Better information leads to better decisions – this is the idea behind a regulatory device known as “mandated disclosure.” Mandated disclosures are all around you, from calorie counts on fast food restaurant menus to conversations…
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Conakry, capital of Guinea The Guinean military junta’s arrest of the central bank governor may be linked to a dispute over gold reserves, a media report suggested. Lounseny Nabé, the former governor of the Central…
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Throughout the 2021 National Rugby League (NRL) season, commentators bemoaned the number of “blowout” results with a wide margin of victory between the sides. The average margin of victory during the season was 17.89 points,…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A general view shows a local oil refinery behind residential buildings in Omsk, Russia February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko By Shariq Khan BENGALURU (Reuters) -Oil prices settled higher on Friday but…
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The world is in the grip of an oil price shock. In just a few months, prices have risen from US$65 a barrel to over $130, causing fuel costs to surge, inflationary pressure to rise…
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Superbly clear images of the shipwreck Endurance, 3,000 metres below the ocean’s surface in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea, were this week broadcast around the world. Found by the Endurance 22 Expedition using a state-of-the-art autonomous underwater…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An ethanol plant with its giant corn silos next to a cornfield in Windsor, Colorado July 7, 2006./File Photo 2/2 By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – U.S. ethanol producers are betting…
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Francis Fukuyama, the American political scientist who once described the collapse of the Soviet Union as the “end of history,” suggested that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine might be called “the end of the end of…
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The eurozone has been pressing ahead with research into a digital euro. European payment systems are facing profound disruption from new technology, but debate continues on whether central bank digital currency (CBDC) is the correct…
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Many animals form groups. Living in a group can protect individuals from predators, reducing risk; it also helps them to find more food, increasing rewards. However, the presence of cities can alter these patterns of…
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