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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

Wall Street Journal CorVel, ANZ and more featured in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services. https://www.wsj.com/articles/financial-services-roundup-market-talk-7b60c7b9

Russia to retaliate against Norway’s decision to expel 15 diplomats

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the Norwegian Foreign Ministry, the 15 employees of the Russian embassy in question had been conducting intelligence activities under diplomatic cover https://tass.com/politics/1603711

Thailand makes a splash as water festival returns, tourism rebounds, income ‘skyrocketing’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Celebrations for the Songkran festival, described as the world’s largest water fight, had been muted or barred for a few years, mainly due to Covid-19. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3216950/thailands-new-year-revelry-returns-streets-tourism-rebounds-income-skyrocketing?utm_source=rss_feed

Kremlin responds to The Hague court ruling on Naftogaz’s losses in Crimea

Pravda Ukraine Russia will analyse the decision of the Arbitral Tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, which ordered it to pay US$5 billion in compensation for losses and lost property of Naftogaz [the largest national oil and gas company of Ukraine – ed. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397719/

Inflation Keeps Cooling

New York Times Prices aren’t climbing as quickly as they once were. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/briefing/cooling-inflation-prices.html

Basic Materials Roundup: Market Talk

Wall Street Journal ArcelorMittal, Givaudan and more featured in the latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials. https://www.wsj.com/articles/basic-materials-roundup-market-talk-35e33b49

Nebraska lawmakers advance ‘heartbeat bill’ that bans abortion after cardiac activity is detected

Fox News Nebraska lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday that would ban abortion once cardiac activity can be detected in an embryo, which is generally around the sixth week of pregnancy and before most women even know they are pregnant. Thirty-three lawmakers voted to end debate on the bill — just enough needed to set up…

South Korea faces ‘Sophie’s choice’ over sending weapons to Ukraine

Washington Post South Korea produces a huge amount of ammunition, a result of the Korean War, but is resisting growing pressure to export much-needed supplies to Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/13/south-korea-ukraine-weapons-export/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Ukraine stands firm on Crimea, wants Russia out of all areas

Washington Post Ukraine’s foreign minister says his country won’t budge from its demand that Russia withdraw its forces from Crimea, as well as from other parts of Ukraine that Moscow illegally annexed more recently https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/13/russia-ukraine-war-crimea-grain-deal-black-sea/cbe6c756-d9e8-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Ukrainian combat group sealed off in Artyomovsk, has no way to retreat, says DPR

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Ukrainian military’s attempts to deliver food and ammunition to its troops and rotate the personnel currently fighting in Artyomovsk are doomed to fail, although such attempts are made regularly, Yan Gagin said https://tass.com/politics/1603701