Section: US & Canada
European Union Agrees to Tough Sanctions Against Russia
The European Union has agreed to new economic sanctions against Russia for its role in Ukraine, and the measures will target its energy, finance, and defense sectors, the BBC reports. More details are expected to come this afternoon. America and Europe have already enacted a number of sanctions, such as visa bans and asset freezes, against...
Obama: New Russia sanctions will have ‘an even bigger bite’
President Obama announced a new round of U.S. sanctions on Russia’s banking, arms and energy sectors, the latest step intended to punish Moscow for backing separatist militias in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Kerry Meets Ukraine’s Foreign Minister
Secretary of State John Kerry and Pavlo Klimkin, Ukraine’s foreign minister, spoke after meeting in Washington to discuss the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...
Fighting Divides Ukrainian Crash Site and Cuts Access
Separatists have been driven out of much of the 14-square-mile area where bodies and debris from the downed Malaysian plane fell. …read more Source: The New York...
Obama Announces New Sanctions Against Russia Over Ukraine Crisis
President Barack Obama announced fresh sanctions against Russia on Tuesday in response to Moscow’s involvement in the crisis in Ukraine. The sanctions targeted key parts of Russia’s economy, including the energy, arms and finance sectors. “Today, Russia is once again isolating itself from the international community, setting...
Canada plans new sanctions against Russia
Canada plans new sanctions against Russia over aggression in Ukraine …read more Source:...
STOCKS FALL, RUSSIA HIT WITH FRESH SANCTIONS: Here’s What You Need To Know (DIA, SPX, SPY, QQQ, UPS, PFE, MRK, WIN, FTR, TWTR)
Stocks closed the session mixed, but little changed, as some economic data reported this morning came in mixed, another wave of corporate earnings were reported, and the U.S. and EU announced sanctions against Russian companies. First, the scoreboard: Dow: 16,923.67, -58.9, (-0.4%) S&P 500: 1,970.85, -8.1, (-0.4%) Nasdaq: 4,444.50, -0.2,...
U.S. targets Russian economy with new sanctions
President Barack Obama has announced new economic sanctions against key sectors of the Russian economy in the latest move by the U.S. to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to end his support for Ukrainian rebels. …read more Source: CNY...
U.S., EU Boost Sanctions On Russia
MoreKerry Says Not ‘a Shred’ of Evidence Russia Wants to Ease Ukraine FightingAmid Threat of New Sanctions, U.S. Says Russia Is Flouting Key Arms TreatyU.S.: Satellite Imagery Shows Russians Shelling Eastern UkraineThe United States is escalating sanctions on the Russian economy nearly two weeks after the shootdown of a civilian...
Global aviation leaders to set up task force in wake of shoot-down of Malaysia Airlines flight
The United Nations agency that governs civil aviation says it is setting up a task force aimed at improving security measures in the wake of the shoot-down of a Malaysia Airlines jet over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
