Section: US & Canada
Russia Restricts Imports Of Fruit, Vegetables From Poland
Russia’s food safety watchdog says it has imposed “restrictions” on imports of fruit and vegetables from Poland beginning August 1. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Here’s Putin’s Next Move (RSX)
Vladmir Putin’s next move could be to block the transit of gas through Ukraine to Europe, write Morgan Stanley analysts. This could cause energy prices to spike in Putin’s effort to retaliate against the world for imposing economic sanctions on Russia. New Sanctions The U.S. and the European Union announced a fresh round of economic...
Moroccan jailed for killing Jewish physician in Ukraine
(JTA) — A Moroccan man who killed a Jewish physician in Ukraine was sentenced to 15 years in jail after a court of appeals reversed his acquittal. Shakeeb Otman from Casablanca was sent to jail on July 22 for the premeditated murder of Leon Fraierfeld, an orthopedic surgeon from the city of Lviv in western Ukraine on Oct. 19, 2012. The July...
Majority In Russia Believe Malaysian Jet Shot Down By Ukrainians: Poll
A public-opinion poll in Russia has found that the majority of residents in Russia’s big cities believe that the Malaysian passenger plane that crashed in eastern Ukraine killing 298 people on July 17 had been shot down by the Ukrainian army. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Euro-Zone Business Confidence Holds Up
Euro-zone businesses were mostly undaunted by growing tensions between the European Union and Russia over Ukraine’s future following the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Observers turned back from Ukraine crash site
Paul Picard, the head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) mission in Russia’s southern Rostov-on-Don region, center, meets with local administration in Rostov-on-… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Russian Stocks Are Laughing Off The Latest Sanctions (RSX, SPX)
If you were expecting Russian stocks to fall Wednesday, you were wrong. Russia’s MICEX index was actually up a healthy 2.2%. On Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama announced a fresh round of economic sanctions on Russia for its ongoing involvement in destabilizing Ukraine. “Among the targets of the new measures include the Bank of...
Russia Defiant in Face of Tougher Sanctions
Russia’s central bank promised to support financial institutions hit by new sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union. The United States imposed sanctions on more Russian banks on Tuesday, targeting the country’s second-largest lender VTB , its subsidiary the Bank of Moscow, and the Russian Agriculture Bank. The...
Markets Are Down In Europe, But Up Everywhere Else (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ)
European markets are in the red early Wednesday. Here’s the scorecard: Britain’s FTSE 100 is down 0.20%. France’s CAC 40 is down 0.51%. Germany’s DAX is down 0.11%. Spain’s IBEX is up 0.28%. Italy’s FTSE MIB is down 0.10%. The comes after the U.S. and Europe imposed the toughest sanctions against Russia since...
Belarus To Host Ukraine-Russia Talks
Belarus says it will host talks between Ukraine, Russia and the OSCE on the crisis in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
