VTB Capital Forex, which is one of the four licensed Russian foreign exchange dealers, announced on Friday the suspension of all trading activities, citing anti-Russian sanctions. Though the Western g...
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Global stocks and crypto plummet post Russian invasion of Ukraine
Crypto and global stocks plunged on the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine BTC plunged 8% on Wednesday with its lowest level since Jan 24 Russia doesn’t intend to occupy Ukraine but demilitar...
Bitcoin Momentarily Rebounds, Following Russian Invasion of Ukraine – Market Updates Bitcoin News
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, volatility in bitcoin and ethereum prices intensified, with both falling to one-month lows on Thursday. Both have since moved away from these lows so far today,...
Champions League final moved to Paris after Russian invasion of Ukraine
This image, from 2016, shows the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France. Tf-images | Defodi Images | Getty Images UEFA has moved the Champions League final on May 28 to Paris from St Petersburg, follo...
U.K. Airlines Banned From Russian Airspace As Moscow Hits Back At Western Sanctions
Topline British flights will be banned from flying over Russia’s airspace or landing at its airports, the Russian civil aviation authority announced Friday, a retaliatory step to Western sanctions tha...
What We Know About Russia’s Seizure Of Chernobyl
Topline Russian forces quickly moved to seize control of the Chernobyl nuclear site after invading Ukraine Thursday, sounding alarms from Ukrainian officials about the possibility of an “ecologi...
Russian Restrictive Policy Limits Licensed Platforms Transactions
Russian Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance’s adverse opinions lead to a restrictive policy instead of banning the use of cryptocurrencies. Per the Coindesk, the Ministry of Finance purposes a bi...
Russian Oil Offered at Record Discount as Buyers Hit Pause
(Bloomberg) — Russia’s flagship crude oil was offered for sale at a record discount as some buyers and shipping companies fretted over potential sanctions by the West following the country’s inv...
Anonymous Hackers Claim to Have Crashed Russian Propaganda Station
The Anonymous hackers collective claim to have taken down the website of the Russian propaganda station, RT News. Anonymous is a decentralized international activist and hacktivist collective. It is k...
Thousands Flee Ukraine Amid Russian Invasion That Could Displace Millions, Creating A Refugee Crisis For Europe
Topline Officials with U.N.’s refugee agency estimate that “several thousand” Ukrainians fled the country Thursday to escape a Russian invasion that has reportedly killed at least 137 Ukrainian soldie...
EU Approves ‘Massive’ Sanctions On Russian Banks And Imports Following Ukraine Invasion
Topline The European Union agreed early Friday morning to impose sweeping sanctions on Russia’s banks and energy industry, the latest Western sanctions levied on Russia following its invasion of Ukrai...
Russian Billionaires Lose $39 Billion in a Day on Ukraine Attack
(Bloomberg) — Russia’s wealthiest individuals were already feeling the squeeze from escalating tensions between the nation and Ukraine. Most Read from Bloomberg It got much worse for their net w...
Crypto could bypass President Biden’s ‘devastating’ sanctions on Russian banks and elites: Report
The sanctions announced by United States President Joe Biden in response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine did not include cutting the country off from payments on the SWIFT system or cryptocurrency trans...
Jim Cramer looks at how fear over Russian aggression gave way to a stunning market comeback
CNBC’s Jim Cramer offered reasons for Wall Street’s wild reversal Thursday, with the major U.S. stock indexes shaking off steep losses early in the session related to Russia’s invasi...
Ukraine Central Bank Limits Cash Withdrawals Amid Russian Assault – Bitcoin News
The central bank of Ukraine has capped withdrawals of cash in national fiat and banned those in foreign currency. The monetary authority says the measures aim to ensure the functioning of the nation’s...
In Russian sanctions, the West can’t bring itself to touch SWIFT
Western nations have implemented fresh waves of sanctions against Russia as tanks roll across eastern Ukraine. As new sanctions are up for discussion, there is prevailing hesitance to resort to what s...
Alibaba Reaches 1.3 Billion Annual Active Consumers, Russian Invasion In Ukraine Sends Asia Equities Lower
Key News Asian equities were a sea of red overnight as Russia began an offensive in Ukraine, citing support for breakaway eastern provinces, but launching airstrikes as far away as Kyiv. Alibaba repor...
Satellite imagery shows Russian attack on Ukraine from space
Satellite imagery of the Chuhuiv Airbase outside of Kharkiv, Ukraine on Feb. 21, 2022. Planet Labs PBC Satellite imagery gives another perspective on the developing situation in Ukraine, as Russian tr...
Russian Invasion Triggers ‘Scary’ Stock Market Correction—Here’s How Long Stocks Take To Recover After Geopolitical Shocks
Topline As the growing conflict between Russia and Ukraine hoists the S&P 500 into a correction and the tech-heavy Nasdaq index into bear-market territory, analysts are warning clients a brutal st...
Russian Stocks’ 33% Crash Is Fifth-Worst in Market History
(Bloomberg) — Russia’s rout on Thursday is the fifth-worst plunge in equity market history in local currency terms as investors sold the nation’s assets following the country’s invasion of Ukrai...
Novak Djokovic Loses In Dubai; Daniil Medevev Will Take Over As Tennis’ World No. 1
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic reacts after he got a point against Russia’s Karen Khachanov during a match … [+] at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, W...
Russian Stock Market Loses 1/3 Of Its Value Following Attack On Ukraine
Russia – Ukraine War getty Russian President Vladimir Putin’s calculated intentional attack on the sovereign nation of the Ukraine has sent the Russian stock market tumbling by more than 35% in ...
Russian invasion of Ukraine to further strain U.S. chip supply
A chip made by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company TSMC Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could further strain the supplies of semiconductor chips that have already caused global production di...
The Russia Ukraine War Could Have Dire Impacts On Global Supply Chains
KYIV, UKRAINE – JANUARY 22: Civilian participants in a Kyiv Territorial Defence unit train on a … [+] Saturday in a forest on January 22, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Across Ukraine thousands of...
Russian Crypto News Site Warns it Might Shutdown Amid Ukraine Invasion – Trustnodes
One of the oldest crypto news site catering to the Russian market since 2014 has warned it might have to close down following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. They say: “On the night of February 24, the ...
Is West Planning A Response To Russian Attack On Ukraine? $200 B Wiped Off Crypto Within Hours
Crypto market capitalization plummeted by $200 billion in 24 hours after Russia declared war on Ukraine. Focus now turns to potential sanctions by Western countries against Moscow. U.S. President Joe ...
Russian Ruble Plunges, Panic in Moscow – Trustnodes
The Russian ruble instantly crashed some 20% earlier today before their central bank intervened, with it still down 10%. Rub spiked to 90 per dollar from 74 last week, currently trading at 85, and cro...
Russian Stocks Crash 30% on Full Scale Invasion of Ukraine – Trustnodes
The two main Russian stock indexes, RTS and Moex, have both plunged 30% today and are down close to 60% since October. The RTS Index has fallen to 800 from close to 2000 and plunged as low as 600. Tha...
Russian Stock Market Rout Wipes Out $250 Billion in Value
(Bloomberg) — Russian assets nosedived as military attacks across Ukraine prompted emergency central bank action and investors braced for the toughest round of Western sanctions yet, wiping out ...
BAE Systems stock jumps after Russian forces entered Ukraine: you can buy the stock here
The BAE Systems stock price is surging amid the ongoing confrontation between Russia and Ukraine that could easily loop in NATO countries, which the UK is part of. The BAE Systems stock has risen by o...
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...
Bitcoin Price Nosedives As Russian Missiles Strike Ukraine’s Cities
Bitcoin price nosedived to $35,100 on Thursday, down from $43,110 a week earlier, while other major cryptocurrencies plunged as a series of explosions were heard in the distance before sunrise in Ukra...