⛸️ Russia's 15-year-old skating star Kamila Valieva, who landed historic quad jumps at the Olympics, reportedly tested positive for a banned substance. She was seen at practice on Thursday. https://bloom.bg/3rDzlwS

📱 The biggest assembler of iPhones said component shortages are showing signs of easing, an encouraging indication for other manufacturers. https://bloom.bg/3HEPjwv

🐊 She billed herself as “The Crocodile of Wall Street” and her husband called himself an "occasional magician." Now this New York couple is accused of a $4.5 billion crypto crime. https://bloom.bg/3HA4g2R

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💸 Investors gave $1 billion to a Singaporean’s nickel-trading company. He's accused of taking the money and skipping the nickel. Here’s the story of how so many people got swindled: https://bloom.bg/33dDxu5

😡 Hong Kong is limiting gatherings in private places in the midst of its biggest virus outbreak. But it's facing resistance from residents distrustful of the government and tired of Covid Zero. https://bloom.bg/3rFyr2V

🐨 And the koala has officially been designated as an endangered species in Australia. https://bloom.bg/3JlhPnq

🏈 Just in: The Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 to win the Super Bowl. https://bloom.bg/33hGw4z

☎️ After a weekend call between Biden and Putin produced no breakthrough, it's the tensest week yet for governments watching Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine. https://bloom.bg/3GHBmMR

😷 What does the pandemic have in store for the world next? Don’t expect omicron to be the last variant — and don’t let your guard down, experts warn. https://bloom.bg/3HTk1SD

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↕️ Markets swung after an apparent sarcastic quip by Ukraine’s president about tensions with Russia, with stocks sliding and oil rising. https://bloom.bg/3uMoqmN

⛔️ Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked sweeping emergency powers to quell protests against vaccine mandates, including measures to choke off the flow of money to demonstrators. https://bloom.bg/3LyLI5k

🎢 And top hedge fund managers made $15.8 billion last year by riding volatile markets. https://bloom.bg/3sJBvdM

🪖 Joe Biden said it's still possible Russia will invade Ukraine because its troops remain in a “threatening position." The U.S. has not verified Moscow’s claims that it has withdrawn some forces. https://bloom.bg/3LAAb5z

🇭🇰 Xi Jinping called for “all necessary measures” to get Hong Kong’s virus outbreak under control, according to a state-run newspaper, an unusually direct intervention. https://bloom.bg/3uZ5a5H

🛍️ Nationalism has transformed Chinese shopping habits. Data reveal how consumers are pivoting away from Western brands like Nike and Adidas — and may not return. https://bloom.bg/3BmFVes

😷 Hong Kong plans to test all 7.5 million residents for Covid, likely with China's help, as it battles its biggest outbreak. Officials are still deciding whether to make it mandatory. https://bloom.bg/3v0B8ye

🤌 The capitalist utopia of Singapore is grappling with keeping the rich happy — and taxing them too. https://bloom.bg/3oTb6Ji

🥇 China's never enjoyed this kind of success at the Winter Olympics, and it's largely thanks to foreigners. https://bloom.bg/3oUcrj0

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🇷🇺🇺🇸 The U.S. ramped up warnings of a possible Russian attack on Ukraine, with President Joe Biden saying a “false-flag” event may be underway and a top diplomat describing Moscow as moving toward an “imminent invasion.” https://bloom.bg/3uT08Yi

🏅We’re nearing the end of the Winter Games in Beijing (see each country’s medal count here). Lots of eyes have been on freestyle skier Eileen Gu, who just made Olympics history: https://bloom.bg/3JAkfyC

🌎 How did China beat out the U.S. to dominate South America? It’s a story of infrastructure and technology – and of course, cash. https://bloom.bg/3JAP3iv

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• Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin agreed in principle to a summit on the condition that Russia doesn’t invade Ukraine. https://bloom.bg/3LNFvTb

• The sister of Wall Street fraudster Bernie Madoff and her husband were found dead in what investigators said was an apparent murder-suicide in Florida, according to reports. https://bloom.bg/3GYCUlW

• Hong Kong is now dealing with a bigger Covid crisis than the outbreak in Wuhan at the start of the pandemic, throwing the effectiveness of China’s Covid Zero playbook into doubt. https://bloom.bg/3I9zzle

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 The Kremlin says there are “no concrete plans” for a summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin over Ukraine. https://bloom.bg/3H7jYl9

🇨🇳 Chinese authorities told the nation’s biggest state-owned firms and banks to start a fresh round of checks on their exposure and Jack Ma’s Ant financial empire. https://bloom.bg/3gYQN9f

📉 Predictions of an economic slowdown that will drag down equity markets may be fashionable, but they’re wrong, according to JPMorgan. https://bloom.bg/3hjGjBz

🇺🇦 The U.S. and U.K. said they would place more sanctions on Russia after Putin recognized two separatist areas in Ukraine. At an emergency UN Security Council meeting, nearly all members condemned Moscow's move. Here's the latest: https://bloom.bg/3BChz0A

🛢 Stocks slid on the intensifying tensions while oil and gold gained. Traders are weighing the risk of disruptions to supplies of energy and other commodities, such as nickel and aluminum. https://bloom.bg/3t0ukhl

💰 You may hate rising prices, but a corner of Wall Street is making billions on the obscure art of inflation trading. https://bloom.bg/33Dcrwu

🇪🇺 🇺🇦 The EU proposed an initial package of sanctions targeting Russia after the nation recognized two self-proclaimed republics in eastern Ukraine. https://bloom.bg/3Hb6SmA

📉 🇺🇦 The Ukraine crisis is rippling through world markets from stocks to gold. https://bloom.bg/3BEVxKB

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Here’s why Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions are at the center of President Putin's plan. https://bloom.bg/3I8Etiz

🇺🇦 Ukraine moved toward declaring a nationwide state of emergency following Moscow’s recognition of two breakaway regions. https://bloom.bg/3h7Qw3A

🇺🇸 🇷🇺 U.S. President Joe Biden’s debut set of sanctions on Russia for its actions over disputed Ukrainian territory hit markets with a whimper. https://bloom.bg/3LURBtL

💸 Goldman Sachs isn't just paying bigger bonuses to keep top talent from jumping ship. Now, it's turning the screws on those who do. https://bloom.bg/3hbmFre

Breaking: Russian leader Vladimir Putin ordered a military operation in the Donbas region of Ukraine, just as UN Security Council members pleaded with him to stop Russian troops. https://bloom.bg/3LVhgCC

U.S. President Joe Biden pledged further sanctions on Russia. https://bloom.bg/3h9p85o

Brent oil surged to $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014 on possible risks to Russian energy exports. Treasuries, the U.S. dollar and gold climbed as investors flocked to haven assets. https://bloom.bg/3Igc4Hx

Ukraine's capital could fall as tanks and troops push closer to Kyiv, according to western intelligence. Ukraine says more than 100 of its soldiers have died after Putin's offensive. https://bloom.bg/35pBzr2

The U.S., U.K. and EU retaliated with a slew of sanctions against Russia, from bank-asset freezes to export controls. The U.S. spared Russian energy supplies from penalties. https://bloom.bg/3hjNfOI

This visual guide shows the latest situation on the ground: https://bloom.bg/3pb7OS8

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🇺🇦 Officials from Kyiv will meet Russian counterparts at the Belarus border, hours after Putin put his country’s nuclear forces on higher alert. https://bloom.bg/3vplQn4

📈 The U.S. dollar is rising against virtually everything else, and anything you own in Russia is now worth 30% less than it was before the weekend. Here’s what investors are saying: https://bloom.bg/3IohPCS

🇷🇺 The decision to exclude various Russian lenders from the SWIFT messaging system could spur the Fed to supply the market with dollars, according to a prominent Credit Suisse strategist. https://bloom.bg/3hlAjrV

📣 And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy may be among the least likely wartime leaders the world has known, but he’s struck a popular chord with his speeches from a capital under dire threat. https://bloom.bg/3sq1W9m

📤 There's a growing exodus of foreign companies from Russia, reversing three decades of foreign investment. https://bloom.bg/3IyDsAq

🛩️ All the while, the teen who tracked Elon Musk's jet with a viral Twitter account is now chasing Russia's tycoons. https://bloom.bg/3tgC2UQ

🔒 Hong Kong is planning to lock down the city for mass testing over nine days, local media report. The stock exchange will remain open, and residents will be allowed to leave to buy necessities. https://bloom.bg/3tlOlPA

👤 BitConnect's founder, who faces U.S. criminal charges over a $2.4 billion Ponzi scheme, has vanished from India, the SEC says. https://bloom.bg/3KakVep

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🇷🇺🇨🇳 The improved ties between Russia and China have ominous implications for the U.S. In Washington, officials are recognizing that the relationship, long discounted as a “marriage of convenience,” has the potential to reshape global politics. https://bloom.bg/3vzz0Ou

🛥 Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov’s superyacht, the world’s largest by volume, was reportedly seized by German authorities in Hamburg. https://bloom.bg/3ts5iIe

💱The Hong Kong dollar is at a two-year low, and investors bet it'll fall further after the Fed hike. Meanwhile, China’s consumer and retail stocks rallied after a report said Beijing was weighing a departure from its Covid Zero policy. https://bloom.bg/3hB2tz2

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Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in eastern Ukraine came under attack from Russian shelling early Friday, Ukrainian officials said. Joe Biden and Boris Johnson urged Russia to cease its attack. Follow the latest: https://bloom.bg/3vCKsIU

Commodities staged their most stunning weekly surge since 1974, as prices from oil to wheat soar on fears war in Ukraine will further choke supplies. https://bloom.bg/3sFHUbb

As sanctions pile on Russia, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan have been purchasing beaten-down company bonds tied to the country in recent days. https://bloom.bg/3hFzNoN

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🛢️ Exclusive: The U.S. is considering whether to ban Russian oil imports without the help of its European allies — at least initially. https://bloom.bg/35tGbwZ

🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russian banks may turn to China's UnionPay as Visa, Mastercard and American Express suspend operations in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. https://bloom.bg/35WwcQn

🇭🇰🛫 More and more bankers who helped shape Hong Kong are abandoning the city as Beijing and Covid remake it. https://bloom.bg/3hGGg2I

🛢 Russia threatened to cut natural gas supplies to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline in response to sanctions, a move that could heighten the turmoil in energy markets and drive prices even higher. https://bloom.bg/3tCcodh

🧠 Covid can shrink the brain by as much as a decade of aging, a study found. Researchers identified brain damage months after infection. https://bloom.bg/3HR61Il

🇺🇦🇹🇼 And the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may prompt China’s leaders to think twice about taking Taiwan by force. https://bloom.bg/3vOR2fA