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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May followed through on her threat to punish Moscow for the attempted killing of a former spy with the use of a nerve agent made only in Russia. Russian officials were dismissive of the accusation and retaliation, coming just days before Vladimir Putin's almost guaranteed re-election as president.

May ordered 23 Russian diplomats out of Britain in response to the poisoning of ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia on British soil. She said the U.K. will also move to freeze Russian state assets where necessary for what she called an “unlawful use of force.” 

Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes agreed to settle an SEC lawsuit claiming that her company raised more than $700 million from investors through an elaborate fraud.

Vaping might help you quit cigarettes, right? Only for some. For many others, e-cigs lead to smoking and early death, according to a new study.

Even if Conor Lamb doesn't win Tuesday's special election in Pennsylvania, the fact that a Democrat could emerge victorious in a district that went to President Donald Trump by 20 points just 16 months ago may be very bad news for Republicans.

Remember how half of Americans had their personal data put in jeopardy last year thanks to a massive breach at Equifax Inc.? Well, prosecutors charged one of the company's executives with insider trading, claiming he sold his options before the news went public.

Swiss cities including the financial hubs Zurich and Geneva are vying with London for the title of coke capital of Europe. And no, we're not talking about soda.

These robber baron redoubts are the newest luxury hotels. The great hotels of the gilded age had dark bars for trysts, restaurants that served delicacies on fine china and crystal and rooms filled with chandeliers and silk. “Had,” of course, is the operative word—these getaways for the rich and ruthless were, until recently, ghosts of the past.

To contact the author of this story: David Rovella in New York at drovella@bloomberg.net.

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