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Negotiations on $3.5 trillion U.S. investment bill making progress -Schumer By Reuters

Negotiations on $3.5 trillion U.S. investment bill making progress -Schumer By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) talks on a phone as he departs following the weekly Senate Democratic policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 14, 2021.…

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Does raising the minimum wage kill jobs? The centurylong search for the elusive answer shows why economics is so difficult – but data sure helps

Does raising the minimum wage kill jobs? The centurylong search for the elusive answer shows why economics is so difficult – but data sure helps

For decades it was conventional wisdom in the field of economics that a higher minimum wage results in fewer jobs. In part, that’s because it’s based on the law of supply and demand, one of…

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Financial Stability and Coordination in Times of Crisis

FSB Chair Randal K Quarles speaks at the Banco de España: Third Conference on Financial Stability by : Source link

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Cellphone data shows that people navigate by keeping their destinations in front of them – even when that’s not the most efficient route

Cellphone data shows that people navigate by keeping their destinations in front of them – even when that’s not the most efficient route

Think of your morning walk to work, school or your favorite coffee shop. Are you taking the shortest possible route to your destination? According to big data research that my colleagues and I conducted, the…

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Oil prices climb as COVID recovery, power generators stoke demand By Reuters

Oil prices climb as COVID recovery, power generators stoke demand By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: General view of Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices hit multi-year highs…

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Our sense of wellbeing has been in decline for years – here’s how to turn it around

Our sense of wellbeing has been in decline for years – here’s how to turn it around

People’s sense of wellbeing took a dive in the first year of the pandemic, according to new data published by the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS). As lockdowns took effect and people grew fearful…

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People use mental shortcuts to make difficult decisions – even highly trained doctors delivering babies

People use mental shortcuts to make difficult decisions – even highly trained doctors delivering babies

Being a physician is a difficult job. They must make complex, high-stakes decisions under severe pressure, with limited information about the patient, the disease and the treatment, while juggling personal and hospital priorities under the…

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G7 says retail CBDC networks should be carbon neutral

G7 says retail CBDC networks should be carbon neutral

Central bank digital currency networks should look to use “carbon neutral or sustainable energy sources”, according to a report from the Group of Seven. On October 13, G7 finance ministries and central banks published 13…

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U.S. Coast Guard boards ship in connection with California oil spill By Reuters

U.S. Coast Guard boards ship in connection with California oil spill By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Workers rake up globs of crude oil after more than 3,000 barrels (126,000 gallons) of crude oil leaked from a ruptured pipeline into the Pacific Ocean in Corona Del Mar State…

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Book sales have soared since the pandemic – but the industry must adapt to engage with new readers

Book sales have soared since the pandemic – but the industry must adapt to engage with new readers

One day each October, the UK publishing industry focuses its attention on a large number of high-profile new book releases. “Super Thursday”, as it is known in the trade, is the start of a seasonal…

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