Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-29 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PHILWEB Corp. has elected Lance Gokongwei as chairman of its board, completing the listed gaming technology firm’s governance restructuring as it moves to accelerate the rollout of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered infrastructure.
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[2026-08-29 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GENERAL TRIAS CITY, Cavite — American semiconductor company Analog Devices and 19 other business establishments in the locality have been recognized by the city government of General Trias in Cavite province for being the city’s top business taxpayers for 2024 and 2025 during the Locators Night held at the General Trias Unity and Civic Center Hall in Barangay Navarro on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-29 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NVIDIA has paused some deals that were part of its new financing initiative that offered credit support to artificial intelligence (AI) cloud companies in exchange for a share of revenue, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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[2026-08-29 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — Toyota Motor said on Friday its global vehicle sales and production fell in July, weighed by declines in China, the United States and the Middle East, which offset a stronger performance in Japan.
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[2026-08-29 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GAP named industry veteran Michael Francis as Old Navy’s new CEO on Thursday to reinvigorate the struggling brand, while improved pricing led to a quarterly profit beat and a strong forecast for the wider company.
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[2026-08-29 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-29 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-29 01:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh used his Jackson Hole speech Friday to answer critics of his muddled July press conference, delivering a clearer warning that stubborn inflation could push the Fed toward a rate hike.
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[2026-08-29 01:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Treasury Department on Friday moved to sanction the United Arab Emirates branch of an Egyptian bank over its financial ties to Iran.
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[2026-08-29 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-29 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A majority of those who attended the public information meeting were more curious than opposed, expressing ambivalence about the 770-acre project. (Photo by Pak Yiu)
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[2026-08-29 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a news conference, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-08-29 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Washington's move to designate Palestine Action as a transnational terrorist organisation could place British activists associated with the group at heightened risk of surveillance and being frozen out of the financial system, campaigners warn.
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[2026-08-29 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced a new plan to judaise the Negev, or Naqab in Arabic, and the Galilee, vowing to replicate in Israel policies that he has pursued in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-08-29 01:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh on Friday expressed concerns about inflation running hot, while maintaining his advocacy for a “quieter” central bank.
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[2026-08-29 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This was the closest he has come to acknowledging interest rate hikes may be needed to ease price pressures
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[2026-08-29 01:13 UTC+10:00] [Covid-19] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This was the closest he has come to acknowledging interest rate hikes may be needed to ease price pressures
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[2026-08-29 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's Financial Services Agency looks to take action after a recent string of accounting fraud cases. (Photo by Nikkei)
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[2026-08-29 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Washington's move to designate Palestine Action as a transnational terrorist organisation could place British activists associated with the group at heightened risk of surveillance and being frozen out of the financial system, campaigners warn.
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[2026-08-29 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A U.S. subsidiary of Tokio Marine Holdings will acquire all shares of Direct Commercial as early as September. (Photo by Kazuma Shirokawa)
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[2026-08-29 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Affirm Holdings stock popped 7% on Friday after the buy now, pay later firm reported strong fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and CEO Max Levchin said high gas prices are weighing on shoppers.
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[2026-08-29 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Fifa's investment plan has intensified tensions between Fifa president Gianni Infantino and Uefa
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[2026-08-29 01:00 UTC+10:00] [One Nation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: One Nation hopes to raise $36,000 from the lunch but the state party has disclosed just one donation this financial year
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[2026-08-29 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Update (1000ET): The speech was hawkish in substance (see full remarks below) - Warsh framed inflation as the clear priority, said financial conditions are not restrictive, and set a high bar (“confident that underlying inflation is moving to our objective, clearly and at sufficient speed”) - while refusing to pre-commit to a September hike.
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[2026-08-29 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-29 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An Osaka Gas plant in Japan. The company aims to start shipping e-methane to Japan from the U.S. in fiscal 2030. (Photo by Daigo Aoki)
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[2026-08-29 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-29 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
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[2026-08-29 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chinese EV giant beat market estimates in the second quarter, as booming exports helped offset a prolonged decline in the domestic market
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[2026-08-29 00:11 UTC+10:00] [BYD] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chinese EV giant beat market estimates in the second quarter, as booming exports helped offset a prolonged decline in the domestic market
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[2026-08-29 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh expressed concern Friday about elevated inflation while hinting that interest rates could need to move higher if more progress isn't made on easing price pressures.
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[2026-08-28 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: QatarEnergy has extended the suspension of liquefied natural gas deliveries to Italy until November, prolonging a supply disruption that began after Iranian strikes damaged the company’s production facilities in March, Italian energy company Edison said on Friday.
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[2026-08-28 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The measures aim to shift China’s vast property sector away from a presales model, as Beijing strives to stabilise market downturn
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[2026-08-28 23:42 UTC+10:00] [Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The measures aim to shift China’s vast property sector away from a presales model, as Beijing strives to stabilise market downturn
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[2026-08-28 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least 17 companies linked to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank hold United Kingdom public-sector contracts worth more than 2.1 billion pounds ($2.85bn), an Al Jazeera investigation reveals.
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[2026-08-28 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Crude oil prices have swung sharply over six months of war in Iran, rising almost two-thirds to nearly $120 a barrel before falling back as diplomatic efforts eased fears of a prolonged disruption to global supplies.
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[2026-08-28 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Flight marks collaboration between mainland Chinese firm EHang, local transport operator Kwoon Chung Bus Holdings and tech hub Cyberport
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[2026-08-28 23:37 UTC+10:00] [Mable Chan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Flight marks collaboration between mainland Chinese firm EHang, local transport operator Kwoon Chung Bus Holdings and tech hub Cyberport
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[2026-08-28 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-08-28 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Muse retail robot and store employees stock the shelves at a grocery store in New York. (Photo by Kenji Asada)
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[2026-08-28 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United Nations refugee agency has scaled back its budget by 16% and lowered its official headcount by around 3,500 as it adapts to new financial constraints at a time when global displacement is forecast to climb to an all-time high next year, according to diplomats and documents seen by Reuters.
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[2026-08-28 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Finance Minister and Religious Zionist Party head Bezalel Smotrich and right-wing politician Moshe Feiglin began talks to run on the same ticket in the upcoming October elections, N12 News reported on Friday.
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[2026-08-28 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Mets owe the Cubs payback for the 2021 trade deadline.
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[2026-08-28 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US stock futures are flat and rates rise ahead of today's main event: Fed chief Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech at 10am ET (full preview here) as traders seek clarity on his economic outlook and his strategy for lowering inflation back to the Fed's 2% target. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are little changed and Nasdaq 100 futures are lower following the Nvidia-driven rally for the index in the prior session, when however only 30% of the S&P and
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[2026-08-28 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz crisis shows neither state benefits when key waterways can become instruments of political pressure or economic coercion
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[2026-08-28 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz crisis shows neither state benefits when key waterways can become instruments of political pressure or economic coercion
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[2026-08-28 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The revision is designed to help the tech index recover from an underwhelming first half by tapping a new generation of Chinese AI firms
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[2026-08-28 22:19 UTC+10:00] [Alibaba Health Information Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The revision is designed to help the tech index recover from an underwhelming first half by tapping a new generation of Chinese AI firms
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[2026-08-28 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Shares of major U.S. clothing retailer Gap, whose brands include Old Navy, Banana Republic and others, jumped the most in 16 months in premarket trading after the company reported stronger-than-expected profit and upgraded its earnings outlook. The company also named retail veteran Michael Francis as Old Navy's next CEO.
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[2026-08-28 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Economist says appeal is likely to grow as traditional routes, such as the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz, become riskier
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