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World Chess Champ Magnus Carlsen Lost An Amazing Game
Norway’s 24-year-old chess phenom, Magnus Carlsen, successfully defended his World Chess Championship late last year in Sochi, Russia, once again defeating 44-year-old Viswanathan Anand of India. But that doesn’t mean Carlsen is unbeatable, as we just learned. On Monday at a big and very important tournament, the Tata Steel in Wijk...
Kim Jong-Un May Have Just Accepted Putin’s Invitation To Visit Moscow
Kim Jong-Un may take his first ever foreign visit as Supreme Leader of North Korea, NK News reports citing a South Korean diplomatic source that spoke to the Yonhap News Agency. Russian President Vladimir Putin invited Kim in December to Moscow next May to participate in the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. If Kim does accept...
Oil dives close to six-year lows; European stocks rise
London (AFP) – Oil prices tumbled towards six-year lows Tuesday on global oversupply and after OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia said the era of $100 crude was over, analysts said. Brent crude for February delivery fell as low as $46.40 per barrel — the lowest since March 2009 — and US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for the...
Russia Is Reinforcing 3 Crucial Geopolitical Frontlines
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed off on a new military doctrine for the country on Dec. 26 last year. The new doctrine, beyond explicitly stating that NATO’s expansion was the main external threat facing Moscow, calls for reinforcing three geopolitical fronts that Russia sees as part of its existential security. In the coming years...
At least six Ukraine civilians killed when rocket hits bus
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – At least six Ukrainian civilians were killed and more than a dozen wounded on Tuesday when a long-range Grad rocket apparently fired by pro-Russian insurgents hit an intercity bus.Local police said the rocket appeared to have gone astray after being fired by the gunmen at a checkpoint set up by government soldiers...
The State Of Global Monetary Policy In A Chart And A Map
Monetary policy is far from uniform around the world. In the developed western economies, the US and the UK are slowly shifting from very loose policy to gradually tighter policy. The European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan look to ease further. Even the People’s Bank of China has an easing bias. Meanwhile, central bankers in Russia,...
Ruble tumbles further along with oil prices
Moscow (AFP) – The Russian ruble tumbled against the dollar and the euro for the second day in a row on Tuesday, punished as oil prices plunged further.The ruble was worth 64.68 against the dollar and 76.43 against the euro at around 0900 GMT, down from 63.17 and 74.68 on Monday evening.Stocks in the oil exporting nation were also hit, with...
John Thomas Financial CEO And ‘Wall Street 2’ Actor Tommy Belesis Has Been Barred From The Industry
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors. A Finance CEO Who Also Appeared In “Wall Street 2” Was Just Barred From The Industry (Think Advisor) Finra expelled John Thomas Financial and its CEO, Anastasios “Tommy” Belesis, from the securities...
Russia’s New Military Doctrine Shows Moscow’s Geopolitical Ambitions
Russia signed its new military doctrine into practice on Dec. 26 last year. The new doctrine had an explicit focus on the expansion NATO as the country’s main external threat, coupled with the need for Russia to extend its influence into the Arctic while building ties with rising non-western nations like China and Brazil. The Russian...
Interpol issues global ‘wanted’ notice for ex-Ukraine leader Yanukovych
Lyon (AFP) – Interpol issued a global wanted “red notice” for former Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovych on Monday.Yanukovych, 64, is wanted for misappropriation of funds and embezzlement in Ukraine, which he fled in February after a pro-Western revolution toppled his regime.The former president has been living in Russia since...
