Section: US & Canada
Polish PM Tusk Favorite for Top EU Job
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has emerged as clear favorite for the key post of president of the European Council when EU leaders meet for a special summit on Saturday, several sources familiar with the selection process said. If confirmed, his appointment to chair and steer policymaking meetings of EU leaders, would be a victory for the 10...
Ukraine Leader Accuses Russia as ‘15,000 Russian Soldiers Join Separatists’
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that Russian forces had been deployed in Ukrainian territory amid claims that around 15,000 Russian soldiers have been sent to the Donetsk region. Poroshenko cancelled a visit to Turkey and called an urgent meeting of the Ukrainian Defence and Security Council over what he called the “rapidly...
Ukraine, NATO, US: Russian forces inside Ukraine
NOVOAZOVSK, Ukraine — “Russian forces have entered Ukraine,” the country’s president declared Thursday, cancelling a foreign trip and calling an emergency meeting of his security council. Reports from analysts to separatist rebels to NATO and U.S. officials backed up that assessment. President Petro Poroshenko summoned the council as the...
U.S. Stock Futures Head Down
U.S. stock futures ticked lower amid fresh concerns about tension on the Russia-Ukraine border and ahead of a full slate of U.S. economic reports. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
President: Russian forces have entered Ukraine
“Russian forces have entered Ukraine,” the country’s president declared Thursday, cancelling a foreign trip and calling an emergency meeting of his security council. Reports from analysts to separatist rebels to NATO and U.S. officials backed up that assessment. …read more Source: CTV...
JPMorgan Confirms It’s Looking Into Possible Hack
JPMorgan Chase has confirmed it’s investigating a possible cyberattack earlier this month, Reuters reports. “The bank is taking additional steps to safeguard sensitive or confidential information, though it not seeing unusual fraud activity at this time,” company spokeswoman Trish Wexler told the website. On Wednesday, Bloomberg...
Warren Buffett Has Some Brilliant Advice For Investors Freaked Out About Geopolitics
2014 has been unnerving. Every day, there’s a new worrisome headline coming out of Russia, Iraq, Libya, the Gaza Strip, or any of the world’s other geopolitical hotspots. And there’s also the ongoing fears of an ebola outbreak in West Africa, an unstable volcano in Iceland, and the ever-present risk of a solar flare knocking out...
World War 3 Coming? ‘Russian Forces Have Entered Ukraine’ Says President Petro Poroshenko
NOVOAZOVSK, Ukraine—Ukraine’s president called an emergency meeting of the nation’s security council and canceled a foreign trip Thursday, declaring that “Russian forces have entered Ukraine,” as concerns grew about the opening of a new front in the conflict. President Petro Poroshenko summoned the council as the strategic...
Malaysia Airlines loss nearly doubles on MH370 impact
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) (AFP) – Crisis-stricken Malaysia Airlines said Thursday its second-quarter loss nearly doubled as the loss of flight MH370 spurred a decline in bookings, warning the red ink would accelerate as the year wears on.The flag carrier said it posted a 305.7 million ringgit ($97.2 million) loss in the April-June quarter,...
Ukraine’s President Says Russian Forces Have Been ‘Brought Into Ukraine’
By Pavel Polityuk and Alessandra Prentice KIEV, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday that Russian forces and entered his country and the military conflict was worsening after Russian-backed separatists swept into a key town in the east and threatened other areas. He said he was canceling a trip to Turkey...
