China’s monthly imports of Russian products including energy hit a record high in April, with Beijing defying mounting Western pressure to distance itself from Moscow following its decision to i...
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Finland Is Severing Oil Ties With Russia, Trade Data Show
(Bloomberg) — Finland managed to cut the amount of oil it imports from Russia just after the invasion of Ukraine started in late February. Most Read from Bloomberg The Nordic country imported 70...
Bitlocus ties with Striga to roll out a crypto-friendly Visa debit card
Bitlocus, a fintech firm that offers an avenue for fiat users to interact with decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, has launched a crypto-friendly Visa debit card in partnership with crypto banking...
Los Angeles Chargers Put A Bow On Their Draft Which Has Strong Ties To Quarterback Justin Herbert
Offensive lineman Zion Johnson (77), shown playing for Boston College last year, was the Los Angeles … [+] Chargers’ top prize in the recent NFL draft. Johnson is one eight draftees that w...
More Scrutiny Needed Of U.S. Officials’ Business Ties To China, Says Princeton Professor
Aaron Friedberg, author of “Getting China Wrong,” says “the architects of engagement got China wrong because they underestimated the skill and tenacity” of its leaders. Aaron Friedbe...
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Three Ethereum (ETH) Wallets With Ties to North Korean Hacker Group
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is sanctioning three Ethereum (ETH) wallets connected to the North Korean hacking group reportedly behind last month’s Ronin Network attack. According to a new twee...
Goldman Sachs Reportedly Keen to Forge Ties With FTX
Key Takeaways Goldman Sachs and FTX executives reportedly met in March to discuss ways they could potentially collaborate. Goldman was reportedly eager to advise FTX on a number of issues, including t...
Dr. Oz has close ties to the du Pont family heirs, and they’re backing his Senate run
Veteran physician and Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz has little-known, but close ties to the heirs of the DuPont chemical fortune who are financially backing Oz’s Senate run, accord...
US Treasury Ties Lazarus Group to Ronin Hack, Sanctions ETH Address
The US Treasury Department on Thursday added an Ethereum address to its sanctions list, thus linking the Ronin Network attack to the notorious North Korean hackers, Lazarus Group. It is also the first...
ActivTrades Ties with Conv.rs to Enhance Client Engagement
London-headquartered ActivTrades is enhancing its customer engagement efforts with the latest partnership with Conv.rs, the forex and contract for differences (CFDs) broker announced on Tuesday. Conv....
EU Sanctions Will Reportedly Target Several Billionaires With Close Ties To Putin
Topline The European Union will reportedly add Russian oligarchs including Sberbank CEO Herman Gref and aluminum tycoon Oleg Deripaska to its sanctions list as the bloc looks to impose harsher punishm...
SupraOracles Ties Up with Mana Games for E-Sports Gaming
SupraOracles has announced its new partnership with Mana Games, a web3 gaming distribution platform for next-generation peer-to-peer e-sports challenges. Users can develop, compete, and win crypto and...
IEA Plan Won’t Snip Europe’s Energy Ties To Russia
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MARCH 17: A protestor ties his head to the goal post which interrupted play … [+] wearing a t-shirt saying Just Stop Oil during the Premier League match between Everto...
Koch Industries, Nestle, Renault—Here Are The Companies Under Fire For Russian Ties
Topline Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized Nestle Saturday for not taking enough action to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, and Nestle leads a small but powerful list of multi...
Baker Hughes Suspends New Investment In Russia As World’s Biggest Oilfield Services Companies Cut Ties
Topline U.S. oilfield services company Baker Hughes has paused new investments in Russia, it said in a statement Saturday, a day after its two biggest competitors said they were doing so in the wake o...
US lawmakers introduce bills that could force crypto exchanges to cut ties with Russian wallets
Representative Brad Sherman will be introducing a bill in the House aimed at cracking down on U.S. businesses handling crypto transactions for Russian banks and individuals. Speaking at a hybrid marku...
Warren’s Crypto Sanctions Bill Aims to Crack Down on Russia, Track Wallets With Foreign Ties
In brief Senator Elizabeth Warren has proposed a new bill that enhances the U.S. government’s ability to clamp down on Russian cryptocurrency use. The bill also has a provision that requires U.S. taxp...
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...
WHO ‘Very Likely’ Won’t Approve Medicago’s Covid Vaccine Due To Tobacco Ties
Topline A plant-based Covid-19 vaccine developed by Canadian pharmaceutical firm Medicago “very likely won’t be accepted” for emergency use approval by the World Health Organization because Medicago i...
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...
U.S. Losses Top $1.1 Trillion As Beijing’s Russia Ties Spark Investor Concerns
Topline Shares of Chinese heavyweights trading in the United States plunged Monday amid growing concerns over Beijing’s ties to Russia and potential delistings, piling on to losses of more than ...
Home Run Derby To Break Ties In All-Star Game; Mid-Game Concert Possible With MLB Labor Deal
Could a home run derby break ties in the MLB All-Star Game? The league and players have agreed to … [+] explore the possibility. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images) MLB Photos v...
Citi co-head of digital assets breaking ties: going to start a new crypto sector company
Alex Kriete, Citi’s co-head of digital assets, is departing the firm after less than a year in the position. Kriete had been with Citi for over 11 years and was hired to run its newly established cryp...
Youtube, Disney, Goldman Sachs—Here Are The Companies Cutting Ties With Russia Over Ukraine Invasion
Youtube expanded its actions against Russia Friday, adding to a growing list of companies including JPMorgan Chase and Disney that are distancing themselves from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. ...
Binance Ties with Paysafe, Enables EUR and GBP Payments
Binance has partnered with payments technology company Paysafe to fully reopen payment transfers with two major fiats, the euro and the pound sterling, the cryptocurrency exchange announced on Monday....
LBMA Asks 6 Russian Gold Refiners if They Have Ties to Sanctioned Entities – Regulation Bitcoin News
The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) said it wants six accredited Russian gold refiners to clarify if they have commercial ties with sanctioned Russian entities. The association’s request come...
GCC funds reiterate deeper economic ties with Russia
Two of the largest Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds have no plans in the near-term to divest exposure to Russian assets, anonymous sources told Bloomberg on Monday. Mubadala and QIA funds have si...