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Nvidia chips for China, frozen Russian funds, and a lot of self-checkout stealing

12.12.2025
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It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news. 
On today’s episode: Nvidia chips OK’d for China, a sticky frozen Russian asset situation, and a lot of you seem to be stealing from self-checkout. 
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