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U.S. oil plunges below $0 a barrel: What does a negative futures price mean?

U.S. oil plunges below $0 a barrel: What does a negative futures price mean?

The price of a barrel of benchmark U.S. oil plunged below $0 a barrel for the first time in history, a troubling sign of an unprecedented global energy glut as the coronavirus pandemic halts travel and curbs economic activity. So when it's minus a dollar, they'll pay you a dollar to get it out of there.
7 things you never knew about Bhutan

7 things you never knew about Bhutan

That mysterious landlocked region between India and China that has been dubbed the "Happiest Place on Earth". In fact, it has been decades since the fourth king of Bhutan came up with the notion that the kingdom should benchmark its progress and development by "Gross National Happiness", instead of GDP.
Italy’s Struggling Economy Has World’s Healthiest People

Italy’s Struggling Economy Has World’s Healthiest People

Italy is healthiest country on Earth in the Bloomberg Global Health Index of 163 countries. A baby born in Italy can expect to live to be an octogenarian. But 2,800 miles south in Sierra Leone, the average newborn will die by 52.
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