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    Dozens Die in Ukraine in Street Battles, Donetsk Shelling
    Aug20

    Dozens Die in Ukraine in Street Battles, Donetsk Shelling

    KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Heavy shelling hit residential neighborhoods in Ukraine’s rebel stronghold of Donetsk and government forces fought street battles in other towns on Wednesday as they sought to crush a four-month-old separatist rebellion. The forces of the Western-backed Kiev government are steadily gaining the upper...

    Donetsk residents flee the city as shelling intensifies
    Aug20

    Donetsk residents flee the city as shelling intensifies

    Residents waited at the Donetsk bus station Wednesday as Ukrainian troops pushed on with a bloody offensive to break the insurgency in the east of the country. Video provided by AFP …read more Source: USA...

    43 killed as Ukrainian troops take ‘significant’ part of Luhansk
    Aug20

    43 killed as Ukrainian troops take ‘significant’ part of Luhansk

    Ukrainian government troops have taken control of “significant parts” of one of two remaining separatist-held cities in eastern Ukraine and seized a strategic railway hub needed to resupply the second, a national security spokesman announced in Kiev on Wednesday. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    Fed Reveals What Could Bring Earlier Rate Hikes (DIA, SPX, SPY, QQQ, TLT, IWM)
    Aug20

    Fed Reveals What Could Bring Earlier Rate Hikes (DIA, SPX, SPY, QQQ, TLT, IWM)

    If the Fed keeps moving towards its goal, interest rates could rise sooner than expected. This is the message from the minutes from the Fed’s July 29-30 FOMC meeting, which were just released. Notably, the some members of the FOMC said: “With respect to monetary policy over the medium run, participants generally agreed that labor...

    Separatists In East Ukraine Reportedly Shoot Down Another Military Plane
    Aug20

    Separatists In East Ukraine Reportedly Shoot Down Another Military Plane

    A Ukrainian military spokesman said on Tuesday that separatists in eastern Ukraine have shot down a government fighter plane, Reuters reports. — This is breaking news. Check back later for updates. …read more Source: The Huffington...

    Idled Russian Aid Convoy Gets Back on the Road to Ukraine
    Aug20

    Idled Russian Aid Convoy Gets Back on the Road to Ukraine

    Twelve trucks in the convoy passed through a Russian border checkpoint, but will still need to be checked by Red Cross and Ukrainian border officials. …read more Source: The New York...

    Russia vows naval expansion to counter NATO; move in response to Ukraine tensions
    Aug20

    Russia vows naval expansion to counter NATO; move in response to Ukraine tensions

    Russia is crafting a way to bolster its naval capabilities over the next six years, a move Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday is a response to tensions with NATO. “These proposals must ensure that our forces are reequipped with modern weapons and military equipment,” Russian news agencies quoted Shoigu … …read...

    4 Moscow McDonald’s closed for alleged sanitary violations
    Aug20

    4 Moscow McDonald’s closed for alleged sanitary violations

    The charges follow an exchange of economic sanctions between Russia and the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: USA...

    Ukraine: What Does Footage Tell Us?
    Aug20

    Ukraine: What Does Footage Tell Us?

    Jonathan Marcus examines what the latest footage tells us about the battle for Ukraine. …read more Source: The Boston...

    Russia’s Sanctions Begin to Bite
    Aug20

    Russia’s Sanctions Begin to Bite

    Carlsberg relies on Russia for 35% of its profits and the Ukraine crisis is beginning to hurt. The Danish brewer has warned operating profit will be lower than last year – shares fell almost 6% as a result. Sanctions are not directly to blame in Carlsberg’s case – it’s more about Russia’s weakening economy. But for...