Russia's military assault triggered a sharp sell-off in the S&P 500 and pushed the Nasdaq briefly into bear market territory before both stock indexes bounced back into positive territory in a wild trading session. Escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine came to a head early Feb. 24 when Russia launched a deadly invasion into its neighboring nation, with explosions and missile strikes in Ukraine's capital of Kyiv and several other cities. The potential for Russian military aggression in Ukraine has been weighing on global financial markets for weeks. The military assault triggered a sharp sell-off in the S&P 500 and pushed the Nasdaq briefly into bear market territory before both stock indexes bounced back into positive territory in a wild trading session. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his goal is the "demilitarization" of Ukraine and claims Russia has no intention of occupying the territory. Some experts speculate that Putin's true goa...
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