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– Cybersecurity firm Avast Plc on Friday warned of cyber criminals seeking to take advantage of the chaos surrounding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to make quick money, terming it a …

By Robin Emmott, Sabine Siebold and Tom Balmforth BRUSSELS/MOSCOW – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine looks designed to take Kyiv and create a land corridor south to the Black Sea, splitting …

BERLIN – The head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service was in Ukraine when Russia invaded and had to be taken home overland in a gruelling two-day journey by special forces …

By Michael Hogan and Gus Trompiz HAMBURG/PARIS – Grain exporters are looking for alternative sources of wheat and corn as a Russian invasion cuts off Ukrainian supplies, with European Union …

FRANKFURT – Volkswagen will halt production for a few days next week at two German factories after a delay in getting parts made in Ukraine, a spokesperson confirmed on Friday. …

LONDON – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause a spate of credit rating downgrades S&P Global said on Friday, warning the global economy, and Europe especially, now faced a starkly …

– U.S. investors purchased money market funds and withdrew cash from higher risk equity funds in the week to Feb. 23, as a rush for safety dominated markets in the …

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON – Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Coons, who chairs the Senate subcommittee that oversees foreign aid, said on Friday he would support an emergency spending bill of …

– Tobacco giant Philip Morris International Inc said on Friday it would temporarily suspend its operations in Ukraine, including at its factory in Kharkiv, following the Russian invasion of the …

– Investors rushed for the safety of global money market funds while ditching equities for a second week in the seven days to Feb. 23 as risk aversion dominated markets …

– Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents a “substantial risk” to the recovery of global light-vehicle sales this year, auto industry consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said in a joint …

– Aptiv Plc shifted high-volume production of parts for vehicles out of Ukraine over the past couple months ahead of possible hostilities, the auto parts maker’s chief executive said. “Over …

By Olesya Astakhova, Alex Lawler and Ahmad Ghaddar MOSCOW/LONDON – A deal among OPEC+ oil producers including Russia is showing no cracks so far after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, OPEC+ …

BERLIN – Deutsche Telekom is making calls and text messages to Ukraine free of charge, the German telecommunications company said on Friday in a move to support people with families …

BEIJING – The container shipping arm of China’s COSCO Shipping said on Friday that it will stop accepting new bookings for cargoes to and from Ukraine, the latest shipping group …

ATHENS – Piraeus Bank, one of Greece’s four largest lenders, said on Friday its operations in Ukraine comprise a financial institution, JSC Piraeus Bank ICB, and investments in real estate …

PARIS – European sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine will lead to cost increases, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said, but the bloc will be able to protect …

– Goldman Sachs on Friday cut its target for Europe’s major stock index, saying equities in the region are likely to face risks for some time as the Russia-Ukraine crisis …

By Takahiko Wada and Leika Kihara TOKYO -Consumer inflation in Japan’s capital accelerated in February at the fastest annual pace in more than two years, suggesting that soaring fuel and …

KYIV – Ukraine’s central bank has banned payments to entities in Russia and Belarus as well as operations involving both nations’ currencies, the regulator said on Friday, a day after …

SHANGHAI – A growing number of Chinese firms with business in Ukraine or Russia say the impact from the region’s crisis is limited for now, as some sought to reassure …

By Ann Saphir, Jonnelle Marte and Lindsay Dunsmuir – Federal Reserve policymakers on Thursday signaled the conflict in Ukraine will not budge them from their expected course of rate hikes …

WASHINGTON – World Bank President David Malpass said on Thursday the lender stands ready to provide immediate support to Ukraine amid “shocking violence and loss of life,” and is preparing …

– U.S. agricultural commodities trader Archer-Daniels-Midland Co said on Thursday it has shuttered its facilities in Ukraine, including an oilseed crush plant and a grain export terminal, after the country …

WASHINGTON – The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Russia in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine, targeting its two biggest banks and members of the elite in new …