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Bundesbank’s Nagel: central bank business models are changing

Bundesbank’s Nagel: central bank business models are changing

Central bank business models are being forced to change as the economy digitalises, Joachim Nagel, Deutsche Bundesbank governor, said on May 6. “If you would have asked me 20 years ago, is the central bank…

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What causes the different colours of the aurora? An expert explains the electric rainbow

What causes the different colours of the aurora? An expert explains the electric rainbow

Last week, a huge solar flare sent a wave of energetic particles from the Sun surging out through space. Over the weekend, the wave reached Earth, and people around the world enjoyed the sight of…

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Oil prices edge lower amid mixed China data, inflation jitters By Investing.com

Oil prices edge lower amid mixed China data, inflation jitters By Investing.com

Investing.com– Oil prices fell slightly in Asian trade on Monday as mixed Chinese inflation data raised some doubts over the world’s biggest crude importer, while sentiment was also fragile ahead of key U.S. inflation readings…

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Doing a job you find meaningful is great – until it consumes your life

Doing a job you find meaningful is great – until it consumes your life

Securing a job that you find meaningful – work that you think is significant and value positively – may be one of your most important career goals. But there can be a negative side to…

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Algorithms help people see and correct their biases, study shows

Algorithms help people see and correct their biases, study shows

Algorithms are a staple of modern life. People rely on algorithmic recommendations to wade through deep catalogs and find the best movies, routes, information, products, people and investments. Because people train algorithms on their decisions…

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Chinese companies win licensing bids to explore Iraq oil and gas fields By Reuters

Chinese companies win licensing bids to explore Iraq oil and gas fields By Reuters

By Moayed Kenany, Timour Azhari and Adam Makary BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Chinese companies won bids to explore five Iraqi oil and gas fields on Saturday in a licensing round for hydrocarbon exploration that was primarily aimed…

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Do you feel like you belong at work? Here’s why it’s so important for your health, happiness and productivity

Do you feel like you belong at work? Here’s why it’s so important for your health, happiness and productivity

We all want to feel like we belong. Psychologists have known this for a long time, describing belonging as a fundamental human need that brings meaning to our lives. Traditionally, this need was filled by…

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Sri Lanka considers new bonds linked to GDP and governance

Sri Lanka considers new bonds linked to GDP and governance

Debt-stricken Sri Lanka is in talks with its international bondholders to restructure its debt to link it to its economic performance and potentially also to anti-corruption reforms. Creditors have proposed a new bond of $9…

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US to provide nearly $200 million to contain bird flu spread on dairy farms By Reuters

US to provide nearly $200 million to contain bird flu spread on dairy farms By Reuters

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration said on Friday it will provide nearly $200 million to fight the spread of avian flu among dairy cows, in the government’s latest bid to contain…

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Engineering mini human hearts to study pregnancy complications and birth defects

Engineering mini human hearts to study pregnancy complications and birth defects

How did your heart form? What triggered your first heartbeat? To this day, the mechanisms of human heart development remain elusive. Researchers know the heart is the first organ to fully function in the growing…

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