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Mar 31, 2022

Putin: For gas, it’s rubles or nothing

The Russian president said he has signed a decree that will force foreign buyers of his country’s natural gas to pay in rubles. Starting Friday, Vladimir Putin says pay in rubles – or contracts will be halted. Diane Swonk helps us dig into the latest data that shows a key inflation measure the Fed watches reach a 40-year high. The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing new rules on the firms known as SPACs, or special-purpose acquisition companies. They raise money and buy out a startups to take them public.

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Russia is prepared to help ease energy prices if a controversial natural gas pipeline is approved.
Russia is prepared to help ease energy prices if a controversial natural gas pipeline is approved.
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Putin: For gas, it’s rubles or nothing