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Gold to charge higher By Investing.com

Gold to charge higher By Investing.com

Investing.com – prices soared to record highs, with reaching a new peak of $2,449.89 per ounce on Monday. also hit its highest levels in several years earlier last week, and has seen strong gains as…

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Does the US have a planned economy? You might be surprised

Does the US have a planned economy? You might be surprised

During the Cold War, a heated debate arose over the role of economic planning. Did the “planned” economy of the USSR or the “free market” economy of the U.S. allocate resources more productively? Arguments against…

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What’s that in my nest? How the evolutionary arms race between cuckoos and hosts creates new species

What’s that in my nest? How the evolutionary arms race between cuckoos and hosts creates new species

How do new species arise? And why are there so many of them? One possible reason is the arms race between animals such as predators and parasites, and the victims they exploit. Many predators and…

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Majority of central banks plan to revamp website in next two years

Majority of central banks plan to revamp website in next two years

Most central banks have plans to overhaul their website in the next two years, data from the Communications Benchmarks 2024 shows. Twenty out of 34 central banks (59%) that responded to the newly added question…

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Oil falls as Fed policymakers look to maintain rate cuts, gasoline stocks rise By Reuters

Oil falls as Fed policymakers look to maintain rate cuts, gasoline stocks rise By Reuters

By Georgina McCartney (Reuters) – Oil prices fell early on Friday as investors responded to comments from U.S. Fed officials who said it was too soon to start considering rate cuts, and following a surprise…

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Does your service business need AI? Here are 4 rules to help you decide

Does your service business need AI? Here are 4 rules to help you decide

Artificial intelligence is the big thing right now, with industries from finance to health care to retail scrambling to adopt AI or risk being left behind. But speaking as professors of business, we think some…

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What does AI mean for Australian democracy? And what can we do about it?

What does AI mean for Australian democracy? And what can we do about it?

Last week, the head of Australia’s election regulator warned the organisation “does not possess the legislative tools or internal technical capability to deter, detect or adequately deal with false AI-generated content concerning the election process”.…

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Exclusive-US proposes bulk milk testing for bird flu before cattle transport By Reuters

Exclusive-US proposes bulk milk testing for bird flu before cattle transport By Reuters

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Agriculture Department has proposed allowing farmers to bulk test the milk of their dairy cows for bird flu rather than test milk from individual cows before gaining…

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why Malaysia’s scheme is attracting criticism before it starts

why Malaysia’s scheme is attracting criticism before it starts

Malaysia plans to gift orangutans to major economic partners, as a way of improving its international image and building alliances. The “orangutan diplomacy” plan was confirmed by the nation’s plantation and commodities minister, Johari Abdul…

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Tonga’s volcanic eruption could cause unusual weather for the rest of the decade, new study shows

Tonga’s volcanic eruption could cause unusual weather for the rest of the decade, new study shows

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai (Hunga Tonga for short) erupted on January 15 2022 in the Pacific Kingdom of Tonga. It created a tsunami which triggered warnings across the entire Pacific basin, and sent sound waves around…

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