Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-16 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A worker installs a seat at Toyota Motor's Motomachi assembly plant in Aichi prefecture, Japan. (Toyota Motor)
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[2026-05-16 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Tobacco production in Zimbabwe is rebounding to record levels as farmers look for more profitable and resilient crops. But the sector is dominated by contract farming, often for Chinese companies, that leaves farmers dependent and struggling to break even.
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[2026-05-16 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — Donald Trump said on Friday he had made “fantastic trade deals” with China’s leader Xi Jinping, as the pair ended a superpower summit that the United States president said had also reaped a Chinese offer to help open the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-16 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Nippon Paint's president said the company is able to fulfill its supply responsibilities. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-05-16 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Director Guy Ritchie returned to high-stakes action and shadowy finance in “In the Grey.”
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: It’s elimination night in the NBA playoffs, and new bettors can get in on the high-stakes action with the Kalshi promo code NYPMAX to trade $10 and get $10.
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[2026-05-16 01:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Japanese government moved to bolster the yen against the dollar, but the Japanese currency has given up half those gains. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
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[2026-05-16 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Investors sold American stocks on the morning of May 15 as concerns over higher oil prices and stickier inflation dampened sentiment. © Reuters
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[2026-05-16 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former Biden cabinet secretary and California gubernatorial frontrunner Xavier Becerra is facing scrutiny on two separate fronts — an anonymous complaint accusing him of violating California campaign finance laws and a fresh $500,000 boost from a major oil producer backing his run for governor.
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[2026-05-16 01:27 UTC+10:00] [Batteries] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The EU will step up efforts to reduce its economic reliance on China and protect its industries from a glut of cheap imports, under new proposals drafted by Brussels that are due to be discussed by leaders next month.
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[2026-05-16 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Disruption is a popular buzzword in the business world, but the actual scale of impact on society can sometimes be overstated.
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[2026-05-16 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Elon Musk attends the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
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[2026-05-16 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The owner of the world’s oldest sweet shop says classic sweets from the 1820s are still their best sellers after 199 years in business – including pear drops, bonbons, and humbugs.
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[2026-05-16 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Billionaire investor Bill Ackman revealed Friday that his firm Pershing Square Capital has built a stake in Microsoft – and said the tech giant “offers analogous and compelling long-term value” despite a recent stock slump.
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[2026-05-16 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: One of America's largest pharmaceutical companies this week said it will partner with a Chinese drugmaker to test some of its experimental drugs and discover new ones, a deal that could mark the next phase of coordination across continents. Bristol Myers Squibb on Tuesday announced the potential multi-billion dollar partnership with one of China's top drugmakers, Hengrui Pharma.
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[2026-05-16 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A bidder agreed to pay $9,000,100 at auction to dine with billionaire investor Warren Buffett and basketball superstar Stephen Curry in a charity fundraiser.
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[2026-05-16 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China and the United States have provided critical support to the oil market and helped ease the huge supply disruption in the Middle East and kept energy prices from surging even higher.
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[2026-05-16 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin said Friday that government measures to stabilize the Russian economy have begun yielding “positive results,” even as the Kremlin this week slashed its annual growth outlook by two-thirds.
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[2026-05-16 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Four years after retiring from football, Duck Hodges is off the free agent market.
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[2026-05-16 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: U.S. and Chinese leaders agreed to establish a new "Board of Trade" and a parallel "Board of Investment" during President Donald Trump’s two-day visit to Beijing - a summit that ended much as it began: with significant pageantry, warm personal rapport between the leaders, and modest, incremental progress on trade.
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[2026-05-16 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ghana has officially concluded its Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme with the International Monetary Fund, marking the end of the country’s latest financial bailout arrangement after years of economic turbulence.
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[2026-05-16 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Small business owner Mario Alberto Cantú stands outside his tire repair shop, with words in both Spanish and Korean displayed across the storefront in Pesqueria, Mexico, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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[2026-05-16 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Peugeot and Jeep are following in the footsteps of Hyundai Motor’s Ioniq to regain lost ground in mainland China
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[2026-05-16 00:20 UTC+10:00] [Volkswagen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Peugeot and Jeep are following in the footsteps of Hyundai Motor’s Ioniq to regain lost ground in mainland China
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[2026-05-16 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: MUFG and Mizuho Financial Group both secured record high profits in the previous fiscal year. (Source photos by Nikkei)
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[2026-05-16 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China will ramp its crude oil imports from the United States because the world's two largest economies are natural trade partners when it comes to energy, Chris Wright told CNBC on Friday.
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[2026-05-16 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The peso has sunk to a new all-time low for the second day in a row, closing at P61.721 against the dollar on Friday.
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[2026-05-15 23:51 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: After a much-hyped US-China summit, the leaders of the world’s two biggest powers made no real breakthroughs on big issues, such as Iran, Taiwan and trade. The Guardian's senior China correspondent, Amy Hawkins, breaks down how Donald Trump and Xi Jinping focused on growing their personal rapport instead
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[2026-05-15 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s China visit was an attempt to “save face” and seek relief after the Iran war destabilized the global economy, geopolitical analyst Danny Haiphong has told RT. According to Haiphong, the US is now in a “far weaker position” than China and is seeking closer ties with Beijing to stabilize its economy and global standing.
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[2026-05-15 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s China visit was an attempt to “save face” and seek relief after the Iran war destabilized the global economy, geopolitical analyst Danny Haiphong has told RT. According to Haiphong, the US is now in a “far weaker position” than China and is seeking closer ties with Beijing to stabilize its economy and global standing.
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[2026-05-15 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Starbucks global corporate headquarters building is seen Monday, May 11, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
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[2026-05-15 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The move to award a $1.1 billion green ammonia project in Jordan to a Polish-Emirati consortium will support the country's clean energy ambitions and boost economic growth, a senior executive has said.
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[2026-05-15 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Copper that has been extracted and shaped into smaller disks. (Photo by Kosuke Shimizu)
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[2026-05-15 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Welcome to The California Post’s weekly Dodgers recap, where baseball writers Dylan Hernández and Jack Harris review the week that was, hand out very official awards and take stock of the state of the season.
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[2026-05-15 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: We’re onto Round 2 of the 2026 PGA Championship, and new users can trade on a number of markets at Aronimink Golf Club with the Polymarket promo code NYPMAX.
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[2026-05-15 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Democrat running for California’s Board of Equalization — the agency responsible for overseeing billions of dollars in the state’s property tax system — has made financial competency the center of her campaign despite having a history of lawsuits and fines for allegedly mishandling money.
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[2026-05-15 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Saudi Arabia has floated the idea of a landmark non-aggression pact between the Gulf states and Iran after the end of the US-Israeli war on Tehran, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing diplomatic sources.
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[2026-05-15 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Saudi Arabia has floated the idea of a landmark non-aggression pact between the Gulf states and Iran after the end of the US-Israeli war on Tehran, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing diplomatic sources.
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[2026-05-15 22:48 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: International body also urges city to pursue medium-term financial reforms, such as introducing goods and services tax, to boost revenue
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