Biden's request for $33 billion in aid to Ukraine hit an snag on Capitol Hill, where a dispute over immigration threatens to hamstring assistance to Kyiv.
The CDC published its most detailed findings so far about nine children in Alabama who developed severe hepatitis, after issuing a health alert last week.
Saber-rattling and rhetoric between Moscow and the West have become more aggressive, prompting concerns that a direct confrontation could be more likely.
The European Union is racing to find alternative suppliers of natural gas after Russia's Gazprom cut flows to two EU nations, sparking fears that others will soon follow.
Veteran natural gas trader Bill Perkins warned Thursday of potentially "catastrophic pricing" this winter if Russia's move to cut gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria ends in a full-blown energy blockade.
The euro tumbled against the U.S. dollar Wednesday as investors grew increasingly concerned with energy supply and a potential recession in the region.
CEO Thomas Gottstein told CNBC that letters received by investors had "nothing to do" with sanctions, or loans belonging to members of Putin's inner circle.
Deutsche Bank reported Wednesday its seventh consecutive quarterly profit, but warned that the current environment is "challenging" and "cost pressures have intensified."
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