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This is how the Stock, Oil, Gold and Foreign Exchange Markets Ended Last Week

— The Dow closed more than 900 points lower, its worst one-day loss since 2020, as investors were disappointed with earnings releases from some publicly traded companies and worried about an acceleration in interest rate hikes after inflation in the United States was the highest since the 1980s. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at …

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These Economic Data Will Be Important This Week

Asia On Monday, Australia releases SSG Global’s final manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for April, while South Korea releases its final manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for April. Japan releases its April consumer confidence index. On Tuesday, South Korea releases its inflation rate for the month of April and the Reserve Bank of Australia meets …

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Silver Bismuth Solar Cells are More Environmentally Friendly and Cost-Effective

Silver-bismuth solar cells could provide a lower-cost and more environmentally friendly alternative to current silicon-based solar cells, the Silver Institute reports.The report says researchers in Europe are currently working on solutions and have already conducted initial tests. The solar cells are supposed to consist only of the two components silver and bismuth and be cheaper …

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Crude Oil Closes in the Negative – Germany Drastically Reduces Oil Imports from Russia

Crude oil futures closed lower on Friday (April 29) after volatile trading and three straight days of gains. The oil market was under pressure as investors worried about the possible drop in oil demand amid the global economic slowdown and China’s shutdown. WTI crude futures were down 67 cents, or 0.6%, at $104.69 a barrel. …

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