Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-20 07:06 UTC+10:00] [Finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-20 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The companies are accused of conspiring to restrict output and fix prices during the coronavirus pandemic
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[2026-05-20 07:03 UTC+10:00] [Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The companies are accused of conspiring to restrict output and fix prices during the coronavirus pandemic
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[2026-05-20 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The chief executives of Nissan, Honda and Toyota, (left to right) Ivan Espinosa, Toshihiro Mibe and Kenta Kon are grappling with a loss of market share to BYD and other Chinese automakers. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Nanami Sato, Tomoki Mera and Yuki Nakao)
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[2026-05-20 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Beijing stands as Moscow’s “most powerful strategic partner,” with Russia’s massive natural reserves and cheap energy making it a perfect fit for cooperation in artificial intelligence development, Kremlin investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev has said.
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[2026-05-20 06:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-20 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Socialists in Bolivia, mobilized through the national labor union, highland farmer federations, and supporters of former left-wing President Evo Morales, have ignited social unrest over the U.S.-backed, market-oriented policy agenda of President Rodrigo Paz.
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[2026-05-20 06:34 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Barcelona, Spain: The son of Isak Andic, founder of fashion group Mango, was named by a judge in Barcelona as a suspect in an investigation into his father’s death in a 2024 cliff-top fall.
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[2026-05-20 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. stock market gave back more of its record-setting rally.
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[2026-05-20 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,
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[2026-05-20 06:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on an Iranian foreign currency exchange house and associated front companies on Tuesday, saying they oversee hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of already-sanctioned Iranian banks.
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[2026-05-20 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Banking & finance] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Many people assume it’s best to reach retirement with zero debt, but it’s not the be-all and end-all, according to financial experts.
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[2026-05-20 05:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Eric Lauer throws against the Los Angeles Angels during the top of the fifth inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-05-20 05:16 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The US stock market is giving back more of its record-setting rally as bond markets rattled by high inflation keep cranking up the pressure.
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[2026-05-20 05:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Panasonic's stock price has soared since last fall as the market lauds the group's restructuring. (Photo by Kazumi Saito)
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[2026-05-20 05:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Despite being a public housing tenant who lives on a disability pension, 73-year-old Gail Innes is now $4000 behind in her rent to a private market property, due to an increasingly criticised state government scheme known as “headleasing”.
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[2026-05-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: New data shows the number of Airbnbs and other short-term accommodation hit record highs at the end of 2024, driving up rents for longer-term tenants in tourism hotspots.
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[2026-05-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: May 20, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-05-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Beijing/Hong Kong: By the time Australian lawyer Samuel Monkivitch was charged by Hong Kong police for a dine-and-dash spree across the city that targeted restaurants and five-star hotels, his reputation was well known among the city’s dining scene.
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[2026-05-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The renewable energy rollout is the only thing keeping the NSW economy out of recession, state Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says, warning conflict in the Middle East has led to a significantly lower economic growth forecast for the year ahead.
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[2026-05-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel / Travel news] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Hunter Valley’s luxury accommodation market is set for its biggest shake-up in two decades following the unveiling of a $130 million resort development on one of the region’s most historic wine estates.
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[2026-05-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 20 May 2026 at 5:00am
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[2026-05-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 20 May 2026 at 5:00am
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[2026-05-20 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal jury has acquitted two business executives of charges that they conspired to bribe a retired four-star U.S. Navy admiral, who is now serving a six-year prison sentence for his conviction on corruption charges.
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[2026-05-20 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 04:57 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — Former French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe will cooperate fully with investigators after financial prosecutors ordered a judicial inquiry into allegations of embezzlement, a local official linked to Philippe said Tuesday.
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[2026-05-20 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – When Mohammad, a 29-year-old resident of western Tehran, renewed his tenancy contract earlier this week, the price increase did not come as a surprise.
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[2026-05-20 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan has a lower rate of startup acquisitions than the U.S. and the U.K. (Nikkei illustration)
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[2026-05-20 04:17 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Young business leaders have united to lobby Anthony Albanese to rethink his capital gains tax revamp as reform advocate Allegra Spender urges Labor to move cautiously to avoid economic pain and the Coalition launches its campaign to draw family businesses into their tax battle.
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[2026-05-20 04:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Tuesday questioned whether the US military went too far in labelling AI company Anthropic a national security threat, as it heard arguments in a case that could reshape how the government deals with Silicon Valley.
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[2026-05-20 04:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at the Shoreline Amphitheater on Tuesday. (Photo by Yifan Yu)
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[2026-05-20 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This is a locator map for Sudan with its capital, Khartoum. (AP Photo)
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[2026-05-20 03:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) has unveiled what it says is the world’s first robotic drone‑based system, capable of installing and removing warning balls on high‑voltage transmission lines. In moving away from manned platforms, this novel approach marks a significant shift in how the national grid is maintained.
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[2026-05-20 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Google has introduced a lower-priced option for its top generative artificial intelligence service and has said companies can save up to $1 billion annually by shifting a bulk of their work to AI.
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[2026-05-20 03:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: America is fast becoming a country with two economies: A stagnant one for men and a growing one for women. So far this year, the US has created more than 165,000 private-sector jobs, and 72 percent of them went to women. To some extent this reflects a structural change in the economy, as growth is in industries more likely to employ women, such as health care.
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[2026-05-20 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Global ports operator DP World attracted Dh854 million ($232.5 million) in investments in the first four months of this year, with nearly half coming during the wartime months, in a sign of investor confidence.
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[2026-05-20 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Batteries account for the majority of TDK's sales. (Photo by Yuta Fukushima)
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[2026-05-20 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The U.S. consumer price index rose 3.8% in April compared with the same month a year earlier, the biggest jump since May 2023. © Reuters
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[2026-05-20 03:01 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — Top European finance ministers privately pleaded with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to end his country’s war in the Middle East to prevent the conflict from dragging the continent deeper into economic calamity.
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[2026-05-20 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Fiber optic cables have become a necessary part of data center infrastructure. (Fujikura)
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[2026-05-20 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt speaks during the International Investment Summit in London, Oct. 14, 2024. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-05-20 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Philippines’ balance of payments (BOP) remained in deficit in April but narrowed from month and year earlier, latest Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data showed on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-20 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
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[2026-05-20 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: OFFICIALS of global logistics firm Federal Express Corp. (FedEx) on Tuesday broke ground for its gateway facility expansion at Clark Freeport in Pampanga.
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