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Another milestone: S&P 500 closes above 2,000
It was a big round-number day for the stock market.The Standard & Poor’s 500 index closed a hair above 2,000 points Tuesday, 16 years after it finished above 1,000 for the first time.The move extended the stock index’s record-shattering run this year. The latest milestone comes as investors see new signs that the economy is...
Putin, Poroshenko talk as Kiev holds Moscow troops
The presidents of Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday (Aug 26) sat down to crunch one-on-one talks over heavy fighting in east Ukraine as the Kremlin admitted for the first time its troops had entered its neighbour’s territory. …read more Source: Channel...
World › Putin says he is ready to ‘do everything’ if Ukraine peace process starts
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he was willing to “do everything” if a peace process to end fighting in Ukraine’s war-torn east gets underway following talks with Ukraine’s leader. “Russia will do everything for the peace process if it begins,” Putin told journalists after a one-on-one...
Putin and Poroshenko meet face-to-face to discuss future of Ukraine
The presidents of Russia and Ukraine held talks yesterday on the fighting that has engulfed Ukraine’s separatist east, meeting face-to-face for the first time since June. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Families of flight MH17 victims could wait years for compensation
Families of passengers who were on the Malaysia Airlines plane shot down over Ukraine are starting the long process of gaining compensation for their loss. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Ukraine, Russia talks begin as Kiev holds ‘Russian’ soldiers
August 26, 2014 11:10 PMMINSK (AFP) – The leaders of Russia and Ukraine held key talks on Tuesday on the brutal conflict between Kiev and pro-Moscow rebels after the Kremlin admitted for the first time its troops had entered Ukrainian territory. …read more Source: The Straits...
Sanctions-hit Russian economy nears recession: officials
MOSCOW – The Russian economy is nearing recession, officials said Tuesday, with punishing Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict set to keep growth at ultra-low levels and drive up inflation. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine Ultra-Nationalists Free Two Journalists: Newspaper Editor
Two journalists working for a newspaper based in Crimea have been freed after being detained by Ukrainian radical nationalist group Right Sector in eastern Ukraine, their editor told AFP. …read more Source:...
Rupiah rises to 11,681 per dollar at Tuesday’s close
The rupiah appreciated on Tuesday afternoon by 26 basis points to end the day at 11,681 per US dollar.Monex Investindo Futures research head Ariston Tjendra said that external factors, primarily the meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents, had strengthened the global financial market, including Indonesia.”Market players are...
Putin sits down with Ukrainian President for talks
The Presidents of Russia and Ukraine sat down for talks on Tuesday, meeting face-to-face for the first time since June on the fighting that has engulfed Ukraine’s separatist east. Russia’s… …read more Source: The...
