Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-08-14 18:44 UTC+10:00] [Greater Bay Area] [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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[2026-08-14 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: President Donald Trump's administration is signalling the US is ready to push Iran’s economy to its limits, cementing a pivot to impose financial pressure and a naval blockade to force Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-14 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DAGUPAN CITY — Floodwaters continued to affect Dagupan City on Monday, inundating residential communities and portions of the city's main business district as residents question whether the city’s long-running flood-control strategy is addressing the root causes of the flooding.
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[2026-08-14 18:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of Finance (DOF) and the French development agency, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), have partnered to strengthen food security and improve nutrition among low-income families through a financing facility for the Reducing Food Insecurity and Undernutrition with Electronic Vouchers (Refuel) Project.
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[2026-08-14 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said a tanker had been hit by an unmanned aerial vehicle while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday.
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[2026-08-14 18:03 UTC+10:00] [Housing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ABS data shows an almost 9% slump in new lending to investors after three interest rate hikes this year
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[2026-08-14 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, left, delivers his annual State of the Nation Address as Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka listens ahead of the country’s Independence Day at the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
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[2026-08-14 17:52 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared that promotions used by betting companies to woo gamblers are over the top and must be wound back, signalling an about-face on gambling laws that will restrict how the industry uses free bonus bets and VIP managers.
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[2026-08-14 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage regained his parliamentary seat on Friday in an election he triggered to bolster his position against allegations of financial impropriety, a strategy that was undermined when his main challenger, a comedian dressed as a trash can, won more than a quarter of the vote.
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[2026-08-14 17:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Brokerage-led finance group gears up to step up game with KDB Life acquisition
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[2026-08-14 17:28 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-14 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- Heads of HD Hyundai Co., Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) Co. and U.S. nuclear energy firm TerraPower on Friday discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in the small modular reactor (SMR) sector, HD Hyundai said.
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[2026-08-14 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-08-14 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won made slight gains against the U.S. dollar Friday, after better-than-expected U.S. inflation data reduced market expectations of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve.
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[2026-08-14 17:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-14 17:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FRANKFURT, Germany – Struggling German sports car maker Porsche plans to end production of the Taycan, its flagship fully electric model, by 2030 after steadily dwindling sales, a report said Thursday.
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[2026-08-14 17:13 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 17:12 UTC+10:00] [Ryanair] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Preliminary findings show fan blade broke off shortly after takeoff on 10 July flight from Greece to Germany
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[2026-08-14 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Younger, professionally diverse Chinese are turning to local brands for technology and qualities once tied to foreign marques
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[2026-08-14 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Guangdong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Younger, professionally diverse Chinese are turning to local brands for technology and qualities once tied to foreign marques
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[2026-08-14 16:49 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Another week of smoke and mirrors has left markets generally sitting pretty to end the week.
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