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In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, a pair of traders work on the floor, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Stocks shifted between small gains and losses in morning trading on Wall Street Thursday as investors continue weighing the latest updates from the Federal Reserve amid concerns about rising inflation. (David L. Nemec/New York Stock Exchange via AP)

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Asian shares mostly lower after tepid gains on Wall Street
By YURI KAGEYAMA - AP Business Writer
Thu,04/07/22-1:00AM , 203 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Friday as investors eyed the war in Ukraine and what the world's central banks might do to keep inflation in check.

Benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and Shanghai, while Sydney advanced. Oil prices retreated.
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The tanker Sun Arrows loads its cargo of liquefied natural gas from the Sakhalin-2 project in the port of Prigorodnoye, Russia, on Oct. 29, 2021. For the U.S. at least, removing Russia's most favored nation status is a mostly symbolic gesture. The U.S. ban that was announced last month on imports of Russian oil, gas and coal already eliminated about 60% of all U.S. imports from Russia. (AP Photo/File)

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Congress votes to suspend Russia trade status, enact oil ban
By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press
Wed,04/06/22-11:12PM , 187 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress voted overwhelmingly Thursday to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, ratcheting up the U.S. response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine amid reports of atrocities.
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A Ukrainian serviceman walks on a destroyed Russian fighting vehicle in Bucha, Ukraine, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Russian troops left behind crushed buildings, streets littered with destroyed cars and residents in dire need of food and other aid in a northern Ukrainian city, giving fuel to Kyiv's calls Thursday for more Western support to help halt Moscow's offensive before it refocuses on the country's east. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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Russian retreat reveals destruction as Ukraine asks for help
By ADAM SCHRECK AND ANDREA ROSA - Associated Press
Wed,04/06/22-11:05PM , 292 Reads
CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops retreating from this northern Ukrainian city left behind crushed buildings, streets littered with destroyed cars and residents in dire need of food and other aid — images that added fuel to Kyiv's calls Thursday for more Western help to halt Moscow's next offensive.
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Civil Guards stand by the yacht called Tango in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Monday April 4, 2022. U.S. federal agents and Spain's Civil Guard are searching the yacht owned by a Russian oligarch. The United States and allies are again escalating sanctions against Russia, Wednesday, April 6, after evidence that Russian troops murdered Ukrainian civilians in a town near Kyiv. (AP Photo/Francisco Ubilla, File)

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EXPLAINER: A look at West's escalating sanctions on Russia
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
Wed,04/06/22-2:00PM , 363 Reads
The United States and European allies are again escalating sanctions on Russia after the discovery of evidence that Russian troops executed civilians in a town near Kyiv.
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