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US consumer confidence hits highest level since Dec. 2021
US consumer confidence beat expectations in January to reach its highest level since December 2021, with the public more optimistic than at any point since the Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates. Consumer confidence jumped to 114.8 in January, marking the third straight month of gains, the Conference Board announced in a statement.
Misogyny and sexual assault rife in music industry: UK MPs
British MPs on Tuesday called on the music industry to clean up its act, as it laid bare a catalogue of misogyny, discrimination and sexual abuse in a damning report. "When it comes to discrimination, and the harassment and sexual abuse of women, it has a lot of work to do."
Full list of CBN departments to be moved from Abuja to Lagos as 1,500 staff resumes on Friday
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has started the process of moving its head office, along with 1,500 staff members to Lagos, following new reforms.
Chile's whirlwind energy transition leaves workers stranded
Vultures soar above the mining town of Tocopilla, where Chile's dizzying transition away from coal-fueled energy has left dozens of workers idle and unsure of their future. - Don't 'leave people behind' - During a recent meeting with journalists in Santiago, Energy Minister Diego Pardow acknowledged the challenges and said there was a plan for a "fair socio-ecological transition" in Tocopilla.
Farmer discontent spreads in EU as France seeks to quell protests
Protests by angry farmers spread across the European Union on Tuesday, as the French government scrambled to placate agriculture workers who have been moving towards Paris in long convoys of tractors, blocking key motorways. In France, protests have spread to the capital where tractors, hay bales and other objects have prevented motorists from entering Paris along several key routes.
US set to reimpose Venezuela oil sanctions over election disqualifications
The United States warned Tuesday it will reimpose sanctions on Venezuela's oil and gas sector, relaxed under a reconciliation deal, after opponents to President Nicolas Maduro were barred from running against him.
Niger newspapers feel force of post-coup sanctions
Weak sales, deserting advertisers, falling revenues and unpaid wages: Niger's newspaper industry has been buffeted by sanctions imposed on the country after military officers seized power in July. "They were our advertisers."
71% of musicians fear AI: French-German study
More than two-thirds of musicians fear that artificial intelligence will make it impossible to make a living, according to a study by French and German music societies published Tuesday.
IMF lifts global growth forecast citing unexpected 'resilience'
The IMF announced Tuesday it has raised its 2024 global growth forecast to 3.1 percent, citing unexpected resilience in major advanced and emerging market economies around the world, including the United States and China.
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