World price

Elon Musk, the billionaire Tesla touting dogecoin, raised the price of memes-based cryptocurrency, tweeting that his son “holds his doge like a champ.” The price of dogecoin, down about 75% from its April peak, hit a low of less than 17 cents after Musk posted on Twitter. Register now for CryptoCodex–a free daily newsletter for …

July 17, 2021 I IT’S MID-JULY, therefore the football season in England will start soon. You probably didn’t notice it was over. The earnings season, when listed companies in America reveal their quarterly results, unfolds with equally tedious frequency and also seems to never end. The second quarter season that kicks off this week, however, …

The world’s first salt and sugar reformulation tax could be added to foods sold in shops, cafes and canteens in England as part of a new national food strategy. Government-commissioned study says a tax of £ 3 per kg on sugar and a tax of £ 6 per kg on salt sold for use in …

Fuel prices in India were flat on Wednesday July 14. Petrol prices in Delhi remained unchanged at Rs 101.19 per liter, while diesel prices remained at Rs 89.72. The price of petrol in Mumbai was Rs 107.20 per liter, while the price of diesel was Rs 97.29 per liter. In Chennai, a liter of gasoline …

Bitcoin hovered wildly through 2021, falling with the second largest cryptocurrency ethereum after huge races and dashed hopes that growing adoption by retail investors and institutions would bring stability to the markets of the crypto roller coaster. The price of bitcoin is down about 50% from the peak in April which saw it more than …

Oil production in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas. Getty Images The price of a barrel of oil fell from $ 38 / barrel in November 2020 to $ 75 / barrel recently. This is a solid recovery given the price jumped to $ 0 earlier in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and a …

A unique drought in Brazil devastated the world’s largest coffee crop, pushing wholesale prices to their highest level in years. The going rate for prized arabica beans was nearly US $ 1.70 a pound at one point this week. That’s almost 60 percent more than it was last summer. Abnormally dry conditions at the end …

July 10, 2021 AN HOUR AFTER dawn Scott Sheffield is at the window of her 2,300-acre (930-hectare) Forked Lightning ranch in New Mexico, contemplating a day of fishing. The estate, formerly owned by Jane Fonda, is crossed by a four mile river. It’s muddy right now, he says, but on a good day, a fly …

Thinking back to the endless months of lockdowns we endured, thank goodness we had block and delete buttons on social media – as well as a repeat on Facebook. I think I would have gone mad without them. It really brought out the worst in people, who openly used these platforms to lie and write …

VIENNA / WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) – Iran has started the process of producing enriched uranium metal, the UN atomic watchdog said on Tuesday, a move that could help it develop a weapon nuclear power and that three European powers have said they are threatening talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Iran’s measures, …