Daily Brief February 24

By MikeC•

Russia launched its attack on Ukraine.

 

“In announcing a major military operation, Russian President Vladimir Putin deflected global condemnation and cascading new sanctions — and chillingly referred to his country’s nuclear arsenal as he threatened any foreign country attempting to interfere with ‘consequences you have never seen,’” noted Reuters.

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Meanwhile, NATO plans to reinforce its presence on its eastern front following the invasion. “In the coming days and weeks … we will further increase our presence in the eastern part of the alliance,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, as quoted by CNBC. “We have already deployed thousands of troops. The most important thing for Poland and allies in [the eastern part of] the NATO alliance is that there is more NATO presence in the east.”

 

In short, the situation may only get worse.

 

It’s why Dow futures are down 800 points this morning. It’s why crude oil is quickly nearing $100 a barrel, which we’ll feel at the pump.  It’s why gold prices are up $54 to $1,962. It’s also why the Volatility Index is up 29%.

 

Unfortunately, no one has any idea what happens next, or how long this could last.

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But if you want to safeguard your portfolio from the chaos, you may want to consider oil-related, dividend paying stocks, such as:

 

BP PLC (BP), which carries a dividend yield of 4.21%.

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Stay safe out there, my friends.

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🏦 Markets

  • The Dow is up down 764 points to 32,302
  • The S&P 500 is down 103 points to 4,119.50
  • The NASDAQ is down 426 to 13,090.75
  • Gold prices are up by $55.84 to $1,964.74
  • Bitcoin is down 9.3% to $35,240
  • Oil prices are up $7.18 a barrel to $99.28
  • The VIX is up 28% to 36.90