Health Care’s Continental Divide Bernie Sanders restarted the debate about single-payer health care on Sunday by proposing “Medicare for all.” Leonid Bershidsky pointed outthat in Europe, his idea would hardly be radical. But Megan McArdlefinds the Sanders plan implausible in the U.S. Bloomberg View invited them to debate whether American health care could imitate Europe’s.

Haier’s GE unit buy highlights growing China M&A maturity In the lead up to General Electric Co’s (GE.N) appliance unit auction, Haier Group did something Chinese bidders have rarely dared to do in a competitive global M&A deal. While informal discussions centered around a bid of $4.2 billion, people familiar with the matter told Reuters,

Apple seeks nod to open India stores amid concerns of slowing sales growth Apple Inc has applied to set up its own stores in India, one of the world’s fastest growing smartphone markets, as the iPhone-maker looks to tap new opportunities amid worries of slowing growth in its main markets. Apple sells its iPhones, iPads

Kuwait Plans $100 Billion Sovereign Fund, Al-Anba Reports Kuwait plans a new state-owned fund to manage as much as $100 billion in local assets with the goal of selling them to private investors in five to seven years, Al-Anba newspaper reported. The new sovereign wealth fund will include local assets managed by Kuwait Investment Authority, which

New CanExport program helps Canadian companies fund global expansion the federal government announced a new program offering financing and incentives to enable small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to explore growth opportunities in foreign markets. The CanExport program will provide $50-million over the next five years to help Canadian SMEs take advantage of global export opportunities

India’s economy is on the rise The Indian economy is on the rise, says Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General of the Confederation of Indian Industry. Manuela Kasper-Claridge caught up with him during the World Economic Forum. DW: Mr. Banerjee, the state of the Indian economy is one of the topics being discussed here in Davos. How

Trudeau markets Canada as tech hub in bid for global investment at Davos In the midst of economic upheaval both at home and abroad, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was remarkably upbeat as he called upon global billionaires and leaders of worldwide corporations to invest in Canada, saying the country has more to offer than oil

The World Has Discovered a $1 Trillion Ocean As chairman of investments at Guggenheim Partners, Scott Minerd thought he had a realistic view on how big an economic challenge climate change poses. Then, at a Hoover Institution conference almost three years ago, he met former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz. Minerd recalled him saying: “Scott, imagine

The internet – not an equaliser Here’s the story about the global impact of the internet. In the last 20 years, the digital revolution and its leapfrog technologies have allowed developing countries to close the gap with richer nations, and have brought huge advances in health, education and transparent government. Well, not quite, according to

China launches new AIIB development bank as power balance shifts Chinese President Xi Jinping launched a new international development bank seen as a rival to the U.S.-led World Bank at a lavish ceremony on Saturday, as Beijing seeks to change the unwritten rules of global development finance. Despite opposition from Washington, U.S. allies including Australia,