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Bitcoin rose about 0.45% to near US$83,315 after recovering from recent lows, while ETF flows, leveraged liquidations and expectations for further Federal Reserve rate rises influenced sentiment.

Bank of America brought in 1,000 contractors to address software vulnerabilities exposed by advanced AI models, as the bank reported hundreds of millions of dollars in related costs.

Federal regulators ordered Bank of America to pay more than US$1.2 billion after finding widespread anti-money-laundering failures, including inadequate monitoring and unreported suspicious transactions.

Sydney-based AGS Financial Group has completed its acquisition of Hartley Financial and Tax & Wealth, adding three offices, established advisers and approximately $2.6 million in annual revenue.