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Oil prices slip as markets await demand forecasts, economic clarity By Investing.com

Oil prices slip as markets await demand forecasts, economic clarity By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Ambar Warrick  Investing.com– Oil prices fell on Monday after a sharp rally last week, as traders turned cautious and locked in some profits ahead of demand forecasts from the OPEC and the IEA,…

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The South African government has been buying farmland for black farmers. It’s not gone well

The South African government has been buying farmland for black farmers. It’s not gone well

When the African National Congress came to power in South Africa in 1994, an expressed priority was land reform. This was to address the fact that black farmers had been excluded from the agricultural economy…

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Energy & precious metals – weekly review and outlook By Investing.com

Energy & precious metals – weekly review and outlook By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Even John Arnold, the first trader to make billions off the volatility in natural gas, might be stunned with what’s happened with the heating fuel’s prices in just…

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6 things that need urgent attention in 2023

6 things that need urgent attention in 2023

South Africa’s agriculture remains an important sector of the economy and holds great potential to reduce poverty. It’s also central to the political economy of the country, as evident in the governing African National Congress’s…

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why do some ocean earthquakes cause tsunamis while others don’t?

why do some ocean earthquakes cause tsunamis while others don’t?

We live on an active planet, one whose surface is constantly in motion, although imperceptibly to us most of the time. Until an earthquake occurs. This morning, just such an event happened in the seas…

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Natural gas revisits $3 lows, raising specter of breaking that support By Investing.com

Natural gas revisits $3 lows, raising specter of breaking that support By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com — The gas bears are back to torment the bulls, after allowing them a two-day reprieve. Natural gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange’s Henry Hub plunged 7%…

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Climate change helped make it US’s 3rd most expensive year on record

Climate change helped make it US’s 3rd most expensive year on record

U.S. weather disasters are getting costlier as more people move into vulnerable areas and climate change raises the risks of extreme heat and rainfall, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials warned as they released their…

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What does climate change mean for extreme waves? In 80% of the world, we don’t really know

What does climate change mean for extreme waves? In 80% of the world, we don’t really know

Across much of the world’s oceans, waves are getting bigger. In the Southern Ocean, where storm-driven swell can propagate halfway across the world to California, the average wave has grown about 20cm in the past…

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Qatar, UAE energy ministers say gas will be needed for long time By Reuters

Qatar, UAE energy ministers say gas will be needed for long time By Reuters

© Reuters. QatarEnergy CEO and Qatar’s Minister of Energy, Saad al- Kaabi looks on during the signing ceremony of two sales and purchase agreements to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Germany, in Doha, Qatar,…

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Consumers often can’t detect fake reviews – and underestimate how many negative reviews might be fakes

Consumers often can’t detect fake reviews – and underestimate how many negative reviews might be fakes

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Consumers who have a personality that scores high in terms of openness – such as being open to new adventures and…

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