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The Venezuelan government and the country’s opposition are close to reaching an agreement to transfer the central bank’s gold reserves, critics are scrutinising donations to UK Reform bycrypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne, and Glencore has suspended one of its senior executives in the wake of an escalating scandal. Plus, OpenAI’s listing delay raises stakes for SoftBank’s $50bn data centre IPO.

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Venezuela nears deal to move $4bn gold reserve to New York

Reform UK’s mega-donor backed a friend’s libel claim. Now he controls her home

Glencore suspends senior executive in review of ties to iron ore trader

OpenAI’s listing delay raises stakes for SoftBank’s $50bn data centre IPO

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