(Bloomberg) — In early March, as the US and its allies unleashed a wave of sanctions on Russia, President Joe Biden stood in the White House and said they wanted to deal a “powerful blow to Puti...
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Small Box Retailers’ War With Local Municipalities Is All About Health
Twenty-five municipalities have put in place moratoriums on new dollar store openings. Florida, Miami Beach, woman shopping in dollar store. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images … [+] G...
Leadership Needed To Help 100 Million Displaced Persons Who Seek A Home
Displaced persons seek a place to call home. Leadership is the challenge. getty A report by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) recently said that over 100 million people are currently displaced in the worl...
Losers Of The Rudy Gobert Bidding War Could Find A Decent Plan B In Spain
MADRID, SPAIN – FEBRUARY 06: Walter Tavares of Real Madrid reacts during the Turkish Airlines … [+] EuroLeague match between Real Madrid and Zenit St Petersburg at Wizink Center on Februar...
EU Leaders Back Push to Ban Most Russia Oil Over Putin’s War
(Bloomberg) — European Union leaders agreed to pursue a partial ban on Russian oil, paving the way for a sixth package of sanctions to punish Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, for the in...
Ethereum Losing The War For Smart Contract Dominance
Smart contracts are the key to the potential of blockchain, enabling it to become so much more than just a distributed ledger that stores financial data. Ethereum, since launching back in 2015, has ri...
Why is UST collapse worse than war for this Ukrainian Family?
For many instances, losing its virtue and value by a company is more than just this as many hopes and aspirations are adjoined with it, that collapse with the business collapse Since the news of Terra...
War surges Norway’s oil, gas profit. Now, it’s urged to help
Europe’s frantic search for alternatives to Russian energy has dramatically increased the demand — and price — for Norway’s oil and gas. As the money pours in, Europe’s second-biggest natural gas supp...
What KAZKA’s Sasha Zaritska Wants Americans To Know About The War In Ukraine
KAZKA Kate Kondratieva As Americans celebrate Memorial Day this weekend in the United States, Russia’s war on Ukraine is continuing after lasting over three months. The lead singer of a popular Ukrain...
3 Reasons Elizabeth Warren’s Price Gouging War Doesn’t Make Sense
LVIV, UKRAINE – 2021/03/04: Fuel pump nozzle seen at a gas station. (Photo by Mykola Tys/SOPA … [+] Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Some of ou...
Guild war starts as Merit Circle tries to pay-off YGG – Cites “lack of value”
The Merit Circle decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO) has put forward a proposal to return the backing from Yield Guild Games (YGG), stating that the guild does not bring value as an investor. ...
there’s a 20% to 30% risk of a nuclear war
The world is underestimating the risk of Russia-Ukraine conflict turning into a nuclear war, says the Chief Executive Officer of Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE: PLTR). Highlights from CEO Karp’s inte...
Drone Ships Posed To Play Important Role In Russia-Ukraine War
The Russia-Ukraine war has featured more drone technology than any previous war. Indeed, part of Ukraine’s initial success is due to their effective usage of the Bayraktar TB2 aerial drones. Meanwhile...
Russian Soldier Sentenced To Life In Prison, Setting The Stage For Dozens More War Crimes Trials In Ukraine
Topline Ukraine on Monday sentenced a 21-year-old Russian soldier to life in prison for killing a 62-year-old unarmed citizen, marking an end to the first war-crimes trial since Russia began its invas...
How Russia defended the ruble from Ukraine war sanctions — Quartz
The Russian ruble has emerged as the best-performing currency in 2022, despite wide-ranging sanctions imposed for its invasion of Ukraine. It is nearly 30% higher against the US dollar, as of May 23, ...
The Coming Global Recession, Helped By Europe’s ‘Green War’ With Russia
Much of today’s economic woes can be blamed on the pandemic and China supply chain. But Europe and … [+] Russia’s energy war over Ukraine is adding fuel to the fire. getty The “adult...
Moody’s Downgrades Ukraine as Drawn Out War Raises Debt Risk
(Bloomberg) — Moody’s Investors Service cut Ukraine’s credit rating to the third-lowest level as a more drawn out war than expected increases risks around the nation’s debt sustainability. Most ...
Mountanaz vs Polygon. The war of DeFi scalability.
When it comes to Decentralised Finance, DeFi for short, scalability has been the missing ingredient for global adoption. Ethereum may be winning the DeFi race, but it will never be a fully adopted and...
Russian Soldier Pleads Guilty To Killing Unarmed Civilian In Ukraine’s First War Crimes Trial
Topline A Russian soldier pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing an unarmed civilian during Ukraine’s first war crimes trial since Russia invaded the country in February, in what could be the first of ma...
McDonald’s to sell Russia business after pausing operations due to Ukraine war
McDonald’s said Monday that it will sell its business in Russia, a little more than two months after it paused operations in the country due to its invasion of Ukraine. “The humanitarian c...
Ukraine war exposes crypto as no hedge against equities
The recent drop in cryptocurrency prices has mirrored a stock market sell-off. The declines suggest that digital currencies may not be a trustworthy investment during economic uncertainty. The Russia-...
The Ukraine war is creating a jobs crisis in Russia — Quartz
As companies flee Russia, their Russian employees are seeing their jobs suddenly vanish. Tens of thousands of such employees will be cut loose into an economy where inflation is at a 20-year-high, and...
Dispersed and displaced, Ukraine’s crypto industry adapts to war
At the outset of the Russian invasion, Ukraine’s use of crypto donations to fund its war effort drew mass attention from the global crypto industry. At the same time, the conflict displaced the entir...
As Putin’s War Rages On, Domestic Trials Begin
As Putin’s war rages on, Ukraine proceeds with first trials of Russian soldiers involved in atrocities. On February 24, 2022, Putin attacked Ukraine unleashing war in the European continent, without a...
Renault’s Russian Assets Nationalized After Carmaker Sells To Moscow
Topline French carmaker Renault has sold its Russian assets to the Russian government, the company announced Monday, the first major nationalization of a Western company’s assets since Moscow threaten...
Russia Lost A Third Of Its Forces In Ukraine. Now It’s Losing The War.
A destroyed Russian tank. Ukrainian defense ministry photo In the 82 days since Russia widened its war on Ukraine, the Russian military has lost a third of its forces, according to the U.K. Defense Mi...
How Ukrainian Clothing Company Katimo Reopened During The War
After briefly closing due to the Russian invasion, Ukrainian clothing company Katimo reopened March … [+] 1 with a new, pro-Ukrainian line. Katimo Katimo is an entirely Ukrainian clothing busine...
What Would Everett Dirksen Think of Congress, and $40 Billion for Ukraine?
“A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.” The previous quip is associated with 20th century GOP powerhouse Everett Dirksen, but it’s likely apocrypha. Whether a rea...
Ukraine Begins First War Crimes Trial For Russian Soldier Accused Of Killing Unarmed Civilian
Topline Ukraine on Friday held a preliminary hearing of a case against a 21-year-old Russian soldier accused of killing an unarmed 62-year-old Ukrainian man, potentially the first of many trials as au...
Erratic Bond Yields, Lockdowns, and War — 3 Reasons Why Economic Recovery Won’t Happen Quickly – Economics Bitcoin News
The global economy looks bleak as inflation continues to rise, and a wide array of financial investments continue to shudder in value. Since May 2, 2022, the crypto economy has dropped more than 15% f...