A view of a street in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Valery Sharifulin | TASS | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Foreign Ministry of the United Arab Emirates announced Thursday that Ukr...
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Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich to sell Chelsea amid Ukraine war
Roman Abramovich, owner of Chelsea smiles following his team’s victory during the UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester City and Chelsea FC at Estadio do Dragao on May 29, 2021 in Porto...
WHO says war in Ukraine will increase Covid transmission
People carry their suitcases as they arrive in Poland after crossing a border check point on February 27, 2022 in Kroscienko, Poland. Omar Marques | Getty Images The WHO on Wednesday said the mass dis...
Watch Jerome Powell live
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Fed Chair Powell notes ‘highly uncertain’ Ukraine impact, but says rate hikes are still coming
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaking at a re-nomination hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, on January 11, 2022, in Washington, DC. Pool / Getty Federa...
Dogecoin, other cryptocurrencies accepted for donations
Ukraine has started to accept dogecoin and a number of other cryptocurrencies as donations as Russia continues its invasion. Nurphoto | Getty Images Ukraine has expanded the number of cryptocurrencies...
100,000 apply to live in United Kingdom
Hongkongers held demonstrations in ten different cities in the UK to protest against the one year anniversary of the promulgation of the Hong Kong National Security Law and the Centennial anniversary ...
Here’s how Chinese media is covering Ukraine
The Shanghai branch of the Communist Party newspaper, People’s Daily, on Feb. 27, 2022. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — In China, tightly controlled coverage of Ru...
Biden says U.S. will deploy new Covid vaccines within 100 days if another variant emerges
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol’s House Chamber March 01, 2022 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Imag...
U.S. bans Russian aircraft from American airspace
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about a U.S. Special Forces operation in Northern Syria against ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi, from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington...
Putin signs decree to prohibit leaving Russia with more than $10,000 in foreign currency
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a decree that prohibits taking more than $10,000 worth of foreign currency in cash and “monetary instruments” out of Russia. The move comes in respon...
Russian-backed investment fund tied to influential U.S. corporate consulting firm
An investment fund backed by Russian oligarchs that have been sanctioned by the European Union following the invasion of Ukraine has ties to Teneo, an influential corporate advisory firm based in the ...
Sports leagues flex soft power against Russia over invasion
Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals shoots the puck against the New York Rangers during the second period at Capital One Arena on October 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. Patrick Smith | Getty Imag...
Disney pauses theatrical releases in Russia, condemns invasion of Ukraine
Still from Pixar’s “Turning Red.” Disney The Walt Disney Company will halt all future theatrical film releases in Russia following the country’s attack on Ukraine. “Given...
Pfizer Covid vaccine was just 12% effective against omicron in kids 5 to 11, study finds
Nora Gossett, 7, reacts as she receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from Sophia Jan, MD, while her father Jeff Gossett, MD, holds her hand at Cohen Children’s Medical Center as vaccines...
Russia suspended from international soccer over Ukraine invasion
Russia’s Aleksandr Erokhin in action with Cyprus’ Grigoris Kastanos, Gazprom Arena, Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 11, 2021. Anton Vaganov | Reuters Russia’s soccer teams were su...
We need to stop ‘apologizing for being capitalists’ and support business
New York City Mayor Eric Adams told CNBC on Monday he wants to encourage new business formation in the Big Apple, including in nascent industries like cryptocurrency. In an interview on “Squawk ...
5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday, February 28
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures drop after new sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine A trader works at the New...
Zoom, Salesforce, Target, Costco, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week
U.S. stock and bond markets will have plenty of action on the last day of February with earnings from HP Inc., Lucid Group, and stay-at-home play Zoom Video Communications expected on Monday. Earnings...
ECB says Russia bank subsidiary likely to fail
FRANKFURT, Germany — An Austria-based subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned Sberbank RU:SBER has been ruled likely to fail after depositors fled due to the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Eur...
U.S. stock futures plunge as investors weigh impact of latest Russia sanctions
U.S. stock-index futures tumbled late Sunday after President Vladimir Putin raised Russia’s nuclear alert level following stinging new sanctions from the West over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Dow...
Opinion: Sanctioning Russia is a masterstroke that will cement the dollar’s dominant role in world affairs
LONDON (Project Syndicate)— The savage fighting in Ukraine has led many to wonder whether Russian President Vladimir Putin’s supposed strategic brilliance is all that it was chalked up to be. Though P...