Citywire: How a commercial real estate deal happens at Cadre

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Theoretically, investing in commercial real estate should be simple – buy a property, renovate it, lease it, and sell the building. In practice, commercial real estate investing is far more complicated. Read more here.

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This scene from the Italian Job movie (2003) seems appropriate right now...

Forbes: Ukraine Crisis - Initial Indications Show Bitcoin Is Failing As A Safe-Haven Asset

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Gold rose to the occasion. Read more here.

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Forbes: Ukraine Crisis Dilemma — A Total Blockade Of Russia’s Banks Would Hurt Europe

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Banning Russia from the SWIFT payment system would hurt Europe. Read more here.

The Kremlin

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CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: #Ukraine: Commodities spike.@RealConstable

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

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Kyiv, Ukraine

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Time Magazine: Why Sanctions on Russia Won’t Work

By SIMON CONSTABLE

As the U.S. and Europe roll out an arsenal of economic sanctions to combat Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there is scant understanding that the financial interdependence of the crisis’s significant players means quick and easy solutions are unlikely to work. Worse still, imposing sanctions on Russia’s elite will do little if anything to bring order to what has fast-become chaotic. Read more here.

Russian Soldier

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CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: #Ukraine: Storms over Europe @RealConstable

By SIMON CONSTABLE 

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