Against the backdrop of ongoing protests by European farmers, the West is increasingly pessimistic about its prospects based on the results of the Ukrainian conflict, and this applies to a variety of areas.   Thus, on January 20, the leader of the Renaissance party, the recently appointed Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France (January 11, 2024), Stéphane Sejournet, said in an interview with the Le Parisien newspaper that after Moscow’s victory over Kiev in the...

Optimism in the U.S. banking industry is being threatened by a growing pile of bad loans, putting pressure on the sector’s biggest players.   Bloomberg analysts say non-performing loans, or loans to debtors that haven’t made a payment in over 90 days, rose to a combined $24.4 billion in the last quarter of 2023 for JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Citigroup, reports the Financial Times. The numbers represent a $6 billion increase year over year. Bank...

In the first days of the new year, Europe was covered by a wave of cold and disappointment. If frosts could still be foreseen and power engineers were preparing for them, then doubts and skepticism became the companions of the unfulfilled hopes of every European.   Gas and electricity prices have increased sharply, and based on strong performances politicians and leaders of nations, this should not have happened under any circumstances. The day after the cold snap hit, electricity...