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German direct investment into US plunges as new equity falls
German companies sharply reduced new investment in the United States in the first half of 2026, with direct investment falling nearly two-thirds year…
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Heat waves cut hospitality sales and expose insurance gaps across Europe
European heat waves have reduced hospitality sales and revealed a widening insurance protection gap, with Padua cafes reporting empty outdoor…
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Ongc wins US licence to resume Venezuela operations
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has obtained an OFAC licence from the US Treasury allowing it to resume full operations in Venezuela, a…
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Teen joins government-backed AI apprenticeship pilot
A government-backed pilot is training up to 70 young people in the North West on a three-week TechFirst AI Apprenticeship Pathway, offering practical…
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Commerce secretary urges Apple not to buy Chinese memory
A Commerce Department official publicly urged Apple not to use memory chips from China’s CXMT, which the article says the Pentagon blacklisted over…
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ASUU warns federal government over unpaid salaries
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, led by president Prof. Christopher Piwuna, warned on August 14 that unpaid and withheld salaries and…
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Crude oil rises after tanker attacks and stalled Iran talks
Crude oil futures climbed as Brent settled at US$88.52 a barrel, up $1.45, and U.S. WTI finished at US$82.40, up $1.15, with both benchmarks on track…
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Ondo Finance posts $27 billion Stocks volume and $8 billion Perps
Ondo Finance reported rapid growth across its tokenized equities, perpetual futures, and treasury products. Ondo Stocks holds $1.01 billion in TVL…
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CFTC reviews prediction markets' mention contracts
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has launched an internal review of "mention markets" on prediction platforms, contracts that let traders bet…
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PIF and Formula E expand education platform for students
Since its April 2025 launch the PIF and Formula E education platform reached 111,200 students at 1,100 schools in Saudi Arabia, the United States and…
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USDC growth challenges USDT dominance on NOWPayments
NOWPayments reported that USDC transaction activity on its platform grew rapidly in H1 2026, with transaction count up 209.02% year over year and…
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Pentagon introduces western civilization course in its schools
The Department of Defense Education Activity will offer a high school course, Western Civilization to 1500, this fall using a textbook from Encounter…
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UT Austin proposes streamlined undergraduate core curriculum
The University of Texas at Austin unveiled a proposal to replace its sprawling set of more than 600 core course options with a smaller, structured…
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German auto industry employment falls to lowest since 2005
Germany's automotive industry employed 691,500 people at the end of the first half of 2026, down 42,300 jobs or 5.8% year-on-year, Destatis reported…
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MEXC releases audited August 2026 proof of reserves
MEXC published its August 2026 proof of reserves report, audited by Hacken, showing reserve ratios above 100% for all major assets and a BTC reserve…
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Kansas enacts statewide ban on student cell phones
Kansas has enacted HB 2299, a statewide law banning personal cell phones and similar devices for K‑12 students during the school day, signed by…
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U.S. retail sales fall as tax refund boost fades
U.S. retail sales unexpectedly declined 0.6% in July, the largest monthly drop since May 2025, reversing a revised 0.2% gain. The report attributes…
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Dangote refinery plans October IPO to broaden Nigerian ownership
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has submitted an application for a roughly $5 billion initial public offering to Nigeria's securities regulator as part of…
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Thai schools tighten bag checks after deadly shooting
Students at a Bangkok primary school now undergo systematic bag and pocket checks after a deadly Aug 7 attack in which a 14-year-old killed his…
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Supertankers go dark to transit Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb
Supertankers are prolonging periods of going dark by turning off automatic tracking to move oil through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb…
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MSCI proposes to exclude non-operating companies from indexes
MSCI has proposed adding financial-ratio screens to its Global Investable Market Indexes to exclude companies that act like investment funds rather…
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Crypto projects adopt revenue-sharing and token burns
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan argued that crypto assets are entering a phase where revenue and returns to token holders will more strongly determine…
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Pony.ai and Uber plan deployment of 2,000 robotaxis across Europe
Pony.ai and Uber announced an expanded strategic partnership to collaborate on deploying more than 2,000 Pony.ai Robotaxis across Europe, building on…
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White House convenes crypto and prediction-market executives
The White House is preparing a meeting next week to gather cryptocurrency and prediction-market executives, with traditional finance figures possibly…
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