AP Top Business News at 8:14 a.m. EDT

US oil giant Chevron confirms it will expand operations in VenezuelaWorld shares extend losses, while the global bond sell-off intensifiesScams in the US are at a record high. Yet most victims get no help and some end up losing even moreCarney tells Trump ‘Stop trying to be tough'Bessent says 19 finance ministers agreed 'cheap exports' are unsustainable, but China dissentedGerman companies under pressure to adapt as China challenges them at their own gameOil giant Chevron is expected to announce it will expand operations in Venezuela, US official saysAfter fleeing Afghanistan to continue educating girls, SOLA opens a permanent school in RwandaWhy bond yields are rising and why everyone should careBessent pitches US-backed financial literacy competition to world's largest economies