Russia seizes assets at European state-owned energy firms in retaliation against 'unfriendly countries'

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Russian President Vladimir Putin talks on the phone as part of a nationwide charity campaign, in Moscow on January 3, 2023.

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Russian oil price caps have crushed Moscow's war revenue to start the year - despite widespread violations

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Elon Musk appeared to quietly change the way customers pay for Twitter Blue in Europe after being accused of breaking rules about how its prices were displayed

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Elon Musk's Twitter profile in front of the EU flag.

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Elon Musk warns against weaponizing currencies as the de-dollarization movement takes hold

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A man holds up dollar bills in a money exchange office in Istanbul, Turkey.
A man holds up dollar bills in a money exchange office in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Russia is landing new buyers for its sanctioned diesel all over the world and Brazil's taking advantage of the steep discounts.

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Welcome to the weekend. I'm Phil Rosen. Today we're talking energy — and I'm sharing a conversation with a leading expert on Russian diesel flows.

A full phaseout of Russian liquefied natural gas is possible for some EU states, energy commissioner says

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LNG (liquefied natural gas) tanker 'Golar Igloo' arrives in the port of Eemshaven, north of Groningen, on September 4, 2022.
The 'Golar Igloo' natural gas tanker arrived in the Netherlands on September 4.

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Germany looks to cut its reliance on China with a new $2.2 billion commodities fund

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) stands next to Christian Bruch, President and CEO of Siemens Energy, in front of a turbine of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline as Scholz gives a statement during a visit on August 3, 2022 at the plant of Siemens Energy in Muelheim an der Ruhr, western Germany.

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China and India are buying so much Russian oil that Moscow's now selling more crude than it was before invading Ukraine

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The US is one of the only countries that doesn't guarantee paid vacation — here are 25 places where workers get a full month off

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People visit the beach during Memorial Day weekend on May 26, 2019 in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
Some states, like California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont, legally require companies provide PTO to their workers.

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The 'Robinhood of passports' says it's a mistake to ban golden visas — make them fund affordable housing and refugee programs instead

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In February, Portugal announced it will stop accepting new applications to its golden visa program as part of a package to help alleviate the housing crisis.

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