Friday, March 21, 2014
Obama extends Russia sanctions over Crimea
From Al Jazeera English
Published on Mar 20, 2014
US President Barack Obama has announced additional sanctions on senior officials in the Russian government in response to Moscow's seizure of the Crimea region from Ukraine. The US president, speaking at the White House on Thursday, also said Russia's threats to southern and eastern Ukraine posed a serious risk of escalation of the crisis in the region.
Published on Mar 20, 2014
US President Barack Obama has announced additional sanctions on senior officials in the Russian government in response to Moscow's seizure of the Crimea region from Ukraine. The US president, speaking at the White House on Thursday, also said Russia's threats to southern and eastern Ukraine posed a serious risk of escalation of the crisis in the region.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Denis Gartman - This will send gold soaring
Tue 18 Mar 14 | 01:00 PM ET
Gold tumbles as the crisis in Crimea eases. Dennis Gartman, The Gartman Letter, discusses gold's next move, with CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis and the Futures Now Traders, Rich Ilczyszyn and Jim Iuorio, both at the CME.
Gold tumbles as the crisis in Crimea eases. Dennis Gartman, The Gartman Letter, discusses gold's next move, with CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis and the Futures Now Traders, Rich Ilczyszyn and Jim Iuorio, both at the CME.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Diamonds of the Earth
March 19 (Bloomberg) –- Affectionately known as "The Truffle Lady of New
York," Francesca Sparvoli's company, Done4NY, supplies rare truffles to
high-end New York City restaurants. Truffles are one of the most
expensive perishable food items in the world, a pound cost upwards of
$750. Francesca takes Bloomberg behind kitchen doors and into the
secretive world of the truffle trade.
Putin - Khrushchev’s transfer of Crimea to Ukraine was unconstitutional
An interesting come back on the unconstitutional vote in Crimea argument.
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MOSCOW, March 18 (RAPSI) – The 1954 decision by leader Nikita Khrushchev to hand over the Crimean peninsula to Ukraine was unconstitutional, President Vladimir Putin said in an official address to federal and regional officials Tuesday.
Crimea, a largely Russian-speaking republic within Ukraine, was part of Russia until it was gifted to Ukraine by Khrushchev in 1954. President Putin said in his address that the decision was made with evident violations of the constitutional norms prevailing at the time.
The Russian President added that Sunday’s referendum, which resulted in Crimea professing its independence from Ukraine, was conducted in full accord with democratic principles and international law.
Putin added that one must be familiar with Crimean history to understand the desire of its people to reunite with Russia.
The president further added that Ukraine appealed to the UN Charter when declaring independence from USSR, and pointed out that Crimea acted similarly.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Marc Faber: China's Unwind 'Will Be a Disaster'
March 17 (Bloomberg) –- Marc Faber, managing director and founder of
Marc Faber Ltd., comments on the state of the Chinese economy. He speaks
with Trish Regan and Matt Miller on Bloomberg Television's "Street
Smart."
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