Hey, Irwin…Did you notice that Russia was the only emerging market that was up in your index on Friday? Shouldn’t have been hard to spot that bit of green in the sea of red.
New Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wants better links with Europe.
BP PLC (BP) has found itself under pressure from the Kremlin to cede control of its joint venture in Russia, TNK-BP Holding OAO, to a state-owned oil monopoly such as Rosneft NK OAO or Gazprom OAO - the latest attempt by the Russian government to expand its energy monopoly and drive out international oil majors.