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    10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ, TWTR)
    Jul30

    10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ, TWTR)

    Good morning! Here’s what you need to know. 1. Russian Stocks Shrug. Russia’s MICEX index is up more than 2% despite the announcement of further sanctions against Russian financial institutions. BI’s Sam Ro explains why markets are unmoved: “…There’s little doubt that Russia’s economy is indeed under...

    Here’s Putin’s Next Move (RSX)
    Jul30

    Here’s Putin’s Next Move (RSX)

    Vladmir Putin’s next move could be to block the transit of gas through Ukraine to Europe, write Morgan Stanley analysts. This could cause energy prices to spike in Putin’s effort to retaliate against the world for imposing economic sanctions on Russia. New Sanctions The U.S. and the European Union announced a fresh round of economic...

    Russian Stocks Are Laughing Off The Latest Sanctions (RSX, SPX)
    Jul30

    Russian Stocks Are Laughing Off The Latest Sanctions (RSX, SPX)

    If you were expecting Russian stocks to fall Wednesday, you were wrong. Russia’s MICEX index was actually up a healthy 2.2%. On Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama announced a fresh round of economic sanctions on Russia for its ongoing involvement in destabilizing Ukraine. “Among the targets of the new measures include the Bank of...

    Markets Are Down In Europe, But Up Everywhere Else (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ)
    Jul30

    Markets Are Down In Europe, But Up Everywhere Else (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ)

    European markets are in the red early Wednesday. Here’s the scorecard: Britain’s FTSE 100 is down 0.20%. France’s CAC 40 is down 0.51%. Germany’s DAX is down 0.11%. Spain’s IBEX is up 0.28%. Italy’s FTSE MIB is down 0.10%. The comes after the U.S. and Europe imposed the toughest sanctions against Russia since...

    Sanctions Have Little Effect On Putin’s Incredible Popularity In Russia
    Jul30

    Sanctions Have Little Effect On Putin’s Incredible Popularity In Russia

    Earlier today, President Barack Obama announced the most restrictive U.S. sanctions against Russia since the outbreak of the crisis in Ukraine. The sanctions were coordinated with the European Union and strike at several Russian state-owned companies in the financial and defense sectors. But it’s unlikely that the sanctions will undermine...

    STOCKS FALL, RUSSIA HIT WITH FRESH SANCTIONS: Here’s What You Need To Know (DIA, SPX, SPY, QQQ, UPS, PFE, MRK, WIN, FTR, TWTR)
    Jul29

    STOCKS FALL, RUSSIA HIT WITH FRESH SANCTIONS: Here’s What You Need To Know (DIA, SPX, SPY, QQQ, UPS, PFE, MRK, WIN, FTR, TWTR)

    Stocks closed the session mixed, but little changed, as some economic data reported this morning came in mixed, another wave of corporate earnings were reported, and the U.S. and EU announced sanctions against Russian companies. First, the scoreboard: Dow: 16,923.67, -58.9, (-0.4%) S&P 500: 1,970.85, -8.1, (-0.4%) Nasdaq: 4,444.50, -0.2,...

    Here Comes Obama’s Statement On Ukraine…
    Jul29

    Here Comes Obama’s Statement On Ukraine…

    President Barack Obama is delivering a statement on the crisis in Ukraine from the South Lawn of the White House. Obama is announcing a new round of punishing sanctions on Russia and President Vladimir Putin for the country’s continued involvement in destabilizing the crisis and supporting pro-Russian separatists in the eastern regions of...

    Diplomats: EU Governments Are Going After Russian Banks Over Ukraine
    Jul29

    Diplomats: EU Governments Are Going After Russian Banks Over Ukraine

    European Union governments reached a deal on Tuesday to impose economic sanctions against Russia that would curb access of state-owned Russian banks to capital markets and restrict export of equipment for Russian oil production, diplomats told reporters. The sanctions will be reviewed after three months, one diplomat said. Dutch Foreign Minister...

    The Downing Of MH17 Has Put Putin In Zugzwang
    Jul29

    The Downing Of MH17 Has Put Putin In Zugzwang

    “The Malaysia Airlines disaster seems to have put Putin in a zugzwang, the German chess term beloved by Russian political scientists that signifies a situation in which any move will weaken a player’s position,” Alec Luhn of Foreign Policy writes. Russian-backed separatists are suspected of shooting down Malaysia Flight MH17 on...

    The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
    Jul29

    The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now

    Good morning! Here’s what people will be taking about on Monday. 1. The Obama administration accused Russia on Monday of testing a ground-launched missile, a violation of the 1987 nuclear treaty signed by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev at the end of the Cold War. The New York Times reports that “prospects for resolving the...