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Is Russia's Government Corrupt? Russians Certainly Seem To Think So ...
Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 3:56pm | 418Russia's opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested this week ahead of an anti-corruption protest he was scheduled to take part in. On one hand, images of his arrest could spark mass demand for a government cleanup, but on the other hand images of his arrest could strike fear in people looking...
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Mixed News On Russia's Dividend Outlook
Monday, April 25, 2016 - 8:43am | 584After a couple of years of dismal performances, Russia exchange-traded funds are on the mend in 2016, thanks in large part to rebounding Brent crude prices. With the United States Brent Oil Fund, LP (NYSE: BNO) up more than 41 percent over the past 90 days, the Market Vectors Russia ETF Trust (...
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Russia's Gazprom Reportedly Shuts Off Gas Delivery To Ukraine
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 - 10:39am | 390Sputnik News, a Russian based international multimedia news service that is wholly owned and operated by the Russian government stated in a report on Wednesday that the energy giant Gazprom OAO (OTC: OGZPY) has "shut the valves for gas delivers to Ukraine." According to the report, Gazprom will...