Sometimes the best “merger-like” news doesn’t make the headlines.

Finally, food! The kids had their slices. I had a break in my own conversation. And I was hungry after coaching and refereeing eight periods of second-grade basketball.

Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska criticized Moscow officials on Thursday for pushing away foreign investors and warned that Russia stands to run out of cash as soon as next year without additional funds—sounding an alarm on the country’s business climate as the war on Ukraine exhausts spending and raises questions about how long Russia can operate on a deficit.

Silvergate Capital’s shares plunged at the start of trading on Thursday after the cryptocurrency-focused bank said it was reviewing its ability to continue as a going concern and would likely be unable to file its annual report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by a March 16 deadline.

Asian equities were mixed overnight as China corrected following yesterday’s exuberance over strong economic data.