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Cheaper Gas
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After months of gas prices making life more expensive, they have quietly started to go down — providing financial relief for many Americans. The average nationwide price this ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Ex CIA Analyst: Crypto-Gaming Vulnerable to Financial Crime
Online games that incentivize players by rewarding them with virtual assets are wide open to money laundering, scams and other forms of financial crime, according to a former ...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Pelosi to Blinken: Label Russia as terrorist state, or else Congress will
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Blinken: Designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism — otherwise, Congress will. The warning, made on a call between the two earlier this week, was described to POLITICO ...
By Edward Fishman
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‘Could do better’: the experts’ verdict on Biden in Middle East
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“The trip went as expected, with few major deliverables and no major negative or positive shocks. No big oil promises or Iran nuclear deal breakthroughs. The trip was about re...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Biden to Visit a Saudi Arabia That Is Closer to Russia Than Ever
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As President Biden prepares to visit Saudi Arabia, the oil-rich kingdom is closer than ever to Russia and has no plans to disengage from Moscow or help Washington by pumping m...
By Elina Ribakova
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Five things to watch as Biden heads to the Middle East
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President Biden will land in Israel on Wednesday for his first presidential visit to the Middle East, seeking to reassert U.S. influence in the region. The trip has already b...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Joe Biden’s administration split on whether to remove China tariffs
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As President Joe Biden debates whether to lift Trump-era tariffs on Chinese imports, his cabinet is split over a politically fraught issue that could influence the November co...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Crypto crash threatens North Korea's stolen funds as it ramps up weapons tests
The nosedive in cryptocurrency markets has wiped out millions of dollars in funds stolen by North Korean hackers, four digital investigators say, threatening a key source of f...
By Jason Bartlett
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How Russia skirts sanctions on energy
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There's a big global sale on Russian oil right now if you're able to buy — with prices at least $30 less per barrel than European Brent crude, according to some estimates. (Ru...
By Edward Fishman
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Global Food Crisis Tests Western Resolve to Retain Russia Sanctions
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In Yemen, the price of bread surged 35 percent the week Russia invaded Ukraine. Wheat mills lacking grain in Lebanon have halted operations in recent months, forcing bakeries ...
By Alex Zerden
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Canada can now seize, sell off Russian assets. What's next?
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"Ukraine, historically... has struggled with corruption issues," said Rachel Ziemba, an adjunct senior fellow with the Centre for a New American Security who advises companies...
By Rachel Ziemba
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'They're like our nerd warriors': How the Treasury Department is waging economic war on Russia
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Three months into US-led sanctions designed to crush Russia's economy for its war in Ukraine, Russia has appeared surprisingly resilient. The ruble has rebounded and is now wo...
By Elina Ribakova
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Could Seizing Russian Assets Help Rebuild Ukraine?
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Consider the practicalities of freezing assets first. The central bank’s currency reserves are a relatively straightforward target. More than half of Russia’s reserves are hel...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Web3 is set to transform the internet. Can it bring global social and economic change?
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What is Web3? How are we going to use it? What does it mean for our future? What are its limitations and points of opportunity? Alex Zerden joins Khushbu Shah from The Atlanti...
By Alex Zerden
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Russia slashes rates in effort to cool rouble’s rapid ascent
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Alongside an exodus of foreign companies from Russia, groups including Russia’s biggest carmaker Avtovaz have halted production because of a lack of imported components.“What ...
By Elina Ribakova
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The Future of Crypto Regulations: 4 Experts Weigh In
Until recently, the cryptocurrency world was a wild wild west for regulators. However, as the industry has matured, there has been a marked change in perspective where policym...
By Alex Zerden
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U.S. sanctions secret Hamas investment network
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In a move meant to target the finances of the terrorist group Hamas, the Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned several people and entities connected to a secretive Hamas i...
By Michael Greenwald
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CNAS Responds: Takeaways from President Biden's first Asia trip
As President Joe Biden concludes his first trip to Asia since taking office, the Center for a New American Security experts weighed in on the geopolitical, economic, and strat...
By Richard Fontaine, Lisa Curtis, Emily Kilcrease & Jacob Stokes
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U.S. Treasury Set to Push Russia Closer to Default
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The US Treasury Department is expected to tighten sanctions this week on Russia, threatening about $1 billion owed to bondholders for the rest of this year and putting the cou...
By Rachel Ziemba
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U.S. Aims to Cripple Russian Oil Industry, Officials Say
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Russian oil exports increased in April, and rising prices mean that Russia has earned 50 percent more in revenues this year compared to the same period in 2021, according to a...
By Maria Snegovaya & Edward Fishman
