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In Wisconsin, Trump announces $13 billion in farm aid By Reuters

In Wisconsin, Trump announces $13 billion in farm aid By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. U.S. President Trump holds news conference at the White House in Washington 2/2 By Steve Holland and P.J. Huffstutter MOSINEE, Wis. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new round of…

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Inclusion starts with better management – here’s what employees say about making diversity work

Inclusion starts with better management – here’s what employees say about making diversity work

Since the death of George Floyd in May, dozens of companies such as Apple, Estee Lauder and Facebook have vowed to increase diversity and inclusion in their workplaces. The diversity part seems straightforward enough. But…

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Crude Oil Prices Hit Two-Week High on Saudi Hint of Further Cuts By Investing.com

Crude Oil Prices Hit Two-Week High on Saudi Hint of Further Cuts By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com — Crude oil prices rose on Thursday after Saudi Arabia’s oil ministry raised the prospect of further production cuts if the global economic recovery loses any more momentum. A meeting…

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Scientific American has endorsed Joe Biden over Trump for president. Australia should take note

Scientific American has endorsed Joe Biden over Trump for president. Australia should take note

In an unprecedented step, prestigious science publication Scientific American has launched a scathing attack on President Donald Trump and endorsed his opponent, Democratic candidate Joe Biden, in the upcoming US election. It’s the first presidential…

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The experience economy will not fully recover – consumers will pay to perform in future instead

The experience economy will not fully recover – consumers will pay to perform in future instead

No list of seminal business books would be complete without The Experience Economy, the 1999 bestseller by American academics B Joseph Pine II and James H Gilmore. They argued that the selling of experiences was…

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Oil Down Over Continuous Fuel Demand Recovery Concerns By Investing.com

Oil Down Over Continuous Fuel Demand Recovery Concerns By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Oil was down on Thursday morning in Asia, giving up some gains from the previous session over continuous weaker fuel demand concerns. were down 0.66% to $41.94 by…

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The study of tiny fossils reminds us that museums are key to advancing science

The study of tiny fossils reminds us that museums are key to advancing science

To some people, museums are a place to view curiosities or to learn more about our world. For others, museums are buildings that conserve history and heritage. Few will describe museums as places of active…

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Lessons from how the polio vaccine went from the lab to the public that Americans can learn from today

Lessons from how the polio vaccine went from the lab to the public that Americans can learn from today

In 1955, after a field trial involving 1.8 million Americans, the world’s first successful polio vaccine was declared “safe, effective, and potent.” It was arguably the most significant biomedical advance of the past century. Despite…

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Oil Stockpiles Fell 4.4 Million Barrels: EIA By Investing.com

Oil Stockpiles Fell 4.4 Million Barrels: EIA By Investing.com

© Reuters. Investing.com — U.S. oil stockpiles declined last week, confounding expectations, according to the Energy Information Administration. fell by 4.4 million barrels last week after a 2 million-barrel increase the week before. Analysts tracked by…

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proposed bill would spur open data sharing between agencies

proposed bill would spur open data sharing between agencies

The federal government has announced a plan to increase the sharing of citizen data across the public sector. This would include data sitting with agencies such as Centrelink, the Australian Tax Office, the Department of…

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