Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-08-12 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In his latest Wednesday Truth Social post, Trump issues a familiar refrain (one that will likely be on repeat up to the November midterms), claiming that the USA has "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz and "I think we will keep it". It's also yet more confirmation that he's opting for economic siege warfare as the US military campaign is on halt.
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[2026-08-12 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘There is no need for so many mega-events in Hong Kong to create something new ... better if we could retain something unique,’ resident says
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[2026-08-12 22:47 UTC+10:00] [Central] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘There is no need for so many mega-events in Hong Kong to create something new ... better if we could retain something unique,’ resident says
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[2026-08-12 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-12 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: July's ongoing decline in oil prices (before the late July/early August rebound) should support lower prices in today's CPI print (with portfolio management impacts expected to be a bigger upside deal for PCE as stocks soared) but expectations were for an uneventful 0.1% MoM rise in the headline print.
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[2026-08-12 22:39 UTC+10:00] [US economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Energy is cheaper than at its peak in late April, but gas is still nearly $1 a gallon more expensive than before the Iran war
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[2026-08-12 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A key inflation reading Wednesday showed prices moderating across a range of goods and services, possibly taking the urgency out of an imminent interest rate hike.
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[2026-08-12 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The lack of forceful stimulus is not policy paralysis, as foreigners assume – China simply operates on a different set of priorities
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[2026-08-12 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The lack of forceful stimulus is not policy paralysis, as foreigners assume – China simply operates on a different set of priorities
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[2026-08-12 22:26 UTC+10:00] [Shipping industry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Falling water levels linked to weather system are expected to limit number of slots to transit shipping lane
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[2026-08-12 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Investors shouldn't expect the bumper gains returned by the equity market so far this year to continue, the CEO of the world's largest sovereign wealth fund told CNBC on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-12 22:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, the impatient, sharp-tongued reformer who helped ignite China’s explosive economic boom by forcing wrenching change on state industry in the 1990s and leading the country into the World Trade Organization, has died of illness, state media reported Wednesday. He was 97.
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[2026-08-12 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: At the urging of Vice President JD Vance, Ukraine has suspended attacks on oil tankers using the Russian port of Novorossiysk, which sits on the Black Sea. The request was made in late July, but first reported today by the Financial Times, citing Ukrainian officials.
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[2026-08-12 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Comedian-host Vice Ganda and Manny V. Pangilinan’s MediaQuest Holdings seal a partnership on Aug. 12, 2026 at The Lighthouse at Meralco Center, one of the iconic corporate headquarters of the MVP Group. The signing marked a major alliance between one of the country’s most recognized entertainers and one of its leading media groups, with Vice Ganda set to provide content for MediaQuest as part of the partnership.
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[2026-08-12 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As a new wave of Chinese firms captures global demand for hi-tech goods, a new report highlights a strategic shift towards AI hardware and robotics
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[2026-08-12 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As a new wave of Chinese firms captures global demand for hi-tech goods, a new report highlights a strategic shift towards AI hardware and robotics
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[2026-08-12 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US: Futures are higher, led by Tech as AI infra earnings boost the theme while the Semis trade was bid overnight led by a surge in Korea's Kospi. As of 7:45am ET, S&P futures are up 0.2% ahead of today's CPI report, while Nasdaq futures gain 0.7% as investors react positively to updates from US technology firms.
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[2026-08-12 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two Asia-based executives will replace outgoing global insurance CEO Edward Moncreiffe, who has resigned, according to a company document
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[2026-08-12 21:53 UTC+10:00] [Georges Elhedery] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two Asia-based executives will replace outgoing global insurance CEO Edward Moncreiffe, who has resigned, according to a company document
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[2026-08-12 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chinese smartphone maker has integrated embodied AI to control camera movement, along with other features to boost interest amid a cooling market
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[2026-08-12 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chinese smartphone maker has integrated embodied AI to control camera movement, along with other features to boost interest amid a cooling market
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[2026-08-12 21:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Keith Li says he wants to bring database into the modern era using AI ‘and shake off 27 years of tech debt’
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[2026-08-12 21:29 UTC+10:00] [Webb-site] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Keith Li says he wants to bring database into the modern era using AI ‘and shake off 27 years of tech debt’
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[2026-08-12 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Anchorpoint Financial kicks off institutional use of its Hong Kong dollar-linked stablecoin, HKDAP
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[2026-08-12 21:06 UTC+10:00] [Anchorpoint] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Anchorpoint Financial kicks off institutional use of its Hong Kong dollar-linked stablecoin, HKDAP
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[2026-08-12 21:01 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US midterm elections 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Marni von Wilpert helped draft Protecting the Right to Organize act, and now wants work toward implementing it
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[2026-08-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As trade tensions rise, Brussels has implemented new rules aimed at reducing packaging waste, with the threat of fines and bans for non-compliance
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[2026-08-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As trade tensions rise, Brussels has implemented new rules aimed at reducing packaging waste, with the threat of fines and bans for non-compliance
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[2026-08-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Silicon Valley leaders from Elon Musk to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have hyped the deflationary effects of the artificial intelligence boom.
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[2026-08-12 20:43 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Beijing – Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who died on Wednesday age 97, was never one to mince his words.
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[2026-08-12 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: India's consumer price inflation continued to climb for the ninth month in a row to 4.45% in July, up from 4.38% in June, firming up prospects of the country's central bank raising interest rates later this year.
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[2026-08-12 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky halted Ukraine’s drone campaign against oil tankers in the Black Sea after a request from US Vice President JD Vance, The Financial Times reported, citing Ukrainian officials.
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[2026-08-12 20:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The International Energy Agency has slashed its 2026 global oil supply forecast to the lowest level of the year, following the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz and attacks in the Bab Al Mandeb strait.
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[2026-08-12 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhu, who rose to become premier, spearheaded China’s entry into the WTO
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[2026-08-12 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhu, who rose to become premier, spearheaded China’s entry into the WTO
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[2026-08-12 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With BTS’ juggernaut world tour set to land in Hong Kong next year, the city’s hotels are tipped to see a Seoul-style surge in bookings
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[2026-08-12 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong hotels] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With BTS’ juggernaut world tour set to land in Hong Kong next year, the city’s hotels are tipped to see a Seoul-style surge in bookings
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[2026-08-12 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Washington and its allies tighten cooperation in the region, Beijing steps up defence ties with Southeast Asia’s biggest economy
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[2026-08-12 20:00 UTC+10:00] [PLA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Washington and its allies tighten cooperation in the region, Beijing steps up defence ties with Southeast Asia’s biggest economy
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[2026-08-12 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The New York City Council is investigating marketing practices by prediction market platforms, the office of Council Speaker Julie Menin said on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-12 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Tencent’s Hy3 model is rapidly gaining users, a sign the Chinese company is having more success in commercializing its AI than expected. © Reuters
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[2026-08-12 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company has boosted its stake in Aldar Properties as the emirate's biggest developer continues to expand its operations.
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[2026-08-12 18:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Supreme People’s Court says judgment was first to ‘explicitly establish the mandatory application’ of five-year-old law
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[2026-08-12 18:52 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Supreme People’s Court says judgment was first to ‘explicitly establish the mandatory application’ of five-year-old law
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[2026-08-12 18:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Natarajan Chandrasekaran, chairperson of Tata Sons, will step down in February 2027 after a decade at the helm of the company. © Reuters
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