Topline British energy giant Shell on Thursday said it expects to take a hit of up to $5 billion in the first quarter of 2022 following its decision to leave Russia, one of the first indications of th...
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Putin’s Daughters Reportedly May Be Hit With EU Sanctions After Bucha Massacre
Topline The European Union is considering sanctioning two daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing unnamed sources, adding them to a...
As Russian Troops Leave Irpin And Bucha, Ukraine, More Evidence Of Putin’s War Crimes Emerges
April 3, 2022, has seen reports of egregious crimes being perpetrated in Irpin and Bucha, Ukraine. Among others, media outlets reported on images of Ukrainian civilians lying dead on the streets of Bu...
Putin’s Advisors Misleading Him About Russian Performance In Ukraine, U.S. Official Says
Topline Russian President Vladimir Putin is receiving inaccurate information about how his military forces are faring in Ukraine, a U.S. official told multiple media outlets Wednesday, suggesting a “c...
Putin’s War in Ukraine Forces New Energy Reality on Europe
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Joe Biden (not seen) hold a … [+] joint press conference in Brussels, Belgium on March 25, 2022. (Photo by EU Commission/Pool/...
How Putin’s War Made These 3 Fertilizer Producers Hot Stocks
Illustration by Elias Stein Text size Since Russia invaded Ukraine, shares of Saskatoon, Canada’s Nutrien , the Western Hemisphere’s top fertilizer maker, have climbed 37%. The Energy Select Sector SP...
Putin’s Gas-for-Rubles Demand Spurs Confusion in Russia, Abroad
(Bloomberg) — Neither Gazprom nor the Kremlin could shed much light Thursday on how they will implement President Vladimir Putin’s surprise announcement that Russia’s massive gas trade with Euro...
Putin’s roubles for Russian gas demand is ‘security threat’
Russia Vladimir Putin energy gas oil sanctions – Mikhail Klimentyev Vladimir Putin’s demand for gas payments in roubles amounts to a “security threat”, the head of the International Energy Agenc...
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...
Putin’s Gamble In Ukraine Is Xi’s Pot To Win
On October 6, 1973, a coalition of Arab states armed with Soviet weaponry launched a surprise invasion of Israel during Yom Kippur, a Jewish holy day. The U.S. and the Netherlands, among other countri...
Putin’s War on Ukrainian Children
Children are victims in every armed conflict. This is a given. According to reports, Ukraine is not an exception. After Putin unleashed an attack on Ukraine, without any provocation and any credible j...
‘Putin’s price hike’ and oil company inaction are driving costs higher, WH economist says
As oil prices continue to spike, the White House and the oil industry have been engaged in tit-for-tat all week about whether more can be done to ramp up domestic energy supplies. The industry and man...
Consumption Costs In The United States Have Reached A 40 Year Peak, According To Statistics And Biden Blamed Rise Upon Putin’s Determined Moves
Consumer prices rose.8% in February, bringing the year-over-year increase to 7.9%, the largest since January 1982, Schiff tweeted. If the CPI still assessed prices the same way it did in the 1970s, th...
Data Shows US Consumer Prices Hit a 40-Year High, Biden Blames Inflation on ‘Putin’s Aggressive Actions’ – Economics Bitcoin News
Following the record 7.5% high for January, the U.S. Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) data shows February’s CPI metrics rose to 7.9%. The CPI data published on Thursday is a new 40-year h...
Starbucks suspends all business in Russia as Putin’s forces attack Ukraine
A person wearing a protective mask enters a Starbucks coffee shop in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Starbucks is suspending a...
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...
One Crucial Step Congress Must Take To Turn Putin’s Cronies Against Him
Putin’s bloody invasion of Ukraine is a game-changer for the security architecture not only of Europe but of the entire world. It took two World Wars and tens of millions of lives to arrive at t...
While Properly Resisting Putin’s Villainy, Let’s Not Allow Governments To Take Property
Quick question: how many people have you met over the last 10, 20 or 30 years who said they were moving to Buffalo, NY, Flint, MI, or Pueblo, CO for a new job. Tick tock, tick tock…. The question is m...
Bloomberg, The BBC, CNN And More Stop Reporting From Russia Over Putin’s ‘Fake News’ Law
MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation in Moscow on February 22, … [+] 2022. (Photo by Kremlin Press Service/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)...
Russia’s oligarch elite speak out against Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
Alfa Group Supervisory Board Chairman Mikhail Fridman attends the 2017 Atlases Russian Business Forum at the Crocus City Hall. Artyom Geodakyan | Tass | Getty Images As Europe and the U.S. ratchet up ...
Putin’s 7 biggest economic problems: EvercoreISI chairman
The economic problem list for Russian President Vladimir Putin is piling up, says big name investor Ed Hyman. Evercore ISI’s closely followed chairman revealed seven key issues now facing Putin&...
More Russian Billionaires Speak Out Against Putin’s War On Ukraine
Alexei Mordashov attends the International Economic Cooperation in New Realities Forum as part of the 2018 Russian Business Week. Artyom Geodakyan/TASS Additional reporting by Forbes Russia As the U.S...
Indian Billionaire Mukesh Ambani Becomes Asia’s Richest Person Again Amid Putin’s War
Red-hot oil prices and a deal between two of India’s biggest retail players helped push up Mukesh Ambani’s fortune by $2.8 billion on Monday, even as broader global markets reeled. Getty Images ...
Putin’s Limits on Foreign Payments Raise Questions
(Bloomberg) — President Vladimir Putin banned all Russian residents from transferring foreign currency abroad, hardening capital controls as part of a package of retaliatory measures for U.S. an...
Bitcoin Staggers After Putin’s Nuclear Deterrence Alert Warning
Bitcoin’s price increased momentum early Monday, breaking through the 38,500 barrier zone, but mostly wobbled after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear deterrence alert announcement. The crypto...
Putin’s nuclear announcement to revive rally
Wheat price ended the week in the red after plunging from its 14-year high. In the new week, developments of the war will likely revive the rally. wheat price Russia-Ukraine crisis The decline recorde...
Are Sanctions Enough? Why ECB Believes Quick Crypto Regulations Will Tighten Putin’s Hands
As conflict and crypto grow intertwined and moral quandaries emerge, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has advocated for swift ratification of crypto legislation. Authorities are conce...
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...
Putin’s Military Operation is a Crime Against the People
Vitalik Buterin – co-founder of Ethereum – has criticized Putin and his latest exercise in warmongering. Yesterday, Russian armed forces launched a “special military operation” (as Vladimir Putin call...
Putin’s Military Operation Is a Crime Against the Ukrainian and Russian People
Earlier today (February 24th), Russian military forces launched a “special military operation” (as Vladimir Putin calls it) in Ukraine. However, it all seems like the beginning of a full-scale invasio...