News Headlines - 09 February 2016

▽With New Hampshire result, Trump is a serious contender, and Kasich is back in the race - LA Times

With a commanding victory Tuesday in the New Hampshire primary, billionaire Donald Trump — the nightmare of the GOP establishment — has stamped himself as a serious contender for the Republican presidential nomination.

▽Michael Bloomberg says he is eyeing 2016 run for the White House - FT.com

Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire media owner and former New York mayor, has stated for the first time that he is considering a run for US president, a move that would dramatically reshape the 2016 race for the White House.

▽Yield on 10-year Japan government bond jgb hits zero for first time

The yield on the 10-year Japan government bond (JGB) dropped as low as negative 0.007 percent. The fall came on the heels of a global stock market sell-off overnight that likely spurred safe haven flows back into Japan. Bond prices move inversely to yields.

▽Taiwan earthquake: developer of collapsed tower block arrested | The Guardian

Shoddy construction is suspected as having contributed to the disaster, with the 17-story Weiguan Golden Dragon apartment block, built in 1989, the only major building to collapse in the quake.

▽Germany train crash: Four dead and 150 injured in head-on collision | London Evening Standard

At least four people are dead and 150 more are injured following a major head-on collision between two trains in southern Germany... The two regional trains collided on a single track between Rosenheim and Holzkirchen, a short drive from Munich.