Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-12 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Isuzu is a major investor in Thailand and remains committed as other Japanese companies scale back their expatriate staff in the Southeast Asian country. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Rie Ishii)
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[2026-05-12 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The state of Texas announced a lawsuit against streaming giant Netflix on Monday, accusing the company of spying on children and other consumers by collecting their data without consent and designing the platform to be addictive.
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[2026-05-12 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The administration of US President Donald Trump is providing 53.3 million barrels of crude oil from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve to energy companies as part of a global effort to stabilise markets shaken by the conflict involving Iran, according to a Reuters report.
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[2026-05-12 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Asia-Pacific’s largest intergenerational wealth transfer in modern times is set to transpire over the next 30 years, financial firm predicts
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[2026-05-12 11:20 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Asia-Pacific’s largest intergenerational wealth transfer in modern times is set to transpire over the next 30 years, financial firm predicts
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[2026-05-12 11:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Leading up to last year’s trade deadline, Freddy Peralta was starring for the Brewers, his future a bit uncertain thanks to budget-conscious Milwaukee’s penchant for making players available — occasionally well ahead of free agency.
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[2026-05-12 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-12 10:54 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-05-12 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday pledged to address what he called predatory financial practices burdening low-income debtors, referring to cases of defaulters excluded from a government debt cancellation program.
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[2026-05-12 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US government on Monday announced sanctions against three people and nine companies, including four based in Hong Kong and four in the United Arab Emirates, for aiding Iran's shipment of oil to China. The ninth company is based in Oman.
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[2026-05-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, shake hands after their U.S.-China summit talk at Gimhae International Airport Jinping in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-05-12 09:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The trade offer came in, and the Giants began weighing the reward of gaining better positioning later in the 2026 draft against the risk of losing the ability to add Francis Mauigoa.
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[2026-05-12 09:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Make money. Live better.
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[2026-05-12 09:08 UTC+10:00] [Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘When you watch Netflix, Netflix watches you,’ reads the opening page of the lawsuit filed by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton
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[2026-05-12 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-05-12 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Britain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Disposal of VodafoneThree adds to Li family’s record of cycle-savvy moves, with investors weighing where war chest will flow next
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[2026-05-12 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Disposal of VodafoneThree adds to Li family’s record of cycle-savvy moves, with investors weighing where war chest will flow next
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[2026-05-12 08:55 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: After two alleged break-ins and fires set off internal sprinklers and alarms, scorched walls and left signs of accelerant at childcare centres on Sydney’s upper north shore, staff wondered why someone would target the business.
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[2026-05-12 08:43 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Allen, a media entrepreneur, to replace founder Jonah Peretti as chief executive with ‘significant’ cost cuts to come
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[2026-05-12 08:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: OAKLAND, CALIF. — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella defended OpenAI’s pivot to for-profit status and discussed his company’s hopes for a juicy return on its investment during Monday testimony in Elon Musk’s suit against the AI giant.
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[2026-05-12 08:21 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Michael Burry, the investor made famous in The Big Short, is warning that the Nasdaq 100 Index is headed toward a dramatic reversal after a “parabolic” surge that has driven technology valuations to unsustainable heights and Wall Street to record levels.
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[2026-05-12 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Submarine cables are wound at a factory belonging to NEC subsidiary OCC. (Photo by Kyoko Hariya)
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[2026-05-12 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Mitsubishi Electric's Kirigamine was recognized by Guinness World Records in 2017 as the longest-running cross-flow-fan air conditioner brand. (Source photos by Nikkei and Mitsubishi Electric)
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[2026-05-12 08:01 UTC+10:00] [California] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The trial has exposed even more details about OpenAI’s fractious corporate past than previously documented
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[2026-05-12 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Stock market mustn't be reduced to casino for speculators
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[2026-05-12 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australian shares are set to open higher after Wall Street edged to fresh records, with the S&P 500 notching another closing high as chipmakers rallied, even though most stocks in the index fell.
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[2026-05-12 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Business delegation spanning tech, aviation and finance joins Beijing trip as trade, investment and supply chains top agenda
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[2026-05-12 07:49 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Business delegation spanning tech, aviation and finance joins Beijing trip as trade, investment and supply chains top agenda
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[2026-05-12 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Peter Earle via the American Institute for Economic Research,
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[2026-05-12 07:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Bucks’ on-again, off-again relationship with Giannis Antetokounmpo has entered a new chapter.
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[2026-05-12 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged Indians to cut down on petrol and diesel consumption and stop buying gold, in a sign that the US-Israeli war on Iran is starting to jolt the world’s fourth-largest economy.
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[2026-05-12 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: HANOI -- When Phung Anh Tuan was a 20-year-old university student two decades ago, he ran out of cash to pay staff at a cybersecurity startup. A bank loan was out of reach on such short notice, so he walked into a pawnshop, pledged what he had and borrowed enough to keep the business going.
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[2026-05-12 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A top British bank is warning of a big spike in ticket fraud ahead of this year’s World Cup, as sky-high prices could drive fans into the arms of scammers.
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[2026-05-12 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Panasonic Energy's 4680 battery, right, is twice as large as its earlier 2170 model and has roughly five times the capacity. (Photo by Yo Inoue)
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[2026-05-12 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: In the new Netflix romantic dramedy My Royal Nemesis, a “vixen” from the Joseon era wakes up in modern-day Korea after thinking she was executed. She tries to remake her image with the help of a business shark who rebels from his chaebol family.
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[2026-05-12 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump is signing a pair of executive orders aimed at lowering beef prices, a White House official told The Post – his latest effort to ease affordability as the price of a tasty steak skyrockets and inflation concerns loom ahead of this year’s midterm elections.
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[2026-05-12 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: American business and policy circles seek trade certainty, AI dialogue and signs rivalry can be managed despite wider tensions
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[2026-05-12 06:23 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: American business and policy circles seek trade certainty, AI dialogue and signs rivalry can be managed despite wider tensions
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[2026-05-12 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oil prices rose as the war with Iran threatens to drag on, but U.S. stocks nevertheless inched to more records.
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[2026-05-12 06:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Participants in JICA's training program will learn how to build and use satellites in Japan. (Photo by Dai Kuwamura)
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[2026-05-12 05:54 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: A high-powered delegation of American business leaders including Elon Musk will accompany US President Donald Trump on his visit to China this week, as the two leaders prepare to discuss the sensitive topic of arms sales to Taiwan.
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[2026-05-12 05:50 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The ongoing and planned trade reforms, including the gradual removal of para-tariffs, could improve competitiveness and increase household consumption by around 3.1%, with stronger gains for lower-income households, the World Bank’s April 2026 South Asia Economic Update release on Friday(8) said.
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[2026-05-12 05:49 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The establishment of the Viet Nam-Sri Lanka Business Council will enhance bilateral relations, fostering partnerships beyond trade driven by shared ambitions, Export Development Board Chairman Mangala Wijesinghe told the Viet Nam Sri Lanka Business forum held in Colombo on Friday (8).
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[2026-05-12 05:48 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A special proposal has been submitted to make Sri Lanka the richest country in the world, based on the gem resources it possesses.
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[2026-05-12 05:48 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Ministry said that obstacles to exporting Sri Lankan Blue Swimming Crab to the US market have been cleared, as Sri Lanka successfully met the stringent conditions imposed under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).
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[2026-05-12 05:46 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lankan ICT companies have strengthened their presence in the European market through participation in a strategic market exposure programme organized under the collaboration between the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) and the Import Promotions Desk Germany (IPD).
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[2026-05-12 05:45 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Renewed tensions in the Middle East weighed negatively on the Colombo Bourse alongside rising global oil prices.
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[2026-05-12 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Breaking the pattern of diplomatic niceties, the recent visit of the President of Vietnam, Tô Lâm, to Sri Lanka was an opportunity to increase Sri Lanka’s international focus to greater regional partnerships (beyond the ones traditionally known to the country) as Tô Lâm’s visit occurs at time when country is on the lookout for routes to sustainable economic recovery).
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[2026-05-12 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Agriculture Export CompetitivenessSource: Author calculations based on International Trade Center (ITC) data & WITS data
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[2026-05-12 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Bangladesh’s economy has reached a critical juncture where mounting public debt, chronic revenue shortfalls, and surging interest payments are creating unprecedented pressure.
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