How a wrinkle in the oil futures market has clogged America's oil pump The U.S. is still the largest producer of oil, but we're a long way from pumping what we were before the pandemic. Blame backwardation. Paddy Hirsch
The pandemic has created some uncertainty about the future of farm shows Small town farm shows are reacting differently to COVID-19. Some canceled, some went virtual and some are carrying on as usual. It's creating uncertainty about the future of farm shows.
Major oil companies pull out of once-promising Russia Announcements from Shell and BP will further hit Russia's tanking economy — and batter its image as a go-to place for oil and gas investments. Peter Granitz
Russia eyes sanctions workarounds in energy, gold, crypto Observers say Russia will likely turn closer to China to make up for supplies of goods and services lost due to sanctions. The Associated Press
Toyota stops production in Japan after a cyberattack hits one of its suppliers The suspected attack forced Toyota, one of the world's largest auto manufacturers, to suspend operations at 14 of its Japanese plants, affecting the production of about 13,000 vehicles. Joe Hernandez
Russia's central bank doubles a key interest rate as sanctions spark economic turmoil Russia's ruble collapsed on Monday as sanctions hit, forcing President Vladimir Putin to hold an emergency meeting with his economic advisers. Bill Chappell
SWIFT ban prevents Russia from moving money easily. It also has unintended effects NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Professor Scheherazade Rehman of George Washington University, about the international banking messaging system known as SWIFT.
Biden sanctions spare Russia's energy sector. What that means for OPEC talks The ongoing crisis in Ukraine has created volatility on global oil markets. The oil cartel OPEC+ has a meeting this week to discuss their output. Camila Domonoske
U.S. and European allies move to cut Russian banks off from SWIFT U.S. and European authorities tightened sanctions on Russia by moving to cut off certain Russian banks from SWIFT, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. Jackie Northam
Will the current sanctions actually push Russia to withdraw from Ukraine? Scott Simon speaks to businessman Bill Browder, a vocal critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, about sanctions on Russia.