Section: Business Insider (USA)
A French Politician Who Called Sanctions Against Russia ‘An Act Of War’ Plans To Copy His Insane Theme Park In Crimea
The ‘Puy du Fou’ theme park in France’s Vendée province is insane. Think of a “Medieval Times” that in addition to Renaissance-era knights also has Roman gladiator bouts, Viking raid reenactments and robot musicians. And now its founder, a politician named Philippe de Villiers (full name Viscount Philippe Le Jolis de...
The White House Has No Idea What’s Going On With The Russian Convoy In Ukraine
Despite eyewitnesses seeing a column of Russian military vehicles crossing into Ukraine on Thursday that was reportedly attacked on Friday by the Ukrainian military, The White House released a statement saying it was “not currently in a position to confirm” this series of events. “We are working to gather more information...
Here’s What We Know About Today’s Apparent Confrontation Between The Russian and Ukrainian Militaries
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko released a statement today claiming that Ukrainian forces have destroyed the majority of a Russian military convoy inside of eastern Ukraine. The Russian Foreign Ministry has also released a statement drawing attention to “the sharp intensification of military action by Ukrainian forces with the apparent...
REPORT: Ukrainian Troops Attacked Russian Military Column
The Ukrainian military has reportedly attacked and destroyed a part of a Russian military column that has crossed the border through the separatist-held border post of Izvaryne, according to Bloomberg News, citing Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko. The destruction of Russian military vehicles will only further increase tensions between...
Stocks Drop After Ukraine Headlines (DIA, SPX, SPY, QQQ, ACHN, KO, MNST, GILD)
Markets have turned mixed after negative headlines out of Ukraine. Headlines from Bloomberg said that Ukraine troops “destroy” part of an armed convoy from Russia. The Dow is now down 14 points, the S&P 500 is up less than 1 point, and the Nasdaq is up 9 points. Bonds are also rallying, with the yield on the U.S. 10-year bond...
The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Hello! Here’s what people will be chatting about on Friday. 1. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has agreed to step down from his post on Thursday, making way for potential successor Haider al-Abadi. The resignation marks the end of Maliki’s eight-year rule. 2. The World Health Organization said the number of deaths and reported cases...
Heavy Russian Military Equipment Is Joining The ‘Aid’ Convoy To Eastern Ukraine
Vladimir Putin’s government is sending a convoy of unmarked white trucks to Ukraine, and the supposed humanitarian mission heading towards Ukraine’s rebel-held eastern region of Luhansk is now being accompanied by heavy offensive Russian military equipment. The fleet of more than 262 vehicles, including about 200 trucks carrying aid,...
Ron Paul On Ebola: ‘Governments Deceive Us’
Former Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul (R-Texas) thinks the threat of the Ebola virus very well may be a government plan to “deceive” the public. “I do know that governments deceive us and sometimes they hype things. I don’t think we are going to see in the next year a horrendous breakout of Ebola in this...
Here’s A 10-Second Guide To What Traders Are Talking About Today
Dave Lutz of JonesTrading has the hot topics traders are talking about today: We had a nice bounce in Equity futures a bit ago, as commentary from Putin that he will do his utmost to stop bloodshed in Ukraine + comments from the Finnish PM saying the EU is not considering further sanctions against Russia caused Germany to jump 1% from lows....
Markets Just Took Off
There’s a lot of ugly data out this morning, but markets just took off. Here’s a chart of Germany’s DAX index, whipping from red to green. Other markets are doing similar things, including US futures. There are some quotes out there from Putin about how he wants to avoid bloodshed in Eastern Ukraine, and traders are citing these...
