Section: The Wall Street Journal (USA)
European Stocks Fall on New Ukraine Worries
European stocks fell Friday as a fresh sign of escalation to the conflict in Ukraine rattled investors’ nerves. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Russia Ramps Up Information War in Europe
With Russia’s image battered by the conflict in Ukraine, it is accelerating its push to rebuild, modernize and expand its Soviet-era foreign state media, with emphasis on Germany and France. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Nervous Hedge Funds Turn Defensive
Nervous hedge funds are cutting back on their riskier positions, because of fears that some assets may have become overpriced and concerns about the conflicts in Ukraine and Iraq. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Gold Wavers Ahead of Fed Minutes
Gold prices shuffled between losses and gains as investors weighed conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East against pending release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Calsberg Hurt by Russia, Ukraine
Danish brewer Carlsberg warned that problems in Russia and Ukraine will have a bigger impact on full-year earnings than previously expected, even as it posted slightly higher second-quarter net profit. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Europe Stocks Tick Higher
European stocks extended the previous session’s gains, tracking advances on Wall Street and being buoyed by a further easing of tensions in Ukraine—even though the situation remains highly delicate. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukrainian Refugees Caught in Crossfire
Amid reports of a deadly rebel attack on refugees from the besieged city of Luhansk, the ongoing threat to civilians will long haunt the Kiev government. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Investors Raise Their Shields Against Russia
Investors are scrambling to reduce their exposure to the potential economic fallout from continuing fighting in Ukraine, unsettling already-fragile markets. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Bundesbank Warns on German Growth
Germany’s Bundesbank has warned that global tensions such as the crisis in Ukraine are weighing on the outlook for Europe’s largest economy, putting assumptions about the strength of the country’s growth at risk. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Russian Aid Convoy Deal Reached
Russia’s foreign minister said an accord has been reached for the delivery of what Moscow says is humanitarian aid to conflict-torn eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
