Russia's economy in 4 charts: How war, sanctions, and shifting oil flows have reshaped a world power

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a meeting with journalists after a live broadcast nationwide call-in in Moscow, Russia, April 14, 2016.

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The Russia-Ukraine war will continue into 2024 and any definitive outcome has risks, a veteran investment chief and former Moscow-based journalist says

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The West hits Russia with fresh sanctions and raises tariffs on key commodities a year after the invasion of Ukraine

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A Russian armored personnel carrier is driven on a street in Sevastopol, Ukraine’s Black Sea Port that hosts a major Russian navy base Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Tensions were building up in the Crimea, where ethnic Russians who make the majority of the local population are deeply suspicious of the new Ukrainian authorities who replaced fugitive Russia-backed President Viktor Yanukovych.

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North Korea and Russia are ramping up trade in oil, coal and weapons as Ukraine war sanctions send Moscow to pariah state

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Russia could finance a reported weapons purchase from North Korea with oil, experts speculate

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ChatGPT predicts US dollar dominance will give way to a multipolar currency system as China's yuan gains influence

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Teenage Engineering Now Has a $1,600 Desk To Hold Its $1,200 Mixer and $2,000 Musical Toys

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If you’ve decided your tastes are too refined to work on a sheet of plywood precariously balanced on a couple stacks of cinderblocks, Teenage Engineering is back with another peculiar product with a barebones design: the minimalist Field Desk you build yourself using a modular aluminum rail system.

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