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Sanctions Push Russia Near First Foreign Default Since Revolution
Russia was poised to default on its foreign debt for the first time since 1918, pushed into delinquency not for lack of money but because of punishing Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine. R...
The Ukrainians’ American-Made Rockets Blast The Russians For The First Time
Ukrainian HIMARS in action. Via social media Ukraine’s new American-made rocket-launchers apparently have fired their first shots at Russian forces. The first-ever documented fire-mission by the High-...
Fed chair contradicts Biden, says inflation was ‘certainly’ high before Russia’s Ukraine invasion. Protect yourself
Not ‘Putin’s price hike’: Fed chair contradicts Biden, says inflation was ‘certainly’ high before Russia’s Ukraine invasion. Protect yourself Inflation is still white-hot: U.S. consumer pr...
Inflation Makes Biden Look Bad. But Corporate America’s Pro-China, Anti-Tariff Push Bound To Fail
Going up! Gasoline prices rising due to market speculation in oil futures, and lower supply, too, as … [+] Washington and Brussels’ disdain for fossil fuels exacerbates the problem caused ...
The Ukrainian Military Is Changing Its Tactics With The Bayraktar TB2 Drones
During the first four months of the Russia-Ukraine war, the “Most Valuable Player” award could readily go to the Bayraktar TB2 drone. This drone provided the Ukrainians with the necessary air power to...
It’s Not Just Rising In The U.S.—But Europe, South Korea And More
Topline Inflation in the U.S. hit a 40-year high in May when consumer prices rose 8.6% in the 12 months ending in May—but the country is not the only one to see rising costs: A host of European nation...
CEO Gloom Opens Pathway To Tech Stock Resurgence
Most corporate leaders now expect a recession as soon as next year. Getty Images Most corporate leaders now expect a recession as soon as next year. This is what it means for investors. A survey relea...
EU Leaders Will Back Ukraine As Candidate Member Today — Here’s What That Means
Topline European leaders on Thursday are expected to unanimously back Ukraine as an official candidate for EU membership, a major symbolic victory for Kyiv as it fights off Russian invaders and the fi...
Taiwan’s Momentum As Tech Hub “Waning,” AmCham Taiwan Says
Taiwan in the past three decades has turned itself into one of the world’s most important production … [+] centers for semiconductors. (Photo credit should read TAO-CHUAN YEH/AFP via Getty...
CryptoPunk Sale Raises $100K in Ethereum to Support Ukraine War Effort
The government of Ukraine announced today that its Aid for Ukraine crypto fundraising campaign sold a donated Cryptopunk NFT and raised over $100,000 to support its war efforts against Russia. Cryptop...
Clean energy set for $1.4 trillion boost in 2022, IEA says
Coal and a wind turbine in Hohenhameln, Germany, on April 11, 2022. A number of major economies have formulated plans to reduce their reliance on Russian hydrocarbons in recent months. Mia Bucher | Pi...
Ukraine Raises Over $100,000 From Cryptopunk NFT Sale – Coinotizia
The government of Ukraine has sold a Cryptopunk NFT donated in support of the war-torn country a few months ago. The token has been purchased by an unidentified buyer who spent more than $100,000 in e...
Ukrainian Kamikaze Drone Strike Sets Russian Oil Facility Ablaze
Russian media are showing a video this morning of a kamikaze drone attack on a Russian oil refinery which leaves the site in flames. The strike looks like the sort of Drone Doolittle Raid which Forbes...
Ukraine Raises Over $100,000 From Cryptopunk NFT Sale – Bitcoin News
The government of Ukraine has sold a Cryptopunk NFT donated in support of the war-torn country a few months ago. The token has been purchased by an unidentified buyer who spent more than $100,000 in e...
Ukraine National Soccer Team Return To Women’s World Cup Action In Poland
RZESZÓW, POLAND: Ukraine Women’s National Team train ahead of their FIFA Women’s World Cup … [+] qualifiers Oksana Vasylieva FOR UAF Four months after their last match in which they ...
State Department Confirms Death Of Second American In Ukraine
Topline The State Department announced that Stephen Zabielski, an American citizen, died while fighting in Ukraine, but refused to provide further information about the exact circumstances of his deat...
Energy Stocks Jump As Oil Surges Again—Prices Will Remain Elevated Through Summer
Topline Energy stocks once again outperformed the rest of the market as oil and gas prices remain elevated due to inflation; despite ongoing risks to tight global supply such as Russia’s invasion of U...
Five Reasons The Ukraine War Could Force A Rethink Of Washington’s Pivot To Asia
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has greatly complicated U.S. military and diplomatic calculations, but it doesn’t seem to have changed official Washington’s belief that China is the greater threat. A fac...
German Stance On Russian Energy Could Affect Future Of The Euro
German Stance on Russian Energy Could Affect Future of the Euro Canva Since the execution of the Maastricht Treaty in 1992 that led to the establishment of the Euro single currency, different European...
Ukraine Sells CryptoPunks #5364 it Received as Donations for 90 ETH
The government of Ukraine has sold the donated CryptoPunks #5364 which it received from an anonymous donor months ago. The transaction was announced by Alex Bornyakov, the country’s deputy minister of...
Ukraine Raises $100k In Ethereum Via Sale Of Donated Cryptopunk NFT
The Ukrainian government has recently announced that its Aid for Ukraine crypto fundraising campaign has sold a donated Cryptopunk NFT and secured more than $100,000 to support the country’s war effor...
Ukraine sells CryptoPunks NFT donation for 90 ETH, worth over $100K
It took cross-border sanctions and an escalating war for the Ukrainian government to realize the importance of cryptocurrencies as it witnessed uninterrupted monetary aid in the form of crypto and non...
Russia’s New Economic Policy: Famine, Looting And Stealing?
A wheat field at a farm in southern Ukraine’s Odessa region, on May 22, 2022. (Photo by GENYA … [+] SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images In the 1920s, despair prompted Soviet...
NATO Chief Stoltenberg Says Russia’s War In Ukraine Could Last Years
Topline NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Sunday that Russia’s war in Ukraine could last for years, but he urged countries to continue providing support to Ukraine, even as the war drags on...
Ukraine Has Joined The European Blockchain Partnership
Ukraine has indicated interest to join the European Blockchain Partnership (EBP), as it plans to integrate its digital economic goal with the EU. This will make Ukraine the third non-EU country to do ...
Ukraine Joins European Blockchain Partnership as Observer – Blockchain Bitcoin News
Ukraine has been granted observer status in the European Blockchain Partnership (EBP). Officials in Kyiv hope the move will facilitate the implementation of blockchain technologies by the Ukrainian go...
Ukraine joins the European Blockchain Partnership
Ukraine plans to expand its interstate blockchain network They aim to integrate its digital economic space with the EU Ukraine now becomes the third non-EU country to join the partnership After Norway...
Ukraine Joins European Blockchain Partnership (EBP) Despite Non-EU Country
43 seconds ago | 2 mins read Blockchain News Yarmolenko said the relationship was a method to improve EU links. Zhmerenetsky said that the EU-wide blockchain alliance would help Ukrainian migrants. Th...