<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ben Bartenstein - ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ben Bartenstein - ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASoVO4WYW28/ben-bartenstein</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Ben Bartenstein - </title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASoVO4WYW28/ben-bartenstein</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:25:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASoVO4WYW28/ben-bartenstein.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Withholds Venezuelan Oil Approval for Non-US Majors]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-22/trump-team-withholds-venezuelan-oil-approval-for-non-us-majors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-22/trump-team-withholds-venezuelan-oil-approval-for-non-us-majors</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Bartenstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:58:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Sanctions Greek Shipper, China Ports in Push Against Iran Oil]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-21/us-hits-greek-shipper-in-expansion-of-iran-max-pressure-campaign</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-21/us-hits-greek-shipper-in-expansion-of-iran-max-pressure-campaign</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Bartenstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:50:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Sanctions Iranian Oil Tycoon, London Hedge Fund in Crackdown]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-21/uk-sanctions-iranian-oil-tycoon-london-hedge-fund-in-crackdown</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-21/uk-sanctions-iranian-oil-tycoon-london-hedge-fund-in-crackdown</guid><category><![CDATA[personal-finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Bartenstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:57:53 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iAqE_83MS214/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iAqE_83MS214/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Iranian flags during the 40th anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Tehran. Photographer: Ali Mohammadi/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Mulls Rosneft, Lukoil Sanctions if Putin Balks on Ceasefire]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-15/us-mulls-rosneft-lukoil-sanctions-if-putin-balks-on-ceasefire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-15/us-mulls-rosneft-lukoil-sanctions-if-putin-balks-on-ceasefire</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Bartenstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:57:31 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ig9hrYn8PydA/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ig9hrYn8PydA/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Hits Iran Oil-Trading Network in Sweeping Sanctions Crackdown]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-30/us-hits-iran-oil-trading-network-in-sanctions-crackdown</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-30/us-hits-iran-oil-trading-network-in-sanctions-crackdown</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Bartenstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 19:00:24 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iMQ.d48pJU34/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iMQ.d48pJU34/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World’s Rich Ignore Mideast Strife to Bet on Dubai and Abu Dhabi]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-24/uae-dubai-and-abu-dhabi-lure-world-s-rich-with-tax-perks-and-stability</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-24/uae-dubai-and-abu-dhabi-lure-world-s-rich-with-tax-perks-and-stability</guid><category><![CDATA[personal-finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Gardner Cuesta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iSBQXwLlTyRA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iSBQXwLlTyRA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Residential skyscraper buildings in Dubai. Photographer: Natalie Naccache/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU Sanctions Iranian Oil Tycoon for Role in Russian Trade]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-21/eu-sanctions-iranian-oil-tycoon-for-role-in-russian-trade</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-21/eu-sanctions-iranian-oil-tycoon-for-role-in-russian-trade</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Bartenstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 07:36:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa Moves Closer to Exiting Dirty-Money List in October]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-18/south-africa-moves-closer-to-exiting-dirty-money-list-in-october</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-18/south-africa-moves-closer-to-exiting-dirty-money-list-in-october</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Hill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:17:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kuwait Oil Giant Says OPEC+ Hikes Suggest Tighter Market]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-09/kuwait-oil-giant-says-opec-supply-hikes-suggest-tighter-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-09/kuwait-oil-giant-says-opec-supply-hikes-suggest-tighter-market</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona MacDonald]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:21:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Issues Red Alert on Russian Shadow Fleet Sanctions Dodging]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-02/uk-issues-red-alert-on-russian-shadow-fleet-sanctions-dodging</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-02/uk-issues-red-alert-on-russian-shadow-fleet-sanctions-dodging</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Bartenstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:35:33 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/idGK.7XIL2dw/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/idGK.7XIL2dw/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jane Street Set to Join Financial Firms Flocking to Abu Dhabi]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-26/jane-street-set-to-join-financial-firms-flocking-to-abu-dhabi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-26/jane-street-set-to-join-financial-firms-flocking-to-abu-dhabi</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Dooler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:33:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Baffles With Sudden U-Turn on China Buying Iranian Oil]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-24/trump-eases-pressure-on-iran-by-saying-china-can-buy-its-oil</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-24/trump-eases-pressure-on-iran-by-saying-china-can-buy-its-oil</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grant Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:01:06 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ikFFeYCYv_94/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ikFFeYCYv_94/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Opposes European Push to Lower G-7’s Russia Oil Price Cap]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-13/us-opposes-european-push-to-lower-g-7-price-cap-on-russian-oil</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-13/us-opposes-european-push-to-lower-g-7-price-cap-on-russian-oil</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alberto Nardelli]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:05:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[British Virgin Islands, Bolivia Put on Watchdog ‘Gray List’]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-13/british-virgin-islands-bolivia-placed-on-watchdog-s-gray-list</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-13/british-virgin-islands-bolivia-placed-on-watchdog-s-gray-list</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Bartenstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iy8NV1qLUFS8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iy8NV1qLUFS8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Buildings stand in La Paz, Bolivia, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Gross domestic product (GDP) in Bolivia is expected to increase by 4.5 percent in 2016, according to a report last month by Moody&apos;s Corp. rating service.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Santander Reconsiders Accounting Hire Accused of Fraud by Itau]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-03/santander-reconsiders-accounting-hire-accused-of-fraud-by-itau</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-03/santander-reconsiders-accounting-hire-accused-of-fraud-by-itau</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jorge Zuloaga]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:41:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citi’s Burke Nominated for Key US Treasury Job on Sanctions]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-03/citigroup-s-burke-nominated-for-key-us-treasury-job-on-sanctions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-03/citigroup-s-burke-nominated-for-key-us-treasury-job-on-sanctions</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Bartenstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:45:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Lebanese PM Sets Up Abu Dhabi Investment Firm Targeting AI]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-03/ex-lebanese-pm-sets-up-abu-dhabi-investment-firm-targeting-ai</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-03/ex-lebanese-pm-sets-up-abu-dhabi-investment-firm-targeting-ai</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Bartenstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:49:33 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ijrqIewGfEE8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ijrqIewGfEE8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Saad Hariri in 2019. </media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPEC+ Agrees on Third Oil Supply Surge to Deepen Price Slump]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-31/opec-agrees-on-third-oil-supply-surge-to-deepen-price-slump</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-31/opec-agrees-on-third-oil-supply-surge-to-deepen-price-slump</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona MacDonald]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2025 10:22:21 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ibmvnr6u6vuM/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ibmvnr6u6vuM/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[British Virgin Islands, Bolivia Poised to Join Dirty Money List]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-29/british-virgin-islands-bolivia-poised-to-join-dirty-money-list</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-29/british-virgin-islands-bolivia-poised-to-join-dirty-money-list</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Bartenstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 13:00:18 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_Y.hIZBIyy0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_Y.hIZBIyy0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The British Virgin Islands has long been a preferred locale for the world’s wealthy to safeguard their assets.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi’s ‘Man in Manhattan’ Is Key to Unlocking Trump Deals]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a power circle dominated by Abu Dhabi’s ruling family, Marty Edelman stands out as a rare outsider with real influence.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-05-16/new-york-power-broker-behind-uae-s-global-deals-is-key-to-trump-access</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-05-16/new-york-power-broker-behind-uae-s-global-deals-is-key-to-trump-access</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Bartenstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 13:01:49 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYoE8EeH1WcM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYoE8EeH1WcM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Martin Edelman at Yankee Stadium in New York in July 2024. </media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>