Tag: Ukraine
Oil Investors Set for a Windfall
For the first time since the third quarter of 2013, West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil broke into the...
McDonald’s Buries Competition with Homemade Profits
With each McDonald’s location averaging around $2.6 million in revenue last year, and number 2 Burger King averaging...
Obama’s Crimea Comments Lead to Lower Stocks
After U.S. President Barack Obama commented that the Crimea-Ukraine-Russia situation was testing the international order, investors responded by...
Obama Administration Misfires with Foreign and Fiscal Policies, Former Senator Says
The Obama administration is fumbling diplomatically in its response to the growing threat to Ukraine, as well as...
Stocks Bounce Back on Factory Data
Investors continued to watch for developments in Ukraine, while data showing a jump in industrial production increased confidence...
Stocks Fall for the Week as Ukraine Situation Continues
Stocks closed at a record high last Friday, March 7, but they had no such luck this week,...
Investors Try to Satisfy Their “Yen” for Safety
The yen closed Friday with its biggest weekly gains in more than a month against the euro and...
Markets Sink as Threat of War Rises
The escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine has scared the “green” out of Far East markets, creating a...
Stocks Recover from Losses as Investors Await Information on Ukraine, Global Economy
After enduring a decline early today, stocks rebounded to finish the day with an overall gain.
Slowing Chinese Exports Lower Stocks
Stocks fell today, as a slowdown in Chinese exports raised concerns about the state of worldwide economic growth.