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Oil falls on stock build, firm dollar as Trump win projected By Reuters

Oil falls on stock build, firm dollar as Trump win projected By Reuters

By Emily Chow SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices fell as much as 2% on Wednesday after two sessions of gains, as the dollar surged on projections that Republican Donald Trump had won the U.S. presidential election,…

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No, America’s battery plant boom isn’t going bust – construction is on track for the biggest factories, with thousands of jobs planned

No, America’s battery plant boom isn’t going bust – construction is on track for the biggest factories, with thousands of jobs planned

The United States is in the midst of the biggest boom in clean energy manufacturing investments in history, spurred by laws like the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act. These…

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A new campaign rewards young gamers on Roblox for engaging with the US election. What does it mean for global politics?

A new campaign rewards young gamers on Roblox for engaging with the US election. What does it mean for global politics?

If historical trends are anything to go by, most young people in the United States will not vote at this week’s presidential election. For example, at the 2016 presidential election, less than half of Americans…

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Texas’ port Freeport closes to inbound vessel traffic ahead of tropical storm By Reuters

Texas’ port Freeport closes to inbound vessel traffic ahead of tropical storm By Reuters

HOUSTON (Reuters) – The port of Freeport in south Texas closed to inbound vessel traffic due to offshore conditions ahead of tropical storm Rafael, according to a notice from a shipping agency. Rafael is forecast…

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Will the lights go out on Cuba’s communist leaders? With fewer options to prop up economy, their future looks dimmer

Will the lights go out on Cuba’s communist leaders? With fewer options to prop up economy, their future looks dimmer

Cuba’s communist leaders are in the midst of crisis – and not for the first time. On Oct. 18, 2024, the nation’s electrical grid failed, leaving Cubans without lights or refrigeration. Blackouts have persisted since,…

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Oil trades in tight range ahead of US election By Reuters

Oil trades in tight range ahead of US election By Reuters

By Florence Tan and Gabrielle Ng SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices traded in a narrow range on Tuesday ahead of what is expected to be an exceptionally close U.S. presidential election, after rising more than…

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Big companies profit from poverty but aren’t obliged to uphold human rights. International law must change – scholar

Big companies profit from poverty but aren’t obliged to uphold human rights. International law must change – scholar

There is some disagreement among legal practitioners and scholars about whether corporations have duties under international law. Many argue that only states are bound by international law, and it is those states which are obliged…

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A technical fix to keep kids safe online? Here’s what happened last time Australia tried to make a ‘clean’ internet

A technical fix to keep kids safe online? Here’s what happened last time Australia tried to make a ‘clean’ internet

For anyone who has been online in Australia longer than a decade or so, the discussion around current proposals to set a minimum age for social media use might trigger a touch of déjà vu.…

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Gold prices slightly higher amid election uncertainty, weaker dollar By Investing.com

Gold prices slightly higher amid election uncertainty, weaker dollar By Investing.com

Investing.com– Gold prices were slightly higher Monday, as election uncertainty and a weaker dollar continued to support a bid in the yellow metal.   rose 0.1% to $2,738.77 an ounce, while expiring in December steadied at…

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Political bickering and policy uncertainty take a toll on business investment, research shows

Political bickering and policy uncertainty take a toll on business investment, research shows

Partisan squabbling isn’t just annoying – it’s also bad for business. That’s what my colleagues and I found in a recent study on how uncertainty in environmental policy affects business investment. First, we analyzed more…

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