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Oil prices slip as Red Sea supply worries ease, U.S. inventories rise By Investing.com

Oil prices slip as Red Sea supply worries ease, U.S. inventories rise By Investing.com

© Reuters. Investing.com — Oil prices retreated Thursday as concerns surrounding supply disruptions through the crucial Red Sea region eased, while stockpiles continued to grow. By 09:00 ET (14.00 GMT), the U.S. crude futures traded…

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4 essential reads that puncture the hype

4 essential reads that puncture the hype

Within four months of ChatGPT’s launch on Nov. 30, 2022, most Americans had heard of the AI chatbot. Hype about – and fear of – the technology was at a fever pitch for much of…

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US targets flow of Iranian funds to Yemen’s Houthis over attacks By Reuters

US targets flow of Iranian funds to Yemen’s Houthis over attacks By Reuters

© Reuters. Newly recruited fighters who joined a Houthi military force intended to be sent to fight in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, march during a parade in Sanaa, Yemen December 2,…

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BIS releases guide to tackle ‘complex’ offline CBDC design

BIS releases guide to tackle ‘complex’ offline CBDC design

On October 26, the Bank for International Settlements released a design guide for using central bank digital currencies (CBDC) in retail payments offline, as part of its ongoing Project Polaris. The guidelines were designed with…

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Keeping a streak alive can be strong motivation to stick with a chosen activity

Keeping a streak alive can be strong motivation to stick with a chosen activity

Dick Coffee attended 781 consecutive University of Alabama football games. Meg Roh surfed through illness, storms and nightfall to maintain a seven-year daily surfing streak. Jon Sutherland ran at least 1 mile every day for…

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Bulk carrier hits mine in Black Sea, two people injured, Ukraine says By Reuters

Bulk carrier hits mine in Black Sea, two people injured, Ukraine says By Reuters

3/3 © Reuters. A view shows a Panama-flagged bulk carrier, which as reported by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine on Thursday, was headed to a River Danube port to load grain and has…

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Biden extends EU steel, aluminum tariff exemption for 2 years By Reuters

Biden extends EU steel, aluminum tariff exemption for 2 years By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden discusses the Biden administration economic policies during a visit to the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., December 20, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo WASHINGTON…

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From the Moon’s south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024

From the Moon’s south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024

The year 2023 proved to be an important one for space missions, with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returning a sample from an asteroid and India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission exploring the lunar south pole, and 2024 is shaping…

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Strong gains for cocoa, iron ore in 2023 as energy prices dip By Reuters

Strong gains for cocoa, iron ore in 2023 as energy prices dip By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Farmers break cocoa beans at a farm in Sinfra, Ivory Coast April 29, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo By Naveen Thukral and Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Cocoa and iron ore prices…

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lessons from a previous Conservative government struggling with a cost of living crisis

lessons from a previous Conservative government struggling with a cost of living crisis

Midwinter. War in the Middle East. Energy crisis. Rising prices borne disproportionately by low-wage workers, particularly in a public sector squeezed by a “Tories in turmoil” UK government. Not December 2023, in fact, but December…

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