ABNB - Russia roundup: Moscow Exchange still closed Airbnb suspend operations
Europe's largest nuclear power plant, located in Enerhodar, Ukraine, came under attack from Russian shelling overnight, sparking a blaze and raising fears of a nuclear disaster. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy even spoke with President Biden, telling him that "if it blows up, it will be 10 times larger than Chernobyl," before the fire was extinguished and Russia took control of the facility. Stock futures whipsawed on the news, with the International Atomic Energy Agency saying "essential" equipment was not impacted and there had been no change to reported radiation levels. Financial fallout: Russia is keeping the Moscow Exchange closed for a fifth straight day on Friday, trying to shield stocks from a potentially brutal selloff. Over in the the U.S., FINRA halted OTC trading in several Russian stocks, while the London Stock Exchange suspended trading in more than 50 Russian securities to "maintain orderly markets." Another wave of sanctions has also
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Russia roundup: Moscow Exchange still closed, Airbnb suspend operations