Russia’s ruble hit its strongest level in 7 years despite massive sanctions. Here’s why
Russian one ruble coin and Russian flag displayed on a screen are seen in this multiple exposure illustration photo taken…
A crypto lending app tried to take over a ‘whale’ account to stop it from collapsing the system
The logo of cryptocurrency platform Solana. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto via | Getty Images Decentralized finance platforms are going to…
Bitcoin sinks below $20,000 as crypto meltdown intensifies
Crypto investors are grappling with aggressive interest rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve and a worsening liquidity crunch. Bloomberg…
Look for more selling pressure next week as investors learn the hard way not to fight the Fed
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell adjusts his tie as he arrives to testify before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban…
A New State-Backed Art Fair Just Opened in St. Petersburg as Russian Collectors Draw Back From Art Basel
As the world’s marquee art fair, Art Basel, returned to its traditional June dates this week for the first time…
Europe’s fear gauge just hit its highest level since May 2020
Italian borrowing costs are surging at a time when consumers are turning more worried about the cost of living crisis.…
The Fed will raise rates in the week ahead, but what Chair Powell says may matter most
The week ahead may all come down to what Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has to say at 2:30 p.m.…
Putin appears to hint at further invasions; Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces holding on in the Donbas
Ukraine: Putin’s invasion remarks show need to discuss Russia’s ‘immediate de-imperialization’ Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak has responded to Putin’s…
Russia is weaponizing food supplies to ‘blackmail the world’
People clean the debris from their destroyed house after a missile strike, which killed an old woman, in the city…
How Russia could try to get around the European Union’s oil sanctions
The EU’s partial embargo covers Russian oil brought into the bloc by sea, with an exemption carved out for imports…
In Pictures: See Images of the Hundreds of Flawlessly Preserved Mummies and Bronze Statues Archaeologists Just Unveiled in Egypt
Archaeologists at the necropolis of Saqqara, near Cairo, have discovered a cache of 250 ancient Egyptian mummies and the largest…
The Andy Warhol Museum Is Building a $60 Million, Six-Block ‘Pop District’ in an Attempt to Turn Pittsburgh Into a Cultural Hub
Pittsburgh is already home to the Andy Warhol Museum and now the artist’s hometown is establishing a six-block Pop District in the…
IDIQ Announces Appointment of Bryan Sullivan as Chief Operating and Financial Officer
— Seasoned Business Leader Joins IDIQ to Scale Explosive Growth — Temecula, California, April 5, 2022 – IDIQ, an…
Hiding Art in Basements, Returning Loans, Reopening as Bomb Shelters: How Ukraine’s Museums Are Handling the Russian Invasion
As Ukraine defends itself against invading Russian forces, the nation’s museums find themselves in a dire situation, charged with protecting…
Italy Has Halted Construction on a McDonald’s That Would Have Opened Next to Rome’s Third-Century Baths of Caracalla
Rome has put the kibosh on a plan to open a drive-through McDonald’s next to the Baths of Caracalla, a…
‘You Just Don’t Find This’: U.K. Archaeologists Have Unearthed the Full Remains of a Roman Crucifixion Victim
Archaeologists in Cambridgeshire, U.K., have discovered what may be the best-preserved physical evidence of a crucifixion—a 1,900-year-old skeleton with a two-inch…
A Ragtag Band of Crypto Populists Tried and Failed to Buy the U.S. Constitution in an Epic $43.2 Million Auction Showdown
One of only two privately owned first printings of the U.S. Constitution sold at Sotheby’s New York on Thursday evening for…
Organizers of an Unauthorized Banksy Show Will Issue Refunds After Visitors Complain There Aren’t Enough Real Banksys in It
An unauthorized Banksy exhibition in Seoul has come under fire from visitors disappointed that the vast majority of the works…