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Obama Is Facing A Stifling Dilemma On Russian Sanctions
The Obama administration, frustrated with the lack of willingness from the European Union to implement new, harsh sanctions on Russia, reportedly is considering going it alone and implementing...
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Obama Levels The Most Punishing Sanctions Against Russia Yet
The Obama administration leveled new sanctions on Russia amid newly increased tensions along the Ukrainian border, the first sanctions handed down by the U.S. on Russia since late April.The sanctions...
View ArticleSomeone Appears To Be Firing Grad Rockets At Ukraine From Inside Of Russia
Multiple videos posted on YouTube and appearing in Russian-language media today apparently depict militants firing Grad rockets into Ukraine from Russian territory. Grads are Soviet-developed rockets...
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Treasury Department Tells AK-47-Owning Americans They Won't Be Affected By...
The U.S. just issued a new sanctions against a flurry of Russian firms in response to Russia's offensive in Ukraine.Among the firms targeted is Kalashnikov Concern, the company that makes AK-47s.The...
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Putin Is Reopening A Radar Reconnaissance Center 100 Miles From Florida
Russian President Vladimir Putin is about to reactivate a Russian radar reconnaissance center in Cuba.The radar station will use existing infrastructure located just 100 miles off the coast of Florida,...
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Here's Why Sanctions Don't Work
As tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to mount, President Obama just announced new sanctions on Russia. The sanctions are leveled against large banks, and energy and defense firms, like...
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OBAMA ON RUSSIA: 'These Sanctions Are Significant'
President Barack Obama on Wednesday evening formally announced new sanctions on Russia during a statement from the White House.The Obama administration leveled its most punitive sanctions yet against...
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Obama Just Summed Up The State Of The World In One Depressing Sentence
After President Barack Obama breathlessly addressed four different foreign-policy issues during a 10-minute statement, he summed up the state of a crisis-filled world in one sentence. "We live in a...
View ArticleA Huge Crater Was Found In Siberia — And No One Knows Where It Came From
What is it with Russia and explosive events of cosmic origins? The 1908 Tunguska Explosion, the Chelyabinsk bolide of February 2013, and now this: an enormous 80-meter wide crater discovered in the...
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Oil Prices Are Up After The US Sanctions The World's Largest Publicly-Traded...
Crude oil is the biggest mover in the commodities markets.WTI crude is up 1.0% to $102.19/barrel and Brent crude is up 0.6% to $107.81/barrel.The moves come in the wake of new U.S. sanctions against...
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RUSSIA IS GETTING SLAMMED (DIA, SPY, QQQ, RSX)
Markets are getting slammed in Russia.The MICEX stock market index is down by 2.9%. The ruble is down 1.1% against the dollar.This comes after the U.S. announced new sanctions against Russia's energy...
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BP Shares Sink After The US Announces Russia Sanctions (BP, HAL, NOV, SLB,...
Shares of BP are down 2% in pre-market trading after the U.S. last night announced a new round of sanctions against Russian companies, including state-owned oil giant Rosneft.BP holds a 19.75% stake in...
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Here's A List Of Stocks With Lots Of Exposure To Russia (RSX, DIA, SPX, SPY,...
Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. announced a new round of sanctions against Russia, this time targeting not just individuals but companies, including defense and energy firms, as well. Among the notable...
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Great Graphic: More Sanctions on Russia
This Great Graphic from the Bank for International Settlements was tweeted Charlie Robertson. It shows the offshore borrowing by different sectors of the Russia economy. He links Russia's subdued...
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Here's The Map Showing The Flight Path Of The Malaysian Plane That Has...
A flight-tracking website shows the path of the Malaysia Airlines plane that reportedly went down near the Russian border.The Boeing 777 plane — Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 — was flying over Ukrainian...
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Ukraine Separatists Have Shot Down Multiple Aircraft Over The Past Month
A Boeing 777 Malaysian airlines plane has reportedly been shot down along the Russian-Ukrainian border, according to an official from Ukraine's Ministry of the Interior.The border is currently a war...
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RUSSIA ETF PLUNGES (RSX, SPX, SPY, QQQ)
The Market Vector Russia ETF, an exchanged-traded fund that is designed to track the performance of public companies from Russia, is tumbling.The RSX was down nearly 6% in afternoon trade following...
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John McCain Warns There Will Be 'Hell To Pay' If Russia Shot Down Malaysian...
Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) declared on Thursday there would be "incredible repercussions" if Russian forces or pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine shot down the Malaysian flight that crashed...
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There Were Multiple Warnings About The Dangers Of Flying In Ukrainian...
The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that crashed in eastern Ukraine Thursday may have been on a course for airspace that was closed to civilian aircraft by American and Ukrainian officials due to the...
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23 US Citizens Reportedly Dead In Malaysia Airlines Crash
There were reportedly 23 American citizens on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which went down over Ukraine on Thursday.Fox is citing the flight manifest that reportedly lists 23 Americans, and...
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