Nasdaq briefly jumps, S&P 500 cuts losses as Biden speaks

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Nasdaq sharply extended gains and the S&P 500 cut its losses briefly in Thursday afternoon trading as U.S. President Joe Biden said Russia’s military attack on Ukraine is unfolding largely as U.S. offic…

Explainer-How Western sanctions will target Russia

By Karin Strohecker (Reuters) -The United States and its allies have vowed to hit Russia with harsh sanctions after Russian forces invaded Ukraine on Thursday in a massed assault by land, sea and air – the biggest by one state against another in Europe…