Section: Business Insider (USA)
Putin’s Propaganda Network Created Its Own Movie For MH-17 Conspiracy Theories
Russia Today, the English-language news outlet of the Russian government, is debuting a documentary Wednesday that purports to tell the “untold story” of how the Malaysian Airlines flight MH-17 may have actually been shot down by a military aircraft in July. The mainstream consensus is that Kremlin-backed Ukrainian separatists shot...
REPORT: Putin Offered Poland’s Prime Minister The Chance To Join Forces And Partition Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin allegedly tried to tempt Poland into invading Ukraine with the goal of partitioning the country in 2013, former Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski told Ben Judah in an article in Politico. According to Sikorski, who was Poland’s foreign minister from 2007 until this past September and is now a member of...
Here’s A Quick Guide To What Traders Are Chatting About Right Now
JonesTrading’s Dave Lutz has a roundup of what traders are chatting about right now: Good Morning! US Futures are jumping higher, with the E-Minis rallying 1.6% from overnight lows to get back upside 200dma. The rally has been propelled by strong US earnings (TXN and AAPL have NDX up 1%), and headlines that the ECB is considering buying...
10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
Good morning! These are the major stories already making an impact globally this morning. Oil Giant Total’s CEO Has Died In A Plane Crash. Christophe de Margerie died in a plane accident at about midnight Tuesday in Moscow when his plane crashed into a snowplow driven by someone who was drunk. UK Public Finances Are Still A Mess. Figures...
High-stakes Russia-Ukraine-EU gas talks begin in Brussels
Brussels (AFP) – Russia, Ukraine and the EU began crunch gas talks on Tuesday to resolve a bitter price dispute and end fears that Moscow could halt crucial energy supplies to Europe this winter.The high-stakes meeting between Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak, his Ukrainian counterpart Yuri Prodan and European Energy Commissioner...
Total chief executive De Margerie killed in Moscow plane crash
Moscow (AFP) – The CEO of French oil giant Total, Christophe de Margerie, died in a plane crash at a Moscow airport late Monday when the private jet he was using struck a snowplough on takeoff.Russian investigators said Tuesday the driver of the snow-clearing machine was drunk and that his actions, along with “an error by air traffic...
CEO of oil giant Total killed in Moscow plane crash
Moscow (AFP) – The CEO of French oil giant Total, Christophe de Margerie, died in a plane crash at a Moscow airport late Monday when the private jet he was using struck a snowplough on takeoff.Russian investigators said Tuesday the driver of the snow-clearing machine was drunk and that his actions, along with “an error by air traffic...
City face CSKA behind closed doors, Guardiola returns to Rome
Paris (AFP) – Manchester City continue their search for a first Champions League win this season when they face CSKA Moscow on Tuesday, while Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain are among the sides in action elsewhere.AFP Sports looks at all the fixtures in Groups E, F, G and H on Tuesday: Group E CSKA MOSCOW V...
The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know for Tuesday. 1. The CEO of French oil giant Total, Christophe de Margerie, died in a plane crash in Moscow. He was 63. 2. Legendary fashion designer Oscar de la Renta died at the age of 82 after battling cancer. 3. Turkey said it would facilitate the passage of Iraqi Kurdish to the Syrian town of...
Separatist ‘Prime Minister’: The Ceasefire In Ukraine Is Over
The self-declared “prime minister” of the breakaway Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) has declared on Twitter that the month-old ceasefire between Ukraine and the separatist republic has ended. Granted, this was the sort of cease-fire during which heavy combat was frequent, including fighting that destroyed much of the Donetsk...
