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Chile’s Codelco to close Ventanas smelter By Reuters

Chile’s Codelco to close Ventanas smelter By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Workers of Codelco’s Ventanas copper smelter take part in a rally in support of their job positions, after authorities declared an environmental emergency in the region, pointing to the refinery as…

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Is a major recession unavoidable? Three economists give their views

Is a major recession unavoidable? Three economists give their views

We are in a double bind right now. Prices are going through the roof but all the signs suggest that the economy is weakening. The answer to higher prices is normally to raise interest rates,…

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New Zealand should celebrate its remarkable prehistoric past with national fossil emblems – have your say!

New Zealand should celebrate its remarkable prehistoric past with national fossil emblems – have your say!

It’s not often New Zealanders admit Australia is onto a good thing. Our long-running trans-Tasman rivalry usually revolves around accusing Australians of stealing national cultural icons like Phar Lap, Pavlova or Crowded House. But I…

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Brazil’s Petrobras to hike fuel prices, infuriating politicians By Reuters

Brazil’s Petrobras to hike fuel prices, infuriating politicians By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A worker uses a petrol pump at a Brazilian oil company Petrobras gas station in Brasilia, Brazil March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian motorists…

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What’s a bear market? An economist explains

What’s a bear market? An economist explains

A 16th-century proverb advises: “It’s unwise to sell a bear’s skin before catching it.” That’s one of the stories used to explain why, in modern times, Wall Street types call someone who sells a stock…

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Central Banking FinTech RegTech Global Awards 2022 – Central Banking

Central Banking FinTech RegTech Global Awards 2022 – Central Banking

Central Banking’s fifth annual FinTech RegTech Global Awards showcase the ground-breaking projects undertaken within the central banking community. The results are revealed in the awards articles published in this special winners’ review. They show how…

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In the new Disney Pixar movie Lightyear, time gets bendy. Is time travel real, or just science fiction?

In the new Disney Pixar movie Lightyear, time gets bendy. Is time travel real, or just science fiction?

Spoiler alert: this article explains a key plot point, but we don’t give away anything you won’t see in trailers. Thanks to reader Florence, 7, for her questions. At the beginning of the new Disney…

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Analysis-With record pump prices, Biden hard-pressed to ramp up Russia sanctions By Reuters

Analysis-With record pump prices, Biden hard-pressed to ramp up Russia sanctions By Reuters

3/3 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A well head and drilling rig in the Yarakta oilfield, owned by Irkutsk Oil Company (INK), in the Irkutsk region, Russia, March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko/File Photo 2/3 By Timothy…

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How the travel industry uses your sense of smell to enhance your holiday

How the travel industry uses your sense of smell to enhance your holiday

Freshly baked bread. Newly cut grass. A salty sea breeze. Most people have a favourite smell that evokes fond memories or feelings of comfort. This sensory appeal has long been harnessed by businesses to sell…

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FSB Sub-Saharan Africa group discusses climate-related risks, cross-border payments and crypto-assets

FSB Sub-Saharan Africa group discusses climate-related risks, cross-border payments and crypto-assets

Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8477press@fsb.org Ref: 20/2022 The Financial Stability Board (FSB) Regional Consultative Group (RCG) for Sub-Saharan Africa held their first in-person meeting since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, hosted by…

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