
Critics say the deal poses risks to democracy and could fuel discontent over Washington's embrace of the government.
Chevron's $7 billion Venezuela investment deepens US ties to the country's oil industry, drawing criticism that it threatens democracy and fuels discontent.
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Chevron has engaged in significant financial commitments in Venezuela's oil sector.
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Chevron's $7 billion Venezuela bet deepens U.S. ties to the country's oil industry. Critics say the deal poses risks to democracy and could fuel discontent over Washington's embrace of the government.
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Federal judge Leonie M. Brinkema ruled Google can keep its advertising business despite finding it maintained an illegal monopoly in ad-tech, ordering only practice adjustments rather than divestiture, marking a repeat of the search case outcome where Chrome and Android were also retained.

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