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From left, European Union Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., German Ambassador Emily Haber, and Lithuanian Ambassador Audra Plepyte join other diplomats to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 10, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Senate gives final approval to Ukraine aid, huge budget bill
By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press
Thu,03/10/22-8:13PM , 178 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — A $13.6 billion emergency package of military and humanitarian aid for besieged Ukraine and its European allies easily won final congressional approval Thursday, hitching a ride on a government-wide spending bill t
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A currency trader watches computer monitors near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), center left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, center right, at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 11, 2022. Shares fell Friday in Asia as uncertainty over the war in Ukraine and persistently high inflation keep their sway over markets. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

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Asian shares sink as war, inflation hold sway on markets
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP Business Writer
Thu,03/10/22-3:19AM , 236 Reads
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Friday in Asia as uncertainty over the war in Ukraine and persistently high inflation keep their sway over markets.

Hong Kong fell 3.6% and Tokyo was 2.4% lower.

Investors are fretting over how the world economy may struggle with price pressures and slowing growth.
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People at a makeshift camp wait to board a train heading for Krakow, after fleeing from Ukraine, at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, Thursday, March 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

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Live updates: US plans to revoke Russia favored trade status
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thu,03/10/22-1:06AM , 329 Reads
The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war:

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will announce Friday that, along with the European Union and the Group of Seven countries, the U.S. will move to revoke “most favored nation” trade status for Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
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Gas prices are displayed at a Mobil gas station in West Hollywood, Calif., Tuesday, March 8, 2022. The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the U.S. hits a record $4.17 on Tuesday as the country prepares to ban Russian oil imports. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Pressure builds on Biden to repay Venezuela's goodwill moves
By JOSHUA GOODMAN AND REGINA GARCIA CANO - Associated Press
Wed,03/09/22-11:00PM , 177 Reads
MIAMI (AP) — Pressure is building on the Biden administration to begin unwinding sanctions on Venezuela after President Nicolas Maduro freed two American prisoners and promised to resume negotiations with his opponents.
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