Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-18 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-18 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Copper prices in London have held above $14,000 a ton for nine consecutive sessions, with steep backwardation signaling that near-term demand is outstripping available supply. A confluence of bullish drivers is pushing prices toward record highs, while the key cash-to-three-month spread has widened to its highest level since the 2021 market squeeze.
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[2026-08-18 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: RIZAL Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) and the Social Security System (SSS) formalized their partnership through the signing of an agreement for the rollout of SSS Loan Lite powered by RCBC DiskarTech at the Yuchengco Museum in RCBC Plaza last Aug. 11, 2026.
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[2026-08-18 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-18 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: High taxes and relatively light penalties for smugglers are fuelling the global illicit tobacco trade, experts have said, after Dubai Customs seized more than 70 million cigarettes bound for Europe.
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[2026-08-18 02:41 UTC+10:00] [Virgin Trains] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Operator granted UK track access for as many as 20 daily return trains to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam from 2030
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[2026-08-18 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich commended Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his "resolute stance" on Gaza disarmament following the Board of Peace meeting in Jerusalem on Monday, but added that the stated goal of destroying Hamas was "incompatible with conducting negotiations with Hamas leaders, who should not be alive at all."
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[2026-08-18 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Rising yields on government bonds can trigger scenarios where unrealized losses become realized ones. (Photo by Hikaru Yagi)
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[2026-08-18 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-18 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: REMITTANCE growth slowed in June, but the amount of money sent home by overseas Filipinos (OFs) was still the highest so far for the year, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data showed on Monday.
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[2026-08-18 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AGRICULTURAL losses from tropical cyclones Luis and Maymay, and monsoon rains have reached P1.03 billion, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday, affecting 30,073 farmers and 25,662 hectares of farmland.
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[2026-08-18 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BUILT on just days of preparation and modest financial support, Caera Celis, Xyz Rayco, Jhaynna Bulandres, Irish Mahinay, Khaira Manzano and the rest of Alas Pilipinas Girls reached uncharted territory.
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[2026-08-18 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-18 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-18 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-18 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-18 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-18 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-18 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-18 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen into single figures, with only three vessels transiting on Sunday, down from five on Saturday and 12 on Friday, the latest Kpler data shows.
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[2026-08-18 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – Members of the House prosecution team on Monday insisted they have no knowledge of any talks for a “trade-off” involving Vice President Sara Duterte’s resignation that will pave the way for her to run in the 2028 elections.
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[2026-08-18 01:36 UTC+10:00] [Chinese economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Industrial output and retail sales slump in July after one of the country’s weakest quarterly growth rates ever
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[2026-08-18 01:13 UTC+10:00] [Economics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Concern over impact of Iran war pushes up government bond yields in US, UK, France, Germany and Japan
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[2026-08-18 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Synchrony Financial, the credit card issuer for brands including Amazon, Walmart and Lowe's, is working with OpenAI to allow shoppers to buy products directly inside ChatGPT using their store cards.
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[2026-08-18 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Editor's note: A previous version of this story, based on information provided by a Synchrony Financial executive, mischaracterized the collaboration between Synchrony and OpenAI. Details, quotes and characterizations attributed to Synchrony and the executive have been removed. A corrected version is below.
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[2026-08-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With just months to go before New Zealand voters head to the polls, prime minister Christopher Luxon has survived his second leadership spill in just four months. As flagging poll numbers, a sluggish economy and high-profile gaffes build pressure on Luxon, can the embattled leader retain his grip on power through November?
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[2026-08-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Supermarkets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Supermarkets say they are exploring ways to keep people safe, but experts claim the tech is ‘normalising surveillance’
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[2026-08-18 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The ASR VR-e compact sport utility vehicle is based on a design by Foxtron Vehicle Technologies. (Mitsubishi Motors)
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[2026-08-18 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: While global equity indices are at or close to all-time highs, DB's Peter Sidorov writes that we’re seeing more challenging August crosswinds playing out in bond markets. Expectations for an imminent Fed rate hike have been pulled back, but this has been accompanied by a significant US curve steepening, with the backdrop of higher oil prices, elevated fiscal deficits, and demand for capital from the AI investment boom putting upward pressure on yields.
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[2026-08-18 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEWYORK — U.S. stocks are drifting near their record heights on Monday, ahead of a week where profit reports from the nation’s biggest retailers could give a hint about how shoppers are dealing with high inflation and a slowing job market.
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[2026-08-18 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tenure to extend until 2030 for CEO who is ‘strengthening Hong Kong’s role as a leading international financial centre’, chairman says
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[2026-08-18 00:16 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tenure to extend until 2030 for CEO who is ‘strengthening Hong Kong’s role as a leading international financial centre’, chairman says
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[2026-08-18 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund’s profit more than doubled last year, as revenue rose on the back of strong contributions from maturing portfolio companies.
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[2026-08-18 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: World needs cheap green technologies to decarbonise, and efforts to reduce reliance on China risk slowing the transition, researchers say
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[2026-08-18 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Bank of England] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: World needs cheap green technologies to decarbonise, and efforts to reduce reliance on China risk slowing the transition, researchers say
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[2026-08-17 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-17 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: President Sheikh Mohamed and Sultan Haitham of Oman discussed regional security and strengthening economic ties between the two countries during talks in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
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[2026-08-17 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi clean energy company Masdar and ScottishPower have completed a major construction stage at a £4 billion ($5.42 billion) offshore wind farm project off the English coast, which is set to be one of the largest in the world.
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[2026-08-17 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: China’s July activity data weakened from June, missing market expectations across the board, and signaling a soft start to Q3 amid continued divergence between resilient exports and subdued domestic demand.
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[2026-08-17 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is drafting a national plan to bring one million Jewish immigrants from North America and Europe to Israel within a decade, and is seeking legislation that would allow entire diaspora communities to receive land and housing without going through Israel's standard tender process, he told The Jerusalem Post in an interview on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-17 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are higher again, just a few basis points away from a new all time high, led by Tech as the week starts with Semis / Memory / AI themes bid globally, as small-caps are fractionally in the red. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are 0.1% higher, while Nasdaq futures climb 0.5% after strong revenue growth at Anthropic helped boost optimism around artificial intelligence and bolstered the view that massive spending on artificial intelligence will be sustained.
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[2026-08-17 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel risks making the same mistake twice.
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[2026-08-17 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Wall Street's so-called "fear gauge" has fallen to its lowest level of 2026 so far, reflecting relative market tranquility in a year marked by geopolitical turbulence — but the calm appears unlikely to last.
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[2026-08-17 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Moscow is eyeing a direct rail link to India, reflecting a scramble by major powers to build trade corridors beyond Hormuz, analysts say
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[2026-08-17 22:11 UTC+10:00] [Afghanistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Moscow is eyeing a direct rail link to India, reflecting a scramble by major powers to build trade corridors beyond Hormuz, analysts say
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[2026-08-17 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Gulf states are covertly shipping oil through the Strait of Hormuz on tankers with their transponders switched off despite severe disruptions to normal traffic and intermittent attacks, Bloomberg reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the shipments.
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[2026-08-17 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Gulf states are covertly shipping oil through the Strait of Hormuz on tankers with their transponders switched off despite severe disruptions to normal traffic and intermittent attacks, Bloomberg reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the shipments.
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[2026-08-17 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China launched the digital yuan in 2019, but retail adoption has been slow as Chinese consumers are accustomed to using Alipay and WeChat Pay
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[2026-08-17 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China launched the digital yuan in 2019, but retail adoption has been slow as Chinese consumers are accustomed to using Alipay and WeChat Pay
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