Bloomberg Cryptocurrencies continued to pull away from stocks as the intensifying war in Ukraine prompts investors to look for safe havens. Bitcoin advanced as much as 2% in early trading in Hong Kong before giving up some gains. It has jumped 17% over the past three days — a period during which President Vladimir Putin stepped up shelling of Ukrainian ...

  Bloomberg Oil soared as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued to raise the specter of major global supply disruption. Futures in New York climbed as much as 6.1% to, the highest since 2014. Brent futures jumped by more than $6 to above $104 a barrel. The European Union is discussing the exclusion of seven Russian banks from the SWIFT ...

  CAIRO / WAM The Arab Parliament (AP) lauded the resolution of the United Nations (UN) Security Council to list the Houthi militias as a terrorist organisation. The Council also placed the Houthis on a list of entities banned from being supplied with arms. The AP described this step as a victory for legitimacy, stressing that the resolution was issued ...