The S&P 500 stock index topped 5,000 for the first time on Feb. 9, 2024, exciting some investors and garnering a flurry of media coverage. The Conversation asked Alexander Kurov, a financial markets scholar, to…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows oil tanks of Transneft oil pipeline operator at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia June…
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Built in 1910, James Elementary is a three-story brick school in Kansas City, Missouri’s historic Northeast neighborhood, with a bright blue front door framed by a sand-colored stone arch adorned with a gargoyle. As bustling…
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Debate around doxing is raging in Australia after the leak of a WhatsApp chat group called “Jewish Australian creatives and academics”. While the group was formed as a supportive space, some of its conversations focused…
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© Reuters Investing.com– Gold prices moved little in Asian trade on Thursday, remaining below key support levels as the prospect of higher for longer U.S. interest rates continued to diminish the yellow metal’s appeal. Bullion…
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In late 2023, I embarked on my first Formula One race experience, attending the first-ever Las Vegas Grand Prix. I had never been to an F1 race; my interest was sparked during the pandemic, largely…
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Bahrain’s financial district Khalid Ibrahim Humaidan has been appointed the next governor of the central bank in a decree issued by the King of Bahrain on October 5. Humaidan’s term as governor will begin on…
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The Australian government has brought forward plans to criminalise doxing, bringing nationwide attention to the harms of releasing people’s private information to the wider public. The government response comes after the public release of almost…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Corn crops are seen being harvested from inside a farmer’s combine in Eldon, Iowa U.S. October 5, 2019. REUTERS/Kia Johnson//File Photo By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – U.S. Congress members from both…
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Is that really a stamp of approval? iStock/Getty Images Plus If you’ve ever reached for a bottle of moisturizer labeled “patented” or “FDA approved,” you might want to think twice. In a recent study of…
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