Policymakers globally have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with tough measures. As a result of the risk and uncertainty caused by the virus, economic activity has contracted, hitting firms and workers whose activities rely on…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – The mid-$1,700 perch seems to be a surer bet for gold bulls after the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting minutes reinforced its promise to hold U.S. interest rates…
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Significant Figures is a series from The Conversation where scholars explain an important number in the news. As the coronavirus pandemic sweeps through the country, more people may find themselves in urgent need of an…
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New Zealanders finally have access to the government’s new tracing app to help people monitor their movements as lockdown continues to ease. As businesses can now open, the NZ COVID Tracer app allows people to…
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© Reuters. Cranes unload imported iron ore from a cargo vessel at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu BEIJING (Reuters) – China will streamline the imports of iron ore and skip sampling inspection of product quality…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea A new way to measure the causes and magnitude of gender bias against women leaders in the workplace should make it…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – U.S. crude rose on Tuesday ahead of the rollover of its spot futures contract. And the appearance of the market could not be more different than a month…
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The Australian government’s contact-tracing app, COVIDSafe, has been touted as crucial for restarting the country’s economy and curbing COVID-19’s spread. But until more data are collected, it’s hard to estimate how effective the app will…
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Before the new coronavirus hit, the airline industry was bracing for a severe pilot shortage. But just as the pandemic has forced school closures across the country, it’s also disrupting aviation training programs, which could…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Engineers talk standing next to pipes at a pipeline building site of the Sakhalin-2 project north of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 2/2 By Olga Yagova, Libby George and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin MOSCOW/LAGOS/LONDON (Reuters) –…
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