NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 04: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 04, 2022 in New York City. The Dow fell over 300 points in morning trading despite a positive jobs report as the war in Ukraine continues to worry investors.
In today’s Weekly Wrap, the Washington Post’s Catherine Rampell and Business Insider’s Linette Lopez chat about the economic adjustment periods of the war in Ukraine, inflation and its political fallout, and the future of economic sanctions on Russia.
What the markets can tell us about risk, financial and otherwise
by Mitchell Hartman
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The ups and downs of trading don’t always reflect the existential risks associated with ongoing conflicts like the one in Ukraine.
Stress persists 2 years into the pandemic economy
by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal
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We talked with two people who were out of work in March 2020 about how the pandemic has affected their personal economies.
Crypto miners came to upstate New York for cheap energy. Some regret letting them come.
by Lily Jamali
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The miners have blown through one town’s allocation of cheap power, while another has put a moratorium on new mining operations.
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