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U.S. Crude Sees 7th Weekly Gain, Crossing $80 on Hype/Demand Mix By Investing.com

U.S. Crude Sees 7th Weekly Gain, Crossing $80 on Hype/Demand Mix By Investing.com

© Reuters. (adds Brent settlement)  By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – U.S. crude posted a seventh straight weekly gain, its second such winning streak since December, and breached $80 a barrel on Friday for the first…

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Flaws in South Africa’s approach to tenure of directors of companies

Flaws in South Africa’s approach to tenure of directors of companies

Shareholder activists in South Africa have disapproved of lengthy tenures for directors on boards of listed public companies. They have exerted pressure on long-serving directors to resign. Boards with many long-serving directors are regarded as…

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How fussy eating and changing environments led to the diversity of sharks today (and spelled the end for megalodon)

How fussy eating and changing environments led to the diversity of sharks today (and spelled the end for megalodon)

Before humans and early primates, before dinosaurs, and even before trees, there were sharks. Sharks have been around for more than 400 million years (although how long exactly remains contested). They have survived five major…

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BIS Singapore hub to focus on digital identities and regtech

BIS Singapore hub to focus on digital identities and regtech

The Bank for International Settlements’ third innovation hub is to focus on the creation of digital identities and a platform to link central banks and regtech providers. The hub centre launched today (November 13) on…

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Delhi chief minister warns of power crisis due to coal shortage By Reuters

Delhi chief minister warns of power crisis due to coal shortage By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Workers drill at an open cast coal field at Dhanbad district in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand September 18, 2012. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood By Sudarshan Varadhan NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Delhi Chief…

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Measuring child labour on Ivorian cocoa farms certified child-labour-free : the way you ask matters

Measuring child labour on Ivorian cocoa farms certified child-labour-free : the way you ask matters

The definition of child labour on cocoa farms in West Africa is still in dispute Dr.Richard Asare/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA The evidence of child labour on cocoa farms in West Africa became public knowledge in the…

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Top fossil fuel lender JPMorgan joins UN climate action finance plan By Reuters

Top fossil fuel lender JPMorgan joins UN climate action finance plan By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view of the exterior of the JPMorgan Chase & Co corporate headquarters in New York City May 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) -JPMorgan…

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South Africa needs to up its game when it comes to financial inclusion for women

South Africa needs to up its game when it comes to financial inclusion for women

The financial gap between men and women is a global problem. It’s a problem because excluding women financially prevents them from participating and contributing to society’s social and economic activities. This is bad for women,…

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Forecasting space weather is hard. A new Australian satellite may help make it easier

Forecasting space weather is hard. A new Australian satellite may help make it easier

The Australian-made space weather satellite CUAVA-1 was deployed into orbit from the International Space Station on Wednesday night. Launched to the space station in August aboard a SpaceX rocket, a major focus of this shoebox-sized…

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Argentine peso falls after central bank changes regime

Argentine peso falls after central bank changes regime

The Argentine peso declined sharply on October 2 after the Central Bank of Argentina introduced a more flexible exchange rate on October 1. But the spread between the peso’s official exchange rate against the US…

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