Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-31 08:20 UTC+10:00] [Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Sunday’s strikes in Iran mark the first from the U.S. in a month.
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[2026-08-31 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to acquire defensive tackle Gervon Dexter in a trade with the Chicago Bears.
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[2026-08-31 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of Energy (DOE) is continuing consultations with industry stakeholders on a coal transition policy aimed at addressing aging power plants, as well as delayed coal projects exempted from the government’s moratorium on new plants.
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[2026-08-31 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Flurry of commercial activity offers opportunities for Hong Kong’s financial markets, research universities and the Northern Metropolis
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[2026-08-31 07:30 UTC+10:00] [LandSpace] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Flurry of commercial activity offers opportunities for Hong Kong’s financial markets, research universities and the Northern Metropolis
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[2026-08-31 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-31 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-31 07:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wall Street closed the week in retreat after comments from US Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh about inflation saw interest rate head higher and equity markets lower.
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[2026-08-31 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Long priced out of Australia's property market, young homebuyers must still rely on the bank of mum and dad even though costs are coming down for the first time in decades. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Ken Kobayashi and AP)
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[2026-08-31 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-31 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Dozens of prominent British Arabs have called on the UK government to move beyond condemning illegal Israeli settlements and put legally binding rules in place to stop British economic activity from supporting their expansion.
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[2026-08-31 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The biggest change in the Korea-US alliance may not be the exercise Washington cut short. Instead, look at what the United States is asking Korea to provide. Across industries — from shipbuilding to next-generation artillery — Korean capabilities are important where American capacity is constrained. The $350 billion investment framework offers an opportunity to help rebuild US industries and embed Korean technology, management and know-how in that renewal.
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[2026-08-31 06:00 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: August 31, 2026 06:00 | News
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[2026-08-31 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-31 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Uniqlo's flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza district. The company plans to open similar stores in urban centers across Japan. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
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[2026-08-31 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Uniqlo's flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza district. The company plans to open similar stores in urban centers across Japan. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
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[2026-08-31 05:22 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The bond market swung Friday as investors built bets that the Federal Reserve may hike interest rates soon to get the nation’s high inflation under control. US stocks, meanwhile, dipped but not by much after economists said a speech by Chairman Kevin Warsh helped strengthen faith that the Fed will do what’s needed to bring inflation down, even if it causes pain for the economy in the short term.
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[2026-08-31 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-31 05:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Reform happened when Labor partnered with labour, not with business. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
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[2026-08-31 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: August 31, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-08-31 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s financial watchdog says insurance companies are increasingly settling claims on home damage with cash payouts that are sometimes so low they won’t fund the repairs disaster-stricken customers need.
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[2026-08-31 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Parts of Sydney have defied the economic effects of higher interest rates, elevated petrol prices and falling house prices to register the lowest unemployment rates in the country.
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[2026-08-31 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: NSW has enjoyed a prolonged period of labour market strength.
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[2026-08-31 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The St Kilda home of Melbourne legend Ron Barassi and his wife, Cherryl, is being sold, three years after the AFL great’s death, with his family saying it is “time to pass the torch”.
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[2026-08-31 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A leaked recording of Star Entertainment Group’s most senior executives has captured its Sydney casino boss and the firm’s chief executive complaining of the risk and compliance measures forced onto the scandal-ridden firm by regulators as it attempts to retain its licence in NSW and Queensland.
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[2026-08-31 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-31 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: SpaceX is making an aggressive push into the power generation market, with The Information reporting that Elon Musk is preparing to address one of the most critical bottlenecks threatening America's data-center buildout: the shortage of advanced gas turbine components, particularly the blades and vanes needed to power massive data center campuses.
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[2026-08-31 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Personal Finance
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[2026-08-31 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani discussed ways for his country to increase security and economic co-operation with Libya during a visit on Sunday to Tripoli.
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[2026-08-31 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-31 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-31 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China this year saw a record 12.7 million fresh university graduates.
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[2026-08-31 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A tanker was struck by an unknown projectile while transiting inbound through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said on Sunday.
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[2026-08-31 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Google has changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America on its maps in the United States after an order by US President Donald Trump to rename the body of water as trade tensions escalate with Canada.
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[2026-08-31 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-31 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Insular Life, the nation's first and largest Filipino life insurance company, is aggressively reshaping the country's financial landscape by turning the historically complex process of buying insurance into a frictionless digital experience.
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[2026-08-31 02:30 UTC+10:00] [Germany] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The far right is close to winning a state election for the first time since the second world war. A different economic approach is needed to combat it
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[2026-08-31 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AIA Philippines, formerly Philam Life and the Philippine arm of leading multinational insurer AIA Group, and BPI AIA Life Assurance Corporation (BPI AIA), the bancassurance partnership between AIA Philippines and the Bank of the Philippine Islands, recorded a combined 458 Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) qualifiers in 2026—the highest in the Philippines—while also earning places among the Top 100 MDRT companies worldwide.
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[2026-08-31 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE Central Bank and the Central Bank of Egypt on Sunday said branches of Banque Misr in the Emirates were "conducting all their business as usual", after the US raised money-laundering concerns.
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[2026-08-31 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LOWER energy costs and prices of some food items could have pulled inflation down for a fourth straight month in August, analysts said.
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[2026-08-31 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE stock market could see a rebound when trading resumes on Tuesday as bargain hunters return after the steepest weekly decline so far this year.
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[2026-08-31 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE government’s gross borrowings rose to P2.11 trillion in the first seven months of the year as it continued to tap both domestic and foreign sources, latest Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) data showed.
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[2026-08-31 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is proposing changes to its discount window facility (DWF) to make it easier and faster for banks to obtain liquidity support during periods of financial stress.
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[2026-08-31 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) is “cautiously optimistic” that Philippine export growth will exceed the Development Budget Coordination Committee’s (DBCC) forecast this year, an official said.
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[2026-08-31 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) is stepping up runway extensions and airport upgrades nationwide to accommodate larger aircraft and more passengers to help increase flights and lower airfares.
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[2026-08-31 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Sunday said Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has ordered attached agencies to continuously revise their El Niño response plans, as the weather pattern threatens to reduce crop production and push food prices higher.
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[2026-08-31 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Getting sick in the Philippines is no longer just a health concern. For many families, it has become a financial emergency.
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[2026-08-31 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: EVERY successful event is not just built on a well-executed program but also on strong partnerships. Recognizing the value of these relationships, SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) continues to deepen its commitment to its clients through PRiMO (Perks and Recognition for Meeting Organizers), its official loyalty and recognition program for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) bookers and organizers.
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[2026-08-31 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has shifted applications for public offerings fully online, with a processing period of just 40 days, as part of efforts to speed up the share offering process and make it easier for companies to raise funds through the capital market.
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[2026-08-31 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AYALA Land Inc. said it diverted 44 percent of the waste generated from its operations and construction activities from landfills last year, exceeding a 30-percent target as it pursues a goal of sending zero waste to landfills by 2030.
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