The Australian government has announced a pledge of approximately A$940 million (US$617 million) to PsiQuantum, a quantum computing start-up company based in Silicon Valley. Half of the funding will come from the Queensland government, and…
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By Noah Browning and Deep Kaushik Vakil LONDON (Reuters) -Oil edged lower on Tuesday after U.S. data showed healthy crude output and exports, extending losses prompted on Monday by hopes of an Israel-Hamas ceasefire, while…
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Uganda, with a fiscal deficit of 5.6% in 2023, has increasingly turned to local resources to make up for its revenue shortfall since the World Bank suspended its funding on 8 August 2023 over the…
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The icebreaker of many a barbeque conversation is something like “what do you do for a crust?” “I teach chemistry at university,” is what we usually reply. Then silence. Our new friend will usually go…
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Speech by Klaas Knot, Chair, Financial Stability Board at the CFA Institute Systemic Risk Council Meeting, 26 April 2024 The views expressed in these remarks are those of the speaker in his role as FSB Chair…
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Investing.com– Oil prices fell slightly in Asian trade on Tuesday, extending declines from the prior session as focus remained on any progress in ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas. Growing expectations of higher-for-longer U.S. interest…
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The conflict in Sudan has turned attention to a rarely discussed commodity: gum arabic. This product, the dried sap of certain species of acacia trees, is used mainly as an additive in the soft drinks…
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Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8477 [email protected] Ref: 10/2024 The Financial Stability Board (FSB) Regional Consultative Group for Asia (RCG Asia) met today in Colombo. Members discussed recent financial market developments and vulnerabilities…
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Investing.com–Oil prices drifted lower Monday as peace talks between Israel and militant group Hamas in Cairo tempered fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East disrupting supplies, but losses were limited by caution ahead…
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Pitch-black darkness. Crushing squeezes, muddy passages, icy waterfalls. Bats and spiders. Abseiling over ledges into the unknown. How far would you go for a fossil? On a two-year retrieval mission of nearly 60 hours in…
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