Oil struggles to hold gains amid mixed demand view
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped on Thursday, trimming big gains from the previous two sessions, amid unc..
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Price discrimination of customers in online gaming has limited impact on profit
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Oil prices hold firm amid hopes for economic growth
By Koustav Samanta and Sonali Paul SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices steadied on Wednesday, following steep gains in the previous sessio..
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Djokovic confirms error made on Australian travel entry form
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic said on Wednesday an incorrect answer was made on his Australian entry docum..
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Poland to launch fresh tax cuts in anti-inflation drive
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland will cut value added tax on gas, food and petrol as part of a second package of measures to soften the..
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Price discrimination of customers has limited profit impact in online industries
Compared to an optimal uniform price, charging different customers different prices in online markets has limited effects on profits, ..
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Our brains reveal whether we are honest or a cheater
There are immense economic costs associated with dishonest and selfish behaviour, such as for example tax evasion. Therefore, finding ..
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PKN Orlen says talks on sale of Lotos assets not finalised yet
GDANSK (Reuters) – Poland’s top energy group PKN Orlen denied a media report it had picked buyers for assets of Grupa Loto..
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UK orders housebuilders to come up with $5 billion plan to remove cladding
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has given housebuilders around two months to come up with a fully-funded plan to remove dangerous cla..
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FlexJobs Names 30 Hottest Companies Hiring for Work-From-Anywhere Jobs
2022 promising year for work-from-anywhere remote job opportunities Boulder, CO, January 4, 2022 – One of the most common misconceptio..
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Co-operative movement offers hope to the next generation
Some of the top issues occupying the minds of young people have co-operative solutions claims trade body Co-operatives UK in a new You..
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Oil falls from one-month high after U.S. fuel inventory surge
By Florence Tan and Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices lost ground on Thursday, falling more than $1 a barrel from their h..
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Outcry as Australia bars Djokovic over vaccination status
By Courtney Walsh and John Mair MELBOURNE (Reuters) – World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic was denied entry into Austra..
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South Korea to appeal court order exempting private schools from vaccine passes
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – The South Korean government said on Wednesday it will appeal against a court order to exclude ..
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Oil prices slip as U.S. fuel inventories rise
By Mohi Narayan NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Oil prices dropped on Wednesday after U.S. fuel stockpiles climbed, indicating declining demand i..
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Beijing meets state air quality standards for first time in 2021
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese capital Beijing met state air quality standards for the first time last year, officials said on ..
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COVID patients showing less severe symptoms, UK vaccine minister says
LONDON (Reuters) – People being hospitalised with COVID-19 in the United Kingdom are broadly showing less severe symptoms than b..
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U.S. FDA backs Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shot for 12- to 15-year-olds
By Ahmed Aboulenein and Ankur Banerjee WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized the https://ww..
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Gazprom books no Yamal-Europe gas transit capacity for Dec. 30
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gas company Gazprom has not booked natural gas transit capacity for exports via the Yamal-Europe pipe..
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Oil prices stay firm on fuel demand despite COVID-19 surge
By Florence Tan and Sonali Paul SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Thursday to extend several consecutive days of gains, buoyed b..
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Samsung, Micron warn China’s Xian lockdown could disrupt memory chip manufacturing
By Joyce Lee and Manya Saini (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology, two of the world’s largest memory chip makers..
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U.S. coronavirus cases hit new high, hospitalizations creep up
(Reuters) -The average number of daily confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States hit a record high of 258,312 over the past sev..
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JobAdder ends 2021 on a high with two key executive appointments; strengthens partner marketplace
JobAdder, a global recruitment software platform that helps agency and inhouse recruiters find and manage talent more effectively, has..
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Australia seeks to ease COVID-19 test rules as cases hit records
By Renju Jose and Sonali Paul SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia will seek to make urgent changes to COVID-19 testing rules ..
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Dollar firms in soft holiday trading, outlook bullish
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) – The dollar inched up on Wednesday as a recent rally in shares showed signs of petering out, b..
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Analysis-Financial literacy or luck? The year small-time traders made a big impact
By Tommy Wilkes, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – In May, San Diego-based Emily was feeling ..
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U.S., Russian officials set for security talks on January 10 – U.S. official
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and Russian officials will take part in security talks on Jan. 10 as the countri..
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Australia COVID numbers hit a peak as Omicron outbreak strains domestic politics
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia recorded another record surge in COVID-19 infections on Tuesday as an outbreak of the highly infect..
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Gazprom says it will not sell gas on its spot platform this week
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gas giant Gazprom does not plan to hold auctions for spot gas sales on its Electronic Sales Platform ..
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Vaccine and infection data mark small victories in Omicron battle
By James Macharia Chege and Josephine Mason JOHANNESBURG/LONDON (Reuters) -Two vaccine makers said their shots protected against Omicr..
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Scotland reports fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations with Omicron
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – In Scotland, the Omicron variant of the coronavirus appears less likely to result in COVID-19 hospita..
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COVID-testing rules spark Christmas travel chaos in Australia as cases hit records
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s COVID-19 testing facilities were severely stretched on Thursday amid a record..
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Oil prices keep climbing even as Omicron COVID-19 variant fans out
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Thursday for a third straight day, underpinned by a weaker dollar on opt..
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Tesla CEO Musk says he is ‘almost done’ with stock sales; shares rally
By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday he was “almost done” with hi..
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UK reduces COVID-19 self-isolation to 7 days for most in England
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government said that from Wednesday it was reducing the COVID-19 self-isolation period to seven d..
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UK retail sales growth slides as Omicron hits – CBI
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales growth fell sharply in the first half of December as concerns about the Omicr..
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Sky no longer the limit for Germany’s ‘Mainhattan’ skyscraper boom
By John O’Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Towering above a nondescript office quarter of downtown Frankfurt, a 47th floor th..
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