Follow real-time updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A Polish soldier carries a child at the Przemysl train station near the Ukrainian-Polish border … [+] early Friday morning after a...
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Will Attempts To ‘Self-Sanction’ Russia Be Enough To Tame Putin Without Oil-Mageddon?
Kremlin handout photo of Putin, March 3, 2022. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images It’s shocking to see western oil giants abandon tens of billions of dollars of investment in Russia — stakes in projects ...
Dow Jones Up As Fed Official Touts Rate Hikes; Putin Says Invasion Is ‘Going To Plan’; Kroger Explodes
The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched higher despite a senior Fed official saying the Ukraine war has increased the need for rate hikes. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the invasion...
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Stanislav, 40, says goodbye to his son David, 2, and his wife Anna, 35, on a train to Lviv at the … [+] Kyiv station, Ukraine, Thursday, March 3. 2022. AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti ASSOCIATED PRESS...
Test Your Prowess At Economic Forecasting
A businessman is consulting a crystal ball to foretell the future. getty They never see it coming. By “they,” I mean almost everyone. By “it” I mean a surprise in the economy. As evidence, consider my...
Putin To Be Taken Before Major International And Regional Courts
The war on Ukraine unleashed by Putin on February 24, 2022, has shocked the world. This act of aggression against Ukraine was followed by reports on attacks on civilians and civilian objects. On March...
On SWIFT Sanctions, Biden And His Allies Walk A Tightrope Between Punishing Putin And Hurting Themselves
President Joe Biden and European allies are looking to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin for … [+] his invasion of Ukraine through harsh economic sanctions. Getty Images The SWIFT sanction...
ICC Launches War Crimes Probe In Ukraine Amid Russian Invasion
Follow real-time updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Firefighters walk among the damage Wednesday after Russian forces shelled Constitution Square in … [+] Kharkiv, the second-biggest...
Six Dividend Stocks For Sleeping Well At Night During Turbulent Times
Through bull markets and bear markets since 1900, stocks have provided historical returns of about 10% a year, far better than other asset classes like bonds, commodities, and bank savings accounts. L...
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...
Putin Sowed Ukraine Conflict, Reaps Bitter Harvest
TOPSHOT – Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 22, 2022. (Photo by … [+] Mikhail KLIMENTYEV / SPUTNIK / AFP) (Photo by MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/SPUTNIK/AFP via G...
German Stocks Drop 10% as Debate Intensifies on Whether Putin Can be Stopped – Trustnodes
German stocks have had one of their worst month in February, down about 10%, falling 4% just in the past week and down 20% this year. The French CAC has seen a similar performance, though dropping 8% ...
US Treasury Adds More Teeth On Russian Sanctions – Will It Scare Putin And His Central Bank?
The United States is making sure that Russian sanctions remain tightly in place and prevent Russia from taking any refuge from cryptocurrencies and use these to advance its goals. According to people ...
Worst-Ever Russia Sanctions Set To Become A Business, Market Nightmare
The skyscrapers of Moscow against a residential street. Washington and Brussels have hit the Russian … [+] economy with never-before-seen sanctions since its 2014 battle with Ukraine. What’...
How Many Times Must Putin Brandish His Nuclear Weapons Before Washington Gets Serious About Missile Defense?
The most important lesson of the Ukraine crisis for U.S. policymakers is what it tells us about Vladimir Putin: he is more dangerous than we realized. Sunday talk shows were awash with experts warning...
ECB Says Crypto Regulation Will Be The End Of Putin As Fears Persist On Russia Using Bitcoin To Bypass Penalties ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     The ECB president has increased calls for crypto regulation approval. As fears persist that Russia may turn to crypto, Lagarde hopes to block them of...
EBC: Crypto regulation will stop Putin
Authorities are concerned that Russia would exploit digital assets to circumvent the sanctions placed on them. According to some analysts, Russia may be aiming to become the world’s second-largest min...
Putin Is Having Easier Crisis This Time Thanks to Oil, Reserves
(Bloomberg) — Russian policy makers weren’t caught off guard when President Vladimir Putin unleashed his military on Ukraine. Most Read from Bloomberg In stark contrast to Putin’s first invasion...
Besieged Ukrainian President Shows Russia An Alternative To A Hiding Vladimir Putin
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Anadolu Agency via Getty Images While Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, stays in his besieged capital, calmly addressing the nation, meeting troops...
Why Wall Street ‘is much more worried’ about Powell than Putin: Morning Brief
This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Thursday, February 25, 2022 Inflation, and the Fed...
Vladimir Putin Says Ready To Negotiate With Ukraine
Bitcoin and most other cryptocurrencies extended a recovery on Friday on reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin was willing to hold high-level negotiations with Ukraine. Crypto market shows sig...
‘90210’ Star AnnaLynne McCord Mocked For ‘Dear Mister President Putin’ Poem
AnnaLynn McCord. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/WireImage) WireImage The past few years have been wildly chaotic, with unexpected horrors lurking around every corner, but we’ve always had one unwavering cons...
Why ECB Thinks Quick Crypto Regulations Will Tie Down Putin
The European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde called for quick approval of crypto regulations as war and crypto become intertwined and moral quandaries appear. Authorities fear Russia could us...
Putin Huddles With Tycoons to Offer Banks Bulk of State Aid
(Bloomberg) — Banks are taking precedence for President Vladimir Putin as Russia devises a domestic response to sanctions rolled out by western governments over the invasion of Ukraine. Most Rea...
Unleashing U.S. Oil Industry Offers Biden Path To Avoid Energy Crisis
Protesters hold a Ukrainian flag banner during a demonstration against the Russian invasion of … [+] Ukraine in the Times Square neighborhood of New York, U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Stock...
Putin’s Ukraine Invasion Makes Poland The Linchpin Of U.S. Military Plans In Europe
In the years since U.S. military strategy shifted to focus on great power rivalries, Taiwan has come to be regarded as pivotal to the future of Pacific security. If China were to invade and occupy the...
Oil Pulls Back From $100 Amid Report That Putin Is Open to Talks
(Bloomberg) — Oil extended its retreat from a seven-year high, slipping back below $100 a barrel as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced traders to grapple with a fluid market environment. Most R...
Anti-War Protesters Around The World Rally In Support Of Ukraine
Topline People around the world have taken to the streets in solidarity with Ukraine, condemning Russia after it launched an invasion against its neighbor on Thursday and urging governments to take st...
Bitcoin plunges 8% to one-month low as Putin orders military operations in Ukraine
ETH Price at the time of writing – $2,388.97 The cryptocurrency is down about 49% from it’s all-time high in November On the contrary, the price of oil continued to shoot up The cost of bitcoin dipped...
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin condemns Putin for Ukraine invasion
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has officially begun, as President Vladimir Putin announced that he is launching a “special military operation” in the country. Putin’s move was followed by reports of exp...