BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s efforts to impose a new round of sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine appeared to be bogged down on Monday, as a small group of countries opposed to a ban on imports of Russian oil. Since Russia invaded on Feb. 24, the bloc has implemented five rounds…
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday, May 16
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Dow set to open slightly higher after 7 straight weeks of selling Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, May 13, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters US…
NY pension money ‘held hostage’ by Vladimir Putin, Russia
New York employees and taxpayers are unwittingly financing Russian companies and the oligarch pals of Vladimir Putin with at least $519 million invested in assets now frozen by the war-mongering dictator, The Post has learned. City and state pension systems have pledged to sell off the holdings in protest of Russia’s assault on Ukraine, but…
We’ve never seen a country go backwards as quickly as Russia
One evening in September 2009, Sergei Magnitsky, a corporate tax accountant, was rotting in a Russian jail cell for the Putin government’s fraudulent case against him. Magnitsky had exposed a massive theft and money laundering operation pointing to tax officials at some of the highest levels in the Kremlin. After being held 11 months without…