© Reuters. Iron Ore’s Record Rout Threatens Surge in Volatility to Come (Bloomberg) — Iron ore’s most spectacular collapse on record portends more volatility to come as investors grapple with a complex policy backdrop in…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently called on countries to stop any research that might lead to the birth of genetically edited human beings. The call was made with the release of the recommendations on…
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Nigeria is sitting on a demographic goldmine which could transform the economy. About 60% of Nigeria’s 200 million people are under the age of 25, and that number is expected to increase significantly by 2050.…
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© Reuters. By Peter Nurse Investing.com — Crude oil prices fell further Friday, adding to the week’s hefty losses on concerns that rising Covid-19 cases will stunt demand growth for the second half of the…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift among businesses to solutions based on digital technology. The growing switch to online and mobile platform transactions has ensured that businesses do not completely shut down. It has…
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The phrase “OK Boomer” has become popular over the past two years as an all-purpose retort with which young people dismiss their elders for being “old-fashioned”. “OK Boomer” began as a meme in TikTok videos,…
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The board of the Central Bank of Chile approved a new transparency policy on June 2, based on the International Monetary Fund’s transparency code. The new code is part of the central bank’s ongoing strategy…
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© Reuters. Signage is seen at the headquarters of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/Files NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is…
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The long-term impact of COVID-19 on the economy will not be clear for some time. But in the UK, the easing of pandemic related restrictions has coincided with significant labour shortages and the driving up…
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During the Early Cretaceous period, 110 million to 107 million years ago, Australia was much further south than it is today. Yet fossils from several sites on the Otway Coast in Victoria show dinosaurs were…
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