Share the View: Helping Puerto Rico Prosper

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THE LATEST OPINIONS FROM BLOOMBERG VIEW

FEBRUARY 25, 2015 bloombergview.com

EUROPEAN ECONOMY Clive Crook: "You can count on dysfunction in the European Union, but rarely to this degree. Still, it's too early to say who caved to whom. The most one can say at the moment is that this is no way to run a monetary union."Read more... Mark Gilbert: "Europeans are catching up to Americans in their use of peer-to-peer lending, the online funding method designed to sidestep banks and tap individual lenders directly for their cash. But it's playing a very different role on either side of the Atlantic." Read more... NATIONAL The Editors: "In an ideal world, Puerto Rico would be bankrupt. Instead, it is sliding toward something far more dangerous and uncertain -- and President Barack Obama and Congress need to intervene." Read more... 2016 ELECTIONS Christopher Flavelle: "At the close of 2010, a year and a half after the recession officially ended, Wisconsin could claim one of the better economic recoveries in the country. ... Then Scott Walker became governor." Read more... TECH Katie Benner: "To be sure, Apple could make a beautifully designed vehicle that handles well enough to make a car enthusiast's heart skip a beat. ... But if Apple's goal is to make an electric car that disrupts the auto industry like the iPhone disrupted smartphones, then the tech that matters the most is the battery." Read more... INDIA Dhiraj Nayyar: "On Thursday, when India's railways minister stands before parliament and presents his budget for the year, he'll be enacting an archaic ritual." Read more... NEWS ROUNDUP Benner (Read the news roundup) Pebble raised $1 million on Kickstarter in under an hour for its new smartwatch: Read more... Reddit says you have to have permission from people before you post their nude photos or videos of them having sex: Read more... Uber is hiring in China as its rivals merge: Read more... Barry Ritholtz (Read the news roundup) The Nasdaq is doing the most bullish thing a market can do: Read more... Climbing the Great Wall of Worry in China: Read more... The winners curse: Too big to succeed?: Read more... MONEY STUFF Want Matt Levine's newsletter? Sign up...