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ICC may open 2027 World Cup on Gandhi Jayanti

Reports indicate the ICC is considering starting the 2027 ODI World Cup on October 2, Gandhi Jayanti, as a gesture to Gandhi's connection with South…

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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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AC Milan beat Manchester United 4-2 in pre-season friendly

AC Milan defeated Manchester United 4-2 in a sweltering pre-season friendly in Wroclaw, Poland, coming from behind twice to claim victory. Harry…

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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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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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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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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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Xtep to launch 160X 8.0 marathon shoe series

Xtep will globally launch its flagship 160X 8.0 marathon shoe series on August 21, with the top-tier 160X 8.0 Ultra featuring the new GT1200 premium…

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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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Silver Lake in talks to acquire Workday

Silver Lake has held confidential talks in recent months to acquire Workday, a human-resources and financial management software company with a…

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OCC returns Zerohash national trust charter application

Zerohash said the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency returned its July 17 national trust bank application as materially deficient rather than…

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Apple hires Nate Gatten as vice president of government affairs

Apple has appointed Nate Gatten as vice president of government affairs, with his start date on August 31 and a reporting line to Jennifer Newstead…

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MUFG tests blockchain settlement for Japanese government bond repos

Tokyo-based MUFG is preparing a proof-of-concept to execute Japanese government bond (JGB) repo transactions on the Canton blockchain network, aiming…

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Trade group backs Custodia appeal over Fed account access

The Blockchain Association has filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting Custodia Bank's Supreme Court petition that challenges regional Reserve…

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