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Punishing Putin (harder)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... (NDB) -- Putin told reporters in Brazil that: "Sanctions have a boomerang effect and without any doubt they will push U.S.-Russian relations into a dead end, and cause very serious damage." Europe knows it. "Due to the reliance of many European countries ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on international markets as investors welcomed news pro-Russian rebels had handed over the black boxes from the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. At 0645 AEST on Wednesday, the September ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... apparent shooting down of a Malaysian passenger jet over rebel-held east Ukraine, with the US insisting that Moscow force pro-Russian insurgents to cooperate with an international probe into the disaster. Meanwhile, the death toll continued to rise in ...

Life's a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... (NDB), Putin told reporters in Brazil that, "Sanctions have a boomerang effect and without any doubt they will push U.S.-Russian relations into a dead end, and cause very serious damage." "They are causing damage to their major energy companies."... ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... just kept ticking along nicely," IG market strategist Stan Shamu said. Mr Shamu said investors were also encouraged by Russian president Vladimir Putin saying he would be supportive of the outcome of elections held in Ukraine at the weekend. Strength ...

Beggars at war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... for Absolutely nothing." - Edwin Starr Nah Virginia, I'm not referring to the one that's feared to erupt soon after pro-Russian rebels in the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk went ahead with the secession referendum - dismissed as illegitimate ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... cent and Milan tumbled 1.6 per cent. Nearly two dozen people died in fierce fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels in the southeastern city of Mariupol, two days before separatists plan to go ahead with a referendum. European Central ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... price index futures contract was up 28 points at 5,448. There was some easing in geopolitical tensions over Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin told pro-Russian rebels fighting in east Ukraine to halt plans for independence referendums. Investors ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... by analysts. But Russia's warning of "catastrophic consequences" unless Ukraine halted a military operation against pro-Russian secessionists rattled markets. In the southern city of Odessa, 38 people died in an arson attack against a trade union building ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... markets. Wall Street and European markets lost ground on Friday as Ukraine ratcheted up military operations against pro-Russian rebels in the country's east. Despite the weak lead, the local market had managed to hold well above the 5,500 point mark ...