It's Tuesday, March 4th.

Welcome to Market Foolery.

I'm Mark Reith and joining me in studio from Motley Fool 1, Morgan Housle,

and from Million Dollar Portfolio Mike Olson,

gentlemen, Happy Tuesday.

Good to be here.

Hello.

We had a hint of snow here yesterday, which meant no show,

leaving us with plenty to catch up on from the last few days,

including the departure of Apple CFO

and Warren Buffett's latest annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway

shareholders.

But before all that, let's start with the big macro news, Russia versus the Ukraine.

Over the last few days, tensions between the two countries have come closer to a boiling point than anyone would like,

with Russia sending troops into the Crimean region to protect its naval interests there,

as the rest of the world watches and prepares

to respond with economic sanctions.

Now guys, we're not here to talk politics, we're here to talk investing.

So let's look at this from an investor's perspective.

Historically, when these sorts of geopolitical dramas

rear their heads, what's the market's reaction to them

and what's been the market's reaction to this particular drama?

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