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“It would be hard to pack more error into so few words.”—Milton Friedman, in 1994, commenting on an article by Judy Shelton supporting a gold standard.This week, the Senate is expected to take up the nomination of Judy Shelton to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board. She is widely considered to be a…

BP seems nervous about being a fossil fuel company these days. On Tuesday, the 12th most carbon-intensive company in the world announced plans to slash its oil and gas production by 40 percent over next decade, the largest such cut an oil and gas company has ever announced. It’ll also slash its dividend payouts to shareholders…

The racial wealth gap in the US is immense, and despite recent increased patronage of Black-owned businesses, that gap has actually expanded in recent years. There are many factors that have gone into creating this gap, and many issues that exist because of it, but it is critical to the economic future of the US…

* Graphic: World FX rates tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh * Graphic: Foreign flows into Asian stocks tmsnrt.rs/3f2vwbA * Singapore lenders slide, MAS asks banks to cap dividends * Singapore Airlines hits lowest since Aug. 1998 * Remote work, U.S.-China tech troubles to benefit Taiwan - ANZ By Rashmi Ashok July 30 (Reuters) - Singapore shares hit a two-month…

* Graphic: World FX rates tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh * Graphic: Foreign flows into Asian stocks tmsnrt.rs/3f2vwbA * Singapore lenders slide, MAS asks banks to cap dividends * Singapore Airlines hits lowest since Aug. 1998 * Remote work, U.S.-China tech troubles to benefit Taiwan - ANZ By Rashmi Ashok July 30 (Reuters) - Singapore shares hit a two-month…