Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-13 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-13 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: When discussing yesterday's stellar 3Y auction, we said that the impressive demand for 3 year paper indicated that nobody was worried about today's CPI print... and as we learned this morning, that was justified, since the CPI came in right as expected. And since inflation is tame, and the labor market is not overheating, virtually nobody were worried that today's 10Y auction would have any issues finding new holders.
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[2026-08-13 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's Financial Services Agency is interviewing top banks and life insurers about their investments in the defense industry. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
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[2026-08-13 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States’ rare decision to join Japan in supporting the yen marked more than an attempt to arrest the decline of one of the world’s most heavily traded currencies.
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[2026-08-13 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-13 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Air China will operate once daily round-trip service between Beijing and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, using the C919. (Photo by Shizuka Tanabe)
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[2026-08-13 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IMPROVED government spending will not be enough to lift Philippine economic growth this year, a former Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) official said, with the lowered 3.5- to 4.5-percent 2026 target in danger of being missed.
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[2026-08-13 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THREE investment companies representing branches of the Lopez family are set to inject P2.2 billion into ABS-CBN Corp., with the funds intended to help the media company meet obligations to employees and finance its recovery.
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[2026-08-13 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) is emerging as a double-edged sword for the banking industry, offering opportunities to improve services while also giving fraudsters more sophisticated tools to target customers.
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[2026-08-13 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) collected more than P2 trillion in the first seven months of 2026, putting it on track to meet its 2026 target.
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[2026-08-13 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-13 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The start of 23-hour trading in the U.S. is highlighting the limited hours and relative inconvenience of Japan's markets. (Source photos by Reuters and Nikkei)
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[2026-08-13 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s bold economic tsar who drove sweeping SOE reforms and secured WTO entry has died aged 97
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[2026-08-13 02:11 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s bold economic tsar who drove sweeping SOE reforms and secured WTO entry has died aged 97
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[2026-08-13 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAST week, news reports emerged that two longtime independent directors on the board of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), Eddie Gobing and Ma. Vivian Yuchengco, had filed a petition before the Court of Appeals, asking the tribunal to strike down a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule that limits the tenure of broker-directors.
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[2026-08-13 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Chinese companies dominate the global solar panel market with a roughly 80% combined share. (Photo by Kohei Fujimura)
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[2026-08-13 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE topic of privatization of electric cooperatives has been growing in volume over the past year, particularly in the last couple of months. Davao Light and Power Co. has been in the process of absorbing the failing Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (Nordeco) since last year. Elsewhere in Mindanao, a fight has broken out over the effective privatization of the South Cotabato Electric Cooperative 2 (Socoteco 2), involving distribution giant Meralco, an upstart distribution utility (DU) backed by uber-oligarch Enrique Razon
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[2026-08-13 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MOST people never see a data center but rely on one every day. Every online transaction, bank transfer, video conversation, cloud application and AI-powered service relies on infrastructure that securely stores, processes and handles huge volumes of digital information.
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[2026-08-13 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CEBU CITY — Cebu’s farmers, fisherfolk and food producers turned a weeklong Capitol trade fair into a record-selling event, generating P9.8 million in sales during the province’s 457th founding anniversary celebration.
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[2026-08-13 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: MUFG looks to use tokenized money market funds and a stablecoin to carry out blockchain-based JGB repo trades. (Photo by Jo Miyaguchi)
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[2026-08-13 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-13 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-13 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-13 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-13 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-13 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled by Fortune magazine that ranks the 500 largest United States corporations by total revenue. Amazon currently holds the number one spot, recently displacing Walmart's long streak. In the 72 years since the creation of the Fortune 500 list, only three companies before Amazon occupied the top spot.
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[2026-08-13 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-13 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-13 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE's Global South Utilities has opened a 50-megawatt solar power complex in the Central African Republic, which is expected to power more than 300,000 homes in the country.
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[2026-08-13 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Donald Trump is looking for new policy pledges to put before voters ahead of November, and two of them involve cutting capital gains taxes, according to National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett and former NEC chief Larry Kudlow, who discussed the proposals on Fox Business Tuesday.
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[2026-08-13 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-13 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US called Ukraine to heel for targeting oil tankers in the Black Sea after Kiev began launching drone attacks on vessels sailing to a partly US-owned Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal in Russia, the Financial Times reported.
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[2026-08-13 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has called Ukraine to heel for targeting oil tankers in the Black Sea after Kiev began launching drone attacks on vessels sailing to a partly US-owned Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal in Russia, the Financial Times has reported.
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[2026-08-13 01:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: As the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo surpasses 2,000 deaths, residents in Bunia are struggling with both a worsening health crisis and a shrinking local economy.
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[2026-08-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Labor has shown what a government can do to improve housing affordability, exposing how pathetic previous attempts had been
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[2026-08-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Gambling] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: After allegations that some betting companies provided gamblers with drugs and sex workers as enticements to keep wagering, pressure to act on gambling reform has mounted from all sides.
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[2026-08-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With Chinese imports low according to a trade association, farmers are compensating by finding new markets and selling to biofuel makers
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[2026-08-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With Chinese imports low according to a trade association, farmers are compensating by finding new markets and selling to biofuel makers
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[2026-08-13 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-13 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-13 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold to billionaire venture capitalist Josh Kushner, founder of Thrive Capital, and former Disney CEO Bob Iger for a record-breaking $12 billion, according to a new ESPN report.
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[2026-08-13 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Across the GCC, transport infrastructure is transforming how people move. Metro networks are expanding, national rail programmes are advancing and cities are investing heavily in integrated mobility systems. The GCC Railway programme alone represents an estimated investment of $240 billion.
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[2026-08-12 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Travel giant TUI said Wednesday that bookings were returning to normal levels despite the ongoing Mideast war, as it presented its latest financial results.
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[2026-08-12 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ray Yip allegedly embezzled funds from Hong Kong Chu Hai College while wife and engineering contractor handled the illicit proceeds
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[2026-08-12 23:41 UTC+10:00] [embezzlement] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ray Yip allegedly embezzled funds from Hong Kong Chu Hai College while wife and engineering contractor handled the illicit proceeds
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[2026-08-12 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — As customs compliance continues to evolve in the Philippines, businesses are being called to look beyond shipment clearance and strengthen the systems that support every import transaction. With greater emphasis on Post-Clearance Audit (PCA), customs valuation, tariff classification, documentation, and trade compliance, organizations must be prepared not only to clear their goods, but also to substantiate their transactions long after cargo has been released.
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[2026-08-12 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Advertisers are slashing their ad budgets on Wildberries after a series of Ukrainian drone attacks on the company’s warehouses, the Kommersant business newspaper reported Wednesday, citing sources at major ad agencies.
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[2026-08-12 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Three investment companies representing branches of the Lopez family are set to inject P2.2 billion into ABS-CBN Corp., with the funds intended to help the media company meet obligations to long-serving employees and finance its recovery plans.
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[2026-08-12 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Andy Burnham has been briefed that the UK economy will barely grow next year if disruption in the Strait of Hormuz continues until the end of 2026.
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[2026-08-12 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
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