[QUOTE]The Dow rose 178 points, or more than 1%, and snapped a five day losing streak. The S&P 500 gained 1% and Nasdaq advanced 0.8%.
Initial results show Crimeans who voted in a Sunday referendum overwhelmingly supported the idea of breaking from Ukraine to join Russia. The results were expected -- and the West maintained the referendum was illegal. Moscow strongly backed the vote. EU officials on Monday agreed to sanctions on 21 individuals that include both travel bans and asset freezes. There are worries that sanctions risk escalating a trade war that would hit the global economy.
"The referendum outcome was widely expected and so did not yield a sustained response from investors," explained Ilya Spivak, a currency analyst at DailyFX. "Monitoring follow-on theatrics will be important in gauging further market moving potential."[/QUOTE]
[url]http://money.cnn.com/2014/03/17/investing/stocks-markets/index.html?iid=mkt_SF_news[/url]
Take that Russia
[quote]"Monitoring follow-on theatrics will be important in gauging further market moving potential."[/quote]
I don't know why but this just rubs me the wrong way. I mean we know that a lot of politics is for the camera, but when worded like this, it sounds as if the actions of nations is nothing more then kabuki theater for the ultra-wealthy and not real human issues.
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[QUOTE=Major_Vice;44269215]I don't know why but this just rubs me the wrong way. I mean we know that a lot of politics is for the camera, but when worded like this, it sounds as if the actions of nations is nothing more then kabuki theater for the ultra-wealthy.
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let's be honest for the ultra wealthy that's exactly what it is
[QUOTE=Antlerp;44269242]let's be honest for the ultra wealthy that's exactly what it is[/QUOTE]
okay yes but do they have to make it so blatant
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