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    Russia counts cost of new US, EU sanctions
    Jul31

    Russia counts cost of new US, EU sanctions

    Russia blasted new Western sanctions Wednesday targeting Russian state-owned banks and trade in technology, trade, and arms. The European countries hope these new sanctions will put pressure on Russia, but it might also harm their own economies. (Ju …read more Source: USA...

    Clashes prevent experts from reaching bodies
    Jul31

    Clashes prevent experts from reaching bodies

    Pro-Russian rebels travel past a convoy of the OSCE mission in Ukraine outside the city of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine Wednesday, July 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    Top U.S. Democrat Calls For Lethal Aid For Ukraine
    Jul31

    Top U.S. Democrat Calls For Lethal Aid For Ukraine

    A leading Democrat in the U.S. Senate has called for giving the Ukrainian military “defensive” lethal aid, a move that President Barack Obama has thus far refused. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    EU sanctions Putin’s banker, 2 other cronies
    Jul31

    EU sanctions Putin’s banker, 2 other cronies

    Oligarchs are the first of Russian president’s inner circle to be punished over Ukraine. …read more Source: USA...

    EU sanctions Putin’s banker, 2 other cronies over Ukraine
    Jul30

    EU sanctions Putin’s banker, 2 other cronies over Ukraine

    Oligarchs are the first of Russian president’s inner circle to be punished over Ukraine. …read more Source: USA...

    3 Putin allies among 8 hit with new EU sanctions
    Jul30

    3 Putin allies among 8 hit with new EU sanctions

    BRUSSELS (AP) — Three long-time Putin associates are among eight people who have been hit with new European Union sanctions, an official EU document showed Wednesday. …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    A look at the EU’s new sanctions against Russia
    Jul30

    A look at the EU’s new sanctions against Russia

    BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s sanctions against Russia are bound to inflict pain on the country’s ailing economy. While still narrowly targeted, they come as a warning shot to convince Moscow to change its Ukraine policies or face even tougher penalties…. …read more Source: Associated...

    Clashes prevent experts from reaching bodies
    Jul30

    Clashes prevent experts from reaching bodies

    DONETSK, Ukraine — Almost two weeks after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was blown out of the sky, the remains of some passengers are feared rotting in the 90-degree (32-degree Celsius) midsummer heat, deepening the frustration of relatives desperate to recover the bodies of their loved ones.Fighting between Ukrainian forces and separatist...

    GDP SPIKES, FED STAYS THE COURSE, STOCKS GO NOWHERE: Here’s What You Need To Know (DIA, SPX, SPY, QQQ, IWM, TLT, SODA, GS, WMT, TGT)
    Jul30

    GDP SPIKES, FED STAYS THE COURSE, STOCKS GO NOWHERE: Here’s What You Need To Know (DIA, SPX, SPY, QQQ, IWM, TLT, SODA, GS, WMT, TGT)

    Markets were mixed as GDP data came in better than expected, the Federal Reserve’s latest monetary policy decision had no surprises, and the situations in Gaza and Ukraine remained unsettled. First, the scoreboard: Dow: 16,883.28, -28.8, (-0.2%) S&P 500: 1,970.90, +1, (+0.05%) Nasdaq: 4,465.23, +22.4, (0.5%) And now, the top stories on...

    G-7 Issues New Broadside Against Russia
    Jul30

    G-7 Issues New Broadside Against Russia

    The Group of Seven leading countries unleashed new criticism against the Kremlin Wednesday, saying “Russia has not changed course” in Ukraine and has continued to escalate the conflict there, in defiance of international demands and its own commitments. …read more Source: The Wall Street...