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Energy & precious metals – weekly review and outlook By Investing.com

Energy & precious metals – weekly review and outlook By Investing.com

© Reuters. Pop the bubbly: Oil has rallied for nearly two months now and the run-up isn’t showing any signs of exhaustion, some say. But is that really the case? Let’s examine. Helped by forecasts…

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Zimbabwe heads to the polls amid high inflation, a slumping currency and a cost of living crisis

Zimbabwe heads to the polls amid high inflation, a slumping currency and a cost of living crisis

Zimbabwe is facing a host of pressing challenges that voters dearly want the next president to address. Persistently high inflation, elevated interest rates, and a slumping and volatile Zimbabwe dollar have combined to fuel a…

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Lab-grown ‘ghost hearts’ work to solve organ transplant shortage by combining a cleaned-out pig heart with a patient’s own stem cells

Lab-grown ‘ghost hearts’ work to solve organ transplant shortage by combining a cleaned-out pig heart with a patient’s own stem cells

Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that 17.9 million people lose their lives to it each year, accounting for 32% of global deaths. Doris Taylor is a…

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Most AE central banks split internal and external communications

Most AE central banks split internal and external communications

Central banks in advanced economies (AEs) tend to assign separate teams to handle internal and external communications, data from the Communications Benchmarks 2023 shows. Sixty-three per cent of AE respondents said they have separate teams…

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Texas power use hits 3rd record this week in heat wave By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A general view of electric lines as demand for power surges during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare/File Photo (Reuters) -Demand for power…

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Elon Musk aims to turn Twitter into an ‘everything app’ – a social media and marketing scholar explains what that is and why it’s not so easy to do

Elon Musk aims to turn Twitter into an ‘everything app’ – a social media and marketing scholar explains what that is and why it’s not so easy to do

Elon Musk’s recent rebranding of Twitter as X is a step toward the CEO’s goal of developing an “everything app.” Musk’s vision is for X to mark the spot for all your digital needs –…

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Why does your hair curl in the summer? A chemist explains the science behind hair structure

Why does your hair curl in the summer? A chemist explains the science behind hair structure

If you have curly hair, you know that every day is a new adventure. What will my hair do today? Why does it curl better on some days than others? And even those without naturally…

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Into its 7th-week, the rally is slowing  By Investing.com

Into its 7th-week, the rally is slowing  By Investing.com

© Reuters. Investing.com — Helped by forecasts for record world oil demand this month, coming no less from the closely-followed International Energy Agency, crude prices finished with a seventh straight week of gains — the…

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US losing Fitch’s top AAA credit rating may portend future economic weakness

US losing Fitch’s top AAA credit rating may portend future economic weakness

CC BY-ND The formerly pristine reputation of the U.S. government’s debt lost a little more luster after another prominent rating agency demoted Uncle Sam from its AAA perch. What does a downgrade of U.S. creditworthiness…

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Ghana opposition demands governor resign

Ghana opposition demands governor resign

A leading opposition politician in Ghana has threatened to march on the central bank if governor Ernest Addison does not resign. The demand followed the Bank of Ghana’s publication of its 2022 financial statements, which…

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