FEATURE Some of the biggest U.S. tech stocks and investor favorites weren’t spared in the major stock market selloff Thursday as Wall Street reacted to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Apple Microsoft and other Big Tech led the market selloff with the Nasdaq 100, which consists of the largest constituents in the tech heavy falling 3. Read More...
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How a German state helped Moscow push a pipeline, weakening Ukraine
In the north German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where former Chancellor Angela Merkel had her constituency, ties to Russia run deep – so deep, in fact, its leaders have defended a Kremlin project that the United States says helped cripple Ukraine. At issue is a new gas pipeline project, which Germany halted on Tuesday in retaliation for Russia’s decision to recognise two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, shortly before it invaded and brought Europe to the brink of a major war. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is the landfall site for the line, Nord Stream 2, which bypasses the former Soviet Republic.
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