For investors, Wall Street’s optimism is a flashing red light, according to DataTrek co-founder Nicholas Colas.

Matthew Chapman attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing in election and policy coverage.

Russia’s sanctions-defying economy, propelled higher by the Ukraine war, is suddenly coming back down to earth. Fueled by massive military spending and steady oil exports, Russia recorded some of the ...