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    Russia Offers to Help Firms With Foreign Debts
    Dec24

    Russia Offers to Help Firms With Foreign Debts

    MOSCOW—With inflation showing clear signs of picking up, Russia’s central bank said Wednesday it will look to help companies with their foreign debts — a move it hopes will ease the pressure on the national currency. Following on from other measures to stabilize the ruble, such as a big increase in its key interest rate to 17 percent, the...

    Ukraine peace talks start in Minsk
    Dec24

    Ukraine peace talks start in Minsk

    MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Peace talks aimed at reaching a stable cease-fire in Ukraine between its government forces and pro-Russian armed groups began on Wednesday, with the discussions to include a pullout of heavy weapons and an exchange of war prisoners. Previous rounds of peace talks in September produced a cease-fire and an agreement to pull...

    Russia Irate At Ukraine’s Steps Towards NATO, Calls Vote ‘Counterproductive’
    Dec24

    Russia Irate At Ukraine’s Steps Towards NATO, Calls Vote ‘Counterproductive’

    Russia will cut off cooperation with NATO if Ukraine joins the Western military alliance – a move that “will be practically impossible to repair,” the deputy defense minister warned Wednesday. Moscow has been outraged since Kiev announced its renunciation of neutral status Tuesday – a possible step toward joining NATO. …read more...

    Peace Talks Between Ukraine and Russia Start in Belarus
    Dec24

    Peace Talks Between Ukraine and Russia Start in Belarus

    MINSK, Belarus—The much-anticipated talks on a settlement of the Ukrainian crisis began in the capital of Belarus on Wednesday. Representatives of Ukraine, Russia, pro-Russia rebels and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe arrived at the venue in the early evening on Wednesday. Media haven’t been allowed access, and...

    Did Anyone See 2014’s Many Crises Coming?
    Dec24

    Did Anyone See 2014’s Many Crises Coming?

    This year has been marred by crises across the globe, as protests and conflicts have dominated headlines. Groups that were unknown to many, such as the Islamic State and Boko Haram, have become well-known. Tragedies like the downing of flight MH17 instantly entered public consciousness. Other crises, such as the continuously rising death toll in...

    Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Set to Start in Belarus
    Dec24

    Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Set to Start in Belarus

    MINSK, Belarus—Negotiators are heading to the capital of Belarus for another round of talks about a settlement of the Ukrainian crisis. Representatives of Ukraine, Russia, pro-Russia rebels and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe are to hold the talks in Minsk on Wednesday and on Friday. The negotiations are focusing on...

    Fracking in New York, Feeling the Tremors in Europe
    Dec24

    Fracking in New York, Feeling the Tremors in Europe

    It’s been a rough month for fracking. First, oil prices upended the economics of the once-booming shale fields. Then on Dec. 17, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo banned the controversial oil and gas-extraction practice after the release of a state report highlighting uncertainties that cloud virtually every aspect of the science. The most...

    The Top 10 Things We Learned About The Economy And Markets In 2014
    Dec24

    The Top 10 Things We Learned About The Economy And Markets In 2014

    Sometimes the best way to understand the future is to look to the past. US Trust’s Chief Market Strategist Joseph P. Quinlan has put together a list of the top 10 macroeconomics lessons from 2014 in order to show what investors should watch next year. “We thought it might be instructive to look back, not forward, at some of the...

    New Competing Claims On Downing Of MH17
    Dec24

    New Competing Claims On Downing Of MH17

    The Russian Investigative Committee says it has a “sincere” witness who claims a Ukrainian jet took down Malaysian Airlines flight MH17. But other emerging evidence further supports the theory that the disaster was caused by a separatist-held Buk missile. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio...

    After Kenyatta Setback, ICC Struggles to Move Ahead
    Dec24

    After Kenyatta Setback, ICC Struggles to Move Ahead

    The International Criminal Court was created to pursue some of the world’s most heinous crimes in places unable to deliver justice. No perpetrator is too powerful to face charges at the Hague-based tribunal. Or that was the idea. But the collapse of the case against Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and other setbacks are fueling a...