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By Ross Kerber -Top mutual fund manager Vanguard Group said on Friday it will adhere to international sanctions being imposed on Russia in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, …

LONDON – Russia’s escalating war in Ukraine has sent commodity and energy prices soaring, boosted safe havens and hammered Europe’s common currency and its stock markets. Below are six charts …

MADRID -Spanish fashion retailer Inditex has halted trading in Russia, closing its 502 shops and stopping online sales, the company said in a statement on Saturday. The Zara owner is …

By Kevin Yao and Ryan Woo BEIJING -China on Saturday targeted slower economic growth of around 5.5% this year as headwinds including an uncertain global recovery and a downturn in …

By Paresh Dave – Payments company PayPal Holdings Inc shut down its services early on Saturday in Russia, citing “the current circumstances,” joining many financial and tech companies in suspending …

By Nadine Schimroszik and Christoph Steitz POTSDAM, Germany -Tesla Inc received a conditional go-ahead for its German gigafactory near Berlin on Friday, the state of Brandenburg said, ending months of …

By Pavel Polityuk and Aleksandar Vasovic LVIV, Ukraine/KYIV – Russia blocked Facebook and some other websites on Friday and passed a law that gave Moscow much stronger powers to crack …

By Eric M. Johnson and Tim Hepher SEATTLE/PARIS – Boeing Co has preliminary plans to boost production of its cash cow 737-family narrowbody to around 47 per month by the …

BEIJING – China will continue its crackdown on monopolies to ensure fair competition, Premier Li Keqiang said in a report released ahead of the start of the annual session of …

By Dhara Ranasinghe, Yoruk Bahceli and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss LONDON/NEW YORK -Financial indicators signalled increasing signs of stresses spreading through global markets on Friday as concerns grow over the wider economic …

ROME – Italian banks were instructed by the Bank of Italy’s financial intelligence division on Friday to urgently let it know of all measures taken to freeze the assets of …

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK – Geopolitical worries are clouding the outlook for U.S. stocks, even as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine moderates expectations for how aggressively the Federal Reserve will …

By Devik Jain and Noel Randewich – Wall Street ended lower on Friday as the war in Ukraine overshadowed an acceleration in U.S. jobs growth last month that pointed to …

BOSTON – A former Massachusetts attorney and his wife pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with various mortgage fraud schemes. Barry Wayne Plunkett Jr., 61, and …

By Elizabeth Culliford – Russia is blocking Meta Platforms Inc’s Facebook, the country’s communications regulator said on Friday, in response to what it said were restrictions of access to Russian …

CARACAS – Venezuela’s rate of consumer price inflation continued to fall in February to 2.9%, the lowest figure in eight years, the central bank said on Friday. The government of …

By Walter Bianchi BUENOS AIRES – Argentina has sealed a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $45 billion program, which will push looming debt payments down …

SEOUL – Samsung Electronics said on Saturday shipments to Russia have been suspended “due to current geopolitical developments.” “We continue to actively monitor this complex situation to determine our next …

By Walter Bianchi and Rodrigo Campos BUENOS AIRES/NEW YORK – Argentine sovereign bonds tumbled some 2.3% on Friday, a day after the government struck a $45 billion staff-level agreement with …

– U.S. commercial electric vehicle maker Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc (ELMS) will lay off about 24% of its staff as it looks to focus on its core business and …

By Tom Wilson and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON – Cryptocurrencies have been close to the headlines since Russia invaded Ukraine, with the ever-volatile bitcoin in demand in Russia and beyond. Here …

-Exchange operator Cboe Global Markets on Friday declared a regulatory halt in trading on the VanEck Russia ETF, which has tumbled since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week. Cboe also …

-The rouble ended the week down more than 20% against the dollar and euro in Moscow trading on Friday and dropped a third of its value on other platforms this …

By Danielle Kaye and Nivedita Balu -Apple Inc shareholders approved Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook’s annual compensation in a virtual meeting on Friday, and voted in favor of a proposal …

By David Lawder WASHINGTON -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday the Biden administration’s economic agenda will not only expand the productive capacity of the U.S. economy, but can …