Employers looking for ways to support their workers seeking abortions in states where it’s now illegal or soon will be don’t have it easy. From an employer’s standpoint, abortion is considered a type of health…
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Like other financial institutions, the Bank for International Settlements has faced a challenging few months due to the turbulence in global financial markets. Its annual accounts, published today (June 26), show its balance sheet contracted…
Read MoreAnyone who reads even a little about science and technology will be familiar by now with the idea of genome sequencing. This process involves breaking an organism’s DNA into fragments to study their compositions or…
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© Reuters. By Zhang Mengying Investing.com – Oil was up on Thursday morning in Asia as concerns about global supply tightness outweighed a build in U.S. gasoline and distillate inventories. rose 0.36% to $112.84 by…
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The gender gap in pay, positions and even pensions for working women is well-established, but research shows that a gender aspiration gap has also emerged in recent years. This is when women do not aspire…
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Archaeologists spend a lot of time examining the remains of distant pasts, which includes the study of rock paintings. This is largely visual work – but sometimes we can “hear” the ancient past using acoustic…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com — The delayed U.S. oil inventory data — it’s not coming, said the EIA, and then, it suddenly lands — was just one of the things in Wednesday’s clouded…
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The World Bank is warning of the real danger of a massive economic downturn across the world. In a recent analysis it warned that many countries – including those in sub-Saharan Africa – will be…
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Data governance at central banks appears to be improving, with a significant increase in institutions reporting to have it in place over the past year. For the first time, the majority of central banks responding to…
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Today marks 15 years since Apple released what’s arguably its flagship device: the iPhone. A decade and a half later, there are few products that have managed to reach a similar level of brand recognition.…
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