Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 10:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened at a new high Thursday, attempting to reach another historic milestone of 8,000, as large-cap shares took a cue from an overnight rally on Wall Street, boosted by major tech companies.
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[2026-05-14 10:11 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ahead of the crucial talks, security has been heightened in Beijing, with the US president set to meet Xi at the Great Hall of the People
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[2026-05-14 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened at a new high Thursday, attempting to reach another historic milestone of 8,000, as large-cap shares took a cue from an overnight rally on Wall Street, boosted by major tech companies.
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[2026-05-14 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: India's government hopes that language skills and keen IT knowledge will help children from the country become future leaders in the world of artificial intelligence. (Photo by Koji Uema)
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[2026-05-14 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump talks during an arrival ceremony Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, with Eric Trump, right. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-05-14 09:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California’s sky-high prices are forcing some into desperate measures — including living in parking lots, Buddhist communes and relying on gym memberships just to shower.
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[2026-05-14 09:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump heads into a series of meetings with China's Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, aiming to secure economic wins, maintain a fragile trade truce and navigate thorny issues such as the Iran war and arms sales to Taiwan.
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[2026-05-14 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Thursday as investors look to a high-stakes meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for clues on the future of U.S.-China ties and global trade.
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[2026-05-14 09:44 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 14, 2026 09:44 | News
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[2026-05-14 09:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Japan easing decades-old restrictions on arms exports opens a big opportunity for the country's defense industry in a world increasingly hungry for weapons.
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[2026-05-14 09:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 14 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping were set to hold summit talks in Beijing on Thursday, with trade, the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Taiwan and technological competition expected to top the agenda.
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[2026-05-14 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Founded in 2016, CXMT is widely regarded as China’s only domestic DRAM maker to have achieved mass production
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[2026-05-14 09:30 UTC+10:00] [Samsung Electronics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Founded in 2016, CXMT is widely regarded as China’s only domestic DRAM maker to have achieved mass production
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[2026-05-14 09:17 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Watch Federal Court Justice Michael O’Bryan deliver his decision live here.
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[2026-05-14 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stronger demand has reduced grade-A vacancy rates in Central to a four-year low of 9.6 per cent
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[2026-05-14 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stronger demand has reduced grade-A vacancy rates in Central to a four-year low of 9.6 per cent
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[2026-05-14 08:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A federal judge on Wednesday cast doubt on the motives behind the Securities and Exchange Commission’s $1.5 million settlement over Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter, suggesting the deal may have been inked with the sole purpose of avoiding penalizing him personally.
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[2026-05-14 08:46 UTC+10:00] [Banking and Financial Institutions] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: How Trump Changed the Way He Talks About China2:23
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[2026-05-14 08:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: New York City has let outdoor dining — a lifeline to restaurants during the pandemic and since — stagnate, issuing less than a fifth as many permits this spring as it did during the height of the program.
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[2026-05-14 08:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People visit the Overlook Walk connecting Pike Place Market and the Seattle waterfront on Elliott Bay, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
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[2026-05-14 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former New York City Judge Edward Harold King leaves Brooklyn federal court, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in New York, after making an initial appearance on a charge of wire fraud conspiracy in connection with an alleged real estate investment scam. (AP Photo/Michael R. Sisak)
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[2026-05-14 08:29 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The CGT discount not only increased the benefit to non-wage earners, it did so in a way that incentivised investing in rental properties rather than shares
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[2026-05-14 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: One of Ventura’s longest-running businesses is preparing to shut its doors for good after being tied to the local community for more than 100 years.
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[2026-05-14 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Oakland residents will have one less place to buy khakis and hoodies this summer, with a major retailer pulling up stakes in the Bay Area metropolis.
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[2026-05-14 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Calbee plans to cut ink usage by changing its packaging designs to black and white. (Photo by Hazuru Urushiyama)
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[2026-05-14 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Large Japanese companies continue to tap growth potential overseas, but foreign businesses also have their eye on firms in Japan. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
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[2026-05-14 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan is looking to bolster domestic production of such non-cutting-edge semiconductors as analog devices and microcontrollers. (Photo by Ryosuke Eguchi)
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[2026-05-14 07:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Business, Economics and Finance
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[2026-05-14 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-05-14 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 'Citizen dividend'Top presidential aide's proposal raises fears of anti-market thinking
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[2026-05-14 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran’s absent Supreme Leader is begging employers to “avoid layoffs” as the nation’s economic woes continue to face pressure from the US blockade in rare public remarks — admitting that the nation is facing punishing economic conditions.
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[2026-05-14 07:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SAN FRANCISCO / NEW YORK — Microsoft is shopping for artificial-intelligence startups as the software company prepares for a future independent of its once-vital partner OpenAI, five people familiar with the matter said.
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[2026-05-14 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Australian market is expected to open slightly down as markets continue to make sense of the federal budget, while results from GrainCorp and Xero are out today.
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[2026-05-14 07:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Angus Taylor to give budget reply speech tonight. Follow today’s news live
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[2026-05-14 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: General Motors quietly laid off about 500 to 600 employees this week in a sweeping global shakeup that reportedly blindsided workers with unsettling emails, abrupt virtual meetings and growing fears that artificial intelligence is reshaping the automaker’s workforce.
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[2026-05-14 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Shinoken looks to operate low-rise buildings with 20 to 100 studio units, catering to single professionals. (Shinoken Group)
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[2026-05-14 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Indonesia generates 140,000 metric tons of waste per day. © ANTARA
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[2026-05-14 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kevin Warsh is sworn in during his nomination hearing to be a member and chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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[2026-05-14 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Costco’s famously chaotic gas lines could soon get a whole lot shorter… at one giant location.
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[2026-05-14 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Dai-ichi Life's Kazuyuki Shigemoto said yield curves will flatten if the Bank of Japan hikes interest rates twice this year. (Photo by Shinichi Arakawa)
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[2026-05-14 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Homes in Austin are lingering on the market for the same number of days it took China to complete the world’s widest underwater roadway: 110.
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[2026-05-14 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A rebound for technology stocks led Wall Street to records, even though the majority of U.S. stocks fell following another discouraging update on inflation.
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[2026-05-14 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Washington — In a rare departure from the Trump administration's typically triumphant tone, US Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday acknowledged that consumer inflation was "not great" in April.
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[2026-05-14 06:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Cisco shares soared in extended trading on Wednesday after the company issued results and guidance that topped Wall Street's projections.
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[2026-05-14 06:05 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The “National SME Strategy Framework 2026” to empower Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), the backbone of the Sri Lankan economy, locally and globally, was officially launched yesterday (13) under the patronage of Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Sunil Handunnetti, and Deputy Minister Chathuranga Abeysinghe.
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[2026-05-14 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) and Janathakshan GTE Ltd., the lead implementing partner of the GEF-07 Project, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the EDB Head Office, formalizing a strategic collaboration related to biodiversity conservation, sustainable land management, and climate-resilient livelihoods. The MoU was signed by Mangala Wijesinghe, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the EDB, and Dr.
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[2026-05-14 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe stated that the Central Bank and the Finance Ministry were working very closely to ensure that such frauds would not happen again.
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[2026-05-14 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Virgin Australia is ditching traditional online check-in kiosks for a one-stop system allowing passengers to tag their bags and drop them without a separate scan of the bag label.
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[2026-05-14 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Abans Finance recently marked the official listing of its maiden13,384,000 debentures on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) with a bell ringing and market opening ceremony held at the CSE trading floor on Monday (11).
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[2026-05-14 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday stressed that the Government bears the responsibility of managing the country’s economy in a way that would prevent a recurrence of the economic crisis experienced in recent years.
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