Quote of the Day
02/24/2022 2:03 PM"Most EU leaders, even the ones in the East who grasp the danger Putin represents, are a generation removed from confrontation and conflict. They are vegetarians in a steakhouse, wondering why there's no salad on the menu." Garry Kasparov, Chair Human Rights...
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Schachter’s Eye on Energy for February 24
02/24/2022 1:36 PMEach week Josef Schachter gives you his insights into global events, price forecasts and the fundamentals of the energy sector. Josef offers a twice monthly Black Gold newsletter covering the general energy market and 30 energy, energy service and pipeline &...
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Map Explainer: Key Facts About Ukraine
02/24/2022 1:14 PMThe modern state of Ukraine was formed nearly 30 years ago after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Since then, the country has often made headlines due to political instability and the looming threat of a Russian invasion. In the map graphic above, we examine...
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Gold price blasts to 15-month peak as war returns to Europe
02/24/2022 11:41 AMGold blasted to its highest since 2020 after Russian forces attacked targets across Ukraine, triggering the worst security crisis in Europe since World War II and further crushing risk sentiment across the global markets. The move sparked a flight to haven assets,...
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B.C. home price $685,000 higher than any other western province
02/23/2022 1:27 PMThe average home price in British Columbia has increased 23.5% in the past year to top $1 million for the first time, according to the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA), despite total sales in January falling nearly 15% from a year earlier. To put this in...
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The case for bitcoin as ‘digital gold’ is falling apart
02/23/2022 12:09 PMA key investment case for bitcoin is deteriorating as geopolitical uncertainty and rising inflation hammer cryptocurrency prices. The price of bitcoin fell to a two-week low Tuesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Donetsk and Luhansk, two...
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Russia Vows A “Strong Response” To The First Tranche Of U.S. Sanctions
02/23/2022 11:51 AMThis week, the West has pushed out a coordinated effort to punish Russia following its move into separatist territories in Ukraine. Moscow is now vowing a “strong” and “well-calibrated” response to the West’s actions. Ukraine took a series of steps on February 23 to...
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Quote of the Day
02/23/2022 11:18 AM'In December 2020 Mr. Trudeau chided India for its police response to farmers’ blockades of Delhi. “Let me remind you,” he said, “Canada will always be there to defend the right of peaceful protest.” Mr. Trudeau prattles on about rights half a world away but won’t...
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Quote of the Day
02/23/2022 11:12 AM“First the Canadian government threw science and the basic principles of public health out the window. Now they are throwing democracy and the basic principles of human rights out the window.” Martin Kulldorff, Epidemiologist. Biostatistician. Professor of medicine,...
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Crypto journalist says she uncovered the identity of the 2016 DAO hacker who stole $11 billion in ether
02/22/2022 1:01 PMA new book may have revealed the identity of the mastermind behind the infamous 2016 hack of a crypto collective called TheDAO. In her book, "The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze," journalist Laura Shin believes...
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