Section: Argentina
European shares rebound as Ukraine rebels hand over black boxes
European stocks rebounded with traders hoping for an easing of tensions between Russian and the West after pro-Russian rebels agreed to hand over the black boxes from the Malaysian plane downed last week. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Wall Street dips at open on Ukraine, Gaza worry
US stocks dipped as developments in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip look to dominate trading amid a thin economic calendar. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
European shares led lower by Germany’s DAX, sensitive to Ukraine crisis
European stocks fell today, hit by a drop in German stocks as sensitivity to tension in Ukraine mounted. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
France, Germany, Britain to press Russia on opening MH17 crash site
France, Germany and Britain will press Russian President Vladimir Putin to ensure that separatists in Ukraine allow investigators free access to the site of the Malaysian Airlines MH17 crash, the French president’s office said. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Russia-exposed European shares hit by new sanctions
European stock markets fell as new Western sanctions on Russia and mixed corporate earnings dented investors’ appetite for equities. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Top Russian firms struck by US sanctions; Kiev accuses Moscow of shooting down jet
President Barack Obama imposed sanctions on some of Russia’s biggest firms for the first time, striking at the heart of Vladimir Putin’s powerbase by targeting companies closest to him over Moscow’s failure to curb violence in Ukraine. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
US imposes toughest sanctions on Russia over Ukraine crisis
The United States today imposed its most wide-ranging sanctions yet on Russia’s economy, including Gazprombank and the Rosneft Oil Co, and other major banks and energy and defense companies. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
US encourages Ukraine President Poroshenko
Vice President Joe Biden encouraged Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko today, to pursue talks that could lead to a ceasefire with rebels and said Washington continued to pursue efforts to raise pressure on Russia, the White House said. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
More Ukrainian soldiers killed in rebel clashes
Ukrainian forces regained more ground but sustained further casualties today in clashes with separatists, while two Western allies urged Russia’s Vladimir Putin to exert more pressure on the rebels to find a negotiated end to the conflict. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Ukraine seizes rebel stronghold of Slaviansk
Ukrainian security officials said they were in full control of the former rebel stronghold of Slaviansk after re-taking it in a victory which President Petro Poroshenko said could mark a turning point in the fight against rebels. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
