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Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus after speaking at the National Press Club in Washington

The GOP's Real Problem With Black Voters

By Joshua Green

Scott O'Malia, a commissioner at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

The Financial Regulators Are Drowning in Data

By Karen Weise

In Spain, Bitcoin Is Looking Better and Better

By Bernhard Warner

Feeding Fido

The Costs of Pets Around the World

Pet lovers worldwide spend a great deal on their furry friends but the amounts vary greatly

March 19 (Bloomberg) –- Robert Woo, who was paralyzed in a construction accident, walks with the aid of an Ekso Bionics "exoskeleton" and his physical therapist at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. Wearable machines that enhance human muscle power are poised to leave the realm of science fiction and help factory workers hoist heavier tools, lighten soldiers' loads and enable spinal patients to walk. (Source: Bloomberg)