Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-15 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Mohamed Moutii via the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER)
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[2026-05-15 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Newly increased fuel prices are displayed at a petrol pump in Malvan, India, on May 15. © Reuters
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[2026-05-15 20:21 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-05-15 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Toss Securities posted record first-quarter operating revenue, driven by a sharp rise in stock trading volume at home and overseas.
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[2026-05-15 20:15 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-15 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Neighbours Lebanon and Syria both started 2025 under new leadership widely viewed as a potential turning point after years of conflict and crisis.
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[2026-05-15 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Neighbours Lebanon and Syria both started 2025 under new leadership widely viewed as a potential turning point after years of conflict and crisis.
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[2026-05-15 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: On Thursday, shares of Sunnyvale, California-based AI chipmaker Cerebras went public and nearly doubled in the moments after it opened on the Nasdaq at $185 per share. It closed out the day at $311 per share marking a 70% increase in the price of the stock, giving it a $95 billion market cap, and making it the largest IPO of the year so far.
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[2026-05-15 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: BYD, the world’s largest electric car maker, says it is in talks with Stellantis about using European marques’ idled assembly facilities
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[2026-05-15 19:50 UTC+10:00] [BYD] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: BYD, the world’s largest electric car maker, says it is in talks with Stellantis about using European marques’ idled assembly facilities
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[2026-05-15 19:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Early signs point to the United States and China moving towards a relationship focused on pragmatic areas of common interest following US President Donald Trump’s trip to China, according to analysts, setting aside the turmoil that marked 2025.
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[2026-05-15 19:41 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: President Trump departed Beijing on Friday, touting trade deals to sell American-made airplanes, farm goods and other products, the signature outcome of his two-day summit with Xi Jinping, China’s top leader.
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[2026-05-15 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Facing waning demand, Japanese automaker Subaru announced on May 15 that it will postpone the rollout of EVs developed in house. (Photo by Kantaro Fushiki)
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[2026-05-15 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Chicago: A US jury has awarded $US49.5 million ($68.6 million) to the family of a 24-year-old global nonprofit worker killed in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 Max jet in Ethiopia while travelling to her first major assignment.
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[2026-05-15 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux.
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[2026-05-15 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices rose on Friday and were headed for a weekly gain as supply disruptions continued, with no breakthrough in sight for ending the Iran war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-15 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Filipinos seeking weight-loss treatment were urged to undergo medically supervised and science-based care instead of self-medicating amid the growing popularity of drugs sold through the black market. Wei Sun, general manager of Novo Nordisk, said obesity medications should only be taken with proper consultation, diagnostics, and monitoring from healthcare professionals.
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[2026-05-15 19:16 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-15 19:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: BEIJING — U.S. President Donald Trump's closely watched visit to China this week has gone a long way toward strengthening a fragile trade truce with Beijing and stabilizing the bilateral relationship.
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[2026-05-15 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Google parent's multi-tranche deal tops Berkshire Hathaway's previous high
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[2026-05-15 19:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Amazon was listed among Samsung Electronics’ five largest customers for the first time, underscoring the growing influence of cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure companies on the tech giant’s revenue base.
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[2026-05-15 19:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-05-15 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference at the Federal Reserve, following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, in Washington, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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[2026-05-15 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference at the Federal Reserve, following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, in Washington, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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[2026-05-15 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Campaign aims to name 40 cities and 200 workplaces as being supportive of childbirth every three years
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[2026-05-15 18:57 UTC+10:00] [Southwestern University of Finance and Economics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Campaign aims to name 40 cities and 200 workplaces as being supportive of childbirth every three years
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[2026-05-15 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Energy and its partners have confirmed the start of full construction on their $13 billion liquefied natural gas project in the US after announcing the final investment decision for the project.
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[2026-05-15 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called to annex the entirety of the West Bank during a speech at a Jerusalem Day rally on Thursday night.
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[2026-05-15 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Trump travelled to Beijing for the kind of bilateral dealmaking he prefers, two groups have continued their multilateral efforts
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[2026-05-15 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Global South] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Trump travelled to Beijing for the kind of bilateral dealmaking he prefers, two groups have continued their multilateral efforts
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[2026-05-15 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump departed China on Friday, touting business deals that gave markets little to cheer, while Beijing warned Washington about mishandling Taiwan and said its war with Iran should never have started.
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[2026-05-15 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: For decades, Muse Omar Jama made a living swapping currencies in Mogadishu’s Bakara market, where customers once lined up to trade Somali shillings for dollars and mobile money. Now his office sits mostly silent, and the safes around him are stuffed with cash no one wants, according to The Guardian.
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[2026-05-15 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The sudden stock market sell-off comes on the back of soaring bond yields globally. (File photo by Tomoki Mera)
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[2026-05-15 18:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-05-15 18:03 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Beijing: Donald Trump has wound up a two-day visit to Beijing that delivered numerous displays of goodwill between the US president and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, but few definitive trade deals.
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[2026-05-15 17:59 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Say you’re in a supermarket doing your grocery run and you’re drawn to a bold red label advertising a sale on one of your favourite snacks.
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[2026-05-15 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The possibility of Heathrow Airport being expanded by a rival company has moved a step closer, once again pitting rival options for a third runway against each other.
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[2026-05-15 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Kioxia has been increasing its focus on advanced memory products used in AI servers. (Photo by Naoki Hori)
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[2026-05-15 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As US naval pressure disrupts Iran's access to the Arabian Gulf, Tehran is turning east.
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[2026-05-15 17:35 UTC+10:00] [Business / Banking & finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: US Virgin Islands: The latest reports from “Little St Jeff’s”, the notorious Caribbean hideaway of Jeffrey Epstein, are startling.
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[2026-05-15 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As US naval pressure disrupts Iran's access to the Arabian Gulf, Tehran is turning east.
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[2026-05-15 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing tightened jet fuel exports after the war broke out, forcing Canberra to seek alternative suppliers
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[2026-05-15 17:30 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing tightened jet fuel exports after the war broke out, forcing Canberra to seek alternative suppliers
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[2026-05-15 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE plans to complete the expansion of the West-East crude oil pipeline, which is expected to double export capacity through Fujairah by 2027.
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[2026-05-15 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: BEIJING, May 15 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump left Beijing for Washington on Friday, wrapping up his three-day visit here for summit talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on trade, the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, as well as Taiwan and other key issues.
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[2026-05-15 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: King Charles III hosted a garden celebration at Buckingham Palace on Thursday to mark the 50th anniversary of The King’s Trust, the youth charity he founded in 1976 using his Royal Navy severance pay during a period of economic hardship in Britain. Formerly known as The Prince’s Trust, the organisation supports disadvantaged young people through education, training and employment programmes in the UK and abroad.
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[2026-05-15 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Juan Miguel Mas is an avant-garde choreographer and director who founded his own company of plus-size performers in the late 1990s in Cuba. His performances with his company used to fill prestigious venues, but like many Cubans lately, his daily life has been turned upside down from the country’s economic crisis and oil embargo.
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[2026-05-15 17:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean won weakened to a more than one-month low against the US dollar Friday amid renewed worries about inflation, as higher-than-expected US inflation data raised expectations about a rate hike.
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[2026-05-15 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Friday met with Peter Howitt, a co-laureate of the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, to discuss an innovation-driven growth strategy for South Korea.
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[2026-05-15 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A view of Kuala Lumpur's skyline: Malaysia's economy grew at a slower pace in the first quarter of 2026, compared with the previous three months. © Reuters
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