Putin: For gas, it’s rubles or nothing

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The Russian president said he has signed a decree that will force foreign buyers of his country&#8217;s natural gas to pay in rubles. Starting Friday, Vladimir Putin says pay in rubles – or contracts will be halted. Diane Swonk helps us dig into the latest data that shows a key inflation measure the Fed watches reaching a 40-year high. The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing new rules on the firms known as SPACs, or special-purpose acquisition companies. They raise money and buy out startups to take them public.</span></p>