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(Kitco News) - Gold’s recent correction appears to have done little to damage its long-term investment case, and with concerns over unsustainable sovereign debt returning to the forefront of global financial markets, one strategist sees $5,000 an ounce by yea…

Oil prices tumbled for the third straight day, as a flurry of headlines from the Middle East sparked renewed optimism in global energy markets.

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David Kelly and Torsten Slok reached the same conclusion from opposite directions: with DC unwilling to touch the deficit, the bond market is the bad cop.

Starting today, Virginia residents can add a digital version of their driver's license to the Apple Wallet app on the iPhone and Apple Watch. The...

Are we looking at a big year-end for the IPO market?

Gates is mostly in the Responsible AI camp, but there are a few ideas in here we hadn't heard before.

SpaceX announces plans to build $100 billion Starbase launch complex in Louisiana. Falcon 9 conducts last Florida Starlink mission.

Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is stalled due to an antitrust lawsuit, leaving WBD in limbo during a pivotal moment for media.

An inflation measure closely watched by the Federal Reserve was unchanged last month in the latest sign that many Americans are still struggling with higher costs. The Commerce Department’s Wednesday report showed that prices rose 3.7% in July compared with a…

American actor and musician Tyrese Gibson did not come to Uganda merely to admire its beauty, take a few photographs and leave with memories of the Pearl of Africa. During his visit, Gibson offered a glimpse into an ambition that is considerably bigger and perhaps deliberately audacious than the usual celebrity talk. Speaking about plans […] The post Tyrese Gibson promises more than selfies as he unveils big Uganda p

By Abdallah Aziz Epalat, Manager SACCOs at Pearl Bank It is easy, from inside the formal financial sector, to define inclusion in terms of accounts opened, transaction volumes or numbers reached. But when you work closely with communities that have traditionally operated outside conventional banking, a different picture emerges. The biggest lesson is that financial […] The post What Financial Inclusion Is Teaching Us

Burger King reclaimed its No. 2 burger chain spot from Wendy's with 8.5% same-store sales growth and revamped chicken nuggets roll out Sept. 1.

The new program follows a cascade of cyberattacks across at least a dozen states that many experts suspect are linked to Iran.

Background Youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) face elevated risk for sex trafficking due to interconnecting structural, interpersonal, and psychological vulnerabilities. Despite growing recognition of this link, regional data from the southern United State…

The U.S. economy grew at a sluggish 1.5% pace from April through June. But consumer spending stayed strong. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that growth in gross domestic product — the nation’s output of a goods and services — decelerated from a 2.1…

Stakeholders have called for sustained investment in digital skills, infrastructure, services and access to finance as Uganda seeks to ensure underserved communities benefit from the digital economy.

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge showed prices remained sticky in July, reinforcing division within the central bank on whether to raise inter...

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