| Many native English speakers were baffled by an uproar over the UBS chief economist who referred to "Chinese pigs" in remarks about swine flu sweeping the region. In English, there isn't really a problem, a bilingual BlackRock strategist explained, "but it does sound pretty bad when you read the Chinese translation."
It turns out "pig" is considered derogatory in that context, and the economist's attempt at humor was, well, lost in translation. UBS said the comments were innocently made, apologized and put the economist on leave. Still, a state-owned infrastructure company excluded UBS from a bond deal. For anyone with future porcine concerns in China, using the word "hog" is fine. —Janet Paskin Did you see this? Women are missing out on America's biggest job boom.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ordered the "gay-wedding cake" question revisited. A new study shows that real-estate finance has enriched white people at the expense of African Americans, Mark Whitehouse writes in Bloomberg Opinion. We love charts The Trump administration has cracked down on student visas, prompting the Chinese government to issue its own warning. But it's hard to overstate the importance of foreign students in general—and Chinese students in particular—to U.S. colleges and universities for one very obvious reason: They typically pay full tuition.  Over the rainbow Every June, big brands scramble to cash in on LGBT Pride by rolling out collections splashed with the entire color wheel. This year, the mavens at Bloomberg Pursuits found some legitimately stylish products that also support stellar causes, and a cocktail to enjoy along with them.
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