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Following the election of billionaire Petro Poroshenko as President of Ukraine, diplomatic tensions seemed to be easing as Moscow agreed to recognize the vote; marking a turning point for the region’s crisis. Poroshenko has indicated that he is willing to engage with Russia in order to end the...

Next week several key elections will take center stage against a backdrop of instability. Ukrainians will head to the polls for a presidential election on May 25 after the Viktor Yanukovych was ousted in February. However, the recent declaration of autonomy by separatist rebels could disrupt...

U.S. stocks declined following troubling words from a Federal Reserve official. In a speech delivered Tuesday, the Fed's Charles Plosser hinted that the Federal Reserve should reduce the pace of its asset purchases in measured steps but an increase in interest rates “may come sooner than many...

AstraZeneca PLC (NYSE: AZN) shareholders question the Board of Directors decision to flatly reject Pfizer's (NYSE: PFE) final bid of $92.53, or £55 per share. Did AstraZeneca's Board Refuse Too Quickly? According to Reuters writer Philip Whiterow, Schroders, who has a two percent stake in the...

AT&T Inc. announced a deal to acquire DirecTV for $49 billion over the weekend, as the firm attempts to adapt to a quickly changing media landscape. Both businesses’ boards approved the agreement on Sunday, creating a company with 26 million pay-TV subscribers. The deal comes shortly after...

U.S. stocks declined for the second straight day after investors and traders digested disappointing earnings from retailers and economic reports were disappointing. The Dow suffered a triple-digit point loss and declined one percent after the retailer giant Wal-Mart failed to "wow" investors....

U.S. stocks were mixed as a positive measurement of small business sentiment offset a disappointing retail data set. Following Monday's action, the S&P 500 and Dow indices not only traded at new historical-all time highs, but closed at record highs. In fact, the S&P 500 briefly traded...

A lot has been written about retirement portfolios before you retire, but what about when you’re either already retired or close to it? What should that portfolio look like? In most cases, the word would be, “safe.” You’re past the days of taking big risks trying to accumulate wealth—now your...

Following a referendum on secession over the weekend, pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine formally asked to become a part of Russia on Monday. Ukraine’s Donetsk region, where much of the conflict has been centered, made a plea to the Kremlin which was reminiscent of the situation in Crimea...

U.S. stocks declined on Tuesday after the Dow and S&P 500 closed near all time highs. Momentum names such as Twitter, Facebook, Tesla and others saw heavy losses. Not helping the cause was poor earnings by American International Group on Monday which dragged the financial sector lower....

Last week, Latvian Defense Minister Raimonds Vejonis warned that the nation had begun to fear that the unrest in Ukraine was just the beginning and that Russia could soon turn its sights to Latvia. With a population that is a quarter ethnic Russian and almost 40 percent of citizens speaking...

U.S. stocks declined as tensions continue to mount in Ukraine. Russia requested an emergency session with the United Nations Security Council over a recent operation conducted by Ukraine where at least seven people were killed in the town of Slavyansk. Ukraine's interim President Oleksandr...

U.S. stocks were little moved to start off the month of May as investors and traders are cautious before April's nonfarm payrolls report are released on Friday. The consensus estimate for Friday's figure stands at 215,000 which would trump March's 192,000 number. “This is a really important...

In an effort to force Moscow to backtrack on its actions in Ukraine, the US and Europe have imposed more economic sanctions against Russia. The sanctions, designed to target government individuals and businesses linked to President Vladimir Putin, were not as strict as some were expecting which...

U.S. stocks ended the day mostly positive in a volatile trading session as the Nasdaq rebounded from a one percent decline, finishing the day almost flat. The Dow traded higher by as much as 138 points but still ended the day modestly higher as Pfizer's massive $100 billion takeover plans gave...