[2026-08-24 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Indonesia takes on Malaysia in battle over palm oil pricing

Snippet: Palm oil is just the start. Indonesia’s new trade exchange also aims to oversee nickel and coal export volumes, prices and taxes

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3364890/indonesia-takes-malaysia-battle-over-palm-oil-pricing?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-24 09:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: The Papers: 'Pain beyond words' and 'Graduates face worst job market'

Snippet: The two police officers killed in a crash with five suspected joyriders on Saturday morning have been pictured on several front pages on Monday morning, including the Times. The paper includes tributes from the families of PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough, under the headline: "Family's pain beyond words over police deaths".

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgr7reynpdyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-24 09:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Review launched into how pub and hotel business rates calculated

Snippet: A review is being launched into the way business rates are calculated for pubs and hotels in England and Wales, and could lead to a reform of the system.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xnxy89gv7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-24 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China Evergrande founder’s fall a warning to private sector

Snippet: Case serves as a stark lesson on the limits of corporate survival and the need for business integrity

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3364950/china-evergrande-founders-fall-warning-private-sector?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-24 09:15 UTC+10:00] [China Evergrande Group] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China Evergrande founder’s fall a warning to private sector

Snippet: Case serves as a stark lesson on the limits of corporate survival and the need for business integrity

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3364950/china-evergrande-founders-fall-warning-private-sector

[2026-08-24 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong homebuyers snap up units at The Sterling as value-focused demand deepens

Snippet: The Sterling residential development drew 46,000-plus subscriptions, highlighting appeal of urban locations with strong transport links as housing recovery matures

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3364978/hong-kong-homebuyers-snap-units-sterling-value-focused-demand-deepens?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-24 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Roy Ng] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong homebuyers snap up units at The Sterling as value-focused demand deepens

Snippet: The Sterling residential development drew 46,000-plus subscriptions, highlighting appeal of urban locations with strong transport links as housing recovery matures

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3364978/hong-kong-homebuyers-snap-units-sterling-value-focused-demand-deepens

[2026-08-24 08:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Iran faces massive new triple-threat as Hormuz begins to open, cash gets tight and pols call to end the war

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/23/world-news/iran-faces-triple-threat-as-control-over-hormuz-economy-wavers/

[2026-08-24 08:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: UAE suspends all trade with Iran ‘until further notice’ after accusing Tehran of firing ballistic missiles toward country

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/23/world-news/uae-suspends-all-trade-with-iran-until-further-notice-after-accusing-tehran-of-firing-ballistic-missiles-toward-country/

[2026-08-24 08:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: ‘Double Lives of Suburban Wives’ star says secret adult-content side hustle got her fired from corporate job

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/23/media/double-lives-of-suburban-wives-star-says-secret-adult-content-side-hustle-got-her-fired-from-corporate-job/

[2026-08-24 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: The Teaser Period: Why The AI Boom Is Hitting A Reset Wall

Snippet: Having laid out, in July, the structural diagnosis that most of the market still refuses to confront: the AI boom is not a technology cycle. It is a credit-driven real-estate-like cycle whose financing architecture depends on the second derivative; the appropriately-named 'Groundbreaker' website has just dropped his next insightful note on what may be the trigger for the market to wake up to the ugly reality beneath the surface of the AI dream.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/teaser-period-why-ai-boom-hitting-reset-wall

[2026-08-24 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Elon Musk's Huge Midterm Investment Widens GOP's Money Advantage

Snippet: Republicans already have a significant financial advantage heading into the 2026 midterm elections, but Elon Musk is preparing to spend up to $200 million to give them an even bigger boost. Wired reports that officials with knowledge of Musk's plans said the range could still change, and that he intends to direct much of that money toward voter-turnout operations in the cycle's most competitive races, with the Texas Senate contest emerging as a likely landing spot.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/elon-musks-huge-midterm-investment-widens-gops-money-advantage

[2026-08-24 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (EDITORIAL from The Korea Herald on Aug. 24)

Snippet: Fiscal guardrails: Korea's strategic investment requires firm fiscal discipline over discretionary spending

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260824000500315

[2026-08-24 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US economist Barry Eichengreen on reality of de-dollarisation and next currency reshuffle

Snippet: The former IMF adviser examines how de-dollarisation is gaining pace and what lies ahead for China’s yuan

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3364761/us-economist-barry-eichengreen-reality-de-dollarisation-and-next-currency-reshuffle?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-24 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Exclusive | US economist Barry Eichengreen on how de-dollarisation could actually look

Snippet: The former IMF adviser examines how de-dollarisation is gaining pace and what lies ahead for China’s yuan

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3364761/us-economist-barry-eichengreen-reality-de-dollarisation-and-next-currency-reshuffle

[2026-08-24 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Treasury Secretary to announce Iran sanctions as Tehran dismisses economic warfare threat

Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will hold a press conference Monday to announce sanctions against Iran that he described to CNBC as the greatest campaign of "coordinated economic isolation in the history of the world."

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/23/treasury-secretary-bessent-iran-sanctions-press-conference.html

[2026-08-24 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hongkong Post should focus on public service, not profit

Snippet: The traditional self-funding operating model is no longer viable in an increasingly competitive e-commerce market

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3364788/hongkong-post-should-focus-public-service-not-profit?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-24 07:30 UTC+10:00] [iAM Smart] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hongkong Post should focus on public service, not profit

Snippet: The traditional self-funding operating model is no longer viable in an increasingly competitive e-commerce market

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3364788/hongkong-post-should-focus-public-service-not-profit

[2026-08-24 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: What Makes A Great Entrepreneur? Lessons From The Greats

Snippet: Authored by Rainer Zitelmann via RealClearMarkets,

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/what-makes-great-entrepreneur-lessons-greats

[2026-08-24 07:28 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Australia news live: Shark attack victim thanks donors after ‘incredibly difficult’ recovery; penguin parade gets flu shots

Snippet: Leah Stewart lost her arm in a great white shark attack at Sydney’s Coogee beach. Follow today’s news live

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/aug/24/australia-news-live-shark-attack-leah-stewart-housing-rents-first-home-cost-of-living-antisemitism-royal-commission-icac-politics-economy-sydney-melbourne-ntwnfb

[2026-08-24 07:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Thailand, Singapore exchanges seek tech listings as AI booms

Snippet: Stock Exchange of Thailand President Asadej Kongsiri, left, and Singapore Exchange President Michael Syn. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Ken Kobayashi)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/trading-asia/thailand-singapore-exchanges-seek-tech-listings-as-ai-booms

[2026-08-24 07:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Carney warned about economic coercion. Now Trump is testing the Canadian prime minister

Snippet: TORONTO — Mark Carney drew international attention as Canada’s prime minister by warning that middle powers must resist economic coercion by more powerful countries. Now President Donald Trump is putting that warning to the test with sweeping new tariffs that could show how much economic pain Canada can absorb.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/24/world/americas-emea/carney-warned-about-economic-coercion-now-trump-is-testing-the-canadian-prime-minister/2410573

[2026-08-24 06:58 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Morning Mail: anger over gambling logos ban delay; Canada and US plunge into trade war; classroom digital detox debate

Snippet: Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/24/morning-mail-monday-ntwnfb

[2026-08-24 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Live: ASX set to lift as Wall Street slump arrested

Snippet: Wall Street made a solid gain on on Friday after a jittery week which saw shares sold off sharply as traders worried about attempts to suppress rising US interest rates.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/asx-markets-business-live-news-australian-market-to-lift/107069462

[2026-08-24 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Itochu, Taiwan IT firm support Taiwanese chip expansion into southern Japan

Snippet: Itochu Techno-Solutions (CTC) is partnering with Taiwan's largest IT services provider to help semiconductor-related companies and other businesses expand into Japan. (Photos obtained by Nikkei)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/supply-chain/itochu-taiwan-it-firm-support-taiwanese-chip-expansion-into-southern-japan

[2026-08-24 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Smotrich, Strock push Netanyahu to bar ISF from operating in Gaza before Hamas disarmament

Snippet: Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Missions Minister Orit Strock have appealed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Monday’s cabinet meeting, demanding that a decision be made to prevent the entry of foreign and multinational forces into the Gaza Strip before Hamas is fully disarmed and the enclave is fully demilitarized.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-906361

[2026-08-24 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: DraftKings Predictions promo code: Trade $5, Get $150 for Seahawks vs. Titans

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/23/betting/draftkings-predictions-promo-code-trade-5-get-150-for-seahawks-vs-titans/

[2026-08-24 05:48 UTC+10:00] [Health] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: The hidden underbelly of Australia's weight-loss drug boom

Snippet: Published 24 August 2026 5:48am

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/glp1-weight-loss-drugs-overseas-illegal-drug-trade-market/qmzkr7jpb

[2026-08-24 05:21 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ASX set to rise as Wall Street advances; $A, bitcoin stronger

Snippet: US stocks rose and trimmed their losses from a shaky week. That was even though the bond market, which has been the centre of Wall Street’s action, remained jumpy and continued to add pressure.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/markets/asx-set-to-rise-as-wall-street-advances-a-bitcoin-stronger-20260824-p60qtj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-24 05:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Aviation Links, Palmo partner on €8.8m Greek vacation-apartment project

Snippet: Israeli tourism group Aviation Links (Kishrey Teufa) and Greek real estate investment firm Palmo Group announced Sunday a partnership to complete, market and manage an €8.8 million vacation-apartment project on the waterfront in Loutraki, Greece.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/travel/article-906360

[2026-08-24 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Malibu farmers market where Simon Cowell, Cindy Crawford and Hailey Bieber go is evicted

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/23/us-news/malibu-farmers-market-where-simon-cowell-cindy-crawford-and-hailey-bieber-go-is-evicted/

[2026-08-24 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Banking & finance] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Frighteningly easy’: How fake AI payslips fuel mortgage fraud

Snippet: Bank bosses are generally among the most enthusiastic artificial intelligence evangelists in the corporate world. AI can not only cut costs, they claim, it can also improve customer service and even protect people from scammers and others who are up to no good.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/frighteningly-easy-how-fake-ai-payslips-fuel-mortgage-fraud-20260820-p60q6s.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-24 05:00 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Loser country’: Republicans target Australia over news bargaining, tech regulation

Snippet: Washington: Veteran Republican political activist Grover Norquist says the Australian government’s News Bargaining Incentive is a “big deal” for the Trump administration and Canberra should expect to be hit with a trade investigation and potential penalties shortly.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/loser-country-republicans-target-australia-over-news-bargaining-tech-regulation-20260822-p60qjm.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-24 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Climate change and corruption are also driving up interest rates

Snippet: This year looks like being a double whammy: the most brutal El Niño since 1983 on top of the hottest year on record. (AAP: Lukas Coch)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/climate-change-and-corruption-are-also-driving-up-interest-rates/107068768

[2026-08-24 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Alibaba launches $10B Hong Kong share placement to fund AI spending

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/23/business/alibaba-launches-10b-hong-kong-share-placement-to-fund-ai-spending/

[2026-08-24 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: 'Exceptional' summer heatwaves in Europe hurting economy

Snippet: Extreme conditions have caused Europe's waterways to run low. (Reuters: Leon Kuegeler)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/summer-heatwaves-in-europe-hurting-economy/107054578

[2026-08-24 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Popular NJ Indian restaurant to open at The Ellery tower

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/23/business/popular-nj-indian-restaurant-to-open-at-the-ellery-tower/

[2026-08-24 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: ABC News

Title: The dos and don’ts of job hunting while still employed

Snippet: Experts say the way you go about job hunting is important to protect yourself. (Adobe Stock)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/dos-donts-of-job-hunting-while-employed/107033504

[2026-08-24 04:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: NYC’s Union Square seeing frenzy for office, retail space

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/23/business/nycs-union-square-seeing-frenzy-for-office-retail/

[2026-08-24 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Nvidia customers warned about AI-related price hikes above 15% on chips: report

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/23/business/nvidia-customers-notified-about-ai-related-price-hikes-above-15-report/

[2026-08-24 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Judge dismisses major parts of Ben & Jerry’s lawsuit accusing Unilever of silencing social activism

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/23/business/judge-narrows-ben-jerrys-lawsuit-accusing-unilever-of-silencing-social-activism/

[2026-08-24 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Japan backs fusion, recycling startups in $125m public-private funding

Snippet: Auxiliary equipment for nuclear fusion reactors developed by Kyoto Fusioneering. The investment by Japan's GX Acceleration Agency is part of a broader plan to mobilize 370 trillion yen ($2.3 trillion) in public and private investment across 17 strategic sectors by fiscal 2040. (Photo by Eisaku Nitta)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/startups/japan-backs-fusion-recycling-startups-in-125m-public-private-funding

[2026-08-24 03:24 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The lesson from Canada’s collapsed trade talks with the US: negotiation may be futile

Snippet: Breakdown shows Washington now prioritises its own interests over any semblance of shared economic ground

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/23/canada-us-collapsed-trade-talks-negotiation-breakdown-analysis

[2026-08-24 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Pressure mounts on Iran as new US sanctions imminent | The National

Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country was facing “an all-out economic, military and security war”, as the US prepares to announce new sanctions.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/23/pressure-mounts-on-iran-as-new-us-sanctions-imminent/

[2026-08-24 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Chief Rabbinate Council sets new financial range for ketubahs

Snippet: The Chief Rabbinate Council has approved a new range for the financial sum written into a ketubah, setting a minimum of NIS 36,000 and a maximum of NIS 360,000, and has ordered that Israel's marriage-registration procedure be amended accordingly.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-906347

[2026-08-24 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Half of faculty at Israeli universities signed petitions accusing IDF of Gaza war crimes - study

Snippet: A new report published by research and business-intelligence outlet The Olam on August 17 examined political petition participation among 2,844 faculty members across eight leading Israeli universities. The audit found that 1,434 faculty members, representing 50.4% of those included in the study, publicly signed at least one political petition calling the Gaza campaign launched following the October 7 massacre a war crime.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-906348

[2026-08-24 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Another rate hike seen despite slowing growth

Snippet: ELEVATED inflation could prompt the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to deliver another rate increase this Thursday despite a slowing economy, analysts said.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/24/business/top-business/another-rate-hike-seen-despite-slowing-growth/2410568

[2026-08-24 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Did Canada Just Sign Its Own Economic Death Warrant?

Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister and WEF globalist Mark Carney has been a disaster for Canada since he entered office. There were many critics who believed the Trudeau regime could not be topped in terms of self destructive behavior, but one could easily argue that Carney is far more dangerous and far more devious.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/did-canada-just-sign-its-own-economic-death-warrant

[2026-08-24 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: BSP decision, peso likely to test investor sentiment

Snippet: STOCK market trading could remain choppy this week as investors await a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy decision this Thursday while weighing persistent peso weakness, elevated Treasury yields and mixed corporate earnings.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/24/business/top-business/bsp-decision-peso-likely-to-test-investor-sentiment/2410567

[2026-08-24 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: P62 to the dollar ‘not a crisis level,’ says former Bangko Sentral official

Snippet: THE peso’s slide toward P62:$1 is putting investor confidence in the Philippines to the test but does not represent a crisis, a former central bank official said.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/24/business/top-business/p62-to-the-dollar-not-a-crisis-level-says-former-bangko-sentral-official/2410566