On the Russian side, there's rumors of them intercepting intel about a UK/USA Nuclear First Strike coming, while the Ukrainians are saying Putin's been coup'd out of power. Considering the diversity of 'opinion' here, I'm willing to bet all news about US-Russian relations are lies these days.
An all-time high. While a hopeful sign, This is why America is doomed. The number should be 100%. Frankly, this is probably due to narrow partisan reasons anyways.
Considering the stat ex-gas price shocks, maybe not, but the volatility is certainly troubling. Shows that there's some real instability in the system right now (which will mean even more boneheaded and dangerous moves by the central bankers).