RUSSIA’S ALTERNATE MEDIA REALITY: Russia’s state-controlled TV and newspaper are turning the Malaysia airlines take-down on its head for the locals. Among the theories being floated: One channel reports that the “U.S. orchestrated this because Ukrainian government is not sophisticated enough to orchestrate this.” Read more
CANDIDATE GRIFFIN: Citadel’s Ken Griffin is well known as an extremely generous donor to conservative causes and candidates, but the trading tycoon may someday soon become a candidate himself. Read more
SHALE UPSTARTS MERGE IN LONG SHADOW OF BIG OIL: Is there a risk the independent shale operators end up looking like Big Oil in a few years? Read more
STOCKS END LOWER AMID CAUTION ON UKRAINE AND GAZA: Read more
