Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IN a rapidly evolving world shaped by economic uncertainty, digital disruption and shifting consumer expectations, the definition of what is “essential” is being reexamined. Traditional measures of success — profit, scale and market share — are no longer sufficient. Businesses today are called to operate with greater purpose, responsibility and awareness of their broader impact.
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[2026-05-14 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-14 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-14 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-14 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-14 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-14 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-14 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Observers noted the number of recent strategic and trade blows, including the war on Iran, have not derailed the meeting from going ahead
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[2026-05-14 01:59 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Observers noted the number of recent strategic and trade blows, including the war on Iran, have not derailed the meeting from going ahead
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[2026-05-14 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Palmer Luckey's Anduril announced a $5 billion Series H funding round at a $61 billion valuation, led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz. This comes as President Trump's 'war economy' and the rise of 'war unicorns' gain momentum.
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[2026-05-14 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Walmart is cutting or relocating about 1,000 corporate workers as the retail giant overhauls its technology and product teams amid a broader push into artificial intelligence and automation.
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[2026-05-14 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US wholesale inflation came in hot last month. Producer prices rose 6% from a year earlier, most since December 2022, as the 10-week Iran war pushed up energy prices and put pressure on companies to pass along higher costs to consumers.
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[2026-05-14 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Every Jerusalem Day brings the same set of speeches about a unified, eternal capital. Less commonly mentioned is the fact that, according to the National Insurance Institute’s most recent analysis, Jerusalem is Israel’s second-poorest large city (only Modi’in Illit ranks lower). The Jerusalem district’s poverty rate sits at 36.5% – well above the national figure of 21%.
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[2026-05-14 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing will make the strategy of renting in a preferred area while buying a cheaper property elsewhere less attractive, experts say
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[2026-05-14 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence.
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[2026-05-14 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kevin Warsh testifies 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 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Dh6.2 billion ($1.69 billion) relief for bank customers in the UAE is nothing compared to the Dh200 billion in assistance the UAE Central Bank extended during the Covid pandemic, reflecting the far smaller impact of the current crisis on the country's economy, the UAE Banks Federation chairman Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair has said.
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[2026-05-14 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Brazil is a politically divided country, but there’s one thing that those on all sides of the political spectrum love: PIX, the country’s instant payment system that allows users to pay for everything, from ice cream on the beach to clothes in a shopping mall and even a car. Now it faces scrutiny from the U.S.
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[2026-05-14 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The European Union’s imports of Russian liquefied natural gas climbed to their highest levels since early 2022 in the first quarter of this year, according to a report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
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[2026-05-14 00:03 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With US inflation at a three-year high, US president insisted he’s not focused on economic hardship sparked by the conflict
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[2026-05-14 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump landed in Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by an entourage that included Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Elon Musk, after pledging to urge China's Xi Jinping to "open up" to US business at the start of their two-day summit.
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[2026-05-14 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Paul Keating has described his most important declaration about the state of the economy as a weighty truth lifted from his shoulders – but it may not have happened but for a woman washing some heavy pots.
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[2026-05-13 23:58 UTC+10:00] [Far right] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — A top adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited politicians from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to an economic forum in June in an illustration of how the Kremlin is cultivating ties with Germany’s far right.
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[2026-05-13 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Wednesday that net profit dropped by nearly a fifth during its most recent fiscal year, weighed by challenges in the domestic economy and an expensive push into artificial intelligence.
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[2026-05-13 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Africans should welcome all foreign investors and put colonial hang-ups behind them, Nigerian businessman and philanthropist Tony Elumelu told AFP.
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[2026-05-13 23:34 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenBeijing, ChinaDonald Trump disembarks from Air Force One as he arrives for his state visit to China, his first in 10 years. The Iran war, trade, artificial intelligence and Taiwan are expected to dominate the US president’s talks with Chinese leadersPhotograph: Evan Vucci/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenFátima, PortugalThe statue of Our Lady of Fátima is carried through the crowd during the procession of candles, the highlight of celebrations at the Catholic shrinePhotograph: Armando França/APShareView image in fullscreenReggio Emilia,
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[2026-05-13 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo released by Amnesty International Nigeria, a patient receives treatment at the Yariman Bakura Specialist hospital in Gusau, Nigeria, Monday, May 11, 2026, after a Nigerian military airstrike struck a market on Sunday. (Amnesty International Nigeria Via AP)
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[2026-05-13 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 3-4, 6) By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-05-13 23:07 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Moscow and Kyiv trade long-range attacks after brief truce and Donald Trump’s assertion war could end soon
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[2026-05-13 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A saleswoman shows off gold necklaces inside a jewelry store in Kolkata on Jan. 28. Dealers are reeling now that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked Indians to curtail purchases of the precious metal.
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[2026-05-13 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai Taxi Company is to acquire National Taxi for Dh1.45 billion ($394.8 million), a move that will boost its strategy to widen its market reach across the emirates, including Abu Dhabi.
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[2026-05-13 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: There will be plenty on the agenda as US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, meet in Beijing: AI, trade, Taiwan and the ongoing crisis in the Gulf, to start with.
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[2026-05-13 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Customers shop in the produce section of a grocery store on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
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[2026-05-13 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan shake hands before a meeting at Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. (Turkish Presidency via AP, File)
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[2026-05-13 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS photo, more info in paras 3, 17) By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-05-13 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Wholesale prices in April posted their highest annual increase in more than three years, signaling more nettlesome inflation as pipeline costs intensify.
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[2026-05-13 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: BEIJING — President Trump touched down in China’s capital Wednesday evening ahead of a crucial summit with Xi Jinping, after promising to call on the Asian power to “open up” to American business.
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[2026-05-13 22:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Nissan Motor is beginning to see results from Re:Nissan, the restructuring plan Ivan Espinosa, the president and CEO appointed last year, is implementing. (Photo by Marina Inoue)
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[2026-05-13 22:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung will meet Nobel economics laureate Peter Howitt later this week to listen to his opinions on the country's economic policies, a presidential spokeswoman said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-13 22:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil price spikes are likely over the peak summer demand period as rapidly depleting inventories pile more pressure on the market, the International Energy Agency warned in its latest monthly update released on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-13 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: An oil slick covering around 45,000 square kilometres of sea near Iran's main crude export centre has been detected by satellite imagery, but Tehran said the spill did not originate from local infrastructure.
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[2026-05-13 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the chipmaking-gear giant is already banned from selling advanced kit to China, new rule would make low-end products off-limits too
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[2026-05-13 22:00 UTC+10:00] [ASML] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the chipmaking-gear giant is already banned from selling advanced kit to China, new rule would make low-end products off-limits too
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[2026-05-13 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are up (alongside oil and yields, go figure), reversing yesterday's modest losses, as optimism around the earnings potential of AI outweighs concerns over hot inflation readings bringing dip buyers back to drive tech stocks higher, with traders betting that the tech rally has further room to run while also hoping on good news from the Trump-Xi summit set to start today in Beijing.
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[2026-05-13 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: BEIJING, May 13 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a much-anticipated summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where the leaders are expected to discuss an array of knotty issues, including trade, the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and Taiwan.
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[2026-05-13 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ahead of Terminal 2’s opening, sources tell SCMP that the authority has assumed control of 70 per cent of the troubled project
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[2026-05-13 21:46 UTC+10:00] [AsiaWorld-Expo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ahead of Terminal 2’s opening, sources tell SCMP that the authority has assumed control of 70 per cent of the troubled project
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[2026-05-13 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung will meet Nobel economics laureate Peter Howitt later this week to listen to his opinions on the country's economic policies, a presidential spokeswoman said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-13 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A delegation led by Minister of Foreign Trade Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi met Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara in Damascus during the first UAE-Syria Investment Forum, as the countries move to expand economic engagement.
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[2026-05-13 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: MetLife Stadium will be known as New York/New Jersey Stadium for the tournament as part of Fifa's policy on corporate sponsored names
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