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10 Things You Need To Know As Asian Markets Open
Good morning. The world’s still reeling from the MH17 crash and there’s widespread anger in Australia at the inability of investigators to get to the site. Let’s start the week… 1. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott spoke to Vladimir Putin overnight and pressed for his support in repatriating the bodies of the 28...
Here’s Your Complete Preview Of This Week’s Big Economic Events
Markets got rocked on Thursday after we learned Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot out of the sky in Eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 souls aboard. However, markets bounced back sharply on Friday. Markets continue to be incredibly resilient despite these shocks that threaten to destabilize the geopolitical status quo. For now, investors seem...
Obama Is Now Boxed In By The Iranian Nuclear Negotiations
Iran is playing the long game in negotiations over its nuclear program. And it may have already boxed in U.S. President Barack Obama, with help from an increasingly tumultuous state of world affairs. Iran and six world powers officially agreed on Friday to extend negotiations for at least another four months. Iran has agreed to dilute additional...
DEUTSCHE BANK: Here’s The Worst-Case Scenario For The Russia-Ukraine Conflict
The latest round of U.S. sanctions on Russia and the tragedy of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine have everyone on edge about tensions on the Russia-Ukraine border. “Core issues in the Ukraine crisis remain unresolved,” said Deustche Bank analysts Raj Hindocha and Marcos Arana in a presentation before the MH17 incident....
Pro-Russian Rebels Say They Have The Black Boxes From Downed MH17
A separatist leader said on Sunday they were keeping what they presumed were the black boxes from the downed Malaysian airliner in the eastern city of Donetsk, but they would need experts to confirm that they were the plane’s flight recorders. “Some items, presumably the black boxes, were found, and they have been delivered to Donetsk...
Malaysia Airline Retires MH17 Flight Number
Malaysia Airline says it is retiring the flight number of the plane that was shot down over Ukraine. The carrier said in a statement Sunday that beginning Friday, it will no longer use MH17 to identify any of its Amsterdam-Kuala Lumpur flights. It said it is doing so “out of respect for our crew and passengers” who were aboard the...
There Are Many Parallels Between The MH17 Crash And When Russia Shot Down A Civilian Airliner In 1983
Evidence continues to mount linking Russia to the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, despite the country’s denials and attempt to shift blame elsewhere. Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed Ukraine, while pro-Russian militants have floated bizarre conspiracy theories. In fact, this situation...
There’s A Mountain Of Evidence Linking Russia To The Downing Of The Malaysia Airliner
There’s a growing body of evidence that has emerged that links Russia to the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine, despite the best efforts of pro-Russian militants to scrub the record. Just 25 miles from Donetsk in pro-Russian held territory, the flight carrying 298 passengers and crew was brought down on Thursday,...
Here Are The Nationalities Of The Victims Of Downed Malaysia Plane MH17
Malaysia Airlines plane MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing all of the 298 passengers and crew on board. The plane, which was traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was carrying primarily Dutch citizens, as well those from nine other countries. While it was originally reported that 23 Americans were on board, that...
Here’s How Newspaper Front Pages Around The World Are Covering The Malaysia Plane Crash
Countries around the world are reeling in shock after a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane was shot down over Eastern Ukraine yesterday, killing the 295 people on board. The event, which many think could signal a new elevation in the growing conflict between Russia, Europe, and the United States, has been reported widely throughout news outlets....
