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One frugal table, three money scripts: Why siblings spend very differently

Money is never just money. It is deeply layered with emotional meaning.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, May 30, 2026

FILE PHOTO: A pump jack operates near a crude oil reserve in the Permian Basin oil field near Midland, Texas, U.S. February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Eli Hartman/File Photo

IMF, World Bank, others warn Middle East war is straining global energy supplies

FILE PHOTO: A pump jack operates near a crude oil reserve in the Permian Basin oil field near Midland, Texas, U.S. February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Eli Hartman/File Photo

World Bank document shows 27 countries seeking to ensure access to crisis funds

World Bank objects to Uganda bill to regulate purported foreign agents

Venezuela’s melting 'permafrost' draws debt investors' optimism

FILE PHOTO: Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva takes part in \"Debate on the Global Economy\" during the 2026 annual IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo

US to host further G-20 talks on war’s impact on food and fertiliser

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/File Photo

IMF, World Bank say they are resuming dealings with Venezuela

The move paves the way for a full IMF assessment of Venezuela’s economy for the first time in some 20 years.

Lebanese officials had ‘good’ meeting with IMF, finance minister says

Lebanon's Finance Minister Yassine Jaber attends an interview with Reuters at the Ministry of Finance in Beirut, Lebanon April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

World Bank launches ‘Water Forward’ programme to tackle global water stress

FILE PHOTO: A boy drinks water as he waits for customers to sell bags of water along a roadside on the outskirts of N’Djamena, Chad, November 15, 2025. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

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