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WallStreetBets trader army is back for a second share rally – here’s how to make sense of it

WallStreetBets trader army is back for a second share rally – here’s how to make sense of it

GameStop shares have gone soaring again. The Texan computer games retail chain at the heart of the stock market drama at the end of January surged from US$44 (£32) to a high of around US$200…

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Oil Posts 4th Monthly Gain Before Contentious OPEC+ Meeting By Investing.com

Oil Posts 4th Monthly Gain Before Contentious OPEC+ Meeting By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan  Investing.com – Crude oil markets rose for a fourth straight month, despite a price drop Friday, intensifying the challenge of keeping up with their phenomenal run as Saudi Arabia and…

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The basis of South Africa’s annual budgets needs an overhaul. Here’s why, and how

The basis of South Africa’s annual budgets needs an overhaul. Here’s why, and how

Governments in most developing countries use medium-term expenditure frameworks as fiscal policy instruments to match the imperatives of policy, planning and budgeting over the medium-term horizon. South Africa adopted the framework in 1998. Countries with…

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after 100 years in hiding, I rediscovered the rare cloaked bee in Australia

after 100 years in hiding, I rediscovered the rare cloaked bee in Australia

It’s not often you get to cast your eyes on a creature feared to be long-gone. Perhaps that’s why my recent rediscovery of the native bee species Pharohylaeus lactiferus is so exciting — especially after…

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Baker Hughes discloses SEC probe over projects affected by U.S. sanctions By Reuters

Baker Hughes discloses SEC probe over projects affected by U.S. sanctions By Reuters

© Reuters. The logo of Baker Hughes (Reuters) – Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes said the Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting an investigation into the company’s sale of products in projects that were impacted…

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Nigeria’s post-privatisation energy sector is a mess: here are some solutions

Nigeria’s post-privatisation energy sector is a mess: here are some solutions

In the mid-1980s, most of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa made structural changes to their economies in return for funding from the World Bank. The role of the public sector in owning and managing economic…

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How to encourage cyber-safe behaviour at work without becoming the office grouch

How to encourage cyber-safe behaviour at work without becoming the office grouch

Business etiquette has one golden rule: treat others with respect and care. The same is true for encouraging cyber safety at work, on everything from password security to keeping valuable information like tax file numbers…

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U.S. drillers add rigs for seventh month in a row, pace slows

U.S. drillers add rigs for seventh month in a row, pace slows

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Drilling rigs operate in the Permian Basin oil and natural gas production area in Lea County (Reuters) – U.S. energy firms this week added oil and rigs for a seventh month…

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Ensuring the minimum wage keeps up with economic growth would be the best way to help workers and preserve FDR’s legacy

Ensuring the minimum wage keeps up with economic growth would be the best way to help workers and preserve FDR’s legacy

The US$1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill that the House is expected to soon pass includes a gradual increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. While its chances in the Senate…

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Melting ocean mud helps prevent major earthquakes — and may show where quake risk is highest

Melting ocean mud helps prevent major earthquakes — and may show where quake risk is highest

The largest and most destructive earthquakes on the planet happen in places where two tectonic plates collide. In our new research, published today in Nature Communications, we have produced new models of where and how…

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