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Biggest Banks Plan to Distribute Stimulus Payments on Wednesday By Bloomberg

Biggest Banks Plan to Distribute Stimulus Payments on Wednesday By Bloomberg

© Bloomberg. Building are seen reflected on the exterior of a Bank of America Corp. branch in New York, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. Bank of America Corp. is scheduled to release earnings figures…

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Oil demand drag takes toll on tankers, U.S. refiners By Reuters

Oil demand drag takes toll on tankers, U.S. refiners By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An oil storage tank and crude oil pipeline equipment is seen during a tour by the Department of Energy at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport 2/2 By Jonathan Saul…

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Joe Biden’s US$1.9 trillion stimulus won’t be enough to reignite world economy on its own

Joe Biden’s US$1.9 trillion stimulus won’t be enough to reignite world economy on its own

The economic orthodoxy has long been that governments should try to balance their books and leave all the heavy lifting in managing their economies to central banks. We saw this writ large in the years…

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the DyRET robot can rearrange its body to walk in new environments

the DyRET robot can rearrange its body to walk in new environments

Imagine running on a cement footpath, and then suddenly through dry sand. Just to keep upright, you would have to slow down and change the way you run. In the same way, a walking robot…

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ACF obtient un prêt syndiqué de 115 millions $ pour ses activités de négoce agricole en Afrique

ACF obtient un prêt syndiqué de 115 millions $ pour ses activités de négoce agricole en Afrique

(Agence Ecofin) – La covid-19 a durablement affecté l’activité de nombreux exploitants agricoles africains. Près de 600 000 bénéficieront de manière indirecte d’un appui de l’Export Trading Group qui a conclu à cet effet une facilité…

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la liaison de fibre optique Moanda – Cape Town de Liquid Telecom sera mise en service la semaine prochaine

la liaison de fibre optique Moanda – Cape Town de Liquid Telecom sera mise en service la semaine prochaine

(Agence Ecofin) – Il aura fallu plus de dix ans à Liquid Telecom pour relier l’Afrique de l’Ouest à l’Afrique de l’Est par la fibre optique. C’est désormais chose faite et l’entreprise entre dans une nouvelle…

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Yellen to meet religious leaders, NGO group pushing for debt relief By Reuters

Yellen to meet religious leaders, NGO group pushing for debt relief By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen attends economic briefing at the White House in Washington By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet on Tuesday with Jubilee USA…

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Oil falls amid stockpiling concern; European vaccine woe threatens demand By Reuters

Oil falls amid stockpiling concern; European vaccine woe threatens demand By Reuters

© Reuters. Views of Total Grandpuits oil refinery TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Tuesday, extending declines for a third day, as concerns about rising stockpiles in the United States added to the threat…

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IMF / GLOBAL FINANCIAL STABILITY REPORT

IMF / GLOBAL FINANCIAL STABILITY REPORT

The IMF sees that the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an extraordinary contraction of the global economy, but policy makers should remain vigilant as financial vulnerabilities are rising, the Fund’s Financial Counselor Tobias Adrian said ahead…

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US could save tens of thousands of lives and tens of billions of dollars with 3 weeks of strict COVID-19 measures

US could save tens of thousands of lives and tens of billions of dollars with 3 weeks of strict COVID-19 measures

President Joe Biden commemorated the COVID-19 pandemic’s one-year anniversary by giving Americans an ambitious goal: Return to a semblance of normalcy by the Fourth of July. “But to get there we can’t let our guard…

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