After Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, a rapid sell-off occurred in the crypto market, resulting in over $500M in losses, followed by an uptrend in price. Geo...
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Russian Invasion Reducing Ukraine’s Grain Exports To A Trickle, Agriculture Minister Warns
Topline The ongoing conflict in Ukraine is making it progressively more difficult for the country to export grain, Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi said in a televised briefing Saturday, ...
Ukraine Launches War-Inspired NFTs Dubbed ‘Museum of War’ amid Russia’s Invasion
With sympathy from foreigners and major global companies, the nation has been receiving donations in cryptocurrencies to help it fund its fight back against Russia. With concerns to secure the financ...
War? What war? Why KKR is sticking to its S&P 500 target issued ahead of the invasion of Ukraine
It might seem obvious that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the ensuing sanctions triggered by the West, would make stocks less valuable. But not in the eyes of private-equity giant KKR, in its lates...
Russia Appears To Scale Back Goals Of Ukraine Invasion
Topline In a sign that Russia may be dialing back its invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin said Friday it was shifting its focus to the “liberation” of eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, which has been part...
Zelensky Calls For Global Demonstrations As Russian Invasion Enters 2nd Month
Topline Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky late Wednesday night called on people worldwide to stand with Ukraine in demonstrations on March 24, exactly one month after Russia first invaded Ukraine...
Putin’s Aide Chubais Resigns–Said To Flee Russia Over Opposition To Ukraine Invasion
Topline Anatoly Chubais, a high-ranking Russian official who led the country’s post-Soviet economic reforms, has resigned from his post and fled the country in opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukrai...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Suggests Ukraine Instigated Russian Invasion
Topline Right-wing firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Tuesday suggested Ukraine bears responsibility for provoking a Russian invasion, breaking with the views of Republican leaders in he...
500 Or 10,000 Deaths? Russian Media Finally Seems To Report Dire Troop Casualty Numbers—And Then Deletes Them
Topline A Russian tabloid newspaper on Monday published and subsequently deleted a report claiming nearly 10,000 Russian soldiers had died since the country first invaded Ukraine last month—a far grea...
How Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Could Affect Europe And U.S. Economy
TOPSHOT – Ukrainian Military Forces servicemen of the 92nd mechanized brigade use tanks, … [+] self-propelled guns and other armored vehicles to conduct live-fire exercises near the town o...
Ukraine Slams Billionaire-Linked Retailer Reportedly Plotting Russia Expansion Amid Invasion
Topline The Ukraine Ministry of Defense criticized French-based retailer Leroy Merlin on Monday following reports that the home-improvement chain, part of a sprawling holding company founded by one of...
Ukraine And Russia Nearing Agreement On ‘Critical Subjects’, Turkish Foreign Minister Says
Follow real-time updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Pro-Russian separatists are seen as civilians trapped in Mariupol city under Russian attacks, are … [+] evacuated in groups under ...
Ukraine Has Defeated Russia’s Initial Offensive, Analysts Say
Follow real-time updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Residents look at a destroyed apartment building following a Russian air strike in the residential … [+] neighborhood of Podil in ...
Crypto Adoption in the Spotlight During Russian Invasion of Ukraine
HodlX Guest Post Submit Your Post Key takeaways The Russian invasion and the robust international response via economic sanctions will have a profound effect on global finance over the coming years...
U.S. Defense Secretary Cites Russian ‘Missteps’ For Stalled Ukraine Invasion
Topline Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Friday the Russian military has made a “number of missteps” in its invasion of Ukraine, suggesting Russia’s inability to rapidly take over the Ukrainian ...
Fighting Between Russian And Ukrainian Forces Reaches Mariupol City Center, Mayor Says
Follow real-time updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A man looks at a burned apartment building that was damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, on … [+] Sunday. (AP Photo/Evgeniy M...
Missile Strikes Near Western City Of Lviv, Mayor Says
Follow real-time updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A cloud of smoke raises after an explosion in Lviv, western Ukraine, Friday ASSOCIATED PRESS March 18, 2022 7:48 AM EDT Key Takeaways: R...
Unless OPEC increases output, oil market will fall into deficit after Russian invasion, IEA says
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and sanctions on its oil exports threaten a supply shock that will weigh on the global economy and push the oil market into a deficit unless major producers increase outpu...
Verizon, Pfizer, Deutsche Bank—Here Are The Companies Cutting Ties With Russia Over Ukraine Invasion
Verizon extended its waive of fees on international calls, texting and roaming to and from Ukraine and surrounding countries Wednesday, adding to a growing list of companies that are distancing themse...
McConnell Urges Biden To Send More Aid To Ukraine Amid Russian Invasion
Follow real-time updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell(R-KY) speaks during a news conference to announce … [+] that the Senate is consi...
What’s Behind His Invasion Into Ukraine?
A view of the Kremlin’s Spasskaya tower and St. Basil’s cathedral taken during the last day of the … [+] three-day parliamentary and local elections in Moscow on September 19, 2021. ...
Ukraine to launch NFT to mark the history of Russian invasion
Digital assets will be used to fund war efforts Digital assets are used to fund and influence media activity also Ukrainian government is ready to launch a non-fungible token The Ukrainian government ...
Ukraine To Create NFT Museum Symbolizing Russia’s Invasion
Ukraine’s government plans to launch a collection of Non-fungible Tokens (NFT) to serve as a digital museum to symbolize Russia’s attack on Ukraine; and by extension, the war at large. This move is se...
Pfizer, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan—Here Are The Companies Cutting Ties With Russia Over Ukraine Invasion
Drugmaker Pfizer said Monday it would donate all profits from its Russian subsidiary to humanitarian aid in Ukraine and will no longer do “business as usual” in Russia, adding to a growing list of com...
What a Russia debt default would mean for financial markets as Ukraine invasion continues
The threat of a Russian default on sovereign debt is seen near, but investors so far aren’t panicking over any potential hit to global financial markets. “While a default would be symbolic, it seems u...
How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Tearing Apart the Global Food System
(Bloomberg) — Most Read from Bloomberg The global food system is under threat as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine puts one of the world’s major breadbaskets in jeopardy. Here are the latest developm...
Slash/Back Is A Smart Alien Invasion Flick With Effective Body Horror
Slash/Back cr: SXSW / Mongrel Media Indigenous and First Nations filmmakers have really been rising in the ranks in genre cinema, with a number of talented projects coming to the fore. Slash/Back, pre...
35 Killed, 134 Injured By Russian Missile Strikes Near Polish Border
Follow real-time updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A man is taken on a stretcher to Novoiavorivsk District Hospital. Early this morning, a series of … [+] Russian missiles struck th...
Ukraine Is Inflicting ‘Biggest Blow’ To Russian Army In Decades, Zelensky Claims
Follow real-time updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky holds a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine on March 12, … [+] 2022. (Photo by Emin Sansar/...
Dow Jones Futures: Market Rally Nears Lows Amid Ukraine Invasion, Looming Fed Rate Hike; What To Do
Dow Jones futures will open on Sunday evening, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. The stock market rally attempt continues to survive, but the major indexes lost significant ground for...
What Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Could Mean For Turkey’s Drone Program
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could negatively impact the future of Turkey’s drone program. After all, Ankara and Kyiv have grand plans to expand bilateral cooperation to build drones toget...
What the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Means for Clients Considering Crypto
When Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, cryptocurrencies posted strong gains. Bitcoin rallied from $38,300 to $44,400, and Ether jumped to $3,000, up from $2,400. President Biden’s recent execu...