Newsletter Apr 25, 2022

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Top US officials visit war-torn Kyiv amid Easter bombings
U,S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv late Sunday, Easter for Orthodox Christians in embattled Ukraine, to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky as Russia's invasion entered a third month. Zelensky sought more powerful weapons to repel a Russian offensive in the south and east, which he has dubbed the Battle of the Donbas The trip by Blinken and Austin is the highest-level visit to Ukraine by U.S. officials since Russia's invasion began Feb. 24.
GET THE LATEST DETAILS ON RUSSIA'S WAR IN UKRAINE

Is the worst of the Wall Street sell-off over? Today will tell
Last week was a bad week for Wall Street. After trading sideways early in the week, all major equity averages headed south towards the end, including a near-1,000 point drop by the Dow Jones on Friday. However, investors had nowhere to hide, as the sell-off eventually spread to oil and other commodities on Friday. All eyes will be on the markets today for indications of what's next.
FIND OUT WHAT'S CAUSING THE WALL STREET SELL-OFF

China grappling with deadly, costly COVID-19 outbreaks
Shanghai reported 39 COVID-19 deaths Sunday, its highest daily toll despite weeks of lockdowns, while China's capital Beijing warned of a "grim" situation with rising infections. The world's second-largest economy has been struggling to stamp out its worst outbreak in two years with a playbook of harsh lockdowns and mass testing as it sticks to a strict zero-COVID policy.
SEE THE IMPACT COVID IS HAVING ON CHINA'S ECONOMY

Markets

DJIA	33,811.40	-2.82%
S&P 500	4,271.78	-2.77%
Nasdaq Composite	12,839.29	-2.55%
Japan: Nikkei 225	26,600.33	-1.86%
UK: FTSE 100	7,521.68	-1.39%
Crude Oil Futures	98.99	-3.02%
Gold Futures	1,923.90	-0.54%
Yen	128.39	-0.13%
Euro	1.08	-0.19%
* As of market close

Macron wins re-election bid over Le Pen

French President Emmanuel Macron won re-election on Sunday, defeating his rival Marine Le Pen and prompting a wave of relief in Europe that the far-right had been kept out of power. Macron won 58% of the vote in the second-round run-off compared with Le Pen's 42%. Macron is the first French president to win re-election in two decades, but Le Pen's result also marks the closest the far-right has ever come to taking power in France and has revealed a deeply divided nation.

FIND OUT WHAT MACRON'S WIN MEANS FOR FRANCE, EUROPE

First all-private space crew departs ISS

The first all-private astronaut team ever sent to the International Space Station departed the orbiting outpost Sunday night for a flight back to Earth, capping a two-week science mission hailed as a milestone in commercial spaceflight. The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying the four-man team of Houston-based startup company Axiom Space undocked from the ISS about 9 p.m. ET and is scheduled to parachute into the Atlantic off the coast of Florida on Monday at about 1 p.m. ET.

SEE WHY THE MISSION IS A BOON FOR PRIVATE SPACE TRAVEL

Floridians may be big losers in Disney bill

The battle between Walt Disney World and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came to a head Friday when DeSantis signed into law a bill that revokes the Walt Disney Companyâ€™s special district status in the state. The move came in response to Disney's opposition of the â€œDonâ€™t Say Gayâ€ bill, a political move that Floridian taxpayers may pay the price for.

FIND OUT WHAT THE MOVE WILL LIKELY MEAN FOR TAXPAYERS

Mouse house

How much did Disney pay to purchase the 48 square miles of Central Florida swampland to build Disney World? When did it officially open?

Friday's answer: Queen Elizabeth II is the U.K.'s longest serving monarch at 70 years and counting. Queen Victoria (1837-1901) is second at 63 years.

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