Section: US & Canada
The VIX Exploded Today (VIX)
The volatility index, or VIX, gained 32% today. The VIX, commonly referred to as the “fear index,” measures expected volatility in the S&P 500 over the next month. Amid the Malaysia Airlines plane crash in Ukraine and late afternoon reports that Israel has begun a ground operation in Gaza, stocks sold off as “safe...
‘Blown Out of the Sky’: Malaysia Jet Shot Down by Missile
A Malaysian passenger airliner with 295 people on board crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border on Thursday, according to reports. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: 295 on Malaysia plane shot down
The Ukrainian government and the pro-Russia separatists fighting in the region denied any responsibility Thursday for downing the Malaysia Airlines aircraft carrying 295 people. (July 17) …read more Source: USA...
6 Times That Airliners Were Shot Down
Ukrainian officials have blamed separatist rebels for shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, possibly mistaking it for a Ukrainian aircraft. The separatists have denied the allegations—and in turn suggested Ukraine was responsible. MoreBlame Game Unfolds After Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 CrashRebels Control the Crash Site Of Downed...
Buk missile suspected in Malaysia plane disaster
A launcher similar to the Buk system was seen earlier in the day by Associated Press journalists in a rebel-held section of eastern Ukraine — lending credence to concerns that the rebels have more powerful weaponry than had been believed. Defense experts believe Ukrainian government forces may have abandoned Buk systems when retreating from...
What is known about plane crash in Ukraine
Here’s what is known, and what has been claimed, about Thursday’s crash of a Malaysian jetliner carrying 295 people in eastern Ukraine: …read more Source: Miami...
Malaysia Airlines Plane Leaves Trail of Debris
Local residents and rescue workers saw smoldering debris litter miles of sparsely populated Ukrainian farmland after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crashed. …read more Source: The New York...
In pictures: Families with loved ones aboard react to news of Malaysia Airline flight 17 crash
A Ukrainian official said a Malaysian passenger plane carrying 295 people was reportedly shot down Thursday in the east of the country …read more Source: The Globe and...
Malaysian Airliner Crashes in Ukraine
Emergencies ministry personnel attempted to extinguish fires from the wreckage of a Malaysia Airways Boeing 777 that crashed near the Ukrainian border that still burned hours later on Thursday (July 17). A Malaysian airliner was brought down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard and sharply raising the stakes in a...
Video: Ukraine, rebel leaders trade accusations over downed Malaysian flight
The Ukrainian government and the pro-Russia separatists fighting in the region denied any responsibility Thursday for downing the Malaysia Airlines aircraft carrying 295 people …read more Source: The Globe and...
