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The White House cautioned that talks with Russia on potential prisoner swaps for jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich hadn’t yet yielded “a pathway to a resolution,” marking 100 days since his detention in Russia. https://ift.tt/U8Iuvjt

The Biden administration is seeking to curtail short-term private health plans, in part because of fears the plans undermine the viability of exchanges set up under the Obama era Affordable Care Act. https://ift.tt/edGwb3F

Yellen sought to halt a slide in U.S.-China economic ties during a closely watched visit to Beijing, offering assurances that the U.S. doesn’t seek estrangement from China while also criticizing that country’s treatment of American companies. https://ift.tt/MeKoxSv

Binance’s general counsel, chief strategy officer and other executives have departed recently, a sign of the turmoil rattling the crypto exchange, which has also laid off dozens of staffers. https://ift.tt/Lhvka24

Federal regulators are trying to coax retired bank examiners back onto the payroll to help unravel the financial mess caused by rising interest rates. https://ift.tt/p3JefAI

Ant Group, the financial-technology company associated with Jack Ma, was fined close to $1 billion by China’s financial regulators, taking the company closer to the end of its long-running business overhaul. https://ift.tt/7ws6iGH