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    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...

    Russia Defiant in Face of Tougher Sanctions
    Jul30

    Russia Defiant in Face of Tougher Sanctions

    Russia’s central bank promised to support financial institutions hit by new sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union. The United States imposed sanctions on more Russian banks on Tuesday, targeting the country’s second-largest lender VTB , its subsidiary the Bank of Moscow, and the Russian Agriculture Bank. The...

    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...

    Belarus To Host Ukraine-Russia Talks
    Jul30

    Belarus To Host Ukraine-Russia Talks

    Belarus says it will host talks between Ukraine, Russia and the OSCE on the crisis in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Officials: 19 dead in E. Ukraine region
    Jul30

    Officials: 19 dead in E. Ukraine region

    Officials in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine say 19 people have died in fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: Miami...

    Officials says 19 dead over past day in Donetsk region in E. Ukraine
    Jul30

    Officials says 19 dead over past day in Donetsk region in E. Ukraine

    Officials in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine say 19 people have died in fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: FOX...

    Officials: 19 dead in E. Ukraine region
    Jul30

    Officials: 19 dead in E. Ukraine region

    The regional administration said Wednesday on its website that 31 people were brought to hospitals with injuries over the previous 24 hours. …read more Source: San Francisco...

    Sanctions on Russia increase
    Jul30

    Sanctions on Russia increase

    As fighting escalates in Ukraine and the U.S. and E.U. sanctions raise the stakes for Russia, some see echoes of the Cold War. …read more Source:...

    Twenty Killed In Ukraine’s East Clashes In Last 24 Hours
    Jul30

    Twenty Killed In Ukraine’s East Clashes In Last 24 Hours

    Nineteen people lost their lives in the last 24 hours in Ukraine’s eastern region of Donetsk, where Ukrainian army is conducting a military operation against pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Separatist Commander ‘Strelkov’ Bans Cursing
    Jul30

    Separatist Commander ‘Strelkov’ Bans Cursing

    Pro-Russian separatists appear to have their backs against the wall, but their leader enigmatic leader may have found a solution: Stop cursing. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...