Regionally Speaking, March 3, 2022

Published March 3, 2022 at 12:47 PM CST

TOPSHOT - A woman stands in front of a destroyed building after a Russian missile attack in the town of Vasylkiv, near Kyiv, on February 27, 2022. - Ukraine's foreign minister said on February 27, that Kyiv would not buckle at talks with Russia over its invasion, accusing President Vladimir Putin of seeking to increase "pressure" by ordering his nuclear forces on high alert. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Today: IUPUI professor and senior lecturer Pierre Atlas is back on "Regionally Speaking" to talk about the latest events in the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its impact in human lives and in political and economic terms. PNC Financial Services senior economist Abbey Omodunbi also gives us his view on the financial impact of the conflict on the global economy and other U.S. economic news. And on "Reporters Roundtable," "Times" business reporter Joseph Pete reviews his recent stories on BP divesting itself from shares in a Russian oil company over the Ukraine invasion, the Region steel mills' payouts of up to $14,515 in profit-sharing bonuses to employees in the fourth quarter and why a northwest Indiana retailer is raising its starting wages amid a very tight labor market.