Oil prices are slightly declining on Monday as investors analyze contrasting scenarios of reduced supplies of Russian energy resources due to the crisis in Ukraine and increased supply in the oil market due to the possible conclusion of a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. Brent crude futures were down 0.53% to $93.04 per […]

As the era of easy money during the pandemic comes to an end, the market will begin to reward stock pickers more amid a return to a “normal” cycle, Goldman Sachs said. Meanwhile, rising inflation and interest rates will make the post-pandemic landscape less generous overall, and aggregate index returns will be lower, according to […]

The administration of US President Joe Biden has prepared a set of sanctions against Russia that includes a ban on US financial institutions from processing transactions of major Russian banks, three sources familiar with the matter have said. The measures, which would only be imposed if Russia invades Ukraine, involve cutting off “correspondent” banking relationships […]

Growing tensions between Moscow and the West over Ukraine and speculation over the Fed’s monetary policy look set to keep investors on edge this week, shortened by a holiday. Concerns over rising inflation also remain at the forefront following the release of a key US inflation gauge and a string of earnings reports from major […]

The euro is rising Monday amid hopes of a possible meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the crisis in Ukraine. Details are unclear, but French President Emmanuel Macron’s administration said it had proposed the two leaders hold a summit on “security and strategic stability in Europe.” The White […]

According to Du Jun, co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Huobi, bitcoin can expect a bull market no sooner than late 2024 or early 2025, CNBC writes. He said the bitcoin bull market is closely linked to a process called halving, which happens every few years. And the next such process will occur in 2024, when he […]

On Friday, Severstal shares rose by 1.44% to 1,636 rubles. The trading volume amounted to 4.9 billion rubles. At the Monday morning session, the shares are up 1.3% to 1,657 rubles. On Friday, Severstal shares held up better than the market, which was falling on the background of negative geopolitics, BCS Express writes. The paper […]

The Russian Federal Security Service has reported that a shell from the territory of Ukraine has completely destroyed the place of duty of border guard troops in Rostov Region, with no casualties, Russian agencies reported. The Ukrainian military denied these reports. “On February 21 this year at 9:50 a.m., a shell of an unidentified type […]

Tesla founder Ilon Musk posted a new promotional video on Twitter, announcing the ability to change the color of the car in the system interface using the Colorizer feature. This feature originally appeared in China, and now has become available to all other owners of Tesla cars. The video shows a girl setting the car […]

The MosBirch index collapsed by 7.4% in trading on Monday, February 21, to the level of 3143 points. It traded below 3,200 points for the first time since January 24. The RTS index fell 8.4% to 1,273.9 points. The index fell below 1200 points for the first time since January 25. Meanwhile, the dollar exchange […]

The UK has promised to impose sanctions on Russia, which it warned could invade Ukraine in the near future. London condemned President Vladimir Putin’s recognition of two rebellious regions in eastern Ukraine, calling the decision a violation of international law. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered military support in a conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]

The White House said U.S. President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that bans investment and trade between U.S. persons and the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, whose independence was recognized by Russia on Monday. Biden’s order calls for a ban on “new investments” by a U.S. citizen, wherever located, and “the importation […]

The Russian president has instructed Russia’s armed forces to “carry out… peacekeeping functions” on the territory of the previously recognized self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics in eastern Ukraine, according to the text of the decrees published on Monday night. The decrees say that the armed forces will perform these functions until the conclusion of […]

The UK is imposing sanctions against five Russian banks, as well as personal sanctions against Gennady Timchenko and the Rotenberg brothers. This was announced by the Prime Minister of the country Boris Johnson, writes “Vedomosti”. By this point it is known that London has decided to freeze the assets of the Black Sea Bank for […]

The White House views Russia’s latest moves as the beginning of an “invasion” of Ukraine, U.S. Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Jonathan Feiner said, Politico reports. “We think this is, yes, the beginning of an invasion, Russia’s latest invasion of Ukraine,” Feiner told CNN. Russia will not deploy troops to the Donetsk […]

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is projecting Europe’s gas price to rise to 2,000 euros per thousand cubic meters following Germany’s announcement to freeze certification of the new Nord Stream-2 pipeline. “German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered a halt to the certification of the Nord Stream-2 pipeline. Well. Welcome to the new world, where Europeans […]

The number of detected cases of coronavirus infection in the world reached 428 million 285 thousand 196 as of Wednesday morning, according to data from the Worldometer portal, which specializes in statistics on major world events. Since the virus began spreading, 5 million 925,485 people have died worldwide after contracting COVID-19. Countries with more than […]