Michael Bloomberg

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged the NAACP to hold 2020 presidential candidates accountable and blasted President Donald Trump for his remarks about four first-term Democratic congresswomen during a Detroit visit Wednesday. "He seems to think some of us are not really true...

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has called President Donald Trump's latest trade move a “radical and disturbing development” in a Friday column.   Trump announced a 5-percent tariff on all goods coming from Mexico Thursday, demanding...

Detroit is a city rich in history with narratives of achievement and revival that continue to unfold. The city played host to The Atlantic's CityLab conference, welcoming leaders, executives and peers from around the world to discuss the challenges faced by cities.  “Cities are...

How sweet it isn’t to be hated by you. Chicago, Philadelphia and, soon, Seattle and San Francisco are just a few of the cities taxing soda pop as both a health threat and source of revenue, and the beverage industry says the cash municipalities are making on non-carbonated quaffs is costing...

Talk about bad timings for a scandal. Snap Inc (which will trade post-IPO on the NYSE under the ticker SNAP) the parent company of the popular Snapchat app, allegedly coerced a gun safety charity into buying advertising space on its social media platform. According to Mic, Snapchat told a nonprofit...

Sunday marked the start of the 2017 North American International Auto Show here in Detroit. Nick Donato, one of Benzinga's own news desk analysts, was on the floor for the first press day of the show. Donato stopped in on Tuesday's episode of the PreMarket Prep morning show to discuss the...

The battle between lawmakers and Big Soda is heating up again after voters in five municipalities approved special taxes on sugary drinks last week. San Francisco and Cook County, Indiana, are key areas where voters agreed on a special tax to be levied on soda. Former New York Mayor Michael...

Let’s face it: Politicians are not known for their honesty. Look no further than Donald Trump’s Twitter account to see a clear example of typical political spin. On Friday, Trump tweeted that former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg’s last term in office was “a disaster....

Former mayor of New York City and billionaire entrepreneur Michael Bloomberg and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM)'s CEO Jamie Dimon know a thing or two about hiring the smartest people to fill much needed jobs in their organizations. In an op-ed on Bloomberg View, the two got together...

The United States is well on its way to "meet and probably exceed" its commitment to a 26–28 percent emissions reduction 2025, Michael Bloomberg wrote on Bloomberg View. Bloomberg's comments come as the world leaders are set to gather in New York Friday in order to sign the Paris Agreement on...

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden penned an open letter on Bloomberg View, arguing that the cure for cancer is "within reach." "We believe that it's time for a full and complete national commitment to rid the world of this disease, because the truth is...

Michael Bloomberg has officially removed his name from the 2016 U.S. Presidential election ballot. In a post titled "The Risk I Will Not Take" published on Bloomberg View, he wrote, "Over the last several months, many Americans have urged me to run for president as an independent...