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Oil prices dip but post 4th straight weekly gain on US sanctions By Reuters

Oil prices dip but post 4th straight weekly gain on US sanctions By Reuters

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices settled lower on Friday but notched their fourth straight weekly gain, as the latest U.S. sanctions on Russian energy trade added to worries about oil supply disruptions. futures…

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China tech shrugged off Trump’s ‘trade war’ − there’s no reason it won’t do the same with new tariffs

China tech shrugged off Trump’s ‘trade war’ − there’s no reason it won’t do the same with new tariffs

When Donald Trump returns to the White House, he’ll be accompanied by a coterie of China hawks, all vowing to use tariffs and export bans to stop Beijing from challenging the United States’ supremacy in…

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IMF: $44bn loan deal to Argentina fell short of expectations

IMF: $44bn loan deal to Argentina fell short of expectations

IMF: $44bn loan deal to Argentina fell short of expectations – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Monetary policy’s effects limited as central bank suffered heavy cashflow losses, evaluation finds…

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Why is one half of Mars so different to the other? ‘Marsquakes’ may have just revealed the answer

Why is one half of Mars so different to the other? ‘Marsquakes’ may have just revealed the answer

Mars is home to perhaps the greatest mystery of the Solar System: the so-called Martian dichotomy, which has baffled scientists since it was discovered in the 1970s. The southern highlands of Mars (which cover about…

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European natural gas prices see slight increase in early trade By Investing.com

European natural gas prices see slight increase in early trade By Investing.com

Investing.com — The benchmark Dutch TTF contract for European natural-gas saw a minor rise of 0.2% in early trade, with prices settling at 46.36 euros per megawatt-hour. This rise comes after prices had fallen from…

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What’s an H-1B visa? A brief history of the controversial program for skilled foreign workers

What’s an H-1B visa? A brief history of the controversial program for skilled foreign workers

Republicans are feuding over how many people can obtain H-1B visas, permits that allow foreign professionals to legally work in the United States. Today an estimated 600,000 foreigners with H-1B visas have tech, academic, medical…

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Gold prices scales $2,700/oz level to over one-month high By Investing.com

Gold prices scales $2,700/oz level to over one-month high By Investing.com

Investing.com– Gold prices rose to above one-month highs Thursday, tracking a drop in the dollar and Treasury yields as mildly softer consumer inflation data spurred bets on lower interest rates this year.  AT 4:19 ET…

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Community savings groups in Uganda are good stewards of local people’s money – and of outsiders’ funds too, research shows

Community savings groups in Uganda are good stewards of local people’s money – and of outsiders’ funds too, research shows

Imagine being unable to borrow money for basic needs or emergencies because the bank is too far away or demands collateral or identification that you can’t provide. For millions of rural people living in poverty…

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Meta’s shift to ‘community notes’ risks hurting online health info providers more than ever

Meta’s shift to ‘community notes’ risks hurting online health info providers more than ever

Last week, social media giant Meta announced major changes to its content moderation practices. This includes an end to its fact-checking program, starting with the United States. Meta’s platforms – which include Facebook, Instagram and…

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ECB presidents’ displays of emotion affect markets – study

ECB presidents’ displays of emotion affect markets – study

The facial expressions and tones of voice adopted by European Central Bank (ECB) presidents can intensify the impact of the ECB’s monetary policy decisions on the wider markets, a new study shows. Researchers at the University…

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