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Dow, Nasdaq weighed down by Microsoft, Amgen; all eyes on Fed By Reuters

Dow, Nasdaq weighed down by Microsoft, Amgen; all eyes on Fed By Reuters

© Reuters. A man walks by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Building in New York City By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shivani Kumaresan (Reuters) – The Dow and Nasdaq indexes fell on Wednesday as…

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Oil Up With Help from US Stockpiles, Goldman as India Burns From Covid   By Investing.com

Oil Up With Help from US Stockpiles, Goldman as India Burns From Covid   By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Oil prices rose about 2% on Wednesday, helped by bullish U.S. inventory and a Goldman Sachs (NYSE:) forecast for $80 a barrel within the next six months, even…

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What’s a capital gain and how is it taxed?

What’s a capital gain and how is it taxed?

President Joe Biden plans to propose doubling the tax wealthy people pay on their capital gains. Under the plan, which he intends to present during an April 28, 2021, speech to Congress, the tax rate…

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Apple’s new ‘app tracking transparency’ has angered Facebook. How does it work, what’s all the fuss about, and should you use it?

Apple’s new ‘app tracking transparency’ has angered Facebook. How does it work, what’s all the fuss about, and should you use it?

Apple users across the globe are adopting the latest operating system update, called iOS 14.5, featuring the now-obligatory new batch of emojis. But there’s another change that’s arguably less fun but much more significant for…

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Renforcement de la coopération entre le FAGACE et ETC

Renforcement de la coopération entre le FAGACE et ETC

(FAGACE) – Ce mardi 27 avril 2021 au siège du FAGACE à Cotonou, Monsieur Ngueto Tiraïna YAMBAYE, Directeur Général du Fonds Africain de Garantie et de Coopération Economique (FAGACE), et Monsieur Anco Marzio LENARDON, Président d’ETC…

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L’homme d’affaires ukrainien Max Polyakov acquiert le fabricant sud-africain de satellites Dragonfly Aerospace

L’homme d’affaires ukrainien Max Polyakov acquiert le fabricant sud-africain de satellites Dragonfly Aerospace

(Agence Ecofin) – Le marché de l’observation de la Terre par satellite se porte bien. Il offre de plus en plus d’opportunités pour répondre à divers défis de l’heure, notamment sécuritaires. Se doter d’atouts essentiels pour…

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Fed to Stay Patient as U.S. Outlook Improves: Decision-Day Guide By Bloomberg

Fed to Stay Patient as U.S. Outlook Improves: Decision-Day Guide By Bloomberg

© Reuters. Fed to Stay Patient as U.S. Outlook Improves: Decision-Day Guide (Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is expected to maintain aggressive U.S. economic support, even as faster vaccinations have brightened the outlook…

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Gold Down Against Rising U.S. Treasury Yields, Ahead of Fed Policy Decision By Investing.com

Gold Down Against Rising U.S. Treasury Yields, Ahead of Fed Policy Decision By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Gold was down on Wednesday morning in Asia against rising U.S. Treasury yields. Investors also await the U.S. Federal Reserve’s for further clues on the direction of the…

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Airbnb hosts, Uber drivers and waiters who are more politically conservative get slightly higher ratings and tips

Airbnb hosts, Uber drivers and waiters who are more politically conservative get slightly higher ratings and tips

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Customers give higher ratings and tips to politically conservative Airbnb hosts, Uber drivers and waiters than to ones with more liberal…

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how the amazing engineering of army ants can teach us to build better

how the amazing engineering of army ants can teach us to build better

Army ants (Eciton burchellii) are known for their vast foraging raids. Hundreds of thousands of ants flow like a river from their nest site, scouring the jungle as they prey on anything unable to escape…

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