Realpolitik Meets Real-Time Markets
Russia's move on Crimea, Alibaba's IPO and more on the latest in the financial markets.
Tom Buerkle
December 17, 2025
John Kerry, U.S. secretary of state, attends a meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, March 3, 2014. Obama urged Netanyahu to "seize the moment" to make peace, saying time is running out to negotiate an Israeli-Palestinian agreement. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** John Kerry
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