© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Shell’s Brent Delta oil platform is towed into Hartlepool By Shu Zhang and Sonali Paul SINGAPORE/MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Thursday, extending a 5% slump in the previous session,…
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The social and economic crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated South Africa’s fiscal crisis. But the origins of the fiscal crisis are deeper. It is a structural crisis that will define public policy…
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Every day we are likely to interact with some form of artificial intelligence (AI). It works behind the scenes in everything from social media and traffic navigation apps to product recommendations and virtual assistants. AI…
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2/2 © Reuters. Handout photo of Chris Wright 2/2 By Liz Hampton DENVER (Reuters) – Chris Wright stands out as an oilman who might be more at home in Silicon Valley than the shale fields…
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People tend to have one of two reactions to the revelation that President Donald Trump has paid little to no taxes in recent years: He’s either an amoral tax cheat or he’s smart. To me,…
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2/2 © Reuters. The logo of JERA Co., Inc., the world’s biggest LNG buyer, is displayed at the company office in Tokyo 2/2 SINGAPORE/TOKYO (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp (N:) and Japan’s biggest power generator,…
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Trade routes have been significantly disrupted this year in efforts to contain COVID-19. The effects of this are already showing: global growth is set to contract by 4.9% and growth in sub-Saharan Africa will contract…
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Social media algorithms, artificial intelligence, and our own genetics are among the factors influencing us beyond our awareness. This raises an ancient question: do we have control over our own lives? This article is part…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Crude prices received another boost from Mother Nature on Tuesday — their third in six weeks — as Tropical Storm Zeta headed for Louisiana, triggering the shutdown of…
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The government spent a record US$85.6 billion on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the fiscal year ending in September. This sum, included in an October Treasury Department report, was about 35% higher than the…
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