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FSB Chair presents a comprehensive roadmap for addressing climate-related financial risks

FSB Chair presents a comprehensive roadmap for addressing climate-related financial risks

Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8477[email protected] Ref no: 18/2021 The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a letter from its Chair, Randal K. Quarles, to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors ahead of…

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Oil Tanks 2nd Day in Row as OPEC Disunity Bites By Investing.com

Oil Tanks 2nd Day in Row as OPEC Disunity Bites By Investing.com

© Reuters. (Updates with Brent settlement) By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – OPEC’s disunity could undo oil’s near-perfect rally. Crude prices tanked for a second day in a row, falling as much as 2% to extend…

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New York defines illegal firearms use as a ‘public nuisance’ in bid to pierce gun industry’s powerful liability shield

New York defines illegal firearms use as a ‘public nuisance’ in bid to pierce gun industry’s powerful liability shield

Could calling the illegal use of firearms a “public nuisance” bring an end to the gun industry’s immunity from civil lawsuits? New York will soon test that notion. State lawmakers recently amended New York’s public…

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the top 5 most dangerous criminal organisations online right now

the top 5 most dangerous criminal organisations online right now

On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog! These words from Peter Steiner’s famous cartoon could easily be applied to the recent ransomware attack on Florida-based software supplier Kaseya. Kaseya provides software services to thousands…

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Ever Given container ship set to leave Suez Canal By Reuters

Ever Given container ship set to leave Suez Canal By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Ship Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container ships, is seen after it was fully floated in Suez Canal, Egypt March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany//File Photo CAIRO (Reuters)…

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Fixing America’s crumbling physical – and human – infrastructure: 3 essential reads

Fixing America’s crumbling physical – and human – infrastructure: 3 essential reads

Forget about “infrastructure week” – it’s infrastructure summer. Or that seems to be the ambition of President Joe Biden as he barnstorms the country in hopes of selling the US$579 billion bipartisan infrastructure deal he…

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BIS pays out double dividend after bumper profit

BIS pays out double dividend after bumper profit

The Bank for International Settlements is paying out an extra dividend to its 63 central bank shareholders this year, after the rapid market recovery in 2020 generated large profits. Net profits were SDR1.2 billion ($1.7…

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Why do kids hate going to sleep, while adults usually love it?

Why do kids hate going to sleep, while adults usually love it?

The school holidays are here, and parents struggling to get their children to bed will no doubt be thinking: what is wrong with you? I would do anything to get more sleep! Children seem to…

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Oil Hits 7-Year High, Then Plunges on OPEC Disarray By Investing.com

Oil Hits 7-Year High, Then Plunges on OPEC Disarray By Investing.com

© Reuters. (Adds settlement prices) By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Oil bulls thought they got more than they wished for from OPEC+: Not a barrel of additional output for August.  But there’s also the saying,…

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Research shows labor unions help lower the risk of poverty

Research shows labor unions help lower the risk of poverty

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Belonging to a union or living in a U.S. state where organized labor is relatively strong helps lower the likelihood that…

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