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Will there be a ‘Santa Claus rally’ in the stock market this year?

Will there be a ‘Santa Claus rally’ in the stock market this year?

In 1897, the American newspaper editor Francis Pharcellus Church penned a famous reply to a young reader who wrote in with doubts about the existence of a certain old man in a red suit who…

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Oil Bulls Stung by New Week in Red as Omicron Fears Return By Investing.com

Oil Bulls Stung by New Week in Red as Omicron Fears Return By Investing.com

© Reuters. (Updates with settlement prices) By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – The newest known variant of Covid isn’t going away, as much as oil bulls wish it would.  Omicron’s renewed grip on headlines this week…

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Why it makes sense to regulate charitable crowdfunding

Why it makes sense to regulate charitable crowdfunding

Within 24 hours of devastating tornadoes striking six states in December 2021, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear launched the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund. That the leader of the state this disaster hit hardest would…

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Hibbert’s flowers and Hitler’s beetle – what do we do when species are named after history’s monsters?

Hibbert’s flowers and Hitler’s beetle – what do we do when species are named after history’s monsters?

“What’s in a name?”, asked Juliet of Romeo. “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” But, as with the Montagues and Capulets, names mean a lot, and can…

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Call for papers: Systemic risks in non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI) and policies to address them

Call for papers: Systemic risks in non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI) and policies to address them

The Financial Stability Board invites submissions of papers for a conference on systemic risks in non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI) and policies to address them. The conference, which will take place in June 2022, will…

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Eurozone sovereign debt crisis has increased financial fragmentation, paper argues

Eurozone sovereign debt crisis has increased financial fragmentation, paper argues

Risk premia for corporate bonds differ according to country of origin, researchers say The European sovereign debt crisis has “reversed the process of financial integration” in the eurozone, a working paper published by the Banque…

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Oil prices head for weekly loss on Omicron uncertainty By Reuters

Oil prices head for weekly loss on Omicron uncertainty By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an oil storage facility, is seen in this aerial photograph over Freeport, Texas, U.S., April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters)…

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I’ve fine-tuned a tool that advises the Bank of England what interest rates to set – here’s what it says

I’ve fine-tuned a tool that advises the Bank of England what interest rates to set – here’s what it says

Interest rates were remarkably stable in ancient societies. It has been argued that this was because they reflected the local system of numerical fractions. Classical Greece had a “normal” interest rate of 10% per annum…

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we just discovered the world’s leggiest animal hiding in Western Australia

we just discovered the world’s leggiest animal hiding in Western Australia

Millipedes were the first land animals, and today we know of more than 13,000 species. There are likely thousands more species of the many-legged invertebrates awaiting discovery and formal scientific description. The name “millipede” comes…

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White House unveils faster plan to eliminate lead pipes, paint By Reuters

White House unveils faster plan to eliminate lead pipes, paint By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A member of the Secret Service walks along security fence installed around the White House days after supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 11,…

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