The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Women’s perception of unethical behavior among finance professionals may contribute to how underrepresented they are in the industry, according to a…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A ruler lies next to a Logo of the European Union during preparations for a family picture of the 8th ASEM Foreign Ministers meeting in Hamburg May 29, 2007. REUTERS/Christian Charisius…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Banking activity in the first four U.S. states to make recreational marijuana legal grew significantly more than in other parts of…
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The Indian government directed the Reserve Bank of India to begin developing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) today (February 1), as part of a package of budgetary measures unveiled by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. “Introduction…
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News emerged overnight of the potential theft of more than US$326 million (A$457.7 million) of Ethereum tokens from a blockchain bridge (which connects two blockchains so cryptocurrency can be exchanged between them). It’s no surprise.…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Oil and gas tanks are seen at an oil warehouse at a port in Zhuhai, China October 22, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo By David Gaffen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices…
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Former CNN president Jeff Zucker became the latest executive to lose his job over a consensual relationship with a subordinate. Zucker stepped down on Feb. 2, 2022, acknowledging in a statement that he was “required…
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Are we alone in the Universe? Billions of dollars are being spent trying to answer that simple question. The implications of finding evidence for life beyond Earth are staggering. The “before and after” mark would…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: 3D printed Natural Gas Pipes are placed on displayed Gazprom logo in this illustration taken, January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Gazprom’s critics suffered a blow on Wednesday when the…
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Mobile money is an essential retail financial service offered by telecommunications and other financial institutions in sub-Saharan African countries. The region recorded 159 million active users of mobile money in 2020 and US$490 billion in…
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