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ESG investing has a blind spot that puts the $35 trillion industry’s sustainability promises in doubt: supply chains

ESG investing has a blind spot that puts the $35 trillion industry’s sustainability promises in doubt: supply chains

If you own stocks, chances are good you have heard the term ESG. It stands for environmental, social and governance, and it’s a way to laud corporate leaders who take sustainability – including climate change…

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White sharks can easily mistake swimmers or surfers for seals. Our research aims to reduce the risk

White sharks can easily mistake swimmers or surfers for seals. Our research aims to reduce the risk

The presumed death of 57-year-old Paul Millachip in an apparently fatal shark bite incident near Perth on November 6 is a traumatising reminder that while shark bites are rare, they can have tragic consequences. Despite…

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Central bank signals could be impacting natural rate – BIS paper

Central bank signals could be impacting natural rate – BIS paper

The Bank for International Settlements, Basel The signals central banks send to the private sector and the information they receive in return could be enough to explain the decline in the natural rate of interest,…

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Oil Inventories Unexpectedly Fall by 2.5M Barrels Last Week: API By Investing.com

Oil Inventories Unexpectedly Fall by 2.5M Barrels Last Week: API By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Yasin Ebrahim Investing.com – U.S. crude stockpiles unexpectedly fell last week, exacerbating expectations that supply will remain tight as demand continued to improve.                   …

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Should Elon Musk try to solve the problem of world hunger with $6 billion? 5 questions answered

Should Elon Musk try to solve the problem of world hunger with $6 billion? 5 questions answered

Elon Musk hinted on Oct. 31, 2021, perhaps jokingly, that he might be willing to donate US$6 billion of his fortune to pay for hunger relief. But there was a catch: The United Nations would…

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How digital technology helped support Ghana’s COVID response

How digital technology helped support Ghana’s COVID response

Real-time surveillance of reported COVID infections has been key to the global pandemic response. Many tools, devices and apps have been used to support surveillance. China, South Korea and Malaysia developed some early in the…

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Oil approaches $84 as lifting of U.S. travel ban boosts demand By Reuters

Oil approaches $84 as lifting of U.S. travel ban boosts demand By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A pump jack stands idle in Dewitt County, Texas January 13, 2016. REUTERS/Anna Driver By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -Oil rose towards $84 a barrel on Tuesday, gaining for a third…

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The new Global Methane Pledge can buy time while the world drastically reduces fossil fuel use

The new Global Methane Pledge can buy time while the world drastically reduces fossil fuel use

There were four big announcements during the first week of COP26, the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow: on coal, finance, methane and deforestation. Of those four, the global methane pledge could have the most immediate…

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study shows the first continents bobbed to the surface more than 3 billion years ago

study shows the first continents bobbed to the surface more than 3 billion years ago

Most people know that the land masses on which we all live represent just 30% of Earth’s surface, and the rest is covered by oceans. The emergence of the continents was a pivotal moment in…

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Fed announces strict new trading rules for senior officials

Fed announces strict new trading rules for senior officials

The Federal Reserve Board of Governors announced it would adopt strict new regulations barring its officials from investing in individual stocks and bonds (October 21). The board’s new rules will impose tighter disclosure rules and…

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