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☆ Lululemon is the clothing brand gaining the most popularity among wealthy female teens in the US – by far
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Sarah Belle Lin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Athleisure brand Lululemon is the clothing brand growing most in popularity among wealthy female teens. Other popular clothing brands for female teens in the upper-income bracket are American Eagle and Zara. The investment bank's "Taking Stock with Teens" report tracks teens' brand preferences, behavior, and habits. Seventeen percent of teens chose Lululemon as their favorite clothing brand during Piper Sandler's fall 2022 survey, as well as during its spring 2022 and fall 2021 surveys. Below are the five "top brands starting to be worn" by wealthy female teens.

☆ Europe is still quietly importing Russian nuclear energy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

On presenting its latest sanctions package, the European Commission did not propose targeting the trade of Russian nuclear fuel. Hungary and Bulgaria were the most vocal in opposing sanctions on Russian uranium and other nuclear tech last week, according to Rodrigo. "Russian nuclear terror requires a stronger response from the international community - sanctions on the Russian nuclear industry and nuclear fuel," Zelenskyy said via Twitter at the time. Mikhail Metzel | Afp | Getty ImagesThere are 18 Russian nuclear reactors in Europe, in countries including Finland, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. How 'green' is nuclear energy?

☆ Russian Oligarch’s Property Manager Charged With Helping Evade Sanctions
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Dylan Tokar | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

Graham Bonham-Carter was indicted by a grand jury in the Southern District of New York on sanctions evasion conspiracy and wire fraud charges. Newsletter Sign-up WSJ | Risk and Compliance Journal Our Morning Risk Report features insights and news on governance, risk and compliance. PREVIEW Mr. Bonham-Carter, 62 years old, worked primarily as a property manager for Mr. Deripaska, according to the recent indictment. Mr. Bonham-Carter also attempted to illegally transfer artwork purchased by Mr. Deripaska from a New York auction house to London, they said. Mr. Bonham-Carter couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.

☆ British businessman charged over helping Russian oligarch evade U.S. sanctions
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, Oct 11 (Reuters) - British businessman Graham Bonham-Carter was arrested on U.S. charges of conspiring to violate sanctions placed on Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Bonham-Carter was arrested in the United Kingdom, and federal prosecutors in Manhattan said they will seek his extradition. Prosecutors said Bonham-Carter made payments for U.S. properties owned by Deripaska and tried to move the aluminum magnate's artwork in the United States overseas. A lawyer for Bonham-Carter, who is also charged with wire fraud, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Prosecutors said Bonham-Carter has worked for entities controlled by Deripaska since around 2003, and managed his residential properties in the United Kingdom and Europe.

☆ Factbox: Strained emerging economies in focus at the IMF World Bank meeting
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

On Friday, the IMF said its executive board approved Kyiv's request for $1.3 billion in emergency funding through a Rapid Financing Instrument. This is on top of $1.4 billion the IMF has provided to Ukraine since the start of the war. Former central bank governor Kyrylo Shevchenko said in July that Kyiv hoped for a $15-$20 billion IMF programme before year-end. On Friday, IMF staff said talks with Ghana's government about a potential loan programme had been constructive but more work was needed on a debt-sustainability analysis. EGYPTA major grain importer that depends heavily on tourism revenue, Egypt has experienced a double whammy from COVID-19 and soaring food prices with no current IMF programme in place.

☆ Russia plans to build 1,000 planes by 2030 by using local parts as aircraft imports into the country have collapsed under sanctions
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia relies heavily on tech imports, which have been hit by sanctions over the Ukraine war. However, given the sanctions against the country, imports into Russia — especially those of aircraft — have collapsed, creating a huge problem for the country, which relies on tech imports. "From this year, we don't rely on international cooperation with Western countries," Rostec told Reuters. "Foreign aircraft will drop out of the fleet," Rostec told Reuters. Russia has tried to counter the sanctions by substituting Western imports with those from non-sanctioning countries or looking to homegrown options.

☆ Ukraine urges EU to cap Russian oil price now under new sanctions
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Gabriela Baczynska | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

EU countries need unanimity to impose sanctions and Hungary - where Prime Minister Viktor Orban cultivates close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin - has been their loudest critic inside the bloc, which is split on the oil price cap. While the EU already agreed to stop importing Russian oil starting later this year, Ustenko said the "blood money" would keep on flowing to Moscow unless European companies are banned from insuring seaborne shipments. He hoped Hungary would eventually change tack, and that the shipping EU countries Greece, Malta and Cyprus would also be on board with further measures hitting Russian oil revenues. The EU was spurred into action after Putin announced partial military mobilisation last week for his war in Ukraine and issued a nuclear threat to the West. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Gabriela Baczynska; editing by David EvansOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Shelling hits southern Ukraine, Russia in U.N. spotlight over escalation
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Ukrainian service members ride atop an armoured fighting vehicles, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine September 24, 2022. REUTERS/Oleksandr RatushniakRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterSept 25 (Reuters) - Shelling hit southern Ukraine late on Saturday while Russia sought to defend its seven-month old war at the United Nations even as it moves to escalate the conflict. Nearly three-quarters of countries in the assembly voted to reprimand Russia and demand it withdraw its troops shortly after the Feb. 24 invasion. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterKyiv and Moscow traded blame for shelling in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region on Saturday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Reuters bureaux; writing by Simon Lewis; editing by Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Russia on Friday launched referendums in four eastern ukrainian regions aimed at annexing territory it has taken by force. Asked if Russia would have grounds for using nuclear weapons to defend annexed regions of Ukraine, Lavrov said Russian territory, including territory "further enshrined" in Russia's constitution in the future, "is under the full protection of the state." Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Lavrov's comments, and Putin's earlier statement when he said he was not bluffing about using nuclear weapons, were "irresponsible" and "absolutely unacceptable." The likely annexation of Ukrainian territory raises the question of how Russia might respond to the use of Western weapons in those regions. Lavrov sought to portray opposition to Russia's war in Ukraine as limited to Washington and countries under its influence.

☆ Ukrainian collaborators who sided with Russian occupation were given top jobs and fancy titles. Now they're being hunted down.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Around half the city has fled since Russia occupied the city in February, according to its elected mayor, Ivan Fedorov. On August 5, both Ukrainian and Russian sources reported that Vladimir Saldo has been put into a medically induced coma, citing a suspected poisoning. Saldo had the head of the government in the occupied city of Kherson. The business was owned by Balitsky and formerly had many Russian and Belarusian contracts, according to the BBC's Russian service. More than 1,300 people are under investigation for aiding the Russians in Ukraine, according to Ihor Klymenko, Ukraine's Head of National Police.

Another key alumina supply channel was shut off by the closure, also in March, of the Nikolaev refinery in Ukraine. CONTINUED METAL FLOWSCertainly, the flow of Russian metal into Western markets has been robust since march. That extreme premium sucked in every spare unit of aluminium, including a lot of surplus Russian metal. A partial boycott will coincide with increased Russian supply as Rusal's domestic market weakens further under the broader economic sanctions package. You can understand why the aluminium market is starting to worry about the prospect of large volumes of unsold Russian metal being dumped into LME warehouses.

☆ Europe is scrambling to put a price cap on Russian oil after Putin stepped up threats over Ukraine, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Members of the European Union are working to implement a price cap on Russian oil, according to Bloomberg. The price cap will likely feature in new sanctions packages, sources said. The G7 has not spoken on the details of its price cap. A top Ukrainian official said Wednesday the need for an oil price cap is urgent as Moscow steps up its efforts in Ukraine. Read more: The US and its allies are getting close to a price cap on Russian oil - which could slash Moscow's revenues yet send crude soaring

☆ Russia will be using second-grade tech for years and spending 'huge resources' to recreate what already exists, says a former top Russian finance official
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sanctions against Russia will hit tech goods, former finance official Oleg Vyugin told Reuters. Russia's tech industry relies on imports, so it will have to recreate those goods domestically. Russia's tech development will decline if the situation doesn't improve, said Vyugin. That's because when it comes to tech, Russia relies on imports, and imports have been hit by sanctions and boycotts. "If the situation doesn't change, Russia will see a gradual decline in the level of technological development," said Vyugin.

☆ The need to cap Russian oil prices is increasingly urgent as Moscow ramps up troops, says Ukrainian presidential advisor
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Carla Mozée | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

There's an urgent need for a Russian oil price cap as Moscow escalates its war, a top adviser to Ukraine's president told Reuters. The Group of Seven is working on establishing a price cap to coincide with the EU's oil embargo planned for December. The Group of Seven industrialized democracies earlier this month agreed to work on setting a price cap on Russian oil to curb Moscow's revenue. The G7 is aiming to launch the price cap by December 5, when the European Union will impose a partial ban on Russian oil imports. The idea is to ban services such as insurance to shippers that carry Russian oil above the price cap.

☆ A former top Russian finance official says Western sanctions have been at most 40% effective — but says economic growth will be interrupted for years
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sanctions against Russia have been 30% to 40% effective, a former finance official told Reuters. His comments come as Russia's economy continues to appear resilient almost seven months into trade restrictions. While sanctions have not been entirely effectively, Vyugin told Reuters that "the main result of sanctions is that the economic growth process in Russia has been interrupted for several years." Russia's economy ministry expects GDP to contract by 2.9% in 2022, a government official said earlier in September, per Reuters. This will apply to the tech sector, where Russia is reliant on imports, Vyugin told the news agency.

☆ No catastrophe, but sanctions on Moscow are working, says Russian economy veteran
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Darya Korsunskaya | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Former First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Russia Oleg Vyugin leaves the bank headquarters in Moscow, Russia February 8, 2018. "If there were no sanctions, the Russian economy could have grown 6% this year," Vyugin, who served as deputy finance minister and deputy central bank governor during his career before he retired from a Moscow Exchange post this year, told Reuters in an interview. Russian officials have been at pains to praise Russia's economic strength in the face of sanctions. Meanwhile, China is reaping the rewards of cheaper energy supplies from Russia, as Moscow looks east in search of alternative markets. read moreVyugin expects some sanctions impact to be felt with a delay, namely in the technology sector, where the reliance on imports is high.

☆ Fries shortage resolved, successor to McDonald's in Russia eyes full reopening
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Alexander Marrow | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oleg Paroev, CEO of Vkusno & tochka, or "Tasty and that's it", painted a positive picture of the company's first 100 days, but withheld specific details on sales, revenue, new products and import markets. The bumpy transition illustrates as Western companies have had trouble making a seamless exit from Russia, so too have new owners faced challenges when snapping up available assets. He added that potato supply had now been resolved, declining to say which countries now send potatoes to Russia. Since Sept. 16, Vkusno & tochka has been serving cola on tap, now offering Dobry Cola, after Coca-Cola (KO.N) depleted its stock. Bottler Coca Cola HBC AG (CCH.L), which is producing Dobry Cola, said it has no connection with the Coca-Cola Co.

☆ Exclusive: Former top FBI official involved in Trump-Russia investigation under scrutiny by federal prosecutors for his own ties to Russia
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A former high-level FBI agent who was involved in the investigation into the Trump campaign's contacts with Russia during the 2016 election has himself come under scrutiny by federal prosecutors for his ties with Russia and other foreign governments. A witness subpoena obtained by Insider indicates information that federal prosecutors were seeking about former FBI official Charles McGonigal. "It's very rare that former FBI people at all, and certainly former senior FBI people, wind up as grand-jury targets," the official said. McGonigal used his official FBI letterhead to try and arrange a business meeting with Edi Rama, the prime minister of Albania. Since he left the FBI, McGonigal has continued to trade on his expertise in counterintelligence.

☆ Spacesuit battery glitch forces early end to Russian spacewalk
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-17 | by ( Joey Roulette | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - A Russian spacewalk outside the International Space Station ended hours earlier than planned on Wednesday after a cosmonaut discovered an electrical issue with his spacesuit, U.S. and Russian officials said. Artemyev returned to the airlock and connected his suit to the space station's power. Russian flight controllers opted to call off the spacewalk early once Denis Matveev, the other cosmonaut performing the spacewalk, gathered his tools and positioned the robotic arm they had been upgrading back into its normal position. Upon Matveev's return, the spacewalk ended after 4 hours, at 1:54 p.m. Reporting by Joey Roulette; Editing by Chris Reese, Alex Richardson and Diane CraftOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ SpaceX's internet has changed our lives — and saved us money — say some Starlink users
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-11 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Starlink users told Insider how SpaceX's satellite internet service has changed their lives. Switching to Starlink internet has also allowed some customers to save up to $180. Starlink, SpaceX's satellite internet service, was delivered to Wilcox in May 2021. Insider spoke with various Starlink users who explained how the internet service had changed their life for the better. He told Insider he's saved $180 a month by switching from a well-known satellite internet provider to Starlink.

☆ How the Russian officer elite was decimated in Ukraine – 29 generals and commanders who were killed in action
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-01 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Vitaly GerasimovMaj. Gen. Vitaly Gerasimov became the second senior Russian commander reported to be killed after Ukrainian military intelligence claimed he was shot dead in Kharkiv. Ivan GrishinColonel Ivan Grishin, commander of Russia's 49th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade, died in Ukraine, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Vyacheslav SavinovLieutenant Colonel Vyacheslav Savinov, who headed Russian artillery intelligence, was killed in Ukraine, a Russian artillery school confirmed. A damaged Russian military vehicle is seen after Russian Forces withdrawal as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine on September 14, 2022. The Ukrainian military said that Botashev was killed when a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft was shot down over the Lugansk region.

Persons: Михаил Ведерников

☆ Terenuri inundate în raionul Căuşeni. Apă până la glezne într-un lan de porumb (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-08 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Mai multe terenuri din satul Chircăieşti, raionul Căuşeni au fost inundate în urma precipitaţiilor căzute zilele trecute. În imaginile video plasate de un internaut se vede un lan de porumb, unde apa ajunge până la glezne. Primarul satului împreună cu cei de la situaţii excepţionale au mers să inspecteze terenurile afectate de ploile torenţiale. "Astăzi cu echipa situațiilor excepționale, ne-am deplasat la terenurile afectate de ploile torențiale care a avut loc zilele trecute, unde am fost nevoiți să ne deplasăm în remorca unui tractor, fiindcă era imposibil să te deplasezi cu mașina. Ajungând la fața locului, am depistat că multe terenuri au fost inundate", a scris primarul Oleg Burlac.

Persons: Oleg Locations: Căuşeni

☆ Credite în loc de salarii. Soluţia pe care o propune şeful CFM feroviarilor, care nu şi-au primit lefurile de la începutul lui 2021
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-07 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Noul şef al CFM, Oleg Tofilat, a declarat într-un interviu oferit în exclusivitate pentru PRIME că a găsit o soluţie pentru a se răsplăti cu aceştia. "Formal iese că dacă de exemplu, domnul cutărescu primeşte 6 000 lei pe lună are o restanţă de 5 luni. Peste o lună el va încasa salariul de la întreprindere de 6 mii de lei, dintre care vreo 600 va avea de rambursat creditul. ", a afirmat şeful CFM, Oleg Tofilat. ", a menţionat şeful CFM, Oleg Tofilat.

Persons: Oleg Tofilat, aceştia, CFM îşi, Şeful, îşi, Zaporojan Locations: Moldova, Noul

☆ Angajații ISU Vaslui „Podul Înalt” s-au familiarizat cu prevenirea situațiilor de urgență din Republica Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-07 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +3 min

Chișinău a Inspectoratului General pentru Situații de Urgență (IGSU) a găzduit vizita a zece angajați ai Inspectoratului pentru Situații de Urgență „Podul Înalt” al Județului Vaslui. În prima zi, cei zece angajaţi ai ISU Vaslui au întreprins o vizită la Detașamentul Salvatori și Pompieri, Botanica. De asemenea, oaspeţii au mers şi la Şcoala securităţii unde li s-a povestit despre prevenirea și reacționarea în situații de urgenţă. Lt Col. Maxim Mihai Cristinel, manager de proiect din partea ISU Vaslui a fost impresionat de profesionalismul efectivului din cadrul Direcției Situații Excepționale a mun. Vizita angajaţilor ISU Vaslui „Podul Înalt” a avut loc în cadrul proiectului „Îmbunătățirea timpului de reacție pentru prevenirea și lichidarea consecințelor inundațiilor în zona transfrontalieră (județul Vaslui, România; Chișinău, raioanele Hîncești, Criuleni, Dubăsari, Anenii Noi, Strășeni, Republica Moldova)”, număr de înregistrare 2SOFT/4.2/149.

Persons: ., Emil Iașciuc, Oleg Grabovschi, Liviu, Vodă, Iurie Onofriiciuc, Mihail Sofronie Harabagiu, Maxim Mihai Cristinel Organizations: ISU, Uniunea Europeană Locations: . Chișinău, Județului Vaslui, România, Chișinău, DSE Hîncești, Vaslui, Prut, Hîncești, Criuleni, Dubăsari, Anenii Noi, Strășeni, Republica Moldova, ISU Vaslui

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