Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-03 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The European Union gained new powers to inspect AI models, restrict EU market access and fine model providers, raising the stakes for U.S. companies like Anthropic and OpenAI and Google.
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[2026-08-03 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-03 20:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb on Monday unveiled a detailed roadmap for its planned initial public offering by 2028, underlining that the listing process would be used to strengthen corporate governance and financial transparency.
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[2026-08-03 20:37 UTC+10:00] [Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — The French government will need to green light attempts by non-European investors to acquire more than 10 percent of shares in French companies “operating in a sensitive sector” and listed on a stock market outside the EU, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said.
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[2026-08-03 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has mocked the European Commission for what he called blatant hypocrisy after it quietly exempted Russian luxury sable fur from sanctions, reportedly bowing to pressure from member states dependent on the trade.
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[2026-08-03 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Alibaba unveiled its latest and "most powerful" AI model Qwen3.8-Max on Monday as Chinese companies race to close the AI gap with the U.S.
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[2026-08-03 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China's domestic tourism market is weakening faster than expected, clouding one of the few bright spots in the country's sluggish consumer economy.
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[2026-08-03 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington steps in to save Tokyo’s weakened currency in first joint yen-buying action for almost 30 years, causing its value to surge
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[2026-08-03 20:30 UTC+10:00] [CCB International] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington steps in to save Tokyo’s weakened currency in first joint yen-buying action for almost 30 years, causing its value to surge
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[2026-08-03 20:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sign carrying the corporate logo stands outside a Nissan dealership Monday, July 27, 2026, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)
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[2026-08-03 20:22 UTC+10:00] [AstraZeneca] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Bristol Myers Squibb tie-up would be one of biggest-ever pharma deals and create world’s fourth-largest drugmaker
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[2026-08-03 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-03 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Goldman Sachs analyst Sam Burgess, who covers European defense companies including Airbus, BAE Systems, Rheinmetall, Renk, Rolls-Royce, Safran, Leonardo, Thales, and Dassault Aviation, held a call with retired German Lieutenant General Andreas Marlow to provide clients with greater color on the rapidly evolving modern battlefield and its implications for defense-sector investment decisions.
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[2026-08-03 19:38 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Childcare worker Sherry used to wake up every morning unsure of how to keep the 11 children in her care safe.
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[2026-08-03 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Nissan Motor is implementing its Re:Nissan business restructuring plan as it continues to launch new vehicles such as the Leaf EV, Kicks compact SUV and Elgrand premium minivan. (Photo by Arisa Moriyama)
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[2026-08-03 19:06 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-03 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- The following are the key features of the tax code revisions unveiled by the finance ministry on Monday, which aim to lay the groundwork for a major economic leap forward under the vision the government calls the "Irreplaceable Republic of Korea." The Republic of Korea is the official name of South Korea.
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[2026-08-03 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As a rapid shift towards cutting-edge tech threatens to leave ordinary citizens behind, a leading journal acknowledges the stark divide and calls to protect livelihoods
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[2026-08-03 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As a rapid shift towards cutting-edge tech threatens to leave ordinary citizens behind, a leading journal acknowledges the stark divide and calls to protect livelihoods
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[2026-08-03 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The likes of Adidas and L’Oreal are thriving in the evolving market, showcasing strong growth driven by changing consumer demands
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[2026-08-03 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The likes of Adidas and L’Oreal are thriving in the evolving market, showcasing strong growth driven by changing consumer demands
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[2026-08-03 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Nissan Motor is implementing its Re:Nissan business restructuring plan as it continues to launch new vehicles such as the Leaf EV, Kicks compact SUV and Elgrand premium minivan. (Photo by Arisa Moriyama)
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[2026-08-03 18:34 UTC+10:00] [Yen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US and Japanese governments confirm they carried out a rare joint intervention late last week
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[2026-08-03 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Making Chinese treasury bond futures tradeable on Hong Kong’s stock exchange adds the interest rate hedging component markets have demanded
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[2026-08-03 18:30 UTC+10:00] [yuan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Making Chinese treasury bond futures tradeable on Hong Kong’s stock exchange adds the interest rate hedging component markets have demanded
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[2026-08-03 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) are the country's two largest commercial passenger airlines, operating extensive domestic and international networks, with Haneda Airport in Tokyo a major hub. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
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[2026-08-03 18:10 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Last year, Leopold Aschenbrenner, a man barely of legal drinking age with a fondness for Rubik’s Cubes, crisscrossed the nation to raise money for his high-flying hedge fund.
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[2026-08-03 17:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Despite a quiet summer so far in the transfer market for Premier League champions Arsenal, manager Mikel Arteta insists the club will be “very ambitious” when it comes to new arrivals this summer.
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[2026-08-03 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Gianni Infantino has been in charge of Fifa for 10 years
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[2026-08-03 17:45 UTC+10:00] [Business / Workplace] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An aircraft maintenance worker who powered down a plane to clear errors before take-off has failed to win back his job after causing a 17-minute delay, with the country’s fair work umpire saying this was partly because he had been working extra shifts with a competitor.
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[2026-08-03 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Designed to service high-plateau airports, it has shorter fuselage, similar to offerings from Boeing and Airbus
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[2026-08-03 17:27 UTC+10:00] [high-altitude variant] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Designed to service high-plateau airports, it has shorter fuselage, similar to offerings from Boeing and Airbus
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[2026-08-03 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: AstraZeneca shares dropped as much as 7% after a report that the U.K.'s largest drugmaker was in talks with U.S. peer Bristol Myers Squibb over a megadeal that, if completed, could value the companies at roughly $400 billion.
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[2026-08-03 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TO deliver greater convenience and payment freedom, GCash, the country’s number 1 finance superapp, will soon allow users to link their Visa or Mastercard debit and credit cards directly as a payment source for transactions.
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[2026-08-03 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: RIZAL Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) has extended its “Piso Fare,” allowing MySSS Cardholders to continue enjoying a P1.00 fare at Light Rail Transit (LRT)-2 until Auag. 31, 2026.
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[2026-08-03 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Exterior view of the Liechtenstein Government Building in Vaduz, Liechtenstein on Aug. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
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[2026-08-03 16:54 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Olympio Metals has drawn first blood from its Phase 3 drilling program at its Bousquet gold project in Quebec, Canada. The opening hole of the new program delivered another high-grade intercept that appears to strengthen the case for the flagship project which is rapidly shaping up as a significant new gold system.
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[2026-08-03 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: National Social Security Fund increased onshore stock stakes, targeting tech as state pension returns hit 5.76 per cent to bolster national reserves
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[2026-08-03 16:39 UTC+10:00] [social security sovereign fund] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: National Social Security Fund increased onshore stock stakes, targeting tech as state pension returns hit 5.76 per cent to bolster national reserves
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[2026-08-03 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: On July 31, Japan purchased the yen "in coordination with the U.S. Department of the Treasury," Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said in a statement on Aug. 3. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Ken Suzuki, Shintaro Ino and Reuters)
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[2026-08-03 16:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: GS Caltex said Monday it invited employees’ families to its Seoul headquarters for its annual Family Day on Friday, offering a hands-on look at the company’s workplace and energy business.
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[2026-08-03 16:19 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Peninsula Energy has strengthened its technical leadership by appointing former Heathgate Resources chief operating officer Gary Birch as chief technical officer and establishing a new technical committee to support the ramp-up of its Lance uranium project in Wyoming, USA.
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[2026-08-03 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CAPAS, Tarlac – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has touted the Pax Silica Industrial Hub project here as a centerpiece of his economic agenda but Catholic Church leaders said the project will have negative effects to indigenous communities and farmers in the area.
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[2026-08-03 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean and Japanese leaders raise prices and pivot to premium products, opening lower-end market to Chinese suppliers
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[2026-08-03 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The president’s pretext of stopping forced labour is only a ruse – he is trying to grab a share of global trade for the US
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[2026-08-03 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Publishing giant News Corporation has attacked the federal government’s late changes to its plan to make tech giants pay for journalism, warning the revised design lets tech platforms off the hook just as the rules were meant to tighten.
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[2026-08-03 15:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-03 15:45 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-03 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Alibaba's latest Qwen AI model is priced significantly below Chinese rival Moonshot AI's Kimi K3.
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[2026-08-03 15:31 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Horizon Gold has delivered a volley of broad, high-grade gold hits from drilling outside the recently completed DFS mine plan at its Gum Creek gold project in Western Australia’s Mid-West/ Murchison region. The headline result from the company’s Kingfisher prospect is a cracking 23-metre intersection grading an impressive 5.26 grams per tonne (g/t) gold from 188m downhole, which included a richer 15 metre core going 7.65g/t gold.
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