Banks are pirates? Banks are the company of Pirates of the modern seas? Banks, those modern-day pirates of the financial seas, be like, "Give us yer treasure, we'll keep it safe, charge you for the privilege, and then offer it to others at a price ye'd never believe." They've got...

So, this "Austrian" bank, Raiffeisen, decided to make a chunk of its yearly profits in Russia, which sounds like a brilliant business move, right? But, surprise, they can't bring a single penny of it back home. Why? Well, the Kremlin seems to have a thing for blocking capital. It's like...