CONFLICTS

The government of Ukraine is asking for volunteers from the country's hacker underground to help protect critical infrastructure and conduct cyber spying missions against Russian troops, according two people involved in the project.

Republican lawmakers are pushing President Biden to take a tougher stance against Russia, urging the White House to impose even stricter financial sanctions on Moscow.

President Biden said Thursday the U.S. is working with other countries on a coordinated oil release from the global petroleum reserve in the coming days in a bid to tamp down rising gasoline prices.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst weighs in on the Russian invasion and discusses what sanctions the U.S. should impose on Putin.

Founder of Michael Lee Strategy Michael Lee warned if Russian President Vladimir Putin decides he wants to take over all of Ukraine, it will be the beginning of World War III, which could be "catastrophic for everything."

The U.S. government is on high alert for signs of Russian cyberattacks against banks and other financial institutions after Moscow launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday, eliciting harsh sanctions from the international community.

Companies operating in Russia and Ukraine began putting into place contingency plans, as they confronted a host of challenges and sliding share prices following Moscow’s attack.

The cryptocurrency market is crumbling as Russia has launched a full-scale attack on the Ukraine.

U.S. inflation is already at the highest level in four decades. The worsening Ukraine-Russia crisis could push it even higher.

United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the West must end its dependence on Russian oil in an address reacting to the Russian war on Ukraine.

Russia’s central bank said Thursday that it ordered brokers to stop allowing traders to place bets against Russian shares, a practice known as short-selling.

At a news conference Thursday, the president of the European Commission said its member nations plan to impose their "strongest" and "harshest" economic sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine had people lining up Thursday morning in order to withdraw money from ATMs.

The White House said Wednesday that sanctions levied against Moscow “will not have an impact” on Americans amid the ongoing turmoil in Europe between Russia and Ukraine.

The Direxion Daily Russia Bull 3x Shares ETF, Franklin FTSE Russia ETF and iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF each plunged as did the Vaneck Vectors Russia ETF during Wednesday's session.

The rapidly escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia have cast fresh uncertainty on the Federal Reserve's policy outlook and could force central bank officials to take a more nimble approach as they begin raising interest rates for the first time in three years.

An armed clash between Ukraine and Russia, coupled with punishing sanctions for Moscow, could push U.S. stocks toward another major loss, according to Goldman Sachs economists.

Russia President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said Russia will continue to provide an “uninterrupted” supply of natural gas to global markets just hours after Germany halted the certification of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

The escalating crisis between Russia and Ukraine has prompted investors to brace for a bad day for Russian, Ukrainian, U.S., and global markets when they reopen on Tuesday, according to a report.

Tensions between Russia and Ukraine are feeding fears that energy prices could increase even more.