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New Poll Shows Mitt Romney Would Dominate In Iowa
A day after Mitt Romney made comments that didn’t completely shut the door on another run for president in 2016, a new poll suggests he’d dominate the Republican field in Iowa if he does decide to enter the race. The poll, from Suffolk University and USA Today, finds Romney with a more than 25-point advantage over his closest...
Here’s How The World’s Richest Terrorist Group Makes Its Millions
ISIS is now the wealthiest terrorist organization on the planet, according to Foreign Policy. And the Al Qaeda offshoot has the ambition and perhaps even the organization needed to put its piles of oil and smuggling-related profits to work, as its several-hundred page-long annual report from this past March demonstrates. Some experts believe that...
REPORT: The FBI Is Probing Whether Russia Hacked US Banks In Retaliation For Sanctions
Bloomberg’s Michael Riley and Jordan Robertson report the FBI is probing whether Russia may be tied to hacking and theft of data at JP Morgan and another U.S. bank in retaliation for sanctions against its incursions in Ukraine. The banks reported the alleged hacks earlier this month, which they said resulted in large chunks of lost data....
Ukrainian Sergeant: ‘This Is Now A War With Russia’
Ukraine and Western officials on Wednesday warned that Russian forces are opening up another, major front in the war, according to The New York Times. “This is what happened: they crossed the border, took up positions and started shooting,” Sgt. Aleksei Panko after telling the Times that about 60 armored vehicles crossed the border near the...
Canada’s NATO Delegation Just Epically Trolled Russia With This Map Of Ukraine
Canada’s delegation to NATO on Wednesday posted a helpful guide for Russian soldiers who have crossed the Ukrainian border “by accident.” On Twitter, the delegation posted a simple map of “Russia” and “Not Russia.” “Geography can be tough. Here’s a guide for Russian soldiers who keep getting...
Ukraine says more tanks roll in from Russia despite talks
Rozdolne (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine appealed for NATO’s help on Wednesday after reporting that a huge convoy of tanks and weaponry from Russia was moving through the southeast of the country.Kiev’s claims came just hours after the first meeting in three months between President Petro Poroshenko and Russian counterpart Vladimir...
Here’s A Quick Guide To What Traders Are Chatting About Right Now
JonesTrading’s Dave Lutz has a quick roundup of what traders are talking about right now. Good Morning! US Futures are slightly green this AM – led by Tech, Energy and Miners. EU Markets are mixed, with Germany giving back 10bp despite the “progress” made in the Ukraine (Micex up 60bp). Volumes are a bit better, with the DAX trading 25%...
Putin says ready to “do everything” if Ukraine peace process starts
Minsk (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he was willing to “do everything” if a peace process to end fighting in Ukraine’s war-torn east gets underway following talks with Ukraine’s leader.”Russia will do everything for the peace process if it begins,” Putin told journalists after...
Why Independence Could Put Scotland In Danger Of Russian Invasion
If Scotland votes “Yes” on independence, it will begin a long process of creating its own naval defence force, a process that could leave its coastline at risk. The Royal United Services Institute, a British military think tank, said last week that Scottish independence would trigger a national debate over the U.K.’s nuclear weapons if the...
Soviet rocker vilified for defying Moscow on Ukraine
Moscow (AFP) – Non-conformist rocker Andrei Makarevich walked a thin line in Soviet times but his outspoken stance on Ukraine has seen him savagely pilloried by the Russian establishment.Russian media and officials have rounded on Makarevich, 60, for having “supported Kiev’s anti-Russian policy” by playing a concert for...
