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Pablo Hernández de Cos to be next BIS general manager

Pablo Hernández de Cos to be next BIS general manager

Pablo Hernández de Cos, former governor of the Bank of Spain and chair of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, will become the next general manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in 2025.…

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Oil little changed as market weighs mixed drivers By Reuters

Oil little changed as market weighs mixed drivers By Reuters

By Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil was broadly stable for a second day on Wednesday as concerns about escalating hostilities in the Ukraine war potentially disrupting oil supply from Russia and signs of growing…

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Carbon offsets can help bring energy efficiency to low-income Americans − our Nashville data shows it could be a win for everyone

Carbon offsets can help bring energy efficiency to low-income Americans − our Nashville data shows it could be a win for everyone

Under pressure from customers and investors, many U.S. companies have pledged to voluntarily reduce their impact on the climate. But that doesn’t always mean they’re cutting their own greenhouse gas emissions. A large number of…

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Modern cars are surveillance devices on wheels with major privacy risks – new report

Modern cars are surveillance devices on wheels with major privacy risks – new report

New research reveals serious privacy flaws in the data practices of new internet connected cars in Australia. It’s yet another reason why we need urgent reform of privacy laws. Modern cars are increasingly equipped with…

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Oil prices steady ; traders balance Russia threat with Norway restart By Investing.com

Oil prices steady ; traders balance Russia threat with Norway restart By Investing.com

Investing.com– Oil prices steadied Tuesday, as traders balanced the restart of production at a key Norwegian field with an escalation in the geopolitical tensions after Russia updated its nuclear threat threshold. At 08:35 ET (13:35…

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Black entrepreneurs are often shut out from capital, but here’s how some are removing barriers

Black entrepreneurs are often shut out from capital, but here’s how some are removing barriers

It’s never easy to create a successful business, but it’s a lot harder if you’re Black. Research shows that Black startup founders face significant, racially specific hurdles, including limited access to entrepreneurship training programs and…

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Bunnings breached privacy law by scanning customers’ faces – but this loophole lets other shops keep doing it

Bunnings breached privacy law by scanning customers’ faces – but this loophole lets other shops keep doing it

Hardware giant Bunnings breached the privacy of “likely hundreds of thousands” of Australians through its use of facial recognition technology, the Privacy Commissioner ruled today. “Individuals who entered the relevant Bunnings stores at the time…

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Programmable money ‘a key benefit of CBDCs’

Programmable money ‘a key benefit of CBDCs’

However, Central Banking Autumn Meetings hear that use case for a retail version is “missing” by : Source link

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Oil prices steady amid supply outages, caution over Russia-Ukraine war By Reuters

Oil prices steady amid supply outages, caution over Russia-Ukraine war By Reuters

By Emily Chow SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices held steady on Tuesday after the previous day’s rally, driven by a halt in production at Norway’s Johan Sverdrup oilfield, and as investors remained cautious amid fears of…

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Why the Justice Department is suing a software company to stop landlords colluding on rents

Why the Justice Department is suing a software company to stop landlords colluding on rents

Of all the reasons it could be hard to pay rent each month, did you have an algorithm-powered illegal cartel on your list? Millions of people across the United States are paying far more rent…

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