business this morning. markets around the world. asian shares actually stabilized here and european shares have reverted to higher bounce back after a pretty tough day yesterday. stock index futures bouncing a little bit. wall street returned from a holiday weekend to the escalating russian-ukraine tensions. s&p reacting properly. dow down 1.4. nasdaq 1.2%. several countries issued sanctions. president biden cut off russia from western finance. germany halted certification of the nord stream 2 pipeline. global prices rose above $97 a barrel after flirting with 100 bucks. russia is one of the largest producers of aisle and natural gas.