© Reuters. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint news conference with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala (not seen), as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 31, 2022. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi By…
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You may be hearing the phrase “loss and damage” in the coming weeks as government leaders meet in Egypt for the 2022 U.N. Climate Change Conference. It refers to the costs, both economic and physical,…
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In 1835 Charles Darwin, the father of the theory of evolution, was exploring an island in the Galápagos archipelago when he encountered “two large tortoises, each of which must have weighed at least two hundred…
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© Reuters. By Ambar Warrick Investing.com– Oil prices rose on Wednesday after data suggested U.S. crude inventories unexpectedly shrank in the prior week, although gains were limited as markets hunkered down before a widely-anticipated interest rate…
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U.S. income inequality grew in 2021 for the first time in a decade, according to data the Census Bureau released in September 2022. That might sound surprising, since the most accurate measure of the poverty…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria A major ratings agency downgraded Nigerian banks, days after a senior government official floated the idea of converting central bank loans to bonds. Moody’s downgraded the outlook for Nigerian lenders…
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© Reuters. Supporters of Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, mainly truck drivers, block a highway during a protest over Bolsonaro’s defeat in the presidential run-off election, in Queimados, in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Americans are less likely to trust statements from the Federal Reserve about interest rates when a U.S. central bank official portrayed…
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In an emergency, where do you turn to find out what’s going on and what you should do to stay safe? Traditionally, government agencies have been the “go-to” sources of information in events such as…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An employee unloads wheat grains inside a storage in the village of Zghurivka, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine August 9, 2022. REUTERS/Viacheslav Musiienko SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chicago…
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