Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-19 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US-Israeli war on Iran has already cost businesses throughout the world at least $25 billion, with losses continuing to mount, Reuters reported on Monday, citing an analysis of corporate disclosures from companies listed in the US, Europe and Asia.
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[2026-05-19 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The spread of solar farms and other renewable energy projects in Japan is fueling demand for battery storage. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
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[2026-05-19 01:01 UTC+10:00] [John Oliver] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Last Week Tonight host spoke about structured settlements and the problematic industry surrounding them
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[2026-05-19 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The office of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court last month filed a secret arrest warrant application for Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, sources briefed on the matter told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-05-19 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-19 00:52 UTC+10:00] [Global Affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-19 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The EU will downgrade its growth forecast because of the "stagflationary shock" caused by the Iran war, the bloc's commissioner for the economy told CNBC.
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[2026-05-19 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As power demand surges on the back of data-center buildouts, with hyperscalers expected to unleash about $700 billion in capex this year to expand AI infrastructure and maintain an edge over China in the AI compute race, NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy are moving to scale up. The utilities agreed to a $67 billion all-stock merger that would create the world's largest regulated electric utility network.
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[2026-05-19 00:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The G7 finance ministers gathered in Paris on Monday for a meeting on tackling the world economy's structural fault lines – but one issue loomed large: alleviating the economic fallout from the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-19 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-19 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Confirming our Sunday preview, overnight China reported growth data which slowed across the board in April with investment resuming declines, retail sales missing sales and growing at the weakest rate in 4 years while industrial production rose at the slowest pace in three years, calling into question Beijing's reluctance to add stimulus to the economy as a global energy crisis hits factories and consumers across the world.
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[2026-05-19 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi’s ADGM posted a 57 per cent increase in assets under management in the first quarter of this year amid strong business momentum, as well as the continued flow of capital and talent to the emirate’s financial centre.
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[2026-05-19 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Here’s a quick quiz question: what country has the fastest-growing economy in the G7? The answer is, the UK.
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[2026-05-18 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Emirates airline has broken ground on a $5.1 billion engineering complex at Dubai South that it says will become the world’s largest and most advanced aviation maintenance plant. It comes as the expansion around Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai is being accelerated.
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[2026-05-18 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Emaar Properties will operate The Eighth Gate in Damascus independently after exiting its joint venture structure.
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[2026-05-18 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Looking at the week ahead, Nvidia’s earnings on Wednesday, with a market capitalisation now of $5.46tn, will be the main event. In economics, we have the global flash PMIs on Thursday, along with inflation data from Canada tomorrow, the UK on Wednesday, and Japan on Friday. From central banks, the highlight will be the FOMC minutes on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-18 23:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By William Jones, a special commentator for CGTN, is a former Washington bureau chief for Executive Intelligence Review News Service and a non-resident fellow of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies
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[2026-05-18 23:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By William Jones, a special commentator for CGTN, is a former Washington bureau chief for Executive Intelligence Review News Service and a non-resident fellow of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies
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[2026-05-18 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Renewed inflationary pressures in the U.K. since the outbreak of the Iran war have upended monetary policy expectations, with the Bank of England forecast to hold, if not hike, interest rates this year.
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[2026-05-18 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Benjamin Picton, Senior Market Strategist at Rabobank
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[2026-05-18 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Saudi state-owned Al Arabiya early Monday has issued a bombshell if true (but still very much not officially confirmed), reporting that Iran has agreed to a long-term nuclear freeze instead of a complete dismantling. The outlet also reports that Iran has withdrawn its demand for compensation, instead demanding economic concessions.
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[2026-05-18 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates’ withdrawal from OPEC and OPEC+ did not appear to be a technical move tied only to production quotas. It amounted to an explicit political statement that Abu Dhabi will not stay in a collective framework when it believes the strategic and economic costs outweigh the benefits.
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[2026-05-18 22:30 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Expo in Harbin highlights expanding economic ties amid rising geopolitical and trade uncertainties
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[2026-05-18 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Expo in Harbin highlights expanding economic ties amid rising geopolitical and trade uncertainties
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[2026-05-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s top foreign exchange regulator said in an article that authorities would seek to keep the yuan ‘basically stable’
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[2026-05-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Tommie Fang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s top foreign exchange regulator said in an article that authorities would seek to keep the yuan ‘basically stable’
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[2026-05-18 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are lower, but off their overnight lows as markets focus on soaring global yields after US/Iran talk progress remains stalled (but at least armed hostilities did not resume contrary to some speculation). Yields also spiked on rising oil prices, concerns of an extra budget in Japan and continued political chaos in the UK.
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[2026-05-18 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CEBU CITY — A Cebuano business process outsourcing executive admitted before a United States federal court that he participated in a multi-million dollar publishing and film adaptation fraud scheme that victimized more than 800 aspiring authors across the US.
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[2026-05-18 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Investcorp Capital, an Abu Dhabi-listed asset manager, has acquired a diversified US industrial property portfolio worth more than $200 million, expanding its exposure to logistics and income-generating assets in the country.
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[2026-05-18 21:19 UTC+10:00] [AI (artificial intelligence)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Startup has declined to release Claude Mythos AI model publicly amid fears it could be used by hackers
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[2026-05-18 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Charging limits and rising insurance costs could slow the global march of electric vehicles, BNP Paribas tells Hong Kong conference
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[2026-05-18 21:13 UTC+10:00] [BNP Paribas] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Charging limits and rising insurance costs could slow the global march of electric vehicles, BNP Paribas tells Hong Kong conference
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[2026-05-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its forecast for the UK's growth this year, but warned the Iran war and "domestic uncertainty" could hit the economy.
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[2026-05-18 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The company will force divestment from two individuals and four companies due to Chinese affiliation
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[2026-05-18 20:59 UTC+10:00] [Rare Earths] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The company will force divestment from two individuals and four companies due to Chinese affiliation
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[2026-05-18 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Smartphones and weaker face-to-face relationships could be contributing to plunging birth rates worldwide, particularly among young people, as global fertility is declining at a record pace, the Financial Times has reported, citing researchers and demographic data.
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[2026-05-18 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Smartphones and weaker face-to-face relationships could be contributing to plunging birth rates worldwide, particularly among young people, as global fertility is declining at a record pace, the Financial Times has reported, citing researchers and demographic data.
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[2026-05-18 20:34 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-18 20:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Welcome to Brisbane Times’ Queensland public sector column, Public Circus. This week: a former deputy premier and chief spinner reunite, a council U-turn on e-bikes, arts funding funny business, and QPAC board curiosities.
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[2026-05-18 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE has introduced a unified salary payment deadline for all private sector staff, mandating that wages must be paid by the first day of every month starting from June 1.
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[2026-05-18 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PwC International seeks removal from case as liquidators press claims against global arm as well as the Hong Kong and mainland China units
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[2026-05-18 20:03 UTC+10:00] [Eddie Middleton] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PwC International seeks removal from case as liquidators press claims against global arm as well as the Hong Kong and mainland China units
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[2026-05-18 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Proposed IRS data sharing with immigration authorities and ICE raids have made filing risky for those who are undocumented
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[2026-05-18 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Endangered species] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rising demand for exotic pets is pushing many gibbon species to extinction, with their strong family bonds making them especially vulnerable to the brutal trade
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[2026-05-18 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Seizing on the UAE’s Opec exit and a new EU trade pact, India’s PM looks to lock-in long-term energy supply and economic dividends
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[2026-05-18 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Netherlands] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Seizing on the UAE’s Opec exit and a new EU trade pact, India’s PM looks to lock-in long-term energy supply and economic dividends
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[2026-05-18 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-18 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts expect the company’s AI marketing services base to steadily grow to reduce declines in advertising revenue and boost profits
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[2026-05-18 19:57 UTC+10:00] [Baidu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts expect the company’s AI marketing services base to steadily grow to reduce declines in advertising revenue and boost profits
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[2026-05-18 19:45 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Essendon star Zach Merrett is again weighing up his future at Tullamarine, with rival clubs increasingly of the belief the former captain will seek a trade at season’s end after last year’s failed push to join Hawthorn.
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