Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-16 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: SHKP generated more than HK$1 billion after the sale of the 154 flats at Lime Spark last week
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[2026-05-16 18:49 UTC+10:00] [SHKP project in the New Territories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: SHKP generated more than HK$1 billion after the sale of the 154 flats at Lime Spark last week
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[2026-05-16 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A Russian court on Friday ordered Belgian financial group Euroclear to pay around $250 billion in damages over the freezing of billions of dollars worth of Russian assets in the European Union since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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[2026-05-16 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hype around AI and some tech companies has inflated stock prices and left investors ebullient despite the rising risk of a market crash
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[2026-05-16 18:30 UTC+10:00] [S&P 500] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hype around AI and some tech companies has inflated stock prices and left investors ebullient despite the rising risk of a market crash
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[2026-05-16 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: OMAHA, Nebraska — Berkshire Hathaway more than tripled the size of its investment in Google's parent company and bought over $2.6 billion worth of Delta Airlines stock as Greg Abel settled into the CEO job after taking over from Warren Buffett at the start of the year.
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[2026-05-16 17:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Red meat consumption in Argentina — historically one of the world’s biggest consumers of beef — has fallen to its lowest level in two decades. (AP/ Cristian Kovadloff)
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[2026-05-16 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Yoel Zilberman, CEO and founder of Shomer HaHadash, has issued a stark warning about what he calls a severe loss of state control in the Negev and Galilee, claiming that criminal organizations no longer operate on the margins but now directly influence Israel’s economy, infrastructure, and personal security.
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[2026-05-16 16:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Transport minister counts down to revamped facility’s May 27 launch, saying it will mark a ‘milestone’ that boosts city’s status as aviation hub
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[2026-05-16 16:52 UTC+10:00] [Thai AirAsia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Transport minister counts down to revamped facility’s May 27 launch, saying it will mark a ‘milestone’ that boosts city’s status as aviation hub
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[2026-05-16 15:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SENATE President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda has successfully authored and steered the passage on third reading of Senate Bill 1894, enhancing the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (Republic Act or RA 10931). The measure strengthens the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) to ensure that financial assistance is directed to the most financially vulnerable students.
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[2026-05-16 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Customs also urged retailers to pull products from shelves after seizing 700 sets during operation
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[2026-05-16 15:25 UTC+10:00] [warning labels] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Customs also urged retailers to pull products from shelves after seizing 700 sets during operation
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[2026-05-16 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Mayer & Cie manufactures circular knitting machines that are used to make hats, socks, collars, among other items. (Mayer & Cie)
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[2026-05-16 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Mayer & Cie manufactures circular knitting machines that are used to make hats, socks, collars, among other items. (Mayer & Cie)
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[2026-05-16 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEN. Win Gatchalian is pushing to ease the tax burden on micro businesses through the Ginhawa measure amid continuing economic uncertainty brought about by the Middle East tensions and high oil prices.
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[2026-05-16 14:31 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-16 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The NFL is swatting away President Donald Trump’s criticism of its evolving business model.
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[2026-05-16 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — The US stock market fell from its records Friday and joined a worldwide drop for stocks after higher oil prices sent a shiver through the bond market. Stocks that had been caught up in the euphoria around artificial-intelligence technology led the way lower.
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[2026-05-16 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The Associated Press laid off 20 US-based journalists on Friday, the union representing them said, part of a restructuring announced last month that is turning the news organization's focus away from print journalism and toward visual journalism and other revenue sources.
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[2026-05-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Bilingual alternative pop band Luna Luna performs in the produce section of Fiesta Fresh Market in New Castle, Del., on Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Mingson Lau)
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[2026-05-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Switzerland has reached an uncomfortable conclusion: that UBS has become too large for the state to comfortably stand behind. The government’s plan to force the bank to hold roughly $20 billion more in capital is an attempt to close that gap, even at the cost of competitiveness.
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[2026-05-16 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac on Friday reassured that all 38 Filipino seafarers aboard the MV Hondius vessel tested negative from the hantavirus, as some of them are undergoing strict quarantine in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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[2026-05-16 13:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Eric Trump announced plans to sue MS Now and host Jen Psaki Friday for accusing him of being a board member of a company purportedly seeking to do business in China.
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[2026-05-16 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Kevin Warsh faces an immediate test as he assumes the chairmanship at the US Federal Reserve: navigating the tension between higher interest rates and political pressure from President Donald Trump.
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[2026-05-16 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Americans aren’t just moving, they’re bringing billions in wealth with them.
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[2026-05-16 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Power provider JERA has major LNG facilities at the port of Futtsu in Chiba prefecture. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
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[2026-05-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: SFC follows international peers by pursuing compensation for victims rather than fines in some cases of securities misconduct
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[2026-05-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Securities and Futures Commission] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: SFC follows international peers by pursuing compensation for victims rather than fines in some cases of securities misconduct
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[2026-05-16 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GOLD ownership today is becoming more flexible, with buyers increasingly looking at a wider range of formats to match their financial goals.
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[2026-05-16 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Passenger flights could be next if electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft trials moving building materials to New Territories succeed
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[2026-05-16 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Chun Wo Construction and Engineering] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Passenger flights could be next if electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft trials moving building materials to New Territories succeed
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[2026-05-16 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Users post ‘real-life’ pictures of yachts, gourmet meals and luxury cars to boost business profiles, chances of romantic encounters.
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[2026-05-16 10:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Democratic lawmakers criticised President Donald Trump’s war on Iran, saying the conflict was driving up fertiliser, fuel and household costs across the United States.
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[2026-05-16 09:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A rainbow is shown as fans line up outside SAP Center at San Jose before an NHL hockey game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the San Jose Sharks in San Jose, Calif., March 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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[2026-05-16 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Americans would bear increasing economic costs from what he described as a “war of choice” launched by the United States and Israel against Iran.
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[2026-05-16 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: NANO Nuclear's founder and chairman Jay Yu was on Fox Business to discuss the company's opportunity with data centers, space, and uranium enrichment.
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[2026-05-16 09:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg speaks at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo, File)
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[2026-05-16 08:59 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: David Crisafulli is unconvinced the federal government’s overhaul of property taxes will improve the housing crisis in Queensland but economists and leading financial figures forecast the changes will be most acute in the Sunshine State.
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[2026-05-16 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Harvard faculty begin voting Tuesday on what may be the most aggressive effort in decades to curb grade inflation, a long-running issue that has also drawn attention from the White House as it pushes broader higher-ed reforms, according to Bloomberg.
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[2026-05-16 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese companies’ proven capability in making affordable, high-quality robotics is poised to be an engine of growth for the future
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[2026-05-16 08:45 UTC+10:00] [AI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese companies’ proven capability in making affordable, high-quality robotics is poised to be an engine of growth for the future
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[2026-05-16 08:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Supposedly, it tastes like “a strawberry and a matcha plant fell in love at a farmers market.”
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[2026-05-16 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Berkshire Hathaway on Friday disclosed a new $2.65 billion investment in Delta Air Lines and a small stake in Macy’s, and said it sold many of its smaller stock holdings including Amazon, UnitedHealth Group and the credit card networks Visa and Mastercard.
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[2026-05-16 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Behind the scenes in Washington, many policymakers are planning for an economic disruption: potential job displacement caused by AI.
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[2026-05-16 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US delegation went to Beijing looking for deals, but a ‘super cycle’ of capital expenditures across Asia is already fuelling enormous growth
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[2026-05-16 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Malaysia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US delegation went to Beijing looking for deals, but a ‘super cycle’ of capital expenditures across Asia is already fuelling enormous growth
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[2026-05-16 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Mahito Shikama, a star engineer and Managing Officer at Honda R&D, is set to become corporate transformation officer at Honda Motor this summer. (Photo by Takuya Fujisawa)
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[2026-05-16 07:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Bank of Japan began tapering bond purchases in August 2024. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
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[2026-05-16 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The first season of the British series Rivals, which takes place in the late 1980s as independent TV networks started to rise in influence in the UK, was so stuffed with characters and storylines, the show got frustrating at times. But at its center was a hell of a triangle, that involved both personal and business loyalties.
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