TotalEnergies signs deal paving way for return to Venezuela

The provisional seasonally adjusted estimate of UK residential property transactions in July was 96,710, 2% lower than June and down 1% compared to July 2025. However, the provisional non-seasonally adjusted figure stood at 106,620, which was 5% higher than a year earlier and 3% up on the previous month. Industry figures said the latest…

Google has some fresh talent in the AI race. The tech giant has completed its talent deal with San Francisco startup Mechanize Inc, public postings show. Mechanize’s co-founder and ex-CEO, Tamay Besiroglu, now works as a research scientist at Google’s AI division, DeepMind, according to his LinkedIn profile. Over a dozen other former Mechanize employees…

Anthropic appoints Former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke to its long-term benefit trust, JPMorganChase signs a multiyear agreement to be the official jersey patch and banking partner of the Dallas Mavericks, Brazil-based Nubank receives full regulatory approval to open Nu Mexico, and more in this week’s banking news roundup.

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High-end credit cardholders are reportedly finding it tougher to make the most of their cards. That’s according to a report Monday (Aug. 31) by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which says stricter rules have made it tougher for consumers to tap perks and rewards. For example, card issuers like American Express and Capital One are moving to keep customers from bringing…