Russian sanctions hurt mine magnates
Russia’s mining billionaires are starting to feel the sting of economic sanctions. ||| Yuliya Fedorinova and Alex Sazonov MoscowRussia’s mining billionaires are starting to feel the sting of economic sanctions.Mikhail Prokhorov, whose investment empire stretches from the world’s largest aluminium maker to the Brooklyn Nets...
Emerging stocks drop
Emerging-market stocks fell as Brazil’s currency and Ibovespa futures sank after President Dilma Rousseff won elections. ||| London – Emerging-market stocks fell as Brazil’s currency and Ibovespa futures sank after President Dilma Rousseff won elections.The Shanghai Composite Index completed its longest losing streak of...
Russia: Ukraine vote may help peace
Russia’s deputy foreign minister says Ukraine’s parliamentary election offers a chance for peace in the country’s eastern region. ||| Moscow – A parliamentary election in Ukraine offers a chance for peace in the country’s east, a deputy Russian foreign minister said on Monday but warned that “nationalists” in the...
Ukraine voters choose West, peace
Early poll results showed overwhelming support for a pro-Western Ukraine and peace with pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source:...
German consumer confidence steady
German consumer confidence is set to hold steady in November after two months of decline, a survey released on Friday. ||| Berlin – German consumer confidence is set to hold steady in November after two months of decline, a survey released on Friday showed.The Nuremberg-based GfK research group provisionally pegged its closely watched index...
US stock futures tumble
US stock futures tumbled while safe-haven assets such as the yen and US bonds gained. ||| Tokyo – US stock futures tumbled while safe-haven assets such as the yen and US bonds gained on Friday after a doctor who returned to New York City from West Africa tested positive for Ebola. S&P 500 mini futures fell as much as 0.7 percent,...
Ukraine conflict displaces 824 000
The conflict in Ukraine has driven more than 824 000 people from their homes, the UN refugee agency said on Friday. …read more Source:...
Russia takes bit out of McDonald’s
Russian authorities seem to have scented blood as they show no sign of halting a clampdown on US chain McDonald’s. ||| Moscow – Russian authorities seem to have scented blood as they show no sign of halting a clampdown on US chain McDonald’s, launched after the West slapped sanctions on Moscow over its meddling in Ukraine.Ten...
Sweden continues hunt for undersea intruder
Sweden’s military says there have been two new sightings which could be evidence of suspected “foreign underwater activity”. ||| Stockholm – Sweden’s military is working on two new observations that could be evidence of suspected “foreign underwater activity” near the country’s capital, a senior naval officer said on...
Ukraine, Russia, EU to finalise gas deal
Russia and Ukraine aim to resolve an impasse over natural gas supplies as their energy ministers meet in Brussels. ||| Brussels – Russia and Ukraine aim to resolve an impasse over natural gas supplies on Tuesday as their energy ministers meet in Brussels for talks brokered by the European Union’s energy commissioner. Citing unpaid...
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