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Oil prices advance on tighter supply outlook By Reuters

Oil prices advance on tighter supply outlook By Reuters

By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices firmed on Thursday, following two consecutive sessions of decline, as investors saw a tighter supply outlook ahead, while the OPEC+ producer alliance was widely expected to stay…

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‘The Amazon of Sports’ has already cornered baseball’s apparel market – and is now on the verge of subsuming baseball cards, too

‘The Amazon of Sports’ has already cornered baseball’s apparel market – and is now on the verge of subsuming baseball cards, too

During spring training, Major League Baseball’s official uniform supplier, Fanatics, became a focal point for all the wrong reasons. After arriving in Florida and Arizona, players began to complain about the quality of their new,…

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Hydrogen industry pleads for easier path to US tax credits By Reuters

Hydrogen industry pleads for easier path to US tax credits By Reuters

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some companies planning to use new U.S. tax credits to deploy hydrogen projects urged the Treasury Department this week to ease proposed environmental requirements, warning that they could hinder…

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Australia just committed $207 million to a major satellite program. What is it, and why do we need it?

Australia just committed $207 million to a major satellite program. What is it, and why do we need it?

Last week, the federal minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Madeleine King, signed a A$207 million commitment with the United States in support of “Landsat Next”. Aptly named, this is the next generation of an…

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Port of Baltimore bridge collapse rattles supply chains already rocked by troubles in Panama and the Red Sea

Port of Baltimore bridge collapse rattles supply chains already rocked by troubles in Panama and the Red Sea

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, has put a spotlight on the Port of Baltimore, one of the busiest harbors in the U.S., which paused shipping and immediately halted…

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Exclusive-Russia struggles to collect oil payments as China, UAE, Turkey raise bank scrutiny By Reuters

Exclusive-Russia struggles to collect oil payments as China, UAE, Turkey raise bank scrutiny By Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian oil firms face delays of up to several months to be paid for crude and fuel as banks in China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) become more wary of…

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Trump-era tax cuts contributed to a decline in higher ed giving, with fewer Americans donating to colleges and universities

Trump-era tax cuts contributed to a decline in higher ed giving, with fewer Americans donating to colleges and universities

Policy changes brought on by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which former President Donald Trump signed into law at the end of 2017, appear to have led many small-dollar donors to give less money…

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a bridge engineer explains what happened, and what needs to change

a bridge engineer explains what happened, and what needs to change

When the container ship MV Dali, 300 metres long and massing around 100,000 tonnes, lost power and slammed into one of the support piers of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the bridge collapsed…

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People: Sveriges Riksbank appoints new deputy governor

People: Sveriges Riksbank appoints new deputy governor

Sweden: Anna Seim, an economics professor at Stockholm University, has been appointed deputy governor of Sveriges Riksbank by its general council’s unanimous decision. “Seim has a solid academic background and in-depth insight into how central banks…

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Colonial pipeline freezes nominations on Baltimore section By Reuters

Colonial pipeline freezes nominations on Baltimore section By Reuters

By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Colonial Pipeline Company on Tuesday paused nominations to ship fuel on cycles 15 and 16 on Line 32, which delivers products to its Curtis Bay facility in…

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