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Oil prices tick up on OPEC studying output cut, Iran tensions By Reuters

Oil prices tick up on OPEC studying output cut, Iran tensions By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices inched up on Tuesday as tension around Iran’s…

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Collective action around common resources could help vulnerable communities

Collective action around common resources could help vulnerable communities

Two separate economic studies point to a grim current economic reality in South Africa. Close to 3 million jobs lost due to the COVID-19 lockdown in April were not recovered again by June 2020. Also…

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The Christmas gifts that keep giving (your data away) — and how to prevent this

The Christmas gifts that keep giving (your data away) — and how to prevent this

With the festive season having come to a close, consumers the world over will be playing with a variety of new tech toys. In recent years, the most popular gadgets sold on Amazon have included…

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IMF Media Center : IMF Global Growth Outlook

IMF Media Center : IMF Global Growth Outlook

The IMF is predicting an uptick in global growth in coming years, in part due to the impact of US tax cuts spurring investment and spending, the organization announced Monday. Global GDP growth will rise…

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Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, Telkom, Rain et Liquid Telecom ont postulé pour les nouvelles fréquences

Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, Telkom, Rain et Liquid Telecom ont postulé pour les nouvelles fréquences

(Agence Ecofin) – La procédure d’acquisition de nouveaux spectres télécoms, ouverte en octobre 2020, est entrée dans la phase de la vente aux enchères. Les opérateurs les mieux-disants disposeront d’atouts pour améliorer les services et…

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Fed’s Mester says monetary policy will remain accommodative for ‘quite some time’ By Reuters

Fed’s Mester says monetary policy will remain accommodative for ‘quite some time’ By Reuters

(Reuters) – U.S. economic growth could surge later this year if most Americans are vaccinated against the coronavirus, but the gains would unlikely be enough for the Federal Reserve to pull back its support, Cleveland…

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Oil Starts 2021 Lower On OPEC, COVID Worries By Investing.com

Oil Starts 2021 Lower On OPEC, COVID Worries By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com –  After ending the worst year in oil trading down 21%, crude prices began 2021 on a weak note as well, hampered by worries about rising production in a…

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How the pandemic will shape the workplace trends of 2021

How the pandemic will shape the workplace trends of 2021

The economist John Maynard Keynes predicted in 1930 that the amount we work would gradually shrink to as little as 15 hours a week as technology made us more productive. Not only did this not…

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How does your brain wake up from sleep?

How does your brain wake up from sleep?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. What happens in your brain when you wake up from…

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La bourse du Nigeria enregistre la meilleure performance mondiale de 2020, grâce aux investisseurs locaux

La bourse du Nigeria enregistre la meilleure performance mondiale de 2020, grâce aux investisseurs locaux

(Agence Ecofin) – Une économie perturbée par la Covid-19 et la baisse de rentabilité sur les prêts accordés à l’Etat fédéral en raison de la hausse des prix, ont poussé les investisseurs nigérians à chercher…

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