, is just too good to be true or manageable. It’s the latest example of what’s becoming an all-too-common theme: large…

Japan, the country that gave us the word “karoshi” for “death from overwork,” is thinking about introducing an optional four-day workweek. The idea has also come up in Iceland, New Zealand, Spain and other places. It’s in fact so obvious, some wise people in the past would be gobsmacked to learn…

This is one of a series of interviews by Bloomberg Opinion columnists on how to solve the world’s most pressing policy challenges. It has been edited for length and clarity. Anjani Trivedi: You’ve been a long-time investor in traditional banks and have followed the journey of global financial…

Opening an antitrust action against a company whose service offers better choice and flexibility than its main rival would be a bizarre move. But that is exactly what a group of 36 state attorneys general did when they sued Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Wednesday. The announcement follows a series…

The evacuation of the US-led coalition from Afghanistan is taking place with such speed as if the force had initially been sent to an unknown destination by mistake. The September 2001 battle with Afghanistan-based Al-Qaeda fighters following attacks on the World Trade Center in New York lead to…

In recent days, and especially since President Biden's arrival to the White House, much has been said in the media about Saudi-US relations. Perhaps some of what has been suggested is true. However, it might be more correct to say that present circumstances, at this delicate stage, render it…

South of Safe Heaven One comfort of our ridiculous investing age is that all the gambling on GameStonk or Dogecoin or whatever feels like it’s being played with Monopoly money. Yes, people are taking losses and getting ripped off, such as the poor saps in this must-read Bloomberg News story on…

In the UK, July 19 is being called Freedom Day. To some, it will feel a bit like England winning the Euros. After 15-plus months of setbacks, uncertainty and constraints on everyday life, there will be something to celebrate: Brits can congregate without restriction and are free to bin or burn…

Is the idea of a digital dollar just a fad — like the 1980s craze with parachute pants that became synonymous with Michael Jackson and M.C. Hammer? Randal Quarles, the Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision, recently used that very imagery to express his skepticism. He wasn’t trying to…

As the Covid-19 pandemic recedes across much of the US, the difference between the lasting and temporary changes that it wrought are starting to emerge. Hype and wishful thinking have contributed to predictions that are likely to prove wrong; just because a change was striking or desirable doesn’t…

The French ambassador in Beirut put an end to the false accusations levied by resigned Prime Minister Hassan Diab before a group of heads of diplomatic missions in Beirut. Ms. Anne Grillo could not contain herself, responding forcefully to Diab’s nonsense and falsehoods. She publicly set things…

September 11 2021: All US and allied troops have left Afghanistan and Taliban gunmen are already at the ports of Kabul; on more push and they will be back where they were in 2001 just before America and Afghan allied forces sent them running like rats jumping out of a sinking ship. Once again…