Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-17 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-17 01:00 UTC+10:00] [US education] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: They all begin college with hope, and leave without the credential they believed would shape the rest of their lives due to financial instability, family, illness
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[2026-06-17 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Governor Michele Bullock delivers a strong message after the Reserve Bank holds the cash rate at 4.35%, ending a run of three rises
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[2026-06-17 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Call centres] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ahead of ‘same job, same pay’ hearings, former call centre worker Nathan Brunne says pay gap is structural and widens at senior levels
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[2026-06-17 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Russian affairs reporter Pjotr Sauer on Vladimir Putin’s increasing isolation – and seeming paranoia – as ordinary Russians become more restive over the toll of the war in Ukraine and a struggling economy at home
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[2026-06-17 00:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Liquefied natural gas tankers, the costliest ships to insure and the last to risk the Strait of Hormuz, are rushing to leave the Gulf as the US and Iran near a preliminary deal on Friday to restore safe passage.
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[2026-06-17 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As widely expected, the BoJ raised the policy rate by 25bp to "around 1%" (there was one dissent from newly appointed dovish board member Asada for a hold) taking the cost of borrowing to its highest level in 31 years as the country adjusts to sustained inflation. The 0.25% increase, which was widely expected, takes Japan to what analysts said was a critical milestone in the central bank’s effort of normalizing monetary policy after years of ultra-low interest rates and
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[2026-06-17 00:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Seattle Torrent’s Hilary Knight (21) waits for a face off against the Vancouver Goldeneyes during the second period of a PWHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP,File)
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[2026-06-17 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-17 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices fell by more than 4 per cent to trade below $80 per barrel on Tuesday amid prospects of a resumption of supplies through the Strait of Hormuz after the US and Iran reached an agreement to end the Middle East war.
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[2026-06-17 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Chengxin Memory Technology, China’s leading maker of DRAM (dynamic random-access memory) chips, has had its initial public offering approved by the country’s securities watchdog, clearing the way for the Chinese mainland’s biggest stock market listing since 2022.
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[2026-06-17 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: For decades, companies have turned to futures markets to manage uncertainty. Airlines hedge fuel costs. Farmers hedge crops. Manufacturers hedge metals.
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[2026-06-17 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former and current Trade Development Council leaders stress free flow of goods, people and capital, while deepening ties with China amid geopolitical tensions
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[2026-06-17 00:03 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former and current Trade Development Council leaders stress free flow of goods, people and capital, while deepening ties with China amid geopolitical tensions
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[2026-06-17 00:02 UTC+10:00] [Economy & Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-06-17 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Myanmar expected to push for reopened China trade routes that were restricted for fear of conflict spilling over the border
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[2026-06-17 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Rosatom] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Myanmar expected to push for reopened China trade routes that were restricted for fear of conflict spilling over the border
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[2026-06-16 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Palestinian Presidency has raised alarm over the seriousness of a move announced by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to cancel the Hebron agreements, which would strip the Palestinian Hebron Municipality of its authority over construction projects in the occupied West Bank city.
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[2026-06-16 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Oleg Akulinichev, Orientalist and Deputy Chair of the Russian-Iranian Business Council under the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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[2026-06-16 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Oleg Akulinichev, Orientalist and Deputy Chair of the Russian-Iranian Business Council under the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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[2026-06-16 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Former Ghanaian Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has reportedly secured approval to continue the process of obtaining lawful permanent residency in the United States, according to claims made by his legal team.
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[2026-06-16 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: China’s consumer spending and investment slumped in May to levels unseen since the pandemic, exposing risks for an increasingly two-speed economy, as Bloomberg's Chang Shu and Eric Zhu noted:
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[2026-06-16 23:18 UTC+10:00] [Fujitsu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Japanese technology company at centre of Post Office IT scandal is negotiating settlement with UK government over faulty software
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[2026-06-16 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: SpaceX on Tuesday announced it entered a formal agreement to buy the artificial intelligence startup Cursor for $60 billion worth of stock, a hotly anticipated deal.
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[2026-06-16 23:03 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenÉvian-les-Bains, France Donald Trump holds up a gift from the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, at the G7 summitPhotograph: Thibault Camus/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenEvian-les-Bains, FranceThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, greets his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the G7 summitPhotograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenKyiv, Ukraine A funeral procession for a Ukrainian soldier passes a large banner depicting the war covering a damaged buildingPhotograph: Pierre Crom/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenSidon, Lebanon Displaced people return to their homes
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[2026-06-16 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With housing inventories at recent highs, the US housing market just suffered another sentiment setback as Housing Starts crashed by 15.4% MoM in May (far worse than 2% drop expected and worse since March 2024)), following a revised 8.5% MoM drop in April. Building Permits slipped 0.7% MoM (in line with expectations)...
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[2026-06-16 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced on Monday that the “Hebron Agreements were cancelled”, a move that strips the Palestinian Hebron Municipality of its authority over construction projects in the occupied West Bank city.
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[2026-06-16 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures are flat, pausing after a three-day rally with investors shifting their focus to this week's FOMC meeting, Kevin Warsh's first, which begins today. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are up 0.1% after surging 2% on Monday; and Nasdaq futures gain 0.3%, as SpaceX continued to surge, rising 11% overnight and on track for a more than 50% jump since going public, and briefly surpassing Microsoft's market value in afterhours trading.
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[2026-06-16 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong’s luxury property market sees another big-ticket deal as a Peak mansion changes hands
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[2026-06-16 22:19 UTC+10:00] [Jardine's Lookout] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong’s luxury property market sees another big-ticket deal as a Peak mansion changes hands
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[2026-06-16 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Project to be built in three stages, targeting 40,000 petaflops of computing power by 2030 to drive sector’s industrialisation
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[2026-06-16 22:07 UTC+10:00] [Jiang Meng] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Project to be built in three stages, targeting 40,000 petaflops of computing power by 2030 to drive sector’s industrialisation
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[2026-06-16 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: India's government has suspended Telegram, saying the social media platform had been used to defraud and mislead candidates taking a national medical entrance examination after alleged leaks of a test paper.
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[2026-06-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-16 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gov. Brian Kemp, center left, and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Derek Dooley greet supporters at campaign stop for Dooley at Farmview Market in Madison, Ga., on May 8, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
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[2026-06-16 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Following a two-day board meeting, BOJ decided to lift its policy rate by a quarter point to 1%. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-06-16 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A rendering shows the planned aircraft maintenance facility at northern Vietnam's Van Don International Airport. (HAECO)
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[2026-06-16 21:42 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-06-16 21:40 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: With the recent crackdown on Anthropic, the White House has given global leaders another reason to panic about their place in the technology race.
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[2026-06-16 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The US-Iran memorandum of understanding expected to be formally signed in Switzerland on Friday could allow for the establishment of a $300bn investment fund for Iran, as part of a broader settlement to end the war that triggered a global energy crisis and upended markets worldwide.
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[2026-06-16 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Localised strategies and high-quality reputations help products from Japan, Switzerland, South Korea and the US build consumer affinity
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[2026-06-16 21:15 UTC+10:00] [Pampers] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Localised strategies and high-quality reputations help products from Japan, Switzerland, South Korea and the US build consumer affinity
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[2026-06-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Manufacturers less fearful of electricity rationing following big changes to the national grid since earlier power crises
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[2026-06-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Guangdong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Manufacturers less fearful of electricity rationing following big changes to the national grid since earlier power crises
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[2026-06-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Yankees can get to a World Series with Anthony Volpe as their shortstop. There is proof of concept. They already have done it. And, not only that, Volpe played at a high level in the 2024 postseason.
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[2026-06-16 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Residential solar in the US is actively cratering after President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill resulted in the sunsetting of a key tax credit for homeowners last year - which will result in a prolonged slump in installations, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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[2026-06-16 20:50 UTC+10:00] [Aluminum] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The European Parliament approved legislation on Tuesday to implement the EU’s trade deal with the United States, marking one of the final hurdles in a process that has repeatedly frustrated the Trump administration.
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[2026-06-16 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Geely sets sights on China hosting the Superbike World Championship after BYD reveals it is exploring options to enter Formula 1
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[2026-06-16 20:37 UTC+10:00] [Geely] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Geely sets sights on China hosting the Superbike World Championship after BYD reveals it is exploring options to enter Formula 1
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