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JPMorgan CEO warns of “unprecedented” economic risks ahead from Russia-Ukraine war

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and penalizing sanctions against Moscow have roiled financial markets and wreaked havoc on global supply chains. And JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon thinks the worst is yet to come. Dimon warned in his closely-read annual letter to shareholders on Monday that Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine is expected to meaningfully slow the U.S. and global economy. JPMorgan economists predict consequences from the war and resulting sanctions against Russia will reduce the… Source link

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Does war in Ukraine justify an even bigger U.S. military budget?

“The 360” shows you diverse perspectives on the day’s top stories and debates. What’s happening The Biden administration asked Congress to approve $813 billion in defense spending in its budget for next year, $30 billion more than lawmakers allocated for 2022. The request came as part of President Biden’s sprawling $5.8 trillion budget proposal for 2023 that was released earlier this week. “This will be among the largest investments in our national security in history,” Biden said… Source link

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China reaches out to Asian neighbours after Ukraine war causes further tensions with US

With the Ukraine crisis putting further strain on China’s ties with the United States and the West as a whole, Beijing has set its eyes on mending fences with its neighbours. China’s diplomatic frenzy in the past two weeks shows the importance of its neighbours in Beijing’s hierarchy of relations, according to observers. On the heels of a whirlwind tour of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nepal, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi last week hosted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who… Source link

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US investors aiding Russian war message via Yandex

Russian search engine Yandex has many US investors, and is being used by Vladimir Putin to spread propaganda on a global scale. (Photo by Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images) Yandex, Russia’s equivalent of Google, is being used by more than half a dozen Russian-language news sites to post ads in articles that spread false claims about the Ukraine war, according to a recent report by the… Source link

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Russian Tech Giant Yandex’s Boardroom Is Fractured by Ukraine War

The 10 people who convened in Moscow in mid-February came from multiple countries and professions but they had one thing in common: They were all directors on the board of Yandex, Russia’s largest internet company. Russia had not yet invaded Ukraine, and though much of the world was on edge, people in Moscow and on the board of Yandex were incredulous that war was coming. Yandex’s board meeting in the Russian capital, the first in-person meeting in two years,… Source link

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Google Ordered Translators to Replace References to Ukraine “War”

In early March, contractors working for Google to translate company text for the Russian market received an update from their client: Effectively immediately, the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine could no longer be referred to as a war but rather only vaguely as “extraordinary circumstances.” The internal email, obtained by The Intercept, was sent by management at a firm that translates corporate texts and app interfaces for Google and other clients. The email passed along instructions… Source link

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Ukrainian CEO turned hacker details the ‘official cyber war’ between Russia and Ukraine

The war between Russia and Ukraine being fought on the battleground — and in cyberspace. Just ask Dyma Budorin, a Ukrainian web security entrepreneur turned cyber warrior currently based in Spain after leaving Kyiv just days before the Russian invasion began. “It’s an official cyberwar between Russia and Ukraine,” Budorin, co-founder and CEO of Hacken, a Ukrainian cybersecurity consulting firm, told Yahoo Finance. Budorin says almost his entire 70-member team relocated. They’re still handling… Source link

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Russian regulator blocks Google over “inauthentic” info on war | Technology

Ban comes after Google said it would not help platforms sell ads alongside content that condone the conflict in Ukraine. Russia’s communications regulator has blocked Google News, accusing the news aggregator service of spreading false information about the country’s military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Interfax news agency said on Wednesday. “We’ve confirmed that some people are having difficulty accessing the Google News app and website in Russia and that this is not due to any… Source link

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