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Crude oil just capped off a third straight week of declines, as WTI nears the $40 per barrel threshold. Goldman Sachs is once again raising the possibility of oil dipping into the $20s per barrel.  That spells more pain for...

The latest ABS labour force statistics show a steady trend developing. Both the unemployment rate at 6.1% and the participation rate at 65% have remained stable since March 2015. This smooth trend bodes well for Australia as a whole. The...

For those watching the UK energy sector, barely a week has gone by of late without some kind of drama. A third of the nation’s coal power stations breaking down, subsidies cut for renewables but available for diesel generators, and...

Modern society is characterised by mass manufacturing, mass investment, and mass consumption, which give rise to “mass wrongs” - and the need for a system of mass redress.  Reports of harm to underpaid employees, users of payday lending and financial...

Conventional wisdom on supporting entrepreneurship is that governments should support start-ups and small businesses to spur job creation and economic growth.  The basis for the rationale is on the premise that small firms make up the highest number of companies...

Cybersecurity software has been a major focus in pop culture since the release of the 1995 film, Hackers starring Angelina Jolie. Computer break-ins have since been a significant theme in countless movies and television programs. The entertainment industry has provided...

In chemistry, limiting reagents are the chemical compounds that prevent further reactions from taking place. This is important for hybrid and all-electric vehicles because batteries, their limiting reagent, still hamper them. In chemistry, limiting reagents are the chemical compounds that...

Virtually everyone lives and works in a team, but there is a tension between what is good for the group and what is good for the individual. Within a group, competitive individuals do better, but cooperative groups as a whole...

Sustained population and economic growth have almost doubled both primary and final energy demand in the East Asia Summit (EAS) region.  This rising energy demand is posing an increasing threat to energy security. Examination of potential energy saving is key...

Russia's central bank recently warned about the growing financial risks to the Russian economy from Saudi Arabia encroaching upon its traditional export market for crude oil. Russia sends 70 percent of its oil to Europe, but Saudi Arabia has been...

A work-life-family balance is highly valued by most workers and employers now realise they need to offer flexible arrangements such as reduced hours, flexi-time or telework (working from home). Workplace flexibility is particularly important to working parents whose childcare needs...

The January Brent oil futures contract has broken down in the last 48 hours to approach its late-August lows.  It has fallen a little more than 10% over the past week.  The January light sweet crude contract is also heading...

Back in September, President Barack Obama signed an executive order that marked a major turning point in the role that behavioral science plays in helping the federal government achieve policy goals. The order, which directs federal agencies to incorporate insights...

Feeling ill? Well, staying at home would seem to be the sensible course of action. Yet for many, going to work while sick has become the norm, even a necessity in the face of the pressures placed on us by...

One casualty of the oil price downturn could be the megaproject. For years, as conventional oil reserves depleted and became increasingly hard to find, oil companies ventured into far-flung locales to find new sources of production. Extracting oil from these...