Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-21 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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[2026-05-21 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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[2026-05-21 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Egypt has announced a major oil and gas discovery in its Western Desert.
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[2026-05-21 21:49 UTC+10:00] [Bulletin Board] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-21 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: I was sitting across from a senior board member at a large enterprise. He is sharp, experienced with decades of business judgment. We were speaking about the quantum threat. He put down his coffee and asked me directly: “Esti, forget the hype for a moment. What should I actually be doing, right now, as a board member?”
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[2026-05-21 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: IBM and small-cap quantum names, including IonQ, D-Wave Quantum, Rigetti Computing, Infleqtion, and other peers, are surging in New York premarket trading after a Wall Street Journal report said the Trump administration is preparing to award $2 billion in CHIPS Act grants to nine quantum-computing companies.
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[2026-05-21 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai has approved a Dh1.5 billion ($400 million) economic incentive package to support the city's business and tourism sector, at a time when demand has fallen due to the Iran war.
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[2026-05-21 21:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A steady rebound in US equities driven by peak insanity in Korea (where the two chip stocks that account for most of the market surged and sent the Kospi soaring more than 8% overnight) faded after a report that Iran’s Supreme Leader issued a directive that the country’s near-weapons-grade uranium must remain in the country, rejecting Trump's key ceasefire demand, while oil and bond yields jumped as traders waited in mounting futility to see whether hopes of a peace deal
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[2026-05-21 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Emails released earlier this year suggest that Mountbatten-Windsor, while serving as trade envoy, forwarded reports to Jeffrey Epstein
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[2026-05-21 21:35 UTC+10:00] [British royal family] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Emails released earlier this year suggest that Mountbatten-Windsor, while serving as trade envoy, forwarded reports to Jeffrey Epstein
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[2026-05-21 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil markets could soon enter a "red zone" as global stocks deplete and as demand picks up during the summer travel season, the head of the International Energy Agency warned on Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Drones operated by Zipline leave base to make deliveries from a Walmart store in Pea Ridge, Ark., Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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[2026-05-21 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ireland will introduce a long-promised bill seeking to curb trade with settlements in the West Bank to parliament in the coming weeks, Foreign Minister Helen McEntee said on Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by NOAA, a Parapagurus sp. crab with a coral on its back walks across a field of ferromanganese nodules on the seafloor of Gosnold Seamount, explored during Dive 16 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition. (NOAA via AP)
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[2026-05-21 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A state-owned firm has launched work on a massive aviation complex, signalling continued confidence amid regional conflict
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[2026-05-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A state-owned firm has launched work on a massive aviation complex, signalling continued confidence amid regional conflict
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[2026-05-21 20:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan met with his Kyrgyz counterpart Thursday to discuss ways to expand trade and critical minerals cooperation between South Korea and the Central Asian country, Kim's office said.
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[2026-05-21 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Kyiv, Ukraine – In November 2023, representatives of two Chinese companies signed a deal to supply stone-crushing machinery for construction projects.
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[2026-05-21 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: E-commerce platform Noon will cut staff by half in the next three months, its co-founder and billionaire entrepreneur Mohamed Alabbar has said, as he hires artificial intelligence agents across his companies.
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[2026-05-21 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: After a decade at the helm of Benin, President Patrice Talon is preparing to hand over power this Sunday, 24 May 2026. As farewells and stock-taking begin in the capital, the outgoing leader chaired his final cabinet meeting on Wednesday, while government spokesman Wilfried Houngbédji faced journalists for one last press conference — touching on sacked radio staff, a defiant defence of Talon’s political record, and a refusal to call imprisoned opponents “political prisoners.”
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[2026-05-21 20:32 UTC+10:00] [Department] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — The U.K. government has published a cache of documents relating to the appointment of the former Prince Andrew as its trade envoy.
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[2026-05-21 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 21 May 2026 at 8:25pm
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[2026-05-21 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Britain’s Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, looks round as he leaves after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
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[2026-05-21 19:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -The Euro currency symbol is seen prior to a press conference after an ECB’s governing council meeting in Frankfurt, Germany, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
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[2026-05-21 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Palantir is among the most controversial technology companies of the modern era. Its clients include US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), the US Army, police, intelligence, and security agencies in multiple European countries. The company also supplies technology to the Israeli military amid its genocide in Gaza.
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[2026-05-21 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Amid the excitement surrounding tech and high-growth sectors, infrastructure is rarely considered one of the most potent investment plays. Yet, according to Navot Bar, CEO and co-founder of Keystone Infra, a publicly traded infrastructure investment company in Israel, and a member of the prestigious TA-90 index on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, it is a rapidly growing field that has produced excellent results.
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[2026-05-21 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chain operator’s executive dismisses speculation of a tie-up, and praises staff amid an ‘extremely competitive environment’
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[2026-05-21 19:32 UTC+10:00] [Market Place] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chain operator’s executive dismisses speculation of a tie-up, and praises staff amid an ‘extremely competitive environment’
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[2026-05-21 19:32 UTC+10:00] [Debt] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Commission on Thursday downgraded economic growth estimates to 1.1 percent, as surging energy prices fueled by the Middle East war cause a slowdown.
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[2026-05-21 19:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Companies are still improving data required for robots to perform complex household tasks, some of which require embodied AI
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[2026-05-21 19:22 UTC+10:00] [robot] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Companies are still improving data required for robots to perform complex household tasks, some of which require embodied AI
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[2026-05-21 19:15 UTC+10:00] [One Nation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: One Nation proposal would abolish offshore gas profits tax and acquire 30% equity in new projects in a move the Coalition says is ‘borrowed from Venezuela’
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[2026-05-21 19:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Britain’s Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, looks round as he leaves after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
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[2026-05-21 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The slashed price on the GX model ‘surprised the market’ in a segment carmakers have high hopes for amid slumping EV sales
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[2026-05-21 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The slashed price on the GX model ‘surprised the market’ in a segment carmakers have high hopes for amid slumping EV sales
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[2026-05-21 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Toyota plans to export Voxy, pictured, and Noah minivans from Taiwan to Japan, taking the unusual step of setting up a production line dedicated to supplying the home market. (Photo by Tetsuya Kitayama)
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[2026-05-21 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-21 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan met with his Kyrgyz counterpart Thursday to discuss ways to expand trade and critical minerals cooperation between South Korea and the Central Asian country, Kim's office said.
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[2026-05-21 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Samsung's union suspended its planned strike after reaching a last-minute deal with management late on May 20. © AP
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[2026-05-21 18:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: News that Samsung Electronics' management and labor unions agreed to a compensation plan linking bonuses to over 10 percent of business profits prompted significant online backlash Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 18:35 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Each April, the world’s top auto executives and engineers fly to China’s main auto show to take stock of BYD, the electric car powerhouse that passed Tesla in global sales last year.
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[2026-05-21 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stakes are high for Asia’s tech-driven economies amid a global sell-off in bond markets that signals investor fears
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[2026-05-21 18:30 UTC+10:00] [interest rate] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stakes are high for Asia’s tech-driven economies amid a global sell-off in bond markets that signals investor fears
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[2026-05-21 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-21 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- The presidential chief of staff is considering visiting Canada early next month in his capacity as presidential special envoy for strategic economic cooperation, sources said Thursday, possibly in connection with Ottawa's submarine procurement project.
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[2026-05-21 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: DSV, the global transport and logistics leader, and Arcapita Group Holdings, the global alternative investment firm, through its real estate development platform, Lintara Properties, have announced the completion of a state-of-the-art 30,000-square-metre logistics warehouse in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone.
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[2026-05-21 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The trade deal between the U.K. and Gulf states is a "monumental achievement," Bahrain's industry minister told CNBC.
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[2026-05-21 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade watchdog decided Thursday to impose anti-dumping tariffs on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) paste resin products from four European nations, according to Seoul's industry ministry.
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[2026-05-21 17:59 UTC+10:00] [Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Equities post strong gains driven by improved market sentiment and tech optimism, though profit growth lags, a new survey shows
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