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‘Cartoonishly villainous’ Saudi plot to hook poor nations on oil exposed

With the world hurtling toward catastrophic temperature rise, “Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is overseeing a sweeping global investment program” intended to “ensure that emerging economies across Africa and Asia become vastly more dependent on oil” even as the

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Investors Lose Legal Bid Over Nickel Market Blowup

The cases against the LME have been closely followed as a test of whether exchanges have the power to unwind trades to maintain orderly markets.

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West Bank Residents Praise Hamas for Palestinian Prisoners’ Release

Some people in the West Bank, where frustration with the Palestinian Authority has been simmering for years, believe Hamas and other armed groups are the only ones they can trust to protect them.

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The 5 Best New TV Shows of November 2023

November isn’t the last month of the year, obviously, but it is pretty much the last month of new TV shows that don’t involve people in garishly patterned sweaters discovering the true meaning of Christmas. And you know what? Television

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An Endorsement for Nikki Haley, and More

Plus, Hamas releases 12 more hostages, the true cost of avocados and Google says it will start purging accounts.

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We Can’t Address the Climate Crisis Without Nature

[time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] At a climate summit this fall, Bill Gates sparked controversy by dismissing tree planting as a climate crisis solution, calling it “complete nonsense.” To many, this may seem shocking. But the real issue stems from the misconception that

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Private Credit’s Rising Tide Fails to Lift Women- and Minority-Owned Firms

Despite its exponential growth, private credit’s professional ranks remain concentrated around white men. ‘There’s a few of us, and we still have to paddle pretty hard,’ said Ivelisse Rodriguez Simon, Avante Capital Partners managing partner.

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Why Amazon and Nvidia Need Each Other

Cloud giant’s ambitious in-house chip program can’t fully match Nvidia’s AI dominance, while chip maker needs to keep its U.S. business strong as export restrictions grow.

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In a Shaky Oil Market, OPEC Has Bitter Decisions to Make

Anticipating a drop in demand for 2024, major producers, led by Saudi Arabia, are trying to reduce supply.

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More captives to be freed as mediators work to prolong the Israel-Hamas truce – NPR

More captives to be freed as mediators work to prolong the Israel-Hamas truce  NPR 12 more hostages released by Hamas  NBC News Here Are the Statuses of 240 Israeli Hostages Taken Into Gaza on Oct. 7  The New York Times Biden’s Pause in

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