© Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com — Crude oil prices hit fresh nine-month highs again on Friday, as cold weather across much of the northern hemisphere – but particularly in Asia – kept prices well…
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Governments shouldn’t be worried that raising taxes on the rich will harm their economies when deciding on how to pay for COVID-19. Our new research on 18 advanced economies shows that major tax cuts for…
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There are many things humanity must overcome before any return journey to Mars is launched. The two major players are NASA and SpaceX, which work together intimately on missions to the International Space Station but…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com — Patience was a quality greatly demanded from traders over the past week. And for the most part, those in commodities showed it as Congress continued its back-and-forth dance…
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In a world of countless entertainment opportunities, movies are one of the few remaining proven ways to attract a new audience and retain existing ones. Yet the dominant narrative seems to be that in the…
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SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the respiratory illness COVID-19, has killed approximately 2.2% of those worldwide who are known to have contracted it. But the situation could be a lot worse without modern medicine and…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Oil prices were up for a seventh straight week, the longest winning streak in 20 months, as bets for economic recovery in 2021 were turbocharged by expectations that…
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The real estate sector has unexpectedly thrived during the pandemic. In the last few months, property prices have broken one record after another, climbing to unprecedented heights. In times of recession, when businesses close, unemployment…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Gold prices dipped Friday as the battered dollar rebounded from 2-½ lows. But that didn’t stop the yellow metal from posting a third straight weekly rise from gains…
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Negotiations for a post-Brexit trade deal between the European Union and the UK have been ongoing since March. Both have until the end of the Brexit transition period – December 31 – to strike a…
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