Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Underground U.S. groups funnel fighters, medics to Ukraine
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - A former U.S. military linguist is arming volunteers with Russian phrases like "put your weapon down" before they head to Ukraine to fight. Another U.S. veteran said he was i...
Mar 04, 2022
Cboe halts trading in VanEck Russia ETFs
(Reuters) - Exchange operator Cboe on Friday declared a regulatory halt in trading on the VanEck Russia ETF , which has tumbled since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last week. Cboe also said it was halt...
Mar 04, 2022
Speculators pare bullish U.S. dollar bets to lowest since mid-Aug -CFTC, Reuters data
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Speculators' net long positioning in the U.S. dollar dropped in the latest week to the lowest level since mid-August 2021, according to calculations by...
Mar 04, 2022
Finland’s Niinisto says he and Biden agreed to step up defense cooperation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Finland's President Sauli Niinisto said after a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday that they agreed to step up their defense cooperation. Niinist...
Mar 04, 2022
Rate-hike fears abate but Ukraine muddies stock market outlook
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - Geopolitical worries are clouding the outlook for U.S. stocks, even as Russia's invasion of Ukraine moderates expectations for how aggressively the Federal Rese...
Mar 04, 2022
U.S. VP Harris to travel to Poland, Romania next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Poland and Romania next week, her office said on Friday, with the visit coming after Russia's invasion of Ukraine as the U.S. lo...
Mar 04, 2022
Bloomberg News temporarily suspending work of its journalists inside Russia
(Reuters) - Bloomberg News said on Friday it was temporarily suspending the work of its journalists inside Russia, citing a new law that could mean jail for those found to be intentionally spreading "...
Mar 04, 2022
Analysis-Russian attack on nuclear power plant stirs debate about climate fix
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia's takeover of Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine should spur companies and policymakers to be more careful in plans to build reactors to f...
Mar 04, 2022
CNN to stop broadcasting in Russia after new law
(Reuters) - CNN will stop broadcasting in Russia, the news channel said on Friday after the introduction of a new law there that could jail anyone intentionally spreading "fake" news. Russian official...
Mar 04, 2022
Apple presses U.S. lawmakers on dangers of ‘sideloading’ apps allowed by bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Smartphone maker Apple has written to lawmakers to dispute assertions that its concerns about the dangers of sideloading apps into phones were overblown. Sideloading, the practi...
Mar 04, 2022
