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Why Putin faces “more NATO” in the Arctic after Ukraine invasion
Date: April 4, 2022
By Robin Emmott, Essi Lehto and Simon Johnson BARDUFOSS, Norway (Reuters) – The sound of gunfire echoed around the Norwegian fjords as a row of Swedish and Finnish soldiers, positioned prone behind banks of snow, trained rifles and missile launchers on nearby hills ready for an enemy attack. The drill, in March, was the first...
Oil slips below $104 as reserves release counters supply fears
Date: April 4, 2022
By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -Oil slipped on Monday in volatile trading as the release of strategic reserves by consuming nations eased concerns over tight supply amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the lack of an Iranian nuclear deal. Crude dropped by about 13% last week after U.S. President Joe Biden announced a record U.S....
Five key takeaways from Jamie Dimon’s letter to JPMorgan’s investors
Date: April 4, 2022
By Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co, published his closely watched annual letter to shareholders on Monday, covering critical issues including the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis, sanctions, inflation and interest rates. Here are five of the key takeaways from the letter: THE U.S. ECONOMY IS STILL...
Russia maintains gas deliveries as Europe considers fresh sanctions
Date: April 4, 2022
By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) – Russia maintained gas flows through key pipeline routes into Europe on Monday, despite uncertainty over payment terms and as European leaders called for more sanctions against Moscow after war crimes allegations in Ukraine. Physical gas flows through the Yamal-Europe pipeline, at Germany’s Mallnow point see-sawed over the weekend and...
Stocks stall as West considers more sanctions against Russia
Date: April 4, 2022
By Julien Ponthus LONDON (Reuters) – Global equity markets made a cautious start on Monday amid talk of more sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, while a closely watched part of the U.S. yield curve fuelled recession worries further. Germany said the West would agree to impose more sanctions on Russia in the...
Surging COVID cases force easyJet to cancel UK flights over staff shortages
Date: April 4, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) -A renewed surge of COVID-19 in Britain has forced airlines including easyJet < EZJ.L> to cancel hundreds of flights in recent days as staff sickness levels soar. England dropped all its coronavirus restrictions earlier this year, including a legal requirement to self-isolate when testing positive and the need to wear masks in public...