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Oil Up Boosted by Key Markets, Ahead of OPEC+ Meeting By Investing.com

Oil Up Boosted by Key Markets, Ahead of OPEC+ Meeting By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Doris Yu Investing.com – Oil was up Wednesday morning in Asia as a strong economic rebound of key consumers boosted fuel demand and drained bloated inventories. Investors now await a Organization of…

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If Amazon buys Morrisons, it should be a win for consumers and a major threat to other supermarkets

If Amazon buys Morrisons, it should be a win for consumers and a major threat to other supermarkets

The share price of UK supermarket group Morrisons has jumped by over 30% after a US private equity firm made an offer to buy it for £5.5 billion. The bid by Clayton, Dubilier and Rice,…

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To find out how galaxies grow, we’re zooming in on the night sky and capturing cosmic explosions

To find out how galaxies grow, we’re zooming in on the night sky and capturing cosmic explosions

Scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest of us rarely do. In this series, we’ve invited them to share their unique photos. Across Australia, astronomers are using cutting-edge technologies to capture the night sky,…

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Biden to meet with governors on weather, hike salaries for firefighters By Reuters

Biden to meet with governors on weather, hike salaries for firefighters By Reuters

© Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden meets with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, to discuss FEMA’s efforts to respond to and prepare for extreme…

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The gas tax’s tortured history shows how hard it is to fund new infrastructure

The gas tax’s tortured history shows how hard it is to fund new infrastructure

As the Biden administration and Republicans negotiate a possible infrastructure spending package, how to pay for it has been a key sticking point. President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress want to raise taxes on…

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Why is everyone so obsessed with going to Mars? Here are some other worlds ripe for exploration

Why is everyone so obsessed with going to Mars? Here are some other worlds ripe for exploration

Last month, China successfully landed and deployed the Zhurong rover on Mars, becoming the second country ever to set wheels on the surface of the red planet. Last year the United States, the United Arab…

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EU industry hands Brussels headache over carbon border levy By Reuters

EU industry hands Brussels headache over carbon border levy By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A steel worker of Germany’s industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp AG works near a blast furnace at Germany’s largest steel factory in Duisburg, Germany, January 28, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo By Kate Abnett…

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Crypto banks’ savings rates are ten times greater than high street, but are they safe?

Crypto banks’ savings rates are ten times greater than high street, but are they safe?

Leading crypto banks such as BlockFi and Nexo are attracting a lot of attention. Customers can earn an APY (annual percentage yield) of up to 12%, dwarfing high-street savings accounts, whose interest rates are sub-1%.…

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Dust from exploding stars is raining down on Earth. I hunt it to learn how the elements were made

Dust from exploding stars is raining down on Earth. I hunt it to learn how the elements were made

It is all around us. Every day in our lives we are in contact with it. In fact, we are made from it: ancient stardust. All the atoms around us have witnessed the most violent…

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Exclusive-Farm Belt lawmakers push for biofuel investment and tax credits in new bills By Reuters

Exclusive-Farm Belt lawmakers push for biofuel investment and tax credits in new bills By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Choices at the gas pump including ethanol or no ethanol gas are seen in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo 2/2 By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) –…

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