Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[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
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[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
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[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)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[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
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[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)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[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)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[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).
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sampath Bank reported Total Operating Income of Rs 28.5 Bn for the quarter ended 31st March 2026, supported by steady growth in Net Interest Income (up 5%) and Net Fee and Commission Income (up 28%) year-on-year. Notwithstanding this performance, Profit After Tax (PAT) declined by 26% to Rs 6.2 Bn, due to significantly higher impairment provisions of Rs 4.5 Bn recognised in response to the continued expansion of the loan book and taking into account the evolving geopolitical conditions.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: He is taking over as the world’s largest economy reels from repeated shocks, including inflation fuelled in part by the Iran war
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 05:42 UTC+10:00] [Columbia] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: He is taking over as the world’s largest economy reels from repeated shocks, including inflation fuelled in part by the Iran war
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 05:41 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Representatives of The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) stressed that industry players have the potential to increase the revenue generated through the country’s tourism industry to US$10 billion by 2030.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Tokyo area supermarket. Japanese consumers are bracing for faster inflation. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka has taken a major step forward in modernizing its shrimp aquaculture sector through the successful completion of the project “Smart and Sustainable Aquaculture through Effective Biosecurity and Digital Technology”, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Ministry with financial support from the Korean Government.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced the first winners of its ‘Debit Card Challenge 2026,’ with 250 debit card holders emerging victorious in the inaugural monthly draw of a promotion that is set to reward 1,000 customers with prizes worth a total of Rs. 45 million.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) concluded the second stage of its landmark reforestation initiative in collaboration with the non-profit “Rainforest Protectors of Sri Lanka” with members of CSE planting the first 200 saplings of the second stage in the Rajawaka rainforest last week.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The inauguration ceremony to welcome the 2nd intake of students for this year at Institute of Chemistry Ceylon (IChemC) was held on the May 10, at its Malabe premises.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Hamptons rental market has always been expensive. But this year, it’s in another stratosphere entirely.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Marking a historic milestone in the progressive development of Port City Colombo which is widely regarded as the turning point of Sri Lanka’s economy, Home Lands Group’s Home Lands Port City (Pvt) Limited signed the Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Limited to develop the most iconic twin tower high-rise project in the Central Park district of Port City, that will merge with and overlook 40 acres of lush Central Parkland.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Prime Melwa Port City (Pvt) Ltd yesterday signed the Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Limited, marking a historic milestone in the realization of one of the most prestigious upcoming marina and waterfront developments at Port City Colombo.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: AIA Insurance Lanka has once again established its position as an organisation that places people and leadership at the heart of its success, by securing top honours at the CLA Great Manager Awards 2025, presented by the Colombo Leadership Academy (CLA).
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Doc990, one of Sri Lanka’s pioneering digital health solutions provider operated by Digital Health (Pvt) Ltd — a subsidiary of Dialog Axiata PLC — announced the introduction of a digital queue management system at Galle National Hospital, focused on pharmacy service counters.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 05:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran has turned to alternative trade to bypass the US blockade along the Strait of Hormuz, making use of northern sea ports, trucking through land borders and sending cargo through a rail system bound for China to sell oil and receive vital parts for its military, according to multiple reports.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 05:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: We’ve been keeping our eyes peeled for this beauty restock.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hamptons homeowners hoping to cash in on deep-pocketed golf fans during next month’s US Open are discovering that $100,000-a-week rental dreams may have overshot.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 05:20 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Wall Street is drifting in mixed trading on Wednesday after another discouraging update on inflation and a recovery for technology stocks.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 04:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s controversial plan to open city-owned grocery stores is set for an explosive City Council hearing – as a new, immigrant-led business group has built a $1 million-plus war chest to oppose it, The Post has learned.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 04:49 UTC+10:00] [Federal Reserve] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Warsh will serve four-year term as chair, taking over amid rising inflation and pressure from Trump to lower rates
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Kevin Warsh was confirmed Wednesday as the next Federal Reserve chair, taking over the central bank at a time when President Donald Trump is pushing for lower interest rates even as fresh inflation data complicates the case for cuts.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 04:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends an energy investment event in capital city Brasilia on May 8. © Reuters
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kevin Warsh was confirmed as the next Federal Reserve chairman on Wednesday — even as surging inflation has begun to box the central bank into one of its toughest corners in years.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California Gov. Gavin Newsom will reveal his updated budget plan Thursday as state Democrats grapple with what they claim are “Trump inflation” impacts on public services, particularly health care.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump landed in Beijing on Wednesday for a closely watched summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where the war in Iran, trade tension and Taiwan are expected to dominate discussions.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-05-14 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kalshi has a welcome bonus for first-time users who want to sign up for the fast-growing prediction market platform this spring.
--------------------------------------------------------------------