Benjamin Chadwick

Benjamin Chadwick graduated from NYU Stern, has been an Associate Professor of Finance at the Kenna Flegler Business School for ten years before switching to a private financial consultancy and correspondent journalism from the Asian stock market. He is focused on the microstructure of securities markets, while he pays special attention to microcap issues.

What sanctions are held over Russia

What Sanctions Are Held Over Russia?

The announcements mark an escalation of the sanctions already set by Western powers since President Putin invaded Ukraine. What Are Sanctions? Sanctions are penalties assessed by one country to stop it from acting aggressively or breaking international law. The actions will damage a country’s economy or the finances of individual citizens, such as leading politicians. They …

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Stocks climb higher due to Wall Street rally on Friday

Stitch Fix stocks fall on lower financial guidance

Shares of Stitch Fix Inc. tumbled on Tuesday’s after-hours trading after the company lowered its financial guidance for the full year. The online styling service sank 18.89% or 2.08 points to $8.93 per share. It reversed its gain of 4.36% or 0.46 points to $11.01 per share in the regular hours market. Accordingly, this downturn …

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US Stocks

US stock futures slip; DJIA in correction territory

On Tuesday, US stocks futures stepped lower, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling into correction territory. The contracts tied to the blue-chip DJIA tumbled 0.12% or 45.00 points lower to the 32,740 price level. At the same time, the Nasdaq futures slashed 0.26% or 33.75 points to the 13,285.50 price level. Likewise, the S&P …

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Netflix

Netflix halts streaming in Russia

On Monday, Netflix Inc. pulled out its service in Russia in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The streaming giant had halted its acquisitions and operations in the country earlier this week. Subsequently, the US-based platform had four Russian-language series in production and post-production. This includes a contemporary retelling of Anna Karenina, the streamer’s first …

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TSMC

Asia-Pacific stocks drop on Russia-Ukraine conflict

On Monday, Asia-Pacific stocks edged lower, with the region’s key indexes hitting new lows on growing concerns about the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Investors worried about the possible economic fallout amid the geopolitical tension as they prospected a ban on Russian crude supplies. In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 tumbled 3.29% or 854.93 points to the $25,130.54 …

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Traders boost bullish bets in the U.S. oil options

Traders Boost Bullish Bets in The U.S. Oil Options

Before Russia invaded Ukraine last week, the global oil market was already tight. Heretofore sent benchmark Brent and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures soaring over 15% to around 10- and 14-year highs, individually. The United States and allies imposed sanctions on Russia that, while not explicitly targeting Russia’s daily exports of 4 million …

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Russian opposition starts donating Crypto to Ukraine

Russian Opposition Starts Donating Crypto to Ukraine

The West is increasingly concerned over Russia’s possible use of cryptocurrencies to circumvent sanctions; hence, some Russians employ their Bitcoin (BTC) to support the Ukrainian people. Pavel Muntyan, a prominent Russian animation producer and creator of Mr. Freeman’s animated web series, has called on anti-war Russians to help Ukrainian citizens amid Russia’s ongoing military attack …

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