Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only

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[2026-08-15 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Citi, JPMorgan join Japan's $4.6bn financing of US gas power projects
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)
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/finance/citi-jpmorgan-join-japan-s-4.6bn-financing-of-us-gas-power-projects
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[2026-08-15 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: "A Big Win Today": Trump Cheers As Trade Court Upholds Shutdown Of $800 De Minimis Duty Exemption
Snippet: Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times,
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/big-win-today-trump-cheers-trade-court-upholds-shutdown-800-de-minimis-duty-exemption
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[2026-08-15 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: FBI seized phones from Mark Walter, top deputy before $12.5B Lakers sale to Josh Kushner, Bob Iger: report
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/business/fbi-seized-phones-from-mark-walter-before-lakers-sale-to-josh-kushner-bob-iger-report/
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[2026-08-15 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Retail sales unexpectedly drop for first time in 9 months — making it difficult for Fed to hike rates
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/business/retail-sales-unexpectedly-drop-for-first-time-in-9-months/
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[2026-08-15 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Title: Croatia wildfire near Omiš injures residents and disrupts holiday travel
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.
Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/14/croatia-wildfire-near-omis-injures-residents-and-disrupts-holiday-travel/
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[2026-08-15 01:01 UTC+10:00] [Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Title: US threatens EU over its green reporting rules
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.
Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/us-threatens-eu-over-transatlantic-green-rules/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication
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[2026-08-15 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Philosophy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Peter Singer: ‘Capitalism is still the most productive economic system that ever existed’
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
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2026/aug/15/peter-singer-capitalism-is-still-the-most-productive-economic-system-that-ever-existed
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[2026-08-15 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Scams] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: A Queensland man enjoyed soaring profits from a crypto trading app. Then his money started disappearing
Snippet: The administrative work required to run an effective investment scam has been drastically cut by using merging technology
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/15/australia-crypto-money-investment-scam-ai-fraud-crime
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[2026-08-15 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: UMich Sentiment Slumps In August As War Re-Escalated, Inflation Fears Tick-Up
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).
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/umich-sentiment-slumps-august-war-re-escalated-inflation-fears-tick
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[2026-08-15 00:04 UTC+10:00] [BP] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: BP to develop offshore gasfield in Venezuela with firms linked to Trump administration
Snippet: Move will be one of first large-scale foreign investments in country since US ousted leader Nicolás Maduro in January
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/14/bp-offshore-gasfield-venezuela-donald-trump
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[2026-08-15 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Kalshi promo code NYPMAX: Trade $25, get up to $500 in bonuses for Jets vs. Buccaneers
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/betting/kalshi-promo-code-nypmax-trade-25-get-up-to-500-in-bonuses-for-jets-vs-buccaneers/
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[2026-08-14 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: Forget CDOs, Meet CCOs: This Isn't A Tech Cycle... It's 2008 With Silicon
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.
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/forget-cdos-meet-ccos-isnt-tech-cycle-its-2008-silicon
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[2026-08-14 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: California teens shifting towards blue collar trades as colleges get further out of reach
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/us-news/california-teens-shift-to-trade-schools-as-college-tuition-skyrockets/
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[2026-08-14 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Retail sales slide unexpectedly in July
Snippet: A person carries a shopping bag in Philadelphia, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/retail-inflation-consumer-sentiment-economy-3e2bc5807d7396b8e6c5f599941cb2a9
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[2026-08-14 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: What’s keeping the Mets’ next pitching wave from seizing this rotation chance
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.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/sports/why-mets-pitching-prospects-are-stalled-at-triple-a/
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[2026-08-14 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: World Cup Hangover Triggers Retail Sales Slump In July, K-Shaped Economy Waning
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...
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/world-cup-hangover-triggers-retail-sales-slump-july-k-shaped-economy-waning
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[2026-08-14 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Trump's tariffs unevenly reshape American manufacturing
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff-heavy trade policy has redrawn the supply chain map for American manufacturers. (Nikkei montage)
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/economy/trade-war/trump-tariffs/trump-s-tariffs-unevenly-reshape-american-manufacturing
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[2026-08-14 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Not even the AI candyfloss economy can defy reality forever
Snippet: Wishful thinking and irresponsible levels of debt are driving a global economy that looks sweet from the outside but is utterly hollow
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3363989/not-even-ai-candyfloss-economy-can-defy-reality-forever?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-08-14 22:30 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Not even the AI candyfloss economy can defy reality forever
Snippet: Wishful thinking and irresponsible levels of debt are driving a global economy that looks sweet from the outside but is utterly hollow
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3363989/not-even-ai-candyfloss-economy-can-defy-reality-forever
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[2026-08-14 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: Russia Quickly Rejects Ukraine's Offer Of Ceasefire On Black Sea Shipping
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.
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/russia-quickly-rejects-ukraines-offer-ceasefire-black-sea-shipping
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[2026-08-14 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Indonesia's Prabowo targets 6% growth, lower budget deficit in 2027
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
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/economy/indonesia-s-prabowo-targets-6-growth-lower-budget-deficit-in-2027
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[2026-08-14 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: Stocks Set To Post Fresh All Time High As Tech Euphoria Returns
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.
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/stocks-set-post-fresh-all-time-high-tech-euphoria-returns
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[2026-08-14 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Reduce your exposure to US assets before they lose value, Pictet warns investors
Snippet: Swiss private bank says structurally high inflation and government deficits will erode value of US dollar and Treasuries over the next decade
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3364067/reduce-your-exposure-us-assets-they-lose-value-pictet-warns-investors?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-08-14 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Reduce your exposure to US assets before they lose value, Pictet warns investors
Snippet: Swiss private bank says structurally high inflation and government deficits will erode value of US dollar and Treasuries over the next decade
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3364067/reduce-your-exposure-us-assets-they-lose-value-pictet-warns-investors
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[2026-08-14 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: For China, Trump’s new drone tariffs threaten to deepen trade rift with US
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
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3364062/china-trumps-new-drone-tariffs-threaten-deepen-trade-rift-us?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-08-14 22:00 UTC+10:00] [European Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: For China, Trump’s new drone tariffs threaten to deepen trade rift with US
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
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3364062/china-trumps-new-drone-tariffs-threaten-deepen-trade-rift-us
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[2026-08-14 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: (LEAD) HD Hyundai, Hyundai E&C, TerraPower to collaborate to tap into U.S. SMR market
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details in last 3 paras, photo) By Kim Eun-jung
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260814010151320
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[2026-08-14 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Hong Kong garners 16,000 submissions from consultation for city’s first 5-year plan
Snippet: Minister Janice Tse says analysis of public submissions shows general support for more focused integration into national development
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3364092/hong-kong-garners-16000-submissions-consultation-citys-first-5-year-plan?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-08-14 21:35 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Hong Kong garners 16,000 submissions from consultation for city’s first 5-year plan
Snippet: Minister Janice Tse says analysis of public submissions shows general support for more focused integration into national development
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3364092/hong-kong-garners-16000-submissions-consultation-citys-first-5-year-plan
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[2026-08-14 21:34 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Title: DTI, Converge launch AI, digital transformation programs for MSMEs
Snippet: DENNIS ANTHONY UY. Converge CEO Uy speaks at the launch of the DTI AI and Scale-up Center.
Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/technology/dti-converge-launch-ai-digital-transformation-programs-msmes/
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[2026-08-14 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Title: ROLE: Department of Trade and Industry
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.
Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/government/n40315470-dti/
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[2026-08-14 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Title: Selena Gomez sued for alleged fraud over mental health company
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.
Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jn2811we4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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[2026-08-14 21:00 UTC+10:00] [DEI policies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: US firms that kept DEI policies despite ‘go woke, go broke’ threats thrived
Snippet: Exclusive: Companies that kept policies did just as well financially, even after Trump’s executive order, as those that didn’t
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/14/dei-policy-company-performance
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[2026-08-14 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: Only 3% Of Americans Trust AI "A Great Deal" With Their Money - But One In Five Are Using It Anyway
Snippet: A new Gallup survey finds a wide gap between the financial advice Americans say they trust and the advice they actually take.
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/only-3-americans-trust-ai-great-deal-their-money-one-five-are-using-it-anyway
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[2026-08-14 20:48 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Title: Making sense of US firm KKR’s offer on Lopez family’s First Gen
Snippet: Raphael Reyes/Rappler; First Gen images
Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/business/making-sense-kkr-offer-lopez-family-first-gen/
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[2026-08-14 20:45 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Title: Why is Maya likely to keep its transfer fee?
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/inside-track/why-maya-likely-keep-transfer-fee/
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[2026-08-14 20:43 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: US long-term borrowing costs rise to 25-year high, as inflation fears hit bond sale – business live
Snippet: Rolling coverage of the latest and economic news, as US sells 30-year bonds at highest borrowing costs since 2001
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/aug/14/us-long-term-borrowing-25-year-high-trump-aviva-eurozone-economy-stock-markets-live-news-updates
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[2026-08-14 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Title: Oil up after US threatens Iran with 'indefinite' blockade and financial pain | The National
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.
Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/08/14/oil-up-after-us-threatens-iran-with-indefinite-blockade-and-financial-pain/
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[2026-08-14 20:03 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Title: 59% of Filipino workers happy with salary, 45% say pay falls short – Jobstreet
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/business/filipino-workers-jobstreet-survey-2026/
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[2026-08-14 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Gene-editing therapies not yet ready for human trials, Stanford expert says
Snippet: Human testing could take up to five years to ramp up, but AI approaches will yield results in time, Karoly Nikolich says
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3364061/gene-editing-therapies-not-yet-ready-human-trials-stanford-expert-says?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-08-14 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Patience needed before human gene therapy trials, Stanford expert says
Snippet: Human testing could take up to five years to ramp up, but AI approaches will yield results in time, Karoly Nikolich says
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3364061/gene-editing-therapies-not-yet-ready-human-trials-stanford-expert-says
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[2026-08-14 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Title: The secret Smotrich kept from his wife: Israel was going to war with Iran - interview
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.
Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-905533
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[2026-08-14 19:26 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Title: Japan companies step up efforts to prevent heatstroke
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.
Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/14/companies/heatstroke-prevention-efforts-firms/
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[2026-08-14 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Investment scam cases in Hong Kong drop 15%, but losses remain high at HK$1.65b
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
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3364044/investment-scam-cases-hong-kong-drop-15-losses-remain-high-hk165b?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-08-14 19:05 UTC+10:00] [Fun Coffee] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Investment scam cases in Hong Kong drop 15%, but losses remain high at HK$1.65b
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
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3364044/investment-scam-cases-hong-kong-drop-15-losses-remain-high-hk165b
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[2026-08-14 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Brookfield enters Japan housing market with $627m deal in 4 urban centers
Snippet: Canadian investment company Brookfield has invested in Japan's residential real estate market for the first time. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/property/brookfield-enters-japan-housing-market-with-627m-deal-in-4-urban-centers
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[2026-08-14 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Hong Kong raises 2026 economic forecast after strongest first half in nearly 5 years
Snippet: Hong Kong revises full-year economic growth forecast for 2026 to a range of 3.5 to 4.5 per cent
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3364047/hong-kong-raises-2026-economic-forecast-after-strongest-first-half-nearly-5-years?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-08-14 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Hong Kong raises 2026 economic forecast after strongest first half in nearly 5 years
Snippet: Hong Kong revises full-year economic growth forecast for 2026 to a range of 3.5 to 4.5 per cent
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3364047/hong-kong-raises-2026-economic-forecast-after-strongest-first-half-nearly-5-years
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[2026-08-14 18:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Lee says job crunch has hit young generation hard
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.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10842025
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[2026-08-14 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority aims to broaden regional clientele base: reappointed CEO
Snippet: In response to changes to mainland tax enforcement, Clement Cheung says city has to make itself ‘less vulnerable and more competitive’
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3364040/hong-kongs-insurance-authority-aims-broaden-regional-clientele-base-reappointed-ceo?utm_source=rss_feed
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