Some Russian businessmen made the US blacklist just for being successful

The US Treasury published the ‘Kremlin list’ on Tuesday. It includes officials and tycoons with political and business ties to the Russian government. But some were blacklisted just for being billionaires. Arkady Volozh Worth $ 1.1 billion, Volozh is the founder and CEO of the Russia’s largest IT company, Yandex. The company is Google’s main […]

Step inside New York’s oldest health club, where celebrities, millennials, and businessmen mingle over Dead Sea mud treatments and a 190-degree steam room

Harrison Jacobs/Business Insider Russian and Turkish Baths is a health club in New York City’s East Village neighborhood. Open since 1892, the bathhouse serves as a meeting place for the city’s Russian and Jewish enclaves — and a hotspot for celebrities, millennials, businessmen, and tourists. For over 30 years, the Baths have been owned by […]

Uber used former CIA officers posing as businessmen to collect trade secrets and other intel, explosive letter claims

REUTERS/Adnan Abidi There are a lot of explosive claims in a recently unsealed letter written by a lawyer for a former Uber intelligence manager. One claim is that Uber contracted with ex-CIA operatives to bug hotels, infiltrate WhatsApp groups, and obtain sensitive information.  In one example cited in the letter, these operatives were able to […]

Democrats are looking to veterans, businessmen to retake House majority

Joe Raedle/Getty Images The Democratic Party is trying to build a new House majority with a collection of political neophytes who hail from business, medicine, philanthropy and the military. On Monday, Democratic officials shared with the Washington Examiner the party’s emerging 2018 slate, a collection of recruits that it believes could challenge Republicans in traditionally […]

EU energy head in Iran with businessmen to show support for nuke deal amid bellicose Trump rhetoric

The EU’s energy commissioner is in Tehran to boost business ties and express Europe’s support for the country’s nuclear deal. With Iranian President Rouhani up for reelection within weeks, Brussels aims to boost trust in the landmark 2015 agreement. Miguel Arias Canete, Europe’s commissioner for climate action and energy, came to the Islamic Republic for […]