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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© 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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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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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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© 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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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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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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© 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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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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Madam C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, was America’s first female self-made millionaire. She pioneered a line of hair care and beauty products for people of color early in the 20th century, and the recent Netflix…
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