But on February 26, with the ship docked on the Spanish island of Mallorca, in the Mediterranean, all that changed. Ostapchuk saw media reports of a Russian missile strike on an apartment building in his home city of Kyiv. It was similar to the one he lived in with his […]
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Dow futures, Asian stocks sink while oil soars after US and allies consider banning Russian oil
In Asia, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index (HSI) sank as much as 5% in morning trading. It was last down 3.4%, on track to log its worst daily drop in seven months. Japan’s Nikkei 225 (N225) tumbled 3.6%. South Korea’s Kospi (KOSPI) dropped 2.5%. China’s Shanghai Composite (SHCOMP) lost 1%. […]
Asia markets sink as tensions between Ukraine and Russia climb
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 (N225) fell 1.9%, and Korea’s Kospi (KOSPI) lost 1.4%. China’s Shanghai Composite (SHCOMP) and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 were both down more than 1%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index (HSI) fell 3.2%, poised to post the biggest daily loss in five months. The plunge in Asia was […]