US Asks Farmers: Can You Plant 2 Crops Instead of 1? September 2, 2022 By Scott McFetridge There is only so much farmland in the United States, so when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last spring prompted worries...
Forget Showering, It’s Eat or Heat for Shocked Europeans Hit By Energy Crisis August 26, 2022 No more ironing, limited oven use and showering at work – Europeans are trying to keep their energy use down...
Inflation, Ukraine War Seen as Chief Financial Risks May 10, 2022 By Howard Schneider High inflation, volatility in stock and commodity markets and the war in Ukraine have emerged as the chief risks to...
AIG Looks at Cutting Insurance for Russia, Ukraine April 8, 2022 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn AIG, one of the world’s biggest commercial insurers, is considering cutting cover for Russia and Ukraine, to shield itself from...
Western Companies Wrestle With Russia ‘Half-Exits’ March 18, 2022 By Richa Naidu and Jessica DiNapoli Western companies that maintain a presence in Russia to provide essential goods such as food and medicines are trying to...
Ukraine’s Largest Bank, PrivatBank, Files $3B Lawsuit Against PwC Subsidiaries April 2, 2018 Ukraine’s largest bank, PrivatBank, said on Monday [April 1] it had filed a $3 billion lawsuit against the Ukrainian and...
Ukraine Blames Russian Hackers for Attacks on Power Grid, Financial System February 16, 2017 By Natalia Zinets Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russian hackers of targeting its power grid, financial system and other infrastructure with a new type...
Islamic Militants Could Target Nuclear Industry, Security Experts Warn April 1, 2016 Meter-thick concrete walls and 1950s-style analog control rooms help protect nuclear plants from bomb attacks and computer hackers, but Islamist...
U.S. Utilities Examine Their Insurance Protection After Ukraine Grid Cyber Attack January 29, 2016 By Jim Finkle U.S. utilities are looking hard at their cyber vulnerabilities and whether they can get insurance to cover what could be...
Hackers Caused Ukraine Outage with Malware & Remote Power Cut: Report January 11, 2016 By Jim Finkle Hackers likely caused a Dec. 23 electricity outage in Ukraine by remotely switching breakers to cut power, after installing malware...