Call it a silver squeeze

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• A shortage of silver has prices for the precious metal surging

  by Savannah Peters

  

  Used in nearly everything with an on-and-off switch, global demand for silver has been outstripping supply since 2020.

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• Coca-Cola taps mini cans and new flavors to spark a fizzling soda market

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  The 7.5-ounce mini cans cater to consumers on weight-loss drugs or simply looking for a quick treat — and will be sold individually in convenience stores next year.

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• Oil drilling near Amazon given the go-ahead

  The Brazilian oil giant Petrobras has a green light to start drilling for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River. The decision follows a five-year battle for that permission. Critics say the approval casts doubt over Brazil's green ambitions. Ione Wells, the BBC's correspondent in São Paolo, reports.

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