3 essential reads on what it all means
The Federal Reserve on May 4, 2022, lifted its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to a range of 0.75% to 1%, its biggest increase in 22 years. The aggressive move, which has…
Read MoreThe Federal Reserve on May 4, 2022, lifted its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to a range of 0.75% to 1%, its biggest increase in 22 years. The aggressive move, which has…
Read More© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Crude prices were up more than 3% on Wednesday, their most in three weeks, as the European Union said it will completely stop purchasing oil from Russia by…
Read MoreWith most foundations, the board of directors and top executives set all funding priorities. Nonprofits seeking money from those funders, in turn, must demonstrate an intention to do work that conforms to those priorities. The…
Read MoreThe human brain is said to be the most complex biological structure ever to have existed. And while science doesn’t fully understand the brain yet, researchers in the expanding field of neuroscience have been making…
Read MoreThe Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) published the results of its public consultation on the future of cash and central bank digital currency (CBDC) on April 29, finding strong support for cash despite its…
Read More© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Reliability coordinators monitor the state power grid during a tour of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) command center in Taylor, Texas August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Julia Robinson/File Photo (Reuters) –…
Read MoreThe Biden administration wants to sell off the yachts, homes and other luxury assets it has seized from Russian oligarchs and use those proceeds to support reparations for Ukraine. As part of his proposal for…
Read MoreThere’s something wonderful about sitting under the night sky, watching a meteor shower play out overhead. However, observers in the southern hemisphere usually get the short end of the stick, with most of the best…
Read More© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Gold bars and coins are stacked in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich, Germany, August 14, 2019. REUTERS/Michael Dalder By Ashitha Shivaprasad (Reuters) –…
Read MoreOn April 25, 2022, Twitter’s board of directors accepted Elon Musk’s US$44 billion hostile takeover bid. Twitter’s statement announcing the deal included comments from the Tesla and SpaceX CEO: “Free speech is the bedrock of…
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