Section: US & Canada
One Of The World’s Best Bond Managers Has Lost $3 Billion In A Huge Gamble On Ukraine’s Future
Michael Hasenstab at Franklin Templeton might not be the Bond King, but he’s got a decent claim to the throne. His fund regularly outperforms markets and his peers. But he’s probably not feeling so princely about his bet on Ukraine any more. Bloomberg have a great piece illustrating that Hasenstab has now lost $3 billion dollars on...
Ukraine Hospitals ‘Under Attack’
The BBC’s Sarah Rainsford meets Andreas Koutepas, the local Medecins Sans Frontieres co-ordinator in Artemivsk, eastern Ukraine, who says that hospitals in the region have come under attack. …read more Source: The Boston...
HRW: ‘Big Mistake’ For Governments To Ignore Human Rights During Crises
Human Rights Watch (HRW) warns in its annual world report that many governments across the globe are making a “big mistake” by ignoring human rights to counter security challenges. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia suspends role in Europe’s human rights watchdog
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The head of Russia’s delegation to Europe’s human rights watchdog says the country will suspend its role after losing its right to vote. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Wednesday voted to renew sanctions against Russia, which included stripping its voting rights over the conflict in...
Russia suspends role in Europe’s human rights watchdog
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The head of Russia’s delegation to Europe’s human rights watchdog says the country will suspend its role after losing its right to vote. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Wednesday voted to renew sanctions against Russia, which included stripping its voting rights over the conflict in...
Russia’s Gazprom profits slide 61 percent in third quarter
Moscow (AFP) – Russia’s gas giant Gazprom on Thursday said its profits were down 61 percent in third quarter 2014 as supplies were suspended to Ukraine, one of its main customers.The group’s profits between July and September amounted to 105.7 billion rubles ($1.5 billion) but revenues in that quarter were down 6 percent...
Gazprom Profit Falls on Ruble, Ukraine
Russian state-controlled gas group Gazprom said net profit plunged 62% in the third quarter of 2014 compared with same period the previous year, hit by the slide in the ruble and a lack of deliveries to key customer Ukraine. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Greece’s New Finance Minister Insists That The Government Hasn’t Tried To Veto Russia Sanctions
Greece’s new finance minister Yanis Varoufakis is insisting that the country is not vetoing EU sanctions on Russia (at least not yet), and that media distortion blew foreign minister Nikos Kotzias’ comments out of context. Before the election, Varoufakis was an active blogger, and he says he’s going to keep trying to write. This...
World Briefs: Ukrainian rebels move to seize hub
DONETSK, Ukraine — Separatist forces in eastern Ukraine said Wednesday they have almost fully encircled government forces in a town that hosts a strategic railway hub, putting them within grasp of a decisive new victory. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
PACE Again Suspends Russia
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has decided again to strip Russia of the right to vote or take part in the assembly’s governing bodies until April, 2015. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
