Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-15 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase will participate in financing gas-powered plant projects in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania and Texas. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-08-15 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-08-15 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-15 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-15 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Fourteen people were taken to hospital, with seven reportedly in a life-threatening condition early on Friday. Parts of Omiš lost power as the fire approached the town centre, while homes, cars and boats were damaged or destroyed. Evacuees spent the night in a sports hall, sleeping on beds and floors.
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[2026-08-15 01:01 UTC+10:00] [Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The U.S. on Friday threatened action against the EU unless Brussels reins in its environmental and human rights rules, which Washington says unfairly burden American companies.
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[2026-08-15 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Philosophy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Once dubbed ‘the most dangerous man on Earth’, the world-renowned moral philosopher discusses accepting capitalism, the return of Trump and disappointment in his most famous work’s impact
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[2026-08-15 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Scams] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The administrative work required to run an effective investment scam has been drastically cut by using merging technology
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[2026-08-15 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Following July's rebound to pre-war levels, the preliminary August University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment index was expected to weaken modestly as the MidEast re-escalated (and with it the price of gas).
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[2026-08-15 00:04 UTC+10:00] [BP] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Move will be one of first large-scale foreign investments in country since US ousted leader Nicolás Maduro in January
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[2026-08-15 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-14 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In July, the appropriately-named 'Groundbreaker' website laid out a structural diagnosis that most of the market still refuses to confront: the AI boom is not a technology cycle. It is a credit-driven real-estate-like cycle whose financing architecture depends on the second derivative.
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[2026-08-14 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-14 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person carries a shopping bag in Philadelphia, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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[2026-08-14 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Robert Stock is a 36-year-old journeyman who doesn’t fit into the Mets’ plans for next season, yet he remains in the team’s starting rotation after an ugly performance against the Pirates last Saturday.
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[2026-08-14 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Based on BofA's almost omniscient analysts, traders should expect a big disappointment this morning from US retail sales as the bank's data showed a huge drop in online retail (card not present) in July...
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[2026-08-14 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff-heavy trade policy has redrawn the supply chain map for American manufacturers. (Nikkei montage)
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[2026-08-14 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wishful thinking and irresponsible levels of debt are driving a global economy that looks sweet from the outside but is utterly hollow
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[2026-08-14 22:30 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wishful thinking and irresponsible levels of debt are driving a global economy that looks sweet from the outside but is utterly hollow
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[2026-08-14 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ukraine has quietly floated a deal through a third-party mediator to halt reciprocal strikes on civilian vessels in the Black Sea, Reuters reports, in what appears to be a calculated bid to unfreeze a critical global commodity corridor and to relieve pressure on Ukraine's battered wartime economy.
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[2026-08-14 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto delivers his annual state of the nation address in front of members of parliament in Jakarta on Aug. 14. © Reuters
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[2026-08-14 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are fractionally higher, as they have been much of this supercharged week which pushed stocks to new all tim ehighs, amid quiet news flow this morning. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are up 0.1% after the index closed at a record on Thursday. Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 0.2%, with the tech benchmark set for a 1.2% gain in the week.
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[2026-08-14 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Swiss private bank says structurally high inflation and government deficits will erode value of US dollar and Treasuries over the next decade
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[2026-08-14 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Swiss private bank says structurally high inflation and government deficits will erode value of US dollar and Treasuries over the next decade
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[2026-08-14 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Disrupted supply chains could complicate efforts of Chinese firms to expand globally in the fast-growing drone industry, while raising costs for American buyers
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[2026-08-14 22:00 UTC+10:00] [European Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Disrupted supply chains could complicate efforts of Chinese firms to expand globally in the fast-growing drone industry, while raising costs for American buyers
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[2026-08-14 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details in last 3 paras, photo) By Kim Eun-jung
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[2026-08-14 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Minister Janice Tse says analysis of public submissions shows general support for more focused integration into national development
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[2026-08-14 21:35 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Minister Janice Tse says analysis of public submissions shows general support for more focused integration into national development
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[2026-08-14 21:34 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: DENNIS ANTHONY UY. Converge CEO Uy speaks at the launch of the DTI AI and Scale-up Center.
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[2026-08-14 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is the executive office that enables economic opportunities to help generate employment and income for Filipinos. The department is mandated to preside over the country’s innovative industry and services sector, ensuring its growth and providing opportunities for employment.
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[2026-08-14 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Hollywood actress and singer Selena Gomez is being sued by five investors who backed Wondermind Global, a mental health business she founded with her mother.
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[2026-08-14 21:00 UTC+10:00] [DEI policies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Companies that kept policies did just as well financially, even after Trump’s executive order, as those that didn’t
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[2026-08-14 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A new Gallup survey finds a wide gap between the financial advice Americans say they trust and the advice they actually take.
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[2026-08-14 20:48 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Raphael Reyes/Rappler; First Gen images
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[2026-08-14 20:45 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-14 20:43 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rolling coverage of the latest and economic news, as US sells 30-year bonds at highest borrowing costs since 2001
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[2026-08-14 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices were up on Friday as tensions continued to simmer in the Middle East after the US threatened Iran with an “indefinite” blockade and financial sanctions, reigniting supply worries.
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[2026-08-14 20:03 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-14 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Human testing could take up to five years to ramp up, but AI approaches will yield results in time, Karoly Nikolich says
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[2026-08-14 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Human testing could take up to five years to ramp up, but AI approaches will yield results in time, Karoly Nikolich says
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[2026-08-14 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In January 2025, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich voted against the hostage deal, called the prisoners it released murderers with blood on their hands, and then did the one thing nobody in his camp expected. He stayed.
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[2026-08-14 19:26 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japanese companies have stepped up their efforts to prevent their employees from suffering heatstroke as temperatures exceeded 40 degrees Celsius in some parts of Japan this summer.
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[2026-08-14 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cases fall from 2,525 to 2,151 in first half of 2026 as police warn of fraudsters posing as representatives of overseas firms
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[2026-08-14 19:05 UTC+10:00] [Fun Coffee] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cases fall from 2,525 to 2,151 in first half of 2026 as police warn of fraudsters posing as representatives of overseas firms
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[2026-08-14 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Canadian investment company Brookfield has invested in Japan's residential real estate market for the first time. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-08-14 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong revises full-year economic growth forecast for 2026 to a range of 3.5 to 4.5 per cent
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[2026-08-14 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong revises full-year economic growth forecast for 2026 to a range of 3.5 to 4.5 per cent
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[2026-08-14 18:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The younger generation of Koreans are bearing the brunt of a "jobless recovery" brought on by slower economic growth, President Lee Jae Myung said Friday at a meeting on youth policies.
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[2026-08-14 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In response to changes to mainland tax enforcement, Clement Cheung says city has to make itself ‘less vulnerable and more competitive’
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