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  • India's government is getting more uncomfortable using China's yuan to buy Russian oil, sources told Reuters.
  • At least seven oil shipments from Russia have not been paid by India.
  • Settling trade in yuan is more costly, as Indian refiners must first convert their rupees into Hong Kong dollars, and then yuan.

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  • Bitcoin briefly popped 10% on Monday after a false report said the SEC approved a spot bitcoin ETF from BlackRock.
  • BlackRock told Bloomberg that its ETF is, in fact, still under review by the SEC.
  • Crypto investors have been holding out hope for a spot bitcoin ETF for years, to no avail.

The price of bitcoin briefly spiked as much as 10% on Monday after a false report said that


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You would barely know Google is in the middle of one of the most consequential antitrust trials in decades right now. Although some important witnesses have testified in open court and documents have been posted online after a delay, access to the trial is still uncertain and sporadic because Judge Amit Mehta appears to have bought



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Pokémon Go’s latest set of features aren’t quite the fixes that players have been begging Niantic for, but they will give trainers new ways to compete and team up as they dig into a spooky season of shadowy raids.

After a little bit of teasing toward the end of last week, Niantic has officially announced the arrival of Pokémon Go’s Party Play, a new feature that allows groups of



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Epic Games announced a new program on Monday to try and incentivize developers to bring their older games to the Epic Games Store. Under the new “Now On Epic” program, Epic will give developers 100 percent of the “net revenue from user spending” for six months on products offered through the program, according to a blog post



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Our experts answer readers' insurance questions and write unbiased product reviews (here's how we assess insurance products). In some cases, we receive a commission from our partners; however, our opinions are our own.

Given the AKC's long history in the health and well-being of dog breeds, it only makes sense that it would be a pioneer in pet insurance.

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There’s a calamity on the horizon if you believe Gary Gensler, Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). America’s top Wall Street watchdog has issued a dire warning about artificial intelligence: if regulators don’t act now, Gensler said it’s “nearly unavoidable” that AI will trigger a financial…

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