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the romantic ideal of fan ownership meets the corporate reality of modern football

the romantic ideal of fan ownership meets the corporate reality of modern football

The 2024 Uefa Champions League final could be described as the perfect match for football purists, with fan-owned Real Madrid against Borussia Dortmund, where supporters have a majority ownership stake. Unlike last year’s event, neither…

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Spending too much time on social media and doomscrolling? The problem might be FOMO

Spending too much time on social media and doomscrolling? The problem might be FOMO

For as long as we have used the internet to communicate and connect with each other, it has influenced how we think, feel and behave. During the COVID pandemic, many of us were “cut off”…

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Oil prices lower on demand jitters, hopes for Gaza truce; OPEC+ meeting eyed By Investing.com

Oil prices lower on demand jitters, hopes for Gaza truce; OPEC+ meeting eyed By Investing.com

Investing.com– Oil prices slipped to weekly loss after settling lower Friday, as fresh hopes on a Gaza ceasefire and ongoing demand concerns weighed on sentiment ahead of the weekend’s meeting of top crude producers. At 14:08 ET…

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Why the US oil majors may end up doing more for the green transition than their (slightly) more progressive European rivals

Why the US oil majors may end up doing more for the green transition than their (slightly) more progressive European rivals

The energy transition is not on track to mitigate the effects of climate change. Take the case of Shell, whose shareholders recently voted to decelerate the UK-based oil giant’s climate targets. Shell had planned to…

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Houthis fire missiles and drones from Yemen, US military says By Reuters

Houthis fire missiles and drones from Yemen, US military says By Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Friday Yemen’s Houthis launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles and one drone over the Gulf of Aden and four drones over the Red Sea. Three of the drones…

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Why did primates evolve such big brains? First study of its kind says it wasn’t for finding food

Why did primates evolve such big brains? First study of its kind says it wasn’t for finding food

Thanks to our large brains, humans and non-human primates are smarter than most mammals. But why do some species develop large brains in the first place? The leading hypothesis for how primates evolved large brains…

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African countries could unlock billions in local and global trade – what’s working and what’s not

African countries could unlock billions in local and global trade – what’s working and what’s not

Africa’s share of global trade remains disproportionately small, hovering around 2%-3%. Countries on the continent trade more with the rest of the world than they do among themselves. Africa needs to improve its share of…

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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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