The climate crisis cause
As we struggle to find common international cause to address climate change, you might not immediately think of reaching for a philosopher’s book – How to think about the climate …
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Tech industry braces for skyrocketing rare earth prices
TAIPEI — Electronic hardware manufacturers are sweating as prices for rare-earth metals surge amid soaring demand and simmering tensions between the U.S. and China, the world’s most important source of …
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Open source software boosted the EU economy by ‘between €65 to €95 bn’ – report
Open source software boosted the European Union’s GDP by between €65 to €95 bn in 2018, a new report published by the European Commission on Monday (6 September) has shown, …
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UAE to invest $14 bln in UK industries, sovereign wealth fund saysv
DUBAI, Sept 16 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates plans to invest 10 billion pounds ($13.8 billion) in Britain over the next five years, building on the two country’s long-running …
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From zippers to glass, shortages of basic goods hobble U.S. economy
Her company, Diamond Brand, just launched a new line of high-end wall tents called the Liminal, thick with vents and fasteners demanded by discerning campers. But that means using lots …
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Asian economies hardest hit as Delta variant weighs on global growth
Global growth is slowing, the latest economic data for August has shown. The extent of the slowdown – and in some regions a contraction – depends on how governments have …
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SEC Threatens Action Against Coinbase
Coinbase, the “largest cryptocurrency exchange” in the U.S., revealed on Wednesday that SEC officials are threatening to sue it “over a proposed financial product that would let customers earn interest …
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Johnson gambles on tax hike to pay for elder care
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Tuesday how he plans to keep a key election promise to grapple with the rocketing cost of long-term care for Britain’s …
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El Salvador Has Adopted Bitcoin As Legal Tender
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: El Salvador this week officially became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. Tim Padgett of member station WLRN in Miami …
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Shipping, supply chain crunch could drag into 2022 as world economy awaits Delta variant shock
A supply chain crunch that was meant to be temporary now looks like lasting well into next year as the surging Delta variant upends factory production in Asia and disrupts …
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