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European shares fell for the third consecutive session on Friday, on course to end the week lower as the escalating Russia-Ukrainian conflict kept investors cautious as the weekend approaches. A decline in financial and technology shares erased gains in core and low-risk sectors, with the pan-European Stoxx 600 index falling …

Oil prices fell on Friday as supply concerns eased as European Union countries remained divided over an oil embargo on Russia, while the United States and its allies considered releasing more oil from storage to calm markets. Brent crude futures fell 46 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $118.57 a barrel …

WTI has been choppy on Thursday, swinging between the $112s and upper $116s as traders weigh various themes.Traders continue to fret about Russian supply disruptions due to Western sanctions as US/Iran talks falter. Oil markets have seen volatile trade thus far this Thursday, with traders juggling a multitude of themes. …

According to a US official on Thursday, the US announced new sanctions on Russia’s state Duma as an entity and its 328 members, reported Reuters. The US also announced new sanctions on Russian oligarchs Herman Gref, the head of Sberbank and Gennady Timchenko, as well as the 17 board members …

European shares opened higher on Thursday, supported by gains in low-risk sectors, on fears of a worsening crisis in Ukraine as Western countries plan more sanctions on Russia. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.2 percent, with utilities and consumer goods companies leading the way. Raw materials stocks fell 0.3 …

On Thursday, oil prices fell in volatile trade as investors assessed the possibility of fresh supplies in markets with tight oil supplies amid hopes of a new nuclear deal with Iran. Brent crude futures fell 58 cents, or 0.48 percent, to $ 121.02 a barrel, and West Texas Intermediate crude …

Oil prices rose in volatile trading on Wednesday due to disruptions in crude exports from Russia and Kazakhstan via the Caspian Sea pipeline. The price of Brent crude futures rose $3.13, or 2.7 percent, to record $118.61 a barrel. The price had fallen earlier to 114.45 dollars a barrel. The …

European shares opened slightly higher on Wednesday, extending gains for the sixth consecutive session, despite continuing concerns about the economic fallout from the Ukraine crisis. Shares of energy and basic materials companies were among the biggest gainers, as fears of supply shortages due to the war between Russia and Ukraine …

US President Biden intends to announce a new Russia sanctions package during his visit to Europe this week, including measures to crack down on sanctions evasion, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said at a press briefing Tuesday.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has pleaded with the West to impose new …

Crypto service providers may be an “accomplice to” circumventing sanctions against Russia, and crypto assets have been and remain a threat, said Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB).Lagarde said the amount of Russian rubles going into crypto and stablecoins have been on the rise, speaking at the …