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World leaders condemn murder of Russian politician Boris Nemtsov
Former deputy PM and critic of Vladimir Putin who was due to lead major rally on Sunday was killed near the Kremlin
what is your favorite news feed? i like the Gaurdian.
damn that was quick...Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow
Former deputy prime minister and critic of Vladimir Putin who was due to take part in march on Sunday was reportedly killed near the Kremlin
Who knows Putin may get bored this week and do something exciting.
yes
russian compliance. oxymoron. i work for a top global conglomerate. we hardly do business in Russia because it is a black hole for goods. you can ship them in but never back out. they just disappear.
Ukrainian military pulls back heavy weaponry from eastern front
moving back to dollar territory
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By Natalia Zinets and Anton Zverev
KIEV/MAKIYVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine came under greater economic pressure after unexpectedly banning most currency trading and then abruptly reversing course, wreaking havoc on the hryvnia, just as a truce in the east took hold on Wednesday with no combat fatalities reported.
With the long-awaited ceasefire coming into force, Russian President Vladimir Putin once again threatened gas supplies for the fourth time in a decade if Moscow did not receive advance payment.
In rebel-held eastern Ukraine, pro-Russian separatists were withdrawing heavy guns from the front. Kiev said it was too early to do likewise, but its acknowledgement that most of the front was quiet suggested it, too, could implement a truce that had appeared stillborn in the midst of a major rebel offensive last week.
The separatist war in the east has complicated efforts to stabilize an economy on the verge of bankruptcy, and the hryvnia currency has lost more than half its value so far this year after halving during all of 2014.
With the hryvnia currency in free fall as investors fled, the central bank halted nearly all commercial currency trading until the end of the week.
Hours later, the bank reversed the decision, giving no explanation for the abrupt change in policy. But it came after a sharp rebuke from Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk, who said the move was bad for the economy.
The ban had put the currency's true value in limbo, with little or no trading taking place to set a price, before the bank jumped in to buy $80 million at an official rate of 28.046 to the dollar, close to the rate at the start of the week and 12.8 percent higher than the close after a plunge on Tuesday.
Exchange booths in Kiev were selling limited amounts of dollars for 39 hryvnias, around 20 percent worse than rates advertised in the windows of commercial banks where dollars were not available.
A construction worker exchanging dollars at a kiosk in a grocery shop in return for a bag filled with thousands of hryvnia laughed and told shoppers, "Soon we will have to walk around with suitcases for cash, like in the 1990s."
Clearly concerned about the developments, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it was ready to help Ukraine with its foreign currency issues.
"IMF staff are in close contact with the National Bank of Ukraine and stand ready to assist in designing measures that will address excessive and temporary imbalances in the supply and demand for foreign exchange," an IMF spokeswoman said in a statement released in Washington.
In a potential new blow, the Kremlin warned that Russia could halt gas supplies to Ukraine, which could disrupt flows to Europe, which receives around a third of its gas from Russia with 40 percent shipped via Ukraine.
Last year Russia cut off gas to Ukraine for six months without affecting Europe.
Criticizing Ukraine for cutting off gas to eastern regions controlled by pro-Russian separatists, Putin said, "Imagine these people will be left without gas in winter. Not only that there is famine ... It smells of genocide."
"We hope ... that gas supplies will not be interrupted. But this does not depend only on us, it depends on the financial discipline of our Ukrainian partners," Putin said.
Ukraine heaps on economic pressure as central bank confuses, truce takes hold
By Natalia Zinets and Anton Zverev
KIEV/MAKIYVKA, UKRAINE | Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:31pm EST
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSKBN0LT0YJ20150226?irpc=932
Kerry suggests Russia sanctions decision could come soon
WASHINGTON | Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:31pm EST
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSKBN0LT1TD20150226?irpc=932
Western sanction threats meant to cover peace deal failure: Russia
MOSCOW | Thu Feb 26, 2015 2:53am EST http://mobile.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSKBN0LU0J320150226?irpc=932
Russia's banking system may see its bad loans rise to 17-23 percent of its loan portfolio in 2015 from around 8 percent last year, Standard & Poor's said on Thursday, underlining the impact of an economic crisis on the sector.
Sberbank Chief Executive German Gref said last month that Russian banks would need to create about 3 trillion rubles of provisions this year should oil prices average around $45 a barrel.
Norway to restructure military in response to Russian 'aggression'
Norway’s defence minister says Russia has re-opened bases in its far north that have been shut since the cold war http://gu.com/p/465zb
good call
about to turn upwards again
i believe this can close above a dollar
bounce in play soon
Top Russian official: Western sanctions threaten oil output
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/world/article/Top-Russian-official-Western-sanctions-threaten-6100547.php
from the gaurdian "Ambitious EU blueprint for energy union to loosen Russian grip on gas
Maroš Šefcovic to announce plan on Wednesday for single energy market – including an alternative pipeline – expected to meet scepticism from members"
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news was from this monday
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my smallish position is 8 shares. = $100
in at 12.5!
Through partnering with iPass, Regus will be able to provide their customers with bundled access to 18 million Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide, including airports, hotels, restaurants and other public areas.
$IPAS >>> nineteen straight quarters of meeting or exceeding guidance!!!
$IPAS
Grew Open Mobile (or “OM”) revenue to $15.2 million compared with $14.6 million in the third quarter of 2014 and $13.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2013.
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Delivered 15th sequential quarter of growth in total OM revenue.
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Grew OM Wi-Fi network users to 84,000, a 8% increase over the prior quarter.
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Grew OM Active Platform users to 814,000, a 6% increase over the prior quarter.
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Added new logos, including Regus, Uber, General Electric, and Facebook since last quarter.
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Announced a long term strategic deal with Microsoft to expand our OMX relationship and provide Wi-Fi access for variety of their product and service offerings.
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iPass global network grew by 20% over last quarter. It now covers over 18 million hotspots in 120 countries.
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Released updates to the OM client to streamline the user experience, including Android 3.0 and IOS 3.5 since last quarter.
ask side seems extremely thin but a lot of bid sitting.
not sure. news today. Through partnering with iPass, Regus will be able to provide their customers with bundled access to 18 million Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide, including airports, hotels, restaurants and other public areas.
bounce play here.
do it 2x with etrade and your account is closed.
A train carrying more than 100 tankers of crude oil derailed in southern West Virginia on Monday, sending at least one tanker into the Kanawha River, igniting at least 14 and sparking a house fire, officials said.
wish this had more liquidity.
Etrade doesn't charge commissions on SIL from what i understand if you hold for a month.
hoping for 2.75
well now that I have sold this will skyrocket. You're welcome.