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U.S. senator gets vote on Nord Stream 2 sanctions, in deal over envoy approvals By Reuters

U.S. senator gets vote on Nord Stream 2 sanctions, in deal over envoy approvals By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The two onshore pipe exits of the Baltic Sea pipeline Nord Stream 2 are pictured at the landfall facility in Lubmin, Germany, September 10, 2020. Picture taken with a drone.…

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Vaccines are necessary, but not sufficient without better healthcare and ventilation

Vaccines are necessary, but not sufficient without better healthcare and ventilation

A high vaccination rate is the foundation of any pandemic policy, but further protection is still needed. From an economic perspective, that protection comes from more investment in healthcare and air quality, which now seem…

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Some black holes are anything but black – and we’ve found more than 75,000 of the brightest ones

Some black holes are anything but black – and we’ve found more than 75,000 of the brightest ones

When the most massive stars die, they collapse to form some of the densest objects known in the Universe: black holes. They are the “darkest” objects in the cosmos, as not even light can escape…

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Fed cuts rates 100bp as central banks launch joint action

Fed cuts rates 100bp as central banks launch joint action

The Federal Reserve has cut rates for the second time in less than two weeks, in an unexpected move to calm markets alongside co-ordinated action from central banks worldwide. In a statement today (March 15),…

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Gold, Shining Again as Inflation Hedge, Gets Above $1,800 By Investing.com

Gold, Shining Again as Inflation Hedge, Gets Above $1,800 By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Almost a month after losing its $1,800 mantle, gold is back above the key psychological bullish mark, reinforcing its role as an inflation hedge. U.S. gold futures’ most…

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Will there be a ‘Santa Claus rally’ in the stock market this year?

Will there be a ‘Santa Claus rally’ in the stock market this year?

In 1897, the American newspaper editor Francis Pharcellus Church penned a famous reply to a young reader who wrote in with doubts about the existence of a certain old man in a red suit who…

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Oil Bulls Stung by New Week in Red as Omicron Fears Return By Investing.com

Oil Bulls Stung by New Week in Red as Omicron Fears Return By Investing.com

© Reuters. (Updates with settlement prices) By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – The newest known variant of Covid isn’t going away, as much as oil bulls wish it would.  Omicron’s renewed grip on headlines this week…

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Why it makes sense to regulate charitable crowdfunding

Why it makes sense to regulate charitable crowdfunding

Within 24 hours of devastating tornadoes striking six states in December 2021, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear launched the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund. That the leader of the state this disaster hit hardest would…

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Hibbert’s flowers and Hitler’s beetle – what do we do when species are named after history’s monsters?

Hibbert’s flowers and Hitler’s beetle – what do we do when species are named after history’s monsters?

“What’s in a name?”, asked Juliet of Romeo. “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” But, as with the Montagues and Capulets, names mean a lot, and can…

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Call for papers: Systemic risks in non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI) and policies to address them

Call for papers: Systemic risks in non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI) and policies to address them

The Financial Stability Board invites submissions of papers for a conference on systemic risks in non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI) and policies to address them. The conference, which will take place in June 2022, will…

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