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Oil Eyes $25 on Way Up, Stockpiles Data Awaited By Investing.com

Oil Eyes $25 on Way Up, Stockpiles Data Awaited By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan  Investing.com – The rumbling on the Street is that oil has hit bottom and can only go up, and industry data due later today, along with the government’s weekly report…

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How South African stokvels manage their lending activities outside the courts

How South African stokvels manage their lending activities outside the courts

The South African stokvel sector is massive and controls vast financial resources. It holds an estimated R49.5 billion in member savings and has some 11.6 million participants. A stokvel is a type of informal credit…

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Why Nigeria needs to manage electronic waste better

Why Nigeria needs to manage electronic waste better

In most of Nigeria’s cities, there are visible piles of refuse that have built up on roads, river banks and swampy land. These waste dumps smell bad and are breeding grounds for germs that cause…

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Gold Down as Loosened Lockdowns Increases Investors’ Risk Appetite By Investing.com

Gold Down as Loosened Lockdowns Increases Investors’ Risk Appetite By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Gold was down on Tuesday morning in Asia with some countries easing lockdown measures and restarting their economies. were down by 0.52% at $1,704.40 by 12:37 AM ET (5:37 AM GMT) as Italy and some U.S. states reopened some parts…

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Coronavirus medical costs could soar into hundreds of billions as more Americans become infected

Coronavirus medical costs could soar into hundreds of billions as more Americans become infected

As states push to reopen businesses, arguing their economies are losing too much money under current coronavirus precautions, they can’t ignore the other side of the economic equation – the one involving human lives and…

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Oil up, but Stockpiles Look to Build and Texas Cuts Plan ‘Dead’ By Investing.com

Oil up, but Stockpiles Look to Build and Texas Cuts Plan ‘Dead’ By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Oil prices managed to return to positive territory by Monday’s afternoon trading in New York, but could have trouble staying there after an industry regulator for Texas declared…

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Tree diseases can change entire landscapes and must be taken seriously

Tree diseases can change entire landscapes and must be taken seriously

On New Year’s Eve 2018, an arsonist started a fire in Betty’s Bay, a small town in South Africa’s Western Cape province. The fire consumed more than 12 000 hectares of vegetation, most of it…

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how coronavirus sparked a wave of innovation

how coronavirus sparked a wave of innovation

Entrepreneurs and innovators across India have responded quickly to the challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. A host of new innovations, some emerging from start-ups that have been incubated by universities, have appeared in recent…

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Oil prices slide on demand concerns, U.S.-China trade tension By Reuters

Oil prices slide on demand concerns, U.S.-China trade tension By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County By Roslan Khasawneh and Sonali Paul SINGAPORE/MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday,…

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how fish use their spines to fend off hungry seals

how fish use their spines to fend off hungry seals

What price are you willing to pay for food? For most of us, that’s a question about money. But what if the cost were actual pain, injury and death? For some seals and dolphins, this…

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