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Thiel fund buys stake in Vista Energy
Peter Thiel's hedge fund, Thiel Macro LLC, disclosed a roughly 1.2 million ADS holding in Vista Energy worth about US$76 million in a US SEC Form 13F…
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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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Hong and Kim win three awards at Locarno festival
At the 79th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland director Hong Sang-soo and actor Kim Min-hee won three awards for their new film No Place to Look…
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Florin Serban film wins Locarno's Golden Leopard
Romanian director Florin Serban won the Golden Leopard at the 79th Locarno Film Festival for his film "You Don't Belong Here," a…
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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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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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Pixar announces Ghost Market for spring 2028
Pixar revealed Ghost Market at Disney's D23 Expo 2026 and shared a first teaser under 30 seconds that it later uploaded online. The footage follows a…
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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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Suge Knight to testify in Duane Davis murder trial
Marion "Suge" Knight, who was driving the BMW when Tupac Shakur was shot in Las Vegas in 1996, is expected to take the stand in the murder trial of…
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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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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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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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Italian police recover three stolen paintings near Parma
Carabinieri officers from the Parma Provincial Command and the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit recovered three paintings stolen from the Magnani…
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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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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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Artists stage benefit concert to aid Colombia and Venezuela quake victims
More than 30 international artists will perform at Unidos por los Nuestros on Aug. 16 at Miami’s Kaseya Center to raise funds for communities hit by…
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