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12-22-2022

Canada bans new handgun sales in latest gun control action

Meloni to be sworn in as Italy’s first female prime minister Saturday

Fed Set To Raise Rates By 0.75 Point And Debate Size Of Future Hikes

UK PM Truss Spokesman: Working in preparation for a medium-term fiscal plan on October 31

Natural gas prices in Germany have now fallen to the lowest level since September 2019

Dutch parliament votes against Bulgaria and Romania joining Schengen

Elon Musk says the recession could last until 2024

Kyiv forces inch closer to Kherson as Moscow resumes ‘evacuations’

10-21-2022

Crypto service provider Prime Trust agrees to return $17 million to Celsius

White House: Iranian personnel were in Crimea ‘assisting’ Russian use of their drones

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in office

Australia to extend Russian sanctions for another 12 months

10-19-2022

DBRS MORNINGSTAR places UK AA (HIGH) Ratings under review with negative implications. The rating action on U.K. reflects concerns on rising downside risks in expectations of tighter monetary policy

Biden calls on oil companies to halt buybacks during war

Putin declares martial law in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions

UK inflation jumps to 40-year high of 10.1%

10-18-2022

Bill Gates says rich countries must drive climate change innovation

Germany extending the life of all three nuclear power plants

Jet crashes into an apartment building in western Russia

United States NY Empire State Manufacturing Index came in at -9.1 well below the forecasts of -4 in October.

Italian CPI (YOY ) came at 8.9% inline with forecasts of 8.9%, the previous reading was at 8.9%

‘Kamikaze drones’ hit Kyiv, intense fighting near Donetsk, Ukraine towns

Iran to sell missiles to Russia in addition to suicide drones

Thousands march in Paris against the rising cost of living

Biden calls Pakistan ‘one of most dangerous nations in the world

10-14-2022

University of Michigan Consumer Confidence Index rise to 59.8 in October above the expectations of 59

Tesla reportedly puts battery cell production on hold at German location

Elon Musk’s SpaceX says it can no longer fund Starlink internet in Ukraine

UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked

The France Consumer Price Index (CPI) (YoY) meets forecasts at 6.2% in September

Twitter says Elon Musk is a target of a federal investigation

10-13-2022

Germany’s Consumer Price Index came in at 10% in September, in line with expectations

Saudi Arabia says the US sought a month delay in OPEC+ decision

Bank of England warns risk of UK financial crisis hasn’t gone away

United Kingdom Gross Domestic Product came in at -0.3% below the forecasts (0%) in August

10-11-2022

Zelensky says: “They are trying to destroy us and wipe us off the face of the earth”

Explosions rock Kyiv after Putin accuses Ukraine of attack on Crimea bridge

Putin: “Crimea bridge explosion was an act of terrorism -Ukraine was responsible”

Ukraine’s economy shrank by 30% in first three quarters of 2022

Huge truck explosion on the Crimea bridge, heavy damage, traffic stopped

10-7-2022

Visa (V) has partnered with FTX to launch a debit card in 40 countries

Judge Sets October 28th Deadline For Elon Musk To Buy Twitter

10-6-2022

Italy revises Q2 GDP growth to 5.0% y/y from 4.7%

IEA Director Birol: This winter will be difficult, but the next winter will be very difficult

Morgan Stanley upgraded Asian equities to Overweight

5-9-2022

Don’t raise interest rates, UN warns the Federal Reserve and other central banks

Russian Parliament’s Lower House Approves Law To Incorporate Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia Regions Into Russia

Starlink to provide Florida with satellites in response to Hurricane Ian

Greece-Bulgaria pipeline starts operations to boost non-Russian gas flows

UN: Nord Stream pipeline rupture largest single release of methane recorded

9-30-2022

Amazon India rolls out live-stream shopping to drive festive season sales

S&P cuts outlook for UK rating to ‘negative’ from ‘stable’

Canada slaps new sanctions on Russia after Putin annexes Ukrainian regions

US annual Core PCE inflation rises to 4.9% in August vs. 4.7% expected

EU investigates Dutch ex-commissioner over Uber lobbying claims

Putin: There are four new regions of Russia

9-27-2022

Japan honors assassinated ex- PM Abe at controversial state funeral

Rihanna to headline Super Bowl half-time show

9-24-2022

Swiss citizens to vote in national ballot on banning the factory farming of animals

Hong Kong to end COVID-19 hotel quarantine

Russia launches fresh strikes on Ukraine as Kremlin-staged annexation vote continues

Over 700 arrested as Iranian president says to deal decisively with protests.

9-20-2022

New 52-Week High: CYBE FENC GIS NOC

New 52-Week low: ADCT COUR MU NKLA RDFN VZ VMEO

Bank of America added PayPal Holdings (PYPL) to its U.S. 1 list of best investment ideas.

Deutsche Bank: Eurozone will face a deeper recession then previously forecast after Russia halted nat-gas deliveries through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline. Eurozone 2023 GDP will contract -2.2% annualized, compared with a July projection of -0.3%

Walmart WMT to hire 40,000 employees for the holidays

Peloton Interactive PTON and UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH have expanded their relationship, to more than double the number of people who could be eligible for a Peloton App Membership

Taco Bell to test long-awaited Beyond Meat (BYND) carne asada in Ohio next month

Direct flights on 21 September from Russia to Istanbul and Yerevan sold out after Putin’s speech

Gold Higher, Brent Oil adds 2% at 92.94 after Putin calls for partial mobilization in Russia

9-16-2022

World Bank: Interest rate hikes by central banks around the world could trigger a global recession in 2023

Germany took control of Rosneft Deutschland, the German operations of the Russian energy giant.

9-7-2022

Putin: Gazprom and China moved to Yuan and Rouble settlements for gas in the proportion of 50-50

8-8-2022

Crypto.com acquires South Korean payment provider PnLink and the virtual-asset exchange OK-BIT

Switzerland adopts EU sanctions on Russia’s Sberbank

8-3-2022

Solana network suffers multi-million dollar hack

8-2-2022

UN chief: We’re just ‘one misunderstanding away from nuclear annihilation’

California declares monkeypox outbreak an emergency, following New York and Illinois

8-1-2022

First shipment of 26,000 tonnes of Ukrainian grain departs from Odesa

7-28-2022

IMF warns rising debt in Asia puts region at risk

Natural Gas EU Dutch TTF (EUR/MWh) 223.50 +21.93 +10.97%

S&P Revised Italy’s Outlook To Stable From Positive

7-21-2022

Amazon to buy primary health-care provider One Medical for roughly $3.9 billion

Ex-Coinbase manager arrested in US crypto insider trading case

U.S. Air Force General Says West May Send Jets To Ukraine After All

7-12-2022

Ukraine preparing to recapture south from Russia ‘with 1,000,000 soldiers’

Germany ZEW Survey – Economic Sentiment came in at -53.8 in July well below the expectations of -38.3

UN: World population to hit 8 billion this year. India to overtake China as the most populous country in 2023

7-8-2022

Japan ’s ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shot in Nara

UK PM Boris Johnson plans to resign today

7-6-2022

EU forces Amazon to make it easier to cancel Prime subscriptions in Europe

OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo dies at age 63

7-5-2022

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces his resignation

EURUSD drops to 20-year low

RBA hikes interest rates by 50 bps to 1.35%, as expected

7-4-2022

Crypto lender CoinLoan introduced a reduction of the account withdrawal limit due to a spike in withdrawals of assets.

Ukraine Puts Its Immediate Funding Needs at Up to $65 Billion

Kremlin: Russia’s President Putin will not congratulate Biden on July 4

President Biden Might Soon Ease Chinese Tariffs, In A Decision Fraught With Policy Tensions – WSJ

Ukraine Withdraws From Lysychansk While Zelenskiy Vows To Regain Lost Territory

Vauld Cryptocurrency exchange had suspended all withdrawals, trading and deposits on its platform with immediate effect

Turkey reports annual inflation of 78.6% in June

Germany Reported First Monthly Trade Deficit Since 1991

7-1-2022

Eurozone Preliminary Inflation soars 8.6% in June – above the expectations of 8.4%

6-30-2022

Bitcoin Breaks Below $19000

Ethereum breaks Below $1000

Gazprom cancels dividend for the first time since 1998, shares DOWN 30%

6-28-2022

German Gfk Consumer Confidence Survey registered at -27.4

6-27-2022

FTX may be exploring a deal with Robinhood. HOOD shares jump 14% and are halted on the reports

Russia Defaults on Foreign Debt for First Time in a Century

6-21-2022

Elon Musk: Tesla Reducing Salaried Workforce By 10% Over Next 3 Months

6-20-2022

ProShares will launch the first short Bitcoin ETF on the New York Stock Exchange tomorrow.

6-19-2022

NATO Chief, Jens Stoltenberg: The war in Ukraine could last “for years,”

Canada to provide further military aid for Ukraine, says defence minister

6-15-2022

Australia Fair Work Commission: Lowest-paid workers to receive 5.2% wage rise

ECB to hold an unscheduled meeting to discuss market turbulence

6-13-2022

World Bank: Global Growth Will Be Choked Amid Inflation and War

6-9-2022

EU Parliament approves ban on new fossil-fueled cars by 2035

Ant Group Which is Part of Jack Ma’s Alibaba Launches Digital Bank in Singapore

6-6-2022

Boris Johnson to face no-confidence vote today as scores of Tory MPs call on him to go

6-3-2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a “super bad feeling” about the economy and needs to cut about 10% of jobs at Tesla

Zelensky: Russian forces now control about 20% of Ukrainian territory

6-2-2022

WHO warns it may not be possible to contain the spread of monkeypox

6-1-2022

5-31-2022

EU leaders agree to ban 90% of Russian oil by the end of 2022

5-30-2022

Kazakhstan Made $1.5M From Bitcoin Mining Fees in Q1 2022

Biden will not supply Ukraine with long-range rockets that can hit Russia

MoneyGram has partnered with Stellar to allow users to convert fiat

Erdogan tells Zelenskiy he values the project to create a sea route for agricultural exports

5-25-2022

British government has authorized the sale of Chelsea Football Club

Biden: US would intervene militarily if China invades Taiwan

5-20-2022

US Congress approves $57 billion aid package to Ukraine

Australia’s first probable case of monkeypox virus identified in NSW

Tesla has reportedly asked Giga Shanghai staff to remain in the factory bubble until mid-June

5-19-2022

Trudeau to reportedly ban China’s Huawei from 5G in Canada

Biden backs Sweden, Finland joining NATO as Turkey threatens to block the historic bids

50 people seek treatment for #Monkeypox in #Madrid in the previous two days

5-18-2022

Russia says nearly 700 more Mariupol fighters surrender

Target drops 17% after cutting profit outlook

Russia will expel 24 Italian diplomats

Netflix cuts 150 US-based jobs after losing subscribers

Finland and Sweden will submit their NATO bids today

5-17-2022

Egypt says government purchases exempted from India’s wheat exports ban

Ukraine declares ‘combat mission’ over in Mariupol amid evacuation

5-16-2022

Nomura Prepares To Launch Crypto Subsidiary – FT

Musk says high inflation came from the government printing money

5-12-2022

Elon Musk Declares $44 Billion Twitter Takeover ‘On Hold’

Leader says Turkey opposes letting Finland, Sweden join NATO

Congress asks Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter to archive evidence of Russian war crimes

Finland moves to join NATO ‘without delay’ after Ukraine invasion

5-11-2022

Mexican Central Bank (BANXICO) Hikes Key Rate By 50bps To 7%

5-10-2022

Ethereum hits the lower level since July 22, 2021

Beyond Meat stocks drop 22.35% to $20.20 after disappointing earnings and revenue

Nasdaq hits the lowest level since November 24 2020

Tesla Halts Output at Shanghai Plant on Supply Issues

5-6-2022

Germany’s Industrial Production came at -3.9% in March below the expectations of -1%

5-4-2022

France approves Binance to operate digital asset trading services

UK government invites Elon Musk to testify on Twitter

Brazil’s Agriculture Minister Marcos Montes: The world is set to face a food crisis

Lyft ($LYFT) stock is 34% down at $20.15 after disappointing guidance for the second quarter

EU plans Russian oil ban by the end of the year in new package of sanctions

5-3-2022

RBA raises the interest rate by 25 bps to 0.35%

5-2-2022

More than 5.000 javelins are arriving in Ukraine by Friday

Finnish media reporting that Finland will officially apply to join NATO on May 12

Warren Buffett Would Not Pay Even $25 for All Bitcoins in the World

Germany Retail Sales (YoY) fell from previous 7% to -2.7% in March

Foreign Minister: Russia Not Seeking to End Ukraine War by May 9

4-29-2022

Russia introduces the Ruble in the Kherson region of Ukraine

Finland To Donate Seized Bitcoin Worth $77 Million To Ukraine

UN votes on May 11 on replacing Russia on Human Rights Council

Elon Musk Sold $4 Billion Of Tesla Stock Following Twitter Deal

Russian forces reportedly came close to capturing Zelenskiy during first hours of invasion

China Politburo: Economy faces rising uncertainties and complexity

4-28-2022

NATO Says It’s Ready to Back Kyiv for Years in War Against Russia

U.S. Official Calls For Separate Regulator For Digital Assets

Denmark becomes the first country to halt its Covid vaccination program

Vladimir Putin threatens nuclear strikes if West intervenes

4-27-2022

USDRBL hits the lowest level since May 2021

Hackers reportedly stole $1.3 billion worth of crypto and digital assets in Q1 2022

Euro drops to five year lows

Austria agrees to pay for Russian gas in rubles

Brian Armstrong, Coinbase CEO, says Elon Musk acquiring Twitter is a win for free speech

Brazil’s Senate has approved a bill to regulate Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies

Explosions rock Russian cities near the Ukraine border in fiery counterattacks

Gazprom: Halted Gas Supplies To Bulgaria And Poland Due To Lack Of Payment In Roubles

4-26-2022

Ukraine Says Russian Rockets Flew Over Europe’s Biggest Nuclear Power Plant

4-22-2022

Emmanuel Macron remains the strong favourite to win France’s presidency

4-21-2022

Elon Musk to explore potential tender offer for Twitter, has $46.5B in committed financing for potential deal

Putin: Mariupol is now under Russian control apart from the massive Azovstal steel plant

Binance Set to Curb Services to Russia Users After EU Sanctions

4-20-2022

Netflix reported quarterly earnings and disappointed investors as it lost subscribers

Lavrov Denies Russia Could Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine

4-19-2022

IBM beat on earnings and revenue. The stock is adding 2.21% at 132 aftermarket

Netflix lost 200,000 paid subscribers in Q1 – The stock aftermarket is down 23% at 268.16

Today’s earnings report: $HAS $JNJ $LMT $IBM $IBKR $NFLX

Russia tells Ukrainian forces to surrender the Azovstal plant by noon

Ukraine: Russian forces attacking along the broad east front

4-18-2022

Zelensky says Russia wants to ‘destroy’ Ukraine’s entire Donbas region

Today’s #earnings reports: BAC BK SCHW

4-16-2022

Russian military air defence system shot down a Ukrainian military transport aircraft which was delivering a large batch of weapons by west – LOCAL MEDIA

4-15-2022

Elon Musk is no longer Twitter’s largest shareholder after SEC filings reveal Vanguard now owns 82.4 million shares almost 10.3%

Georgieva: IMF preparing for massive reconstruction of Ukraine

4-14-2022

Russia says may put nuke arms in the Baltic if Finland and Sweden join NATO

Russia threatens Zelensky: ‘We will strike decision-making centers’ in Ukraine

Canada to provide Ukraine with $398 mn loan amid Russian military operation

4-13-2022

Biden authorizes an additional $800 million in military assistance for Ukraine

Meta (facebook) is “racing” to release AR glasses in 2024

Robinhood confirms they’ve listed Shiba Inu

US President Joe Biden calls Russia’s actions in Ukraine ‘genocide’

Elon Musk faces shareholder lawsuit over delay in disclosing Twitter stake

4-12-2022

Fed’s Brainard: Russia -Ukraine war, China’s “zero Covid” policy present upside risks to inflation

Ukraine president warns of ‘new stage of terror’ as west probes chemical weapons claims

U.S. Tells Non-Essential Government Staff to Leave Shanghai

4-11-2022

S&P: Russia has defaulted on its foreign debt

Social media videos show ‘riots’ over food in locked-down Shanghai

World Bank: Russian invasion to cut Ukraine’s GDP by over 45% this year

Elon Musk decides not to join the Twitter board, says CEO Parag Agrawal

4-10-2022

Russian Finance Minister says BRICS to create their own financial messaging system

Ukraine Gets Powerful S-300 Surface-to-Air Missiles From Slovakia

4-9-2022

S&P Cuts #Russia‘s Foreign Currency Rating to ‘Selective Default’

4-8-2022

UK Ministry of Defence says Russian troops have now ‘fully withdrawn’ from northern Ukraine

4-7-2022

Russia suspended from United Nations’ Human Rights Council after U.S. push

Russian Prime Minister says the country is against recognizing Bitcoin and #cryptocurrency as a means of payment or money

Zelensky: Moscow to regard absence of painful sanctions package as permission to go further

NATO’s Stoltenberg says we are working hard to prevent the escalation of Ukraine conflict

4-6-2022

Morgan Stanley Resumed Eli Lilly (LLY) at Overweight and raised the price target from $265 to $364

U.S. says China could face sanctions if it supports Russia’s war in Ukraine – Reuters

US Defence Official: Russian Forces Near Kyiv Have Completed Their Withdrawal From The Area

EU prepares ban on Russian coal imports after atrocities in Ukraine

Goldman Sachs is planning to offer Ethereum options trading

Germany Factory Orders came in at -2.2%, below the forecasts of -0.2% in February

U.S. to send $100 million in Javelin missiles to Ukraine

4-5-2022

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will deliver her first official speech about cryptocurrencies in the US economy on Thursday

UK, Australia and US agree to ‘accelerate development’ on hypersonic missile technology

Cardano added 453,000 new wallets to its network in Q1 2022, making a total of 3,193,000

EasyJet expects to cancel hundreds more flights this week amid Covid staff sickness

NIO is reportedly in talks to license their battery swapping technology to rival companies

World Bank says war shocks to drag on Asian economies

4-4-2022

UK government has announced plans to become a “global #crypto asset technology hub.”

Global NFT sales volume has fallen by 53% in the past 7 months

Elon Musk takes 9.2% passive stake in Twitter

JPMorgan’s Dimon warns of potential $1 bln loss from Russia exposure

Poland Prime Minister: Germany Is The Main Roadblock When It Comes To Imposing Tougher Sanctions On Russia

Fed’s Daly sees increased odds of a 50-bps May rate hike

4-3-2022

Dutch Government Calls On Citizens To Turn Down Heating To Reduce Gas Dependence On Russia

Series of explosions heard in Ukrainian port of Odesa

4-2-2022

Di Maio¨Italy has seized 900mn from Russian oligarchs

Death toll rises to 35 from a strike on a government building in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv, governor says

4-1-2022

Ukrainian officials deny the country’s military was responsible for the attack on the oil depot in Russian territory

Biden: Corporations and the super-rich must pay their fair share

Kyiv Mayor says there is a huge battle going on to the North and East of the capital

Italy ends COVID-19 state of emergency, curbs to be lifted gradually

Zelenskyy: Regrouping is part of Russia’s tactics, battles lie ahead

3-31-2022

White House: In the coming days the commerce department will take further action against Russia

Russian Central Bank: Russia’s foreign currency and gold reserves have plunged by more than $38 billion since the Ukrainian war began

IMF: Russia sanctions threaten to erode the dominance of US dollar

Trump Alleges Hunter Biden Received Millions From Russia’s Wealthiest Woman

Crude oil price under pressure as U.S plans to release reserves

Australia ramps up economic sanctions on Russia, Belarus

3-30-2022

Germany says Putin agreed to keep payments for gas in euros

Russian Defence Ministry: Regrouping Of Forces Is To Focus On Key Front, Complete ‘Liberation’ Of Donbas

Kremlin spokesman says ‘nothing very promising’ has taken place in Russia-Ukraine peace talks so far

Russia, India to discuss SWIFT alternative for rouble payments when Lavrov visits New Delhi

Facebook parent halts plans for a controversial data center in Zeewolde, Holland

Ukraine’s ambassador tells U.N. the ‘demilitarization of Russia is well under way’

3-29-2022

Pentagon: There has been some movement by a small number of Russian forces away from Kyiv

US troops in Poland are training Ukrainians on how to use weapons sent by the West

Russia’s Defence Ministry says Ukraine no longer has an airforce – IFAX

Ripple Co-Founder Chris Larsen, alongside other crypto billionaires, are lobbying to change the Bitcoin code to reduce its environmental impact

Victoria’s population shrank by almost 45,000 at the pandemic’s height

German Gfk Consumer Confidence Survey came in at -15.5, below the expectations of -12 in April

3-28-2022

Russia No Longer Demanding Ukraine Be ‘Denazified’ In Ceasefire Talks – FT

Fertilizer price surges 43% to a fresh record as supplies tighten

European Commission: EU will remain dependent on Russian energy resources until at least 2027

Tesla to ask its stockholders to vote on more shares for stock split

Shanghai launches two-phase lockdown as COVID surges

Zelenskyy is ready to discuss Ukraine neutrality with Russia

Major Japanese banks to halt dollar transactions with Russia’s Sberbank

Turkey’s foreign minister says sanctioned Russian oligarchs are welcome as tourists and investors

3-27-2022

3-26-2022

Turkey closes Bosphorus to ships after suspected mine

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to continue as planned after attack at oil depot near Jeddah circuit

Zelensky: Ukraine will not give up territory as the price of peace

3-25-2022

Macron: France, Greece, Turkey working on ‘humanitarian operation’ for Mariupol evacuations

Russia says first phase of operation is over, will focus on liberation of Donbass region

Mariupol City Officials: 300 Killed in Bombing of Theater Used as Shelter

Economy Minister Robert Habeck: Germany “will halve its imports of Russian oil by the summer”

Swiss freeze more than $6 billion worth of sanctioned Russian assets

3-24-2021

Australia imposes further sanctions against Russia and Belarus

Biden says Russia should be removed from the Group of 20 over its actions in Ukraine

US Pres Biden: Russia should be removed from G20

Russian parliament has passed a law requiring candidates for public office to disclose their cryptocurrency holdings

Kremlin spokesman says UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is ‘the most active anti-Russia’ leader

US is expected to announce plans to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees and others fleeing the war

Russia Says ‘Unfriendly’ Countries Will Have To Pay In Rubles For Gas Supplies

Norges Bank raises interest rate by 25 bps to 0.75%

NATO official estimates that 40,000 Russian troops have been captured, injured, or killed

3-23-2022

US investment bank Cowen has launched a Bitcoin and cryptocurrency unit

Tetris has filed a trademark application for NFTs and the metaverse.

US formally declares Russian military has committed war crimes in Ukraine

Putin: Russia will only accept rubles for gas deliveries to Europe

Poland expels 45 Russian ‘spies pretending to be diplomats,’ in escalation over Ukraine invasion

Thailand SEC has banned Bitcoin and crypto as a form of payment

Trafigura co-head of oil: I think you will see $150 a barrel oil this summer.

Chancellor Scholz: Russian invasion in Ukraine is ‘stuck’

Zelenskyy says 100,000 people trapped in Mariupol; Ukraine

UK inflation hits 30 year high of 6.2% as energy prices rise on Ukraine war

3-22-2022

Hillary Clinton tests positive for COVID-19

New Zealand Government removes vaccine pass, most vaccine mandates, and outdoor gathering limit

Putin spokesman refuses to rule out use of nuclear weapons if Russia faced an ‘existential threat’

Elon Musk officially opened Tesla’s first manufacturing facility in Germany. Tesla TSLA stock jumps 7.61% at 990

Hong Kong to lift overseas flight ban, puts mass Covid testing on hold

NFL has granted teams limited permission to seek blockchain sponsorships. Restrictions remain for cryptocurrencies

Italy backs Ukraine joining EU after Zelensky gives up NATΟ

Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck will be listed on NASDAQ

EU’s Gentiloni: Discussion of new EU joint borrowing unlikely to take place now

Zelenskyy: Russian forces see Ukraine as the gate to Europe

Biden says Putin could use chemical, biological weapons in Ukraine

Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny found guilty of fraud, state media reports

Goldman Sachs: Fed to hikes rates by 2% by the end of 2022

3-21-2022

Paris Saint-Germain has filed trademarks applications for NFTs and the metaverse

Large explosion partially destroys Kyiv shopping mall, killing at least 8, officials say

COVID-19 cases are expected to rise due to the BA.2 subvariant

Biden says Russia ‘exploring options for potential cyberattacks against United States’

Russia tells US envoy that Russian-American relations are on the verge of rupture

Russian court declares Facebook, Instagram extremist organizations – NPR

Boris Johnson to hold summit with nuclear industry bosses to curb Russian oil and gas imports

Russian Foreign Ministry has summoned the US Ambassador

Boeing 737 passenger jet crashes in China with 132 people on board

Ukraine rejected Russia’s demand to surrender Mariupol

3-20-2022

TIME Magazine announces they will accept Bored Ape Yacht Club’s ApeCoin as a payment method

China’s Vice Foreign Minister blames NATO for war in Ukraine

Putin has told close allies to prepare for nuclear drills after hides family

Russian bombs hit Mariupol art school sheltering civilians, Ukraine says

Covid-19 pandemic is over, former UK Health Secretary says

Zelenskyy Calls On Switzerland To Freeze Russian Politicians’ Accounts, Mentions Nestle Working In Russia

3-19-2022

Americans can get $5 million for informing on Russian oligarchs’ assets

Russia regroups for assault on Kyiv as it tightens grip on Mariupol

Kyiv says 228 killed in capital since start of war, including four children

Russia says it used hypersonic missiles in Ukraine for the first time

Boris Johnson: West must not normalise relations with Putin again

Annually UN-sponsored index names Finland world’s happiest country for the fifth year running with Afghanistan named unhappiest

France has raised its nuclear alert

3-18-2022

Ukraine president says he expects progress on EU membership bid within months

PayPal is making more features freely available to Ukrainians

Putin hails Crimea annexation and war with lessons on heroism

Russia Strikes Near Lviv Airport as Bombardment Expands Across Ukraine

3-17-2022

Ukraine’s government Ethereum donation wallet reaches 8,000 

S&P cuts Russia’s ratings to ‘CC’ on debt default risk

Spotify set to integrate NFTs into its streaming platform

President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “murderous dictator and a “pure thug”

Schwarzenegger to Russians: You’re being fed misinformation about this ‘illegal war’

U.S. Secretary of State accuses Kremlin of war crimes for bombing Ukraine theater housing children

Putin says Russia will achieve Ukraine goals, decries sanctions

Russians have up to $213 billion stashed offshore in Swiss banks

Medvedev: Russia will put its enemies such as United States in their place

3-16-2022

Biden calls Putin a ‘war criminal’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a bill into law legalizing Bitcoin and crypto

The U.S. is considering providing Ukraine with guided missiles – NBC News

Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov says there is ‘some hope for a compromise’ in talks with Ukraine

Saudi Arabia reportedly considering accepting yuan instead of dollar for oil sales

3-15-2022

Facebook parent company Meta hit by €17 million fine by the Irish regulator

Putin signs law allowing seizure of foreign planes for domestic flights

Visa has launched a crypto development program, and it’s seeking new college grads for it

Biden will travel to Brussels this month for NATO summit about Russia’s attack on Ukraine

UK announces sanctions against 350 more Russian individuals and entities

Brent crude oil is now down 26% from the recent highs (March 8th)

Zelensky urges Russian troops to surrender

EU agrees on the fourth package of restrictive measures against Russia

Apple $AAPL supplier Foxconn in talks to build $9 Billion factory in Saudi Arabia

UK Unemployment Rate drops to 3.9% in January, better than the 4.0% expected

3-14-2022

IMF: Ukraine economy could shrink as much as 35%

China signed a $10 billion contract with Saudi Arabia to build refineries in China that will be supplied with Russian oil

Russian Defence Ministry: The city of Mariupol has been unblocked, mass evacuations have begun – Interfax

Ford to produce three new EV passenger vehicles and four new EV commercial vehicles in Europe by 2024. $F

Official Talks between Russia and Ukraine Are Paused Till Tuesday

The bombed Mariupol from above

Australia and the Netherlands initiate legal proceedings against Russia over downed MH17 flight

President Zelenskyy warns of Russia attack on NATO ‘homes’ after deadly strike on a base near the Polish border

3-13-2022

Russia prosecutors threaten to arrest, imprison US business people in the country

The US claims Russia has asked China for military help in the invasion of Ukraine

China locks down Shenzhen as covid cases rise

Slutsky announced significant progress in the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine

U.N. Warns Russia’s War In Ukraine Could Spike Global Food Prices By 22%

Poland’s President says it will be a ‘game changer’ if Putin uses chemical, biological or nuclear weapons in Ukraine

Russia missile strike on Ukraine base close to Polish border reportedly kills 20

Europe sets 2027 deadline to end reliance on Russian oil and gas

3-12-2022

Zelensky: 1,300 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in “war of annihilation”

Advisor to the Mariupol mayor estimates that the death toll from the Russian bombardment of the city may have already reached 10,000

Russia’s Deputy FM: Russia had informed Washington that weapons supply convoys into Ukraine are ‘legitimate targets’ for the Russian military

Most Russian shelling near Kyiv since the war started – Fox News

UK Ministry of Defense intelligence: The bulk of Russian ground forces are now 25 kilometers from the center of Kyiv

Zelenskyy: There are so many POWs that the government has set up a special headquarters

3-11-2022

Russia, Belarus Leaders Agreed Russia Will Supply Modern Military Equipment To Belarus

Biden warns Russia will pay a ‘severe price’ if it uses chemical weapons in Ukraine

US Defence Dep. Spokesman Kirby: Russians are beginning to make ground momentum toward Kyiv from the East

Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kuleba says there was zero progress in yesterday’s talks with Russia

Zelensky: Ukraine has reached a strategic turning point in the war. Time and patience are still needed until victory is achieved.

Russian prosecutor General’s Office asked the court to recognize Meta -Facebook $FB as an extremist organization

Vladimir Putin approves bringing ‘volunteers’ from Middle East to fight Ukraine

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Massive fire at Ukraine science site ‘containing nuclear reactor’ after Russian shelling

North Korea tests new ICBM missile system in ‘serious escalation,’ US official says

Putin says Russia will solve its problems, calls sanctions illegitimate

Goldman Sachs to Shut Down Operations in Russia

ECB Lagarde: Inflation to rise further in near term

UK freezes assets of seven Russian oligarchs including Roman Abramovich

Russia says China refuses to supply Russian airlines with aircraft parts – IFX

Japan angered by Russia’s tariff-free zone on disputed islands