Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-12 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump has invited executives from some of the biggest U.S. companies — including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook, BlackRock's CEO Larry Fink and Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg — to join his trip to China this week, according to a White House official.
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[2026-05-12 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Garrett showed up on Marshals at just the right time. Played with quiet Southern charm by Riley Green, a country singer by trade and first-time actor, Garrett walked off a bus in Episode 8 with a guitar case and bad memories, dating from his time in the SEALs with Kayce Dutton and Pete Calvin.
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[2026-05-12 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE and Syria convened their first bilateral business forum in Damascus on Sunday, with a large Emirati delegation of officials and businessmen arriving in the Syrian capital for the first time since the fall of the regime of Bashar Al Assad.
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[2026-05-12 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Airbnb is reportedly launching a political war on Mayor Zohran Mamdani over New York City’s crackdown on short-term rentals — enlisting Rev. Al Sharpton and other influential black leaders in a bid to loosen restrictions ahead of next month’s World Cup.
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[2026-05-12 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Canon plans to consolidate overseas printer plants in the medium term. (Photo by Manami Yamada)
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[2026-05-12 01:00 UTC+10:00] [One Nation] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: One Nation supporters are not unique or special. And there are plenty of ways to express anger at a failing political system without scapegoating particular communities
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[2026-05-12 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A specialty chocolate company on Friday expanded its recall of pricey candy bars to include the entire product line over fears of possible contamination with salmonella.
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[2026-05-12 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON, United Kingdom — Global stock markets diverged while oil prices rose on Monday after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran's terms for ending the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-12 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Calbee's change to black-and-white packaging will affect the "Lightly Salted" and "Consomme Punch" lines of potato chips. (Nikkei collage)
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[2026-05-12 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s shipyards secured a staggering 85 per cent of global orders in the first quarter, as demand for oil tankers surges amid the Iran war
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[2026-05-12 00:30 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s shipyards secured a staggering 85 per cent of global orders in the first quarter, as demand for oil tankers surges amid the Iran war
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[2026-05-12 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Marius Burgelman)
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[2026-05-12 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: From the Trump administration's recent Project Freedom push to mounting warnings from Wall Street analysts, security experts, energy strategists, and major oil company executives, there is a growing sense that the global energy market is quickly approaching a breaking point due to the heavily disrupted Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-12 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines, United States, and Japan have expanded the Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC) partnership to include Australia, Denmark, France, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, and the United Kingdom (UK), the US Embassy in Manila said.
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[2026-05-12 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With the Spring selling season already in tatters, existing home sales were expected to rebound in April very modestly (+2.0% MoM) off recent record lows. However, the rebound was far less than expected, up just 0.2% MoM, which left sales of existing homes unchanged YoY...
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[2026-05-11 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron urged more investment in Africa on Sunday, as he prepared to co-host the Africa-Forward summit with his Kenyan counterpart.
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[2026-05-11 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Aramco's CEO Amin Nasser said the current energy supply shock which hit during its first quarter is the "largest the world has ever experienced.” He then added that even if the Strait of Hormuz were to open today, it would still require months for markets to restore balance, and that if the Hormuz “disruption” were to carry on for a few more weeks, market normalisation wouldn't happen until 2027.
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[2026-05-11 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Donald Trump is set to touch down in Beijing, China, on Wednesday for a two-day state visit – the first by a US president in eight years – as relations between the world’s two largest economies teeter at a crossroads defined by the Iran war, trade friction, and technological rivalry.
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[2026-05-11 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s response to his latest peace proposal to end the war, which has upended the global economy.
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[2026-05-11 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Cellular Intelligence has acquired global rights to Novo Nordisk’s clinical‑stage cell therapy program for Parkinson’s disease, a fast-growing neurodegenerative disease that affects close to 12 million people worldwide, the company announced today.
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[2026-05-11 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A public map of companies linked, directly or indirectly, to Israel’s defense industry has turned Palestine Action’s campaign into something more difficult to classify than a protest drive. The map lists companies, suppliers, facilities, and, in some cases, private addresses connected to individuals linked to targeted firms. A linked guide tells supporters how to organize.
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[2026-05-11 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Setting stage for presidential summit with Xi in Beijing, Bessent and He to meet in South Korea, and the ‘3 Bs’ could be on the cards
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[2026-05-11 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Scott Bessent] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Setting stage for presidential summit with Xi in Beijing, Bessent and He to meet in South Korea, and the ‘3 Bs’ could be on the cards
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[2026-05-11 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: There is just one more month to go until co-hosts Mexico take on South Africa at the iconic Estadio Azteca in Mexico City to kick off the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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[2026-05-11 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As the United States government and defence companies face long backlogs in delivering weapons to their clients, Gulf and Arab states are increasingly signing deals to buy or invest in Turkish arms.
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[2026-05-11 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are off a touch as the US/IranIran failed to consummate a deal, which is boosting Energy commodities and bond yields. Still, stocks have withstood the resulting increase in oil prices and higher bond yields as the market remains focused on the memory/semi stock bubble. As of 8:00am ET, S&P and Nasdaq 100 futures are down fractionally as Trump and Iran rejected each other’s latest peace proposals to end the 10-week conflict as the two sides struggle to
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[2026-05-11 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Re-defaults erode credit differentiation as homebuyer confidence weakens under slow income growth and high leverage, analysts warn
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[2026-05-11 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Country Garden] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Re-defaults erode credit differentiation as homebuyer confidence weakens under slow income growth and high leverage, analysts warn
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[2026-05-11 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Treasurer Jim Chalmers will unveil the largest change to property taxes this century, deep cuts to the NDIS and measures aimed at cutting business costs in Tuesday’s budget that will break election promises while mapping out plans to deliver affordable housing to young Australians.
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[2026-05-11 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Nintendo shares plunged deeper into bear-market territory Monday after the company's full-year operating income forecast missed Bloomberg Consensus estimates. Traders were spooked on soft Switch 2 hardware and software guidance, and the margin squeeze from surging memory-chip costs continues to weigh on earnings, first pointed out by Goldman in late Decemeber.
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[2026-05-11 22:02 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It will be the first time a US president has visited China in nearly a decade, with the last visit being Trump in 2017
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[2026-05-11 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The European Council has terminated the partial suspension of a cooperation agreement with Syria, thereby restoring fuller trade ties with the country as it seeks to emerge from nearly 14 years of war.
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[2026-05-11 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Of the city’s more than 4,000 minibuses, only about 10 are currently electric, according to industry leader
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[2026-05-11 21:56 UTC+10:00] [Ng Chi-wai] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Of the city’s more than 4,000 minibuses, only about 10 are currently electric, according to industry leader
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[2026-05-11 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: What is the state of Israel’s economy after nearly three years of war? As Israel increases its defense budget, weans itself off US aid, and halts the hiring of most Palestinian workers, can its industries continue to survive and thrive?
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[2026-05-11 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: For the Knicks fans who still have nightmares about the Antonio McDyess trade; who lived through Isiah Thomas and the baggage that certainly wouldn’t fit in an overhead compartment; who thought both Steve Kerr and Stephen Curry would make the Garden their home; who hoped Carmelo Anthony might solve everything; who talked themselves into Andrea Bargnani; who thought the Jeremy Lin run might be the happiest basketball moments of their lives; who dutifully educated themselves on the triangle offense when
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[2026-05-11 21:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi has launched Dh55 billion ($15 billion) worth of public-private partnership projects to boost major development in the transport, infrastructure and social sectors.
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[2026-05-11 21:26 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Three major Japanese shipping companies have projected net profit falls for fiscal 2026, due to rising fuel prices linked to tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-11 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: At least six states are slated to open their first Buc-ee’s locations by the end of next year, including two states expected to debut sites in the coming months of 2026.
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[2026-05-11 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Starmer has failed to spur economic growth and has swerved from one policy misstep to another
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[2026-05-11 20:45 UTC+10:00] [Cardiff] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Starmer has failed to spur economic growth and has swerved from one policy misstep to another
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[2026-05-11 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Alphabet is tapping the yen bond market to finance its AI endeavors. (Photo by Kaori Yuzawa)
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[2026-05-11 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron used a two‑day economic summit in Nairobi, Kenya, to defend Europe’s engagement in Africa, drawing a sharp contrast with China’s approach and urging African leaders to take greater responsibility for governance challenges.
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[2026-05-11 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron used a two‑day economic summit in Nairobi to defend Europe’s engagement in Africa, drawing a sharp contrast with China’s approach and urging African leaders to take greater responsibility for governance challenges.
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[2026-05-11 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Senator Chris Van Hollen and other Democratic lawmakers are embracing a policy that hardly benefits the middle class
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[2026-05-11 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A coalition of private interstate bus companies is filing a federal lawsuit Monday alleging New York City unfairly hit them with a blizzard of tickets under the Big Apple’s “bounty hunter” idling law to curb pollution.
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[2026-05-11 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is welcoming Big Apple companies relocating or expanding in the Lone Star State after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani demonized billionaire hedge-fund honcho Ken Griffin for being rich.
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[2026-05-11 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hong Kong has become a critical financial and logistical lifeline for Iran’s regime — helping move illicit oil, weapons technology and surveillance tools that fuel Tehran’s military machine and domestic repression, according to a bombshell report set for release Monday.
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[2026-05-11 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mark Zuckerberg’s threat to shut down Instagram and Facebook in New Mexico over the state’s demands for kids safety protections is a tactic he has previously used to dodge regulations – but as the lawsuits pile up, experts say the act is wearing thin.
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[2026-05-11 19:57 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A beachfront penthouse on the Gold Coast has smashed Queensland’s off-the-plan apartment price record, selling for $30 million as the state’s prestige property market continues to defy broader cost-of-living pressures.
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