Section: US & Canada
These 5 Facts Explain Russia’s Economic Decline
For the first time since 2009—low point of the global economic slowdown—Russia is in recession. Its economy will contract 3 percent this year, though Moscow’s $360 billion in cash reserves will cushion the immediate blow. Still, as President Vladimir Putin continues to try to assert Russian power on the international stage, it has become...
Letter From Belgorod
Sophie Pinkham70 years of victory in Russia and Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine cause concern
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Foreign Ministry says top diplomats from Russia and Germany have spoken by telephone about violations of the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and the threat of further escalation of the conflict. …read more Source: CNS...
Should America Power Down?
Superpower: Three Choices for America’s Role in the Worldby Ian BremmerPortfolio, 2015, 240 pp., $27.95 In 1912, many people predicted that the United States would be one of the most powerful states in the 20th century. Its economy was strong and its potential seemingly limitless. But it would have been ludicrous to suggest that within a...
Ceasefire Violations in Eastern Ukraine Cause Concern
Ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine discussed by Russian, German foreign ministers …read more Source: ABC...
Russia to U.S.: Drop European Missile Shield
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia urged the United States on Friday to scrap plans to station parts of a missile shield system in Europe now that Iran has reached an agreement with world powers to limit its nuclear program. Moscow has long opposed the plan, which it sees as a threat to its nuclear deterrence, and vowed to retaliate if it goes...
Ukraine Russia Conflict: Ukrainians Getting Lethal Weapons From Poland And Italy, Pro-Russian Rebels Claim
Ukrainian troops are using lethal weapons obtained from Poland and Italy, a pro-Russian rebel official charges. Alexander Brovko, a spokesman for the self-declared Luhansk People’s Republic, said Friday that rebel fighters had discovered land mines around an airport in the Luhansk region of Donbas that could have only been placed there by...
Ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine cause concern
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Foreign Ministry says top diplomats from Russia and Germany have spoken by telephone about violations of the ceasefire… …read more Source:...
More Heavy Fighting Reported In Eastern Ukraine
More heavy fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels has been reported in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Here’s a super quick guide to what traders are talking about right now (DIA, SPX, SPY, QQQ, TLT, IWM)
Via Dave Lutz at JonesTrading, here’s a super quick guide to what traders are talking about this morning. Good Morning, and Happy Friday! Over the past three months, the S&P 500 has been negative on Friday ten times and positive only twice (SentimenTrader) – and we are starting firmly in the red early. Spoos are off 30bp as European...
