Following the events in Eastern Europe, the UK has decided to review the set of rules allowing wealthy investors to live in the country on a so-called “tier one investor visa”, which in the recent past attracted a number of wealthy Russian and other international investors to settle there, The Financial Times reports. The country […]

A total of 790 people died of coronavirus infection in Russia over the past 24 hours, the highest number since January 8, the federal operational headquarters said. Deaths from COVID-19 have been rising in Russia for the third day in a row and have increased by more than a hundred per day in that time. […]

Twitter has added Ethereum address support for its mobile donation sending service. The company said, “Starting today, Twitter users can add Ethereum addresses to the Tips service. We continue to expand our list of payment providers to make Tips available to as many people as possible, regardless of their location.” The option comes a few […]

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating the U.S. branch of the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance, as well as two trading companies associated with its founder Changpeng Zhao, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources. The companies in question are Sigma Chain AG and Merit Peak Ltd. which trade cryptocurrency assets and […]

Amazon may be slowly on its way to disintegration, if statements from an activist investor are to be believed. It’s still a long way off, though. Meanwhile, the e-commerce giant has settled its dispute with Visa over interconnect fees. Walmart’s earnings report is due the day after a solid U.S. retail sales report for January […]

The Russian Foreign Ministry has officially announced that it has handed over to the United States its response on security guarantees in Europe. The main theses of the document appeared on the Kommersant website. U.S. Ambassador John Sullivan, who was invited to the Russian Foreign Ministry, was handed Moscow’s response to an earlier U.S. response […]

DoorDash shares rose 24% after the meal delivery company reported strong fourth-quarter revenue growth with demand holding steady despite the lifting of pandemic restrictions on familiar restaurant operations. Walmart shares rose 2.2% after the retail giant forecast full-year profit and U.S. sales above market expectations, signaling steady demand even as supply chain issues and rising […]

Turkey’s central bank on Thursday kept its key rate at 14% for a second straight month, as expected, despite inflation jumping to nearly 50% after last year’s round of policy easing led to a currency crisis. The regulator began easing in September and cut the rate by a total of 500 basis points under pressure […]

Sberbank increased mortgage rates by 1% – now you can take a loan for ready-made housing and new buildings at 11.3% per annum, according to information on the website of the credit organization. At the same time, mortgage rates with state support remained at the same level. “In addition, the Bank works and other support […]

The price of bitcoin on Thursday evening is down 7% over the past 24 hours, to 41.1 thousand dollars, trading data shows. On Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of trading volume, bitcoin was down 7% to 41.1 thousand dollars as of 22.42 Moscow time as of 22.42 Moscow time. According to the portal […]

Oil prices continued to decline today after a sharp drop the previous day, traders are following the progress of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program and expect an increase in global oil supplies. The cost of April futures for Brent crude oil on the London-based ICE Futures exchange by 8:13 Moscow time was $92.41 per barrel, […]

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 […]