Russia's oil exports climb to fresh highs despite threats to slash production

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Pakistan will do anything to get cheap oil as its economic crisis drags on — including paying for it in the Chinese yuan

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Supporters of Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan, take part in an anti-government demonstration to a protest against the inflation and fuel price hike in Karachi on June 3, 2022.
Pakistan will do anything to get cheap oil as its economic crisis drags on — including paying for it in the Chinese yuan.

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The 'implosion of Russia as a great power' has opened the door for China to capitalize on Moscow's weakening economy

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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony before Russia - China talks in narrow format at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin on March 21.

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Russia's economy will be frozen for a long time as it relies more on China and 'yuanization,' think tank says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in central Moscow on May 9, 2023.

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Ukraine says it offered to return 3,000 dead Russian soldiers for burial, but Russia refused because it wouldn't admit the death toll

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Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov in Ukrainian documentary "The Year: Off-screen" by Dmytro Komarov.

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Ukraine wants F-16s to shoot down Russian strike fighters dropping bombs it can't beat. Airpower experts say give them the jets.

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F-16 Fighting Falcon

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A fleet of aging tankers is transporting sanctioned oil around the globe — and it's becoming an insurance nightmare because nobody knows who owns them

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A secretive fleet of aging tankers is transporting sanctioned oil globally — and nobody knows who to chase for insurance should they get into accidents.

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China's yuan is emerging as a strong challenger to the dollar's dominance. Here are 5 countries that recently turned to the yuan instead of the USD for trade.

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The Chinese yuan's share in international transactions is increasing.

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The Russian military is trying to recruit Central Asian migrant workers to fight in Ukraine to avoid another mandatory mobilization, UK intel says

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Tajik migrant workers climb into a van on the outskirts of Moscow on October 29, 2008.
Tajik migrant workers climb into a van on the outskirts of Moscow on October 29, 2008.

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Bitcoin could rally 40% by the end of the year, according to a top blockchain founder

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Welcome to the weekend. Phil Rosen here, writing to you from Manhattan. 

I'm somewhat of a skeptic when it comes to digital assets, but so far this year bitcoin's been the top performing asset by a landslide — it's up more than 73%.

I caught up with a blockchain executive to get the scoop on why that rally could see more upside as the economy slows down. 

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