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The Russell 2000 index, which tracks smaller companies sensitive to the economy’s health, gained 2.8%, the benchmark’s best day since August.

The Gulf Arabs want stability in the region so they can develop their economies and attract international investment without the perpetual upheaval and chaos on which Hamas thrives.

European officials said increasing financial penalties on Russia is crucial at this stage in the war, when its economy is on the brink of crisis but also transitioning to a full-scale wartime economy.

But there is little evidence to suggest that it would spur a sustained cycle of rising prices across the economy, an observation backed up by economic models, she added.

Done right, it requires equal measures of agility, economy and ferocious power.