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Oil settles up as U.S. producers, refiners assess storm damage By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A pump jack operates in front of a drilling rig at sunset in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo By Jessica Resnick-Ault NEW YORK…

Job seeking is the religious pilgrimage of the 21st century

“It’s the journey, not the destination” seems like a modern proverb, because it emphasises experiences over results and promises personal transformation. However, millennia ago, theologians like Saint Augustine described life itself as a pilgrimage through…

OPEC+ likely to keep oil output policy from September unchanged, sources say By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The OPEC logo pictured ahead of an informal meeting between members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Algiers, Algeria, September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) –…

Twitter’s design stokes hostility and controversy. Here’s why, and how it might change

Twitter has come under increasing public scrutiny for facilitating hostile communication online. While the micro-blogging site promotes itself as providing a “free” and “safe” space to talk, critics have highlighted the company’s inept response to…

When you buy an NFT, you don’t completely own it – here’s why

NFTs or non-fungible tokens first captured the public imagination when a digital collage by an artist named Beeple sold for US$69 million (£51 million) at Christie’s in March 2021. Since then, there has been an…

Swiss government sets parameters for climate reporting

Switzerland’s large companies must follow a set of climate-reporting parameters, the Swiss Federal Council ruled on August 18. The seven-member council is effectively the highest office of Switzerland’s federal government. The new reporting principles will…