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Oil up again as ‘no news is good news’; U.S. inventory data awaited  By Investing.com

Oil up again as ‘no news is good news’; U.S. inventory data awaited  By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com — There’s no new shoe dropping on the banking sector…at least for now — and that’s good news for risk assets, at least oil. Crude prices rose for a…

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Behind the Latter-day Saint church’s vast wealth are two centuries of financial hits and misses

Behind the Latter-day Saint church’s vast wealth are two centuries of financial hits and misses

During the first weekend of April 2023, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will hold its semiannual General Conference in Salt Lake City. Tens of thousands of members will attend in person, with…

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What is a paraben and why are so many products advertised as ‘paraben-free’?

What is a paraben and why are so many products advertised as ‘paraben-free’?

You might have noticed many skin and haircare products are advertised as “paraben-free”, or come across online influencers warning parabens are terrible for your health. But what is a paraben? And could a minor ingredient…

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Oil prices soften; banking crisis and Chinese demand in focus By Reuters

Oil prices soften; banking crisis and Chinese demand in focus By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Oil tankers sail along Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel By Laura Sanicola and Sudarshan Varadhan (Reuters) – Crude prices retreated on Tuesday…

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a lesson in mobile money tax design

a lesson in mobile money tax design

In May 2022, the government in Ghana introduced a deeply unpopular tax on mobile money transactions, known as the e-levy. When it was introduced, the levy was structured as a 1.5% charge on all electronic…

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For the first time, astronomers have linked a mysterious fast radio burst with gravitational waves

For the first time, astronomers have linked a mysterious fast radio burst with gravitational waves

We have just published evidence in Nature Astronomy for what might be producing mysterious bursts of radio waves coming from distant galaxies, known as fast radio bursts or FRBs. Two colliding neutron stars – each…

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Exclusive-Canada budget sees contracts for difference for large clean-tech projects -source By Reuters

Exclusive-Canada budget sees contracts for difference for large clean-tech projects -source By Reuters

© Reuters. Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland delivers the fall economic statement in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada November 3, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable By…

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Extra food assistance cushioned the early pandemic’s blow on kids’ mental health

Extra food assistance cushioned the early pandemic’s blow on kids’ mental health

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Despite the heightened poverty and unemployment seen when the COVID-19 pandemic got underway, many low-income U.S. children did not experience a…

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Saudi Aramco inks $12.2 billion China oil refinery, petchem complex deal By Reuters

Saudi Aramco inks $12.2 billion China oil refinery, petchem complex deal By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Saudi Aramco logo is pictured at the oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia October 12, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo By Florence Tan and Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Saudi Aramco signed an…

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China’s latest diplomatic move will extend its trade, energy, financial and maritime power

China’s latest diplomatic move will extend its trade, energy, financial and maritime power

China’s billions of dollars in global investments and infrastructure projects seem to be paying off politically and economically. Just recently, Honduras signalled it is set to cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, having been one of…

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