Unsettling times.
Dylan Garcia ARPS
Here are the threats being faced by banks, companies and investment funds.
Graffiti by the artist J.Warx in Valencia, Spain.
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It may be soft power, but it still packs a punch.
The energy market is hot.
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Learn to avoid paying more than you need to – without having to put up with being cold.
Scaling up?
Lukasz Stefanski
What bitcoin giveth, it also takes away.
The public have never been enthusiastic about this industry.
Randi Sokoloff
Why recent calls for the UK to resuscitate shale gas exploration are for the birds.
The Russians know a thing or two about long winters.
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The president’s regime has been planning for a trip to the international deep freeze for many years.
The source of much confusion.
Sergei Elagin
Most media coverage has tended to focus on the Swift payments messaging system as the crux of Russia sanctions, but it’s actually peripheral.
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The cost of living crisis could get even worse.
All in: Vladimir Putin.
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Most of the emphasis has been on the threat to Europe’s gas needs, but if Russian crude oil is restricted, it will cause even greater problems.
Lorries queue to cross from Ukraine to Poland.
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Everything from food to metals are facing major upheaval.
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Economic warfare only works if it really hurts.
Russian tanks on the move.
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The current move is probably what markets have been expecting for several months. Here’s what it will take for a panic to set in.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
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A market crash may be more likely than at any time in a generation.
‘I’ve always got time for you, Nick.’
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The language around former UK deputy prime minister’s promotion was very telling.
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Getting on well with your work mates will improve your domestic partnership.
The supply of this vital gas is lurching from one short-term deal to the next.
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It’s time to think about other sources, such as carbon capture and bioethanol production.
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Devotion to work can lead to burnout.
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For many, the pandemic switched the focus away from financial gain.
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The threat of sanctions may have little effect.
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February 14 brings great expectations.
Gay Pride parade in Kosovo in 2021.
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Promising findings in Serbia, Ukraine and Turkey show what can be achieved with a bit of information.
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Global supply chains and energy prices are not solely to blame for a tough year ahead.
TikTok now has over a billion daily users.
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The Chinese platform has become a major thorn in Mark Zuckerberg’s side.
Prices heating up.
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When entire sectors shut down, the demand for energy plummets.
In cake victorious, Colin the Caterpillar.
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Trademarking a shape of a product, or proving that a competitor is passing off their product as your own, is not easy. A high-profile settlement, though, is marketing gold.