Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-21 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON, United Kingdom — Oil prices slid and stock markets advanced Wednesday as Iran said it had allowed around two dozen ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz, easing concerns about the apparent impasse on ending the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-21 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, on Wednesday said a drone strike on the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in Abu Dhabi was a “dangerous escalation”.
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[2026-05-21 00:09 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Pelosi hails Frank as ‘pioneering’ LGBTQ+ voice and key architect of financial reform
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[2026-05-21 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Move comes after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announces it will stop bankrolling breakaway golf circuit after the 2026 season
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[2026-05-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Morocco] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Move comes after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announces it will stop bankrolling breakaway golf circuit after the 2026 season
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[2026-05-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Mercury, a fintech firm that provides banking services to startups, has raised $200 million in funding at a $5.2 billion valuation, CNBC has learned exclusively.
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[2026-05-20 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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[2026-05-20 23:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: EV executives such as Xiaomi’s Lei Jun and NIO’s William Li have live-streamed themselves on road trips featuring their brands’ vehicles.
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[2026-05-20 23:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading the proposed Kalinga Act, which seeks to enable a faster government response to fuel-driven inflation and other economic shocks.
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[2026-05-20 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli private intelligence agency Black Cube will double the office space it is leasing in Tel Aviv. "Globes" has learned that the company has leased the 19th floor in Tel Aviv's Discount Tower, in addition to the 26th floor, where it already has its offices.
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[2026-05-20 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Emirates airline's first reconfigured two-class Airbus A380 completed its inaugural commercial flight between Dubai and Birmingham on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-20 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The days of going to college to secure a lucrative career are over, as skilled trade workers have seen a 30% wage bump in the past few years, the CEO of the world's largest recruitment firm told CNBC.
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[2026-05-20 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Welcome to another day of corporate America hemorrhaging engineers and other white-collar workers with insurmountable student debt as AI adoption accelerates. This era will likely be remembered in history as the great "white-collar purge," and the response will be continued hatred of data centers.
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[2026-05-20 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Berlin urged to back stronger European trade instrument against a backdrop of ever-expanding economic problems
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[2026-05-20 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Brussels] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Berlin urged to back stronger European trade instrument against a backdrop of ever-expanding economic problems
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[2026-05-20 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are higher led by tech as the selloff in bonds eased and traders awaited earnings from Nvidia after the close. As of 7:30am ET, S&P futures are up 0.3% while Nasdaq futs rose 0.7% showing optimism heading into the release and overlooking weakness in tech during APAC trade.
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[2026-05-20 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: South Korean chipmaker Samsung Electronics is facing one of the most serious workers’ strikes in its history, with a protest which could affect the overall economy and the group’s global supply of semiconductors.
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[2026-05-20 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Asian equities extended losses for a fourth straight session, with South Korea's benchmark KOSPI falling about 1% as the market priced in the shock of an imminent labor action at Samsung Electronics.
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[2026-05-20 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed their strategic ties and growing energy trade as they met in Beijing Wednesday only days after a visit by US President Donald Trump to China.
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[2026-05-20 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: UK supermarkets are being urged by the government to limit food prices in return for easing regulations.
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[2026-05-20 20:54 UTC+10:00] [Cars] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: European leaders struck a triumphant tone early Wednesday after the EU finally clinched a deal to implement its long-delayed trade pact with the United States, ending months of tariff threats and transatlantic brinkmanship.
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[2026-05-20 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syria is becoming part of the economic conversation again.
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[2026-05-20 20:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Target CEO Michael Fiddelke speaks at Target’s Financial Community Meeting at Target headquarters in Minneapolis, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom Baker, File)
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[2026-05-20 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after reaching a trade deal at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, on July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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[2026-05-20 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s exports of rare earth magnets to Japan recovered only modestly last month, with Japanese firms warning of ‘severe’ shortages
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[2026-05-20 20:30 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s exports of rare earth magnets to Japan recovered only modestly last month, with Japanese firms warning of ‘severe’ shortages
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[2026-05-20 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Treasury chief Christopher Hui also says city opted against separate regulatory authority for digital assets to support ‘convergence’
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[2026-05-20 20:27 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Treasury chief Christopher Hui also says city opted against separate regulatory authority for digital assets to support ‘convergence’
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[2026-05-20 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) Trump arrives in Beijing for summit talks with Xi on trade, Iran, Taiwan, other topics
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[2026-05-20 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘From a valuation point of view, this is still an attractive moment,’ as new growth drivers emerge from China’s tech sector, analyst says
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[2026-05-20 20:12 UTC+10:00] [Jacqueline Zhang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘From a valuation point of view, this is still an attractive moment,’ as new growth drivers emerge from China’s tech sector, analyst says
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[2026-05-20 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines -- Finland underscored the deepening economic partnership between Manila and Helsinki, including regional initiatives such as the European Union’s Global Gateway and Digital Economy Package, which aims to make the Philippines a "digital connectivity hub" in Southeast Asia.
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[2026-05-20 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Workers walk near coal barges in Palembang, Indonesia: Commodity producer shares fell on May 20, after the government announced new export controls. © Reuters
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[2026-05-20 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Roblox] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Groups claim game platform’s design and business model conflict with children’s developmental needs
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[2026-05-20 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ChangXin Memory Technologies is sparking investor interest as DRAM profits soar, AI drives shortages and China pushes for chip self-reliance
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[2026-05-20 20:00 UTC+10:00] [CXMT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ChangXin Memory Technologies is sparking investor interest as DRAM profits soar, AI drives shortages and China pushes for chip self-reliance
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[2026-05-20 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Local businesses around Kansas City are releasing twists to their signature products and other merchandise to join in on the World Cup festivities. (AP video: Nick Ingram)
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[2026-05-20 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Senior Saudi statesman Prince Turki Al Faisal once told me that energy markets bind the world together. Coming from the man whose father, King Faisal, started the 1973 oil embargo – a near cataclysmic event at the time that saw the New York Stock Exchange shed almost half its value in a year, and ushered in a decade of high inflation, unemployment and stagnant industrial productivity worldwide – that means something.
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[2026-05-20 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Bank Indonesia has kept interest rates unchanged for the previous seven months. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
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[2026-05-20 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Bank Indonesia has kept interest rates unchanged for the previous seven months. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
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[2026-05-20 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Dror Bin, CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority, announced on Tuesday that he will conclude his five‑year tenure in the coming months, following a planned transition process intended to ensure continuity as the IIA prepares for new leadership.
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[2026-05-20 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — Samsung Electronics and its workers' union resumed talks Wednesday with South Korea's labor minister mediating, in a last-ditch attempt to avert a strike.
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[2026-05-20 19:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Italian defence company Leonardo signed a deal worth €320 million (Dh1.3 billion) with the UAE’s Edge Group unit Abu Dhabi Ship Building to provide advanced naval combat systems for the Kuwait navy’s missile boat programme.
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[2026-05-20 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump with first lady Melania Trump addresses the attendees from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House during the annual Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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[2026-05-20 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: But study warns that new project pipeline appears to be drying up, as Chinese investors face pressure from both Beijing and Brussels
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[2026-05-20 19:04 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: But study warns that new project pipeline appears to be drying up, as Chinese investors face pressure from both Beijing and Brussels
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