Ukraine
Blinken says U.S. is not seeking regime change; Russia may be trying to encircle troops in east Ukraine
Blinken: U.S. does not have a strategy of regime change in Russia US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks after viewing the “Burma’s Path To Genocide” exhibit at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, March 21, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | AFP | Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. has […]
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Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ in sweeping speech on Russian invasion of Ukraine
US President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland on March 26, 2022. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Saturday said Russian leader Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” ratcheting up international pressure and further uniting NATO allies against Putin over his invasion of Ukraine. […]
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Ukraine-Russia crisis is driving countries to explore new ways of pricing oil, Qatar says
Qatar’s foreign minister has said the conflict in Ukraine, and its geopolitical ramifications, is pushing some countries to explore new ways of pricing oil — not in the dollar. The comments, made Saturday by Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, come after a Wall Street Journal report that Saudi Arabia is in accelerated talks with China to accept yuan […]
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Biden set to give major speech in Poland; Ukraine’s Zelenskyy asks Middle East to increase energy output
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to Doha forum: I ask you to increase energy output Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has spoken at the Doha Forum conference’s opening ceremony. Speaking via video link, he said: “I ask you to increase output of energy so everyone in Russia understands that no one can use energy as blackmail,” according to a […]
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Venture capital fund backed by Russian oligarch Abramovich removes all traces of operations online
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is seen on the stand during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on December 19, 2015 in London, England. Clive Mason | Getty Images A venture capital fund backed by sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich appears to be trying to wipe any trace of its […]
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Treasury Secretary Yellen sees no need for China sanctions as U.S. tries to deter aid to Russia
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday said she does not believe the U.S. should impose sanctions on China because of its ties to Russia. “I don’t think that that’s necessary or appropriate,” the Treasury secretary told “Squawk Box” of potential penalties on Beijing. “Senior administration officials are talking privately and quietly with China to make […]
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Biden heads to Poland to showcase the human cost of Russia’s war on Ukraine
US President Joe Biden makes a statement about Russia with European Commission President at the US Chief of Mission residence in Brussels, on March 25, 2022. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images President Joe Biden will land in to Rzeszow, Poland, on Friday to begin the second leg of his emergency trip to Europe, […]
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Biden to visit Polish border; Ukraine reoccupies towns and regains ground, UK says. Follow our live updates
U.K. sees Ukraine pushing Russian forces back, reclaiming ground Ukraine has re-occupied control of towns and defensive positions up to 35 kilometers east of the capital Kyiv, according to the U.K.’s Defense Ministry, with Russian troops seen falling back on “overextended supply lines.” The Defense Ministry said via Twitter that Ukrainian forces are likely to […]
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Chip industry under threat with neon production set to fall off a cliff following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
An image of a semiconductor wafer. I-Hwa Cheng | Bloomberg | Getty Images Russia’s war in Ukraine could see the production of neon, a critical gas in advanced semiconductor manufacturing, fall to worryingly low levels at a time when the world is already grappling with a chip shortage. Neon is required for the lasers that […]
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Wall Street analysts say sustainable investing is being shaken up — and name the stocks to cash in
Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan name their top stocks picks in a sector that’s facing an overhaul. Source
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