The US Bans Russian Energy Imports – Symbolically

A man rides a bicycle in front of a damaged by shelling apartment building in Mariupol, Ukraine, … [+] Wednesday, March 9, 2022. A Russian attack has severely damaged a maternity hospital in the...

New Federal Spending Plan Could Effectively Ban Products That Help People Quit Smoking

Woman vaping at home. getty Of the many provisions included in the 2,741 page omnibus spending bill being pushed through Congress this week is a budget rider that will subject thousands of products co...

Florida Senate Passes Bill To Ban Lessons That Make Students Feel Guilty For Their Race

Topline The Florida Senate voted to pass a bill dubbed the “Stop WOKE Act” that would restrict how race can be discussed in workplaces and classrooms by banning lesson plans that make people feel guil...

House Passes Russian Oil Ban Building On Biden’s Executive Order After Ukraine Invasion

Topline The House on Wednesday passed a bipartisan bill that would ban Russian energy imports after final passage in the Senate, building on an executive order signed by President Joe Biden Tuesday an...

No credit for crypto — users react to Russia-issued credit card ban

Cryptocurrency exchanges and financial services companies will soon likely no longer be able to accept transactions completed with many major credit cards following the companies ceasing operations fo...

Russia Set to Ban Commodity Exports Following Western Sanctions

President Vladimir Putin, pictured Tuesday, gave his cabinet two days to create a list of commodities and of countries subject to a new export ban. Photo: handout/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Rus...

Biden’s Russia-Oil Ban Opens Path for Shale Giants EOG, Devon to Fill the Gap

(Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden’s ban on Russian oil imports puts new pressure on U.S. drillers to help fill a supply shortfall that has sent crude prices to the highest levels since 2008. Amo...

Oil Stocks Climbed Higher As Oil Prices Soared On An Expected Ban Of Russian Crude Imports

The Biden Administration announced a U.S. ban on imports of Russian oil Tuesday, as economic sanctions snipped more Kremlin links to the global economy. Oil stocks climbed to recent highs. Oil prices ...

Here’s How Biden’s Historic Ban On Russian Oil Will Hit The Economy

Topline President Joe Biden announced an historic U.S. ban on Russian oil imports on Tuesday as the latest round of sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, but as energy prices continue ...

As Biden Bans Putin’s Oil, Is Venezuela A Possible Replacement?

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 08: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House … [+] March 8, 2022 in Washington, DC. During his remarks, Biden announced a full ban on...

Dow Jumps 400 Points After Historic U.S. Ban On Russian Energy, Oil Nears $130 Per Barrel

Topline Stocks rallied sharply on Tuesday—rebounding from the S&P 500’s worst day since 2020—after President Joe Biden formally announced a U.S. ban on Russian energy imports, a move which sent oi...

The U.S. Will Ban Imports of Russian Oil. What Exactly Does That Mean?

Oil prices spiked to their highest levels since 2008 on Tuesday after the U.S. announced it would ban imports of Russian oil. “Today I’m announcing the United States is targeting the main artery of Ru...

Stocks Weigh Historic U.S. Ban On Russian Energy, Oil Nears $130 Per Barrel

Topline Stocks opened slightly lower on Tuesday—adding to this week’s losses after the market’s worst day since 2020—as investors remain concerned that surging energy prices could result in slower U.S...

Crude oil jumps on report U.S. to ban Russian oil imports

A man pumps gas into his vehicle at a petrol station in Montebello, California on February 23, 2022, as gas prices hit over $6 dollars per gallon. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Oil prices jum...

Bipartisan Congressional Leaders Back Russian Oil Ban, Suspending Trade Relations

Topline Four top congressional leaders—the Republican and Democratic leaders of the powerful finance committees—announced Monday they have agreed on legislation to ban Russian oil and other energy pro...

EU Drops Proof-of-Work Ban, To Vote On MiCA Crypto Law Next Week

The European Union will vote on passing a key cryptocurrency law next week, with a widely-criticized ban on proof-of-work tokens to no longer be considered. Member of Parliament Stefan Berger tweeted ...

Europe Crypto Regulations Set to Move Forward—Without Bitcoin ‘Ban’

In brief MiCA was delayed to rework language about a potential “ban” on Bitcoin mining and proof-of-work blockchains. It’s moving forward again, said Economics Committee Chair Stefan...

European stocks pounded as oil spikes on possible ban on Russian imports

European stocks careened lower on Monday on the threat of further sanctions against commodities production giant Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, -2.63% slumped nearly 4...

Bitcoin Spikes After SWIFT Ban On Russia, Is This A Vital Position For BTC?

Bitcoin has sheltered at a temporary support level of $39,000, but acquirers are short at this time as the market steps into weekend price action. Uncertainty revolving around macro factors appears to...

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says Crypto Exchange Won’t Ban All Russian Investors 

Exchange’s stance can change at a moment’s notice US-based crypto exchange platform doesn’t have plans to ban all of its Russian users It is unlikely for Russian oligarchs to use Coinbase Coinbase CEO...

U.S. In ‘Active Discussions’ To Ban Russian Oil, Blinken Says

Topline Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the U.S. is discussing an import ban of Russian oil, which would be the latest and among the most significant U.S. actions to cut off Russia’s eco...

U.S. stock futures sink Sunday as U.S. and its allies consider ban on Russian oil imports

U.S. stock-index futures fell sharply after trading began late Sunday, as investors remain rattled by the ongoing war in Ukraine. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -0.95% slid more than 300 p...

White House Weighs Ban on Russian Oil Imports as Congress Fumes

(Bloomberg) — The Biden administration is weighing a ban on U.S. imports of Russian crude oil as Congress races toward passing such a restriction to punish the Kremlin for its invasion of Ukrain...

‘A Bigger Earthquake Than SWIFT’—What The Russia PayPal, Visa And Mastercard Ban Means For Bitcoin And Crypto Amid Extreme Price Swings

Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have been pushed into the spotlight over the last week as global financial sanctions on Russia come into force. Subscribe now to Forbes’ CryptoAsset & Blockchain...

Bitcoin Activity Soars Post SWIFT Ban On Russia, BTC At Crucial Spot?

Bitcoin has found temporal support at $39,000, but buyers have been scarce as the market enters into weekend price action. Uncertainty around macro factors seems to be growing with the Russia-Ukraine ...

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says Crypto Exchange Won’t Ban All Russian Investors – But There’s a Catch

Coinbase’s chief executive says that the leading US-based crypto exchange platform doesn’t have plans to ban all of its Russian users, but the statement comes with one caveat. CEO and billionaire Bria...

Coinbase Ready To Ban All Russian Users If Government Decides To Impose A Ban

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase has announced that his crypto exchange is ready to clamp on all Russian users should the U.S. government decide to i...

Is Russia facing a financial meltdown? This recent ban reveals…

After many Russian banks were barred from the SWIFT system amid the Ukraine conflict, Moscow has been facing a financial meltdown. But, since then, the general assumption was that crypto will come to ...

Coinbase says it will ban Russian users from its platform only if required by law

Coinbase will not be instating sanctions against its Russian users, its CEO Brian Armstrong said earlier today. Armstrong addressed the ongoing issue of banning Russian citizens from accessing cryptoc...

Three-Year Bitcoin Mining Ban Bill in New York Backed by State Assemblymen

Eric Adam’s promise of making New York the Bitcoin capital of the world might have to wait after new plans to ban some crypto mining facilities in the state.  The state has become a Bitcoin mining hub...

Coinbase CEO: We’ll Comply With Russia Ban If US Government Tells Us To

Coinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong, has said the exchange will comply with a ban on Russian users should the U.S. government impose rules to that effect.  “If the U.S. government decides to impose a ban, w...

Russian Ban In Focus As MetaMask, OpenSea Abide By U.S. Sanctions

OpenSea, the world’s largest NFT marketplace, reportedly began blocking Iranian users citing U.S. sanctions against the country, while popular Ethereum wallet MetaMask was unavailable in certain black...