Volatility spiked on Thursday after the tragedy of a downed civilian jetliner in Ukraine and the mounting death toll in Gaza and Israel interrupted the summer trading slumber.
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Putin's Ukraine gamble hastens exodus of Russian money and talent
The Kremlin's worst clash with the West since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union has accelerated the outflow of two of Russia's most prized assets: money and brains.
Shares, dollar sink as U.S. authorises air strikes in Iraq
World shares and the dollar tumbled on Friday and oil and gold jumped after U.S. President Barack Obama authorised targeted air strikes in Iraq, stoking fears of another drawn-out conflict in the region.
Russia, weak data weigh on nervous Europe
European stocks fell on Wednesday while nervous investors took refuge in high-rated bonds as Russia amassed troops on its border with Ukraine, raising concerns among western powers that it could invade.
Europe subdued, Russia shares tumble on new sanctions
The euro was stuck near its lowest level since November and Russian shares tumbled for a third straight day on Monday as new European sanctions for Moscow chilled the already frosty relationship between the two.
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Ukrainian troops attacked a stronghold of Slovyansk in the east at dawn, but was countered by pro-Russian separatists. The Defense Ministry reported three people were killed and two Ukrainian helicopters were shot down killing two crew members.
Dmirty Firtash, a Ukranian businessman was indicted of US bribery charges along with five other men over allegedly paying bribes to Indian government authorities to facilitate a mining project.
Several reports from multiple media outlets claimed that Russian troops are now hiding on Ukranian border.
Below you will find some articles surrounding the recent event of Vladimir Putin and Crimea leaders signing a treaty with different tid bits of information in each respective article.
A treaty was signed by Russian President Vladmir Putin and Crimea leaders Tuesday for their annexation with 95% support from the people.
The Crimean Parliament has stated its independence from Ukraine in a declaration prior to the scheduled referendum on March 16 with 78 parliament members voting in favor of the declaration out of a hundred, reported RT.
The Crimean parliament and the city council of Sevastopol voted in favor of becoming a part of the Russian Federation and become one of its constituents which would need to be approved through a referendum scheduled March 16, reported RT.
Moscow, Russia-based affiliate marketing and advertisement firm CityAds Media nabbed a $5-million investment from private equity investor Klever Internet Investments in exchange of a minority stake in the ad company.
Menlo Park, US-based social media giant Facebook will be kicking off its yearly Hacker Cup competition at the company's head office today with 25 participants from North America, Asia, and Europe.
