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arise1d ago

Dokpesi Jr: Unregulated Social Media Poses Threat To National Security

Dokpesi Jr warns unregulated social media and foreign-controlled digital platforms threaten Nigeria’s national security and information sovereignty.

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hellenicshippingnews1d ago

MOL Joins 5-way Public-private Partnership in 1st Ship-to-ship Methanol Bunkering at Anchorage in Yokohama

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that the company teamed up with the City of Yokohama, Kokuka Sangyo Co., Ltd., Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd., and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. – collectively known as the “Five Parties” – to successfully complete Japan’s first ship-to-ship bunkering of methanol vessel fuel at anchorage Methanol fuel was transferred from the ...

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dailymailuk1d ago

Japan stocks hit record high after prime minister Sanae Takaichi's landslide election win

The Nikkei 225, which features Toyota, Sony and Nintendo, rose as much as 5.7% before closing up nearly 4%. The yield on ten-year government bonds neared 2.3%.

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hellenicshippingnews1d ago

Warsh may find shrinking Fed’s balance sheet difficult, BofA says

Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next Federal Reserve Chair, would likely find it difficult to shrink the U.S. central bank’s large bond holdings without a tightening of financial conditions, according to analysts at BofA Securities. Warsh has been a frequent critic of bond purchases by the Fed, arguing that such holdings ...

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techxplore1d ago

AI decision aids aren't neutral: Why some users become easier to mislead

Guidance based on artificial intelligence (AI) may be uniquely placed to foster biases in humans, leading to less effective decision making, say researchers, who found that people with a positive view of AI may be at higher risk of being misled by AI tools. The study, titled "Examining Human Reliance on Artificial Intelligence in Decision Making," is published in Scientific Reports.

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hellenicshippingnews1d ago

The digital euro: strengthening Europe’s payments ecosystem

It is a pleasure to be in Cyprus. I would like to thank Governor Patsalides and the organisers for inviting me. Cyprus’s Presidency comes at a pivotal moment for Europe. In a global environment defined by rapid change, strategic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, the Presidency’s priority, “Autonomy through security and competitiveness”, captures Europe’s ambition to ...

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hellenicshippingnews1d ago

CMA CGM Group, Marlink, and Eutelsat partner to deploy OneWeb LEO connectivity across CMA CGM’s global maritime fleet

CMA CGM Group, Marlink and Eutelsat have announced a partnership to deploy OneWeb LEO connectivity across CMA CGM’s global maritime fleet. The solution integrates European-based Eutelsat OneWeb’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) services combined with existing LEO and GEO networks within a broader hybrid network architecture, enabled by Marlink’s purpose-built edge platform, XChange NextGen. Under this ...

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hellenicshippingnews1d ago

DP World deal put on hold, but port protesters refuse to budge until cancelled

The interim government yesterday (8 February) announced that the controversial deal to lease the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to UAE-based DP World would not be signed during its tenure, yet port workers have refused to budge, insisting their indefinite strike will continue until the proposal is cancelled entirely. Bangladesh Investment Development Authority Executive Chairman ...

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hellenicshippingnews1d ago

Is it too early to bet on U.S. housing recovery?

The U.S. residential real estate market remains mired in weakness despite recent declines in mortgage rates, raising questions about whether housing can become a growth engine for the economy in 2026, according to a recent note from BCA Research. “It is too early to bet on US housing becoming the engine of growth for the ...

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hellenicshippingnews1d ago

China property sales forecast cut by S&P as market slump deepens

S&P Global Ratings has downgraded its forecast for China’s property sales in 2026, now predicting a 10% to 14% decline compared to its earlier October estimate of a 5% to 8% drop. “This is a downturn so entrenched that only the government has capacity to absorb the excess inventory,” S&P analysts wrote in a Sunday ...

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hellenicshippingnews1d ago

Oil & Gas in 2026: The Next Chapter in the Energy Economy

Oil & gas companies are continuing to adjust from the meaningful swing in public policies between the prior U.S. presidential administration of President Biden and the second Trump administration, which entered office at the beginning of 2025. No longer beholden to a whole-of-government strategic goal to make the U.S. economy a net zero emitter by ...

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staradvertiser1d ago

Dow sets second straight record as tech rebound fuels Wall Street gains

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose solidly after a shaky start today, as technology stocks found their footing following last week’s AI-sparked selloff, while investors waited for key economic data that could shed light on the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path.

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