Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-08 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK, United States — The dollar fell sharply Friday after the US economy shed thousands of jobs in July, an economic blow that lowered the risk of an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve that could slow growth in the world's biggest economy.
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[2026-08-08 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An official corporate graphic featuring the WuXi AppTec logo. (Photo by WuXi AppTec/Handout via Reuters)
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[2026-08-08 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Friday announced a series of mining projects valued at $3 billion, as Washington works to wean itself off Chinese critical minerals imports crucial to the development of defence systems and advanced technologies.
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[2026-08-08 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Stocks rose on Wall Street and Treasury yields fell after the government reported that employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month.
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[2026-08-08 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When the Israeli cabinet unanimously approved a measure to formally recognize the Armenian Genocide in late June, it seemed, for a moment, that a long-overdue moral threshold had finally been crossed.
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[2026-08-08 05:01 UTC+10:00] [Money / Planning & budgeting] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: August 8, 2026 — 5:01am
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[2026-08-08 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Transfer window] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Vinícius Júnior and Yan Diomande are among more than 100 players at an agency owned by the hip-hop legend
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[2026-08-08 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 5:00am
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[2026-08-08 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Paying $15 million for a penthouse, even one with views of both the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House from the outdoor hot tub, is feeling very 2025 as the slump in houses became a national phenomenon this week.
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[2026-08-08 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Hani Sidaros and his wife Gehan, who once owned and operated 12 McDonald’s stores in Canberra, have put their unit at Sydney’s Crown Residences in Barangaroo on the market.
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[2026-08-08 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Basketball] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The National Basketball League has erupted into civil war, with two groups of clubs clashing over governance and financial matters, and the direction the competition is taking under wealthy businessman Larry Kestelman.
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[2026-08-08 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia’s latest attacks on Ukraine have killed at least six people, local authorities say, as Moscow and Kyiv trade intensifying strikes targeting each other’s economic and energy infrastructure.
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[2026-08-08 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 4:52am
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[2026-08-08 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Personal Finance
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[2026-08-08 04:47 UTC+10:00] [Federal Reserve] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: White House continues to target Cook despite decision from justices that upheld Federal Reserve’s independence
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[2026-08-08 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 04:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US Senate has passed a bipartisan package that aims to impose new sanctions on Russia and lock in punitive economic measures against Iran for the next five years.
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[2026-08-08 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: India is aiming to shore up its hydrocarbon resource base with a plan to encourage deep-water drilling in three marine areas previously closed to such activity. © Reuters
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[2026-08-08 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: No tankers have loaded at Kharg Island, Iran’s main export terminal, for at least a week, recent shipping and satellite data show, suggesting that the renewed US naval blockade has brought Tehran’s crude oil sales to a halt, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
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[2026-08-08 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Chinese automakers with affordable EVs, such as BYD, have made inroads in emerging markets. © Reuters
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[2026-08-08 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met with his Ecuadorian counterpart Roberto Kury Pesantes in the South American country on Aug. 6. (Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
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[2026-08-08 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this image provided by the U.S. Army, Covenant Industries’ Anthem missile is tested Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, at the Multidomain Training Area range complex, a component of the Africa Multidomain Training and Experimentation Center, in Morocco. (U.S. Army via AP)
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[2026-08-08 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank intends to open a fund focusing on offices and rental housing in cities, with plans to add value through spaces for childcare support and startup networking. (Source photos by Nikkei)
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[2026-08-08 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Airbnb shares surged 15% Friday after the company delivered one of its strongest growth quarters in years and raised its full-year outlook — a turnaround CEO Brian Chesky is directly crediting to artificial intelligence.
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[2026-08-08 02:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The platform codeveloped by Honda and Tata Technologies will be used in hybrids and other electrics. (Photo by Akitoshi Sugiura)
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[2026-08-08 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE economy grew by a lower-than-expected 2.3 percent in the second quarter (Q2), the weakest expansion since the Covid-19 pandemic, following declining investments, slower household spending and a sharp drop in public construction.
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[2026-08-08 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ANALYSTS on Friday raised concerns over the country’s growth outlook following weaker-than-expected second-quarter results, which were also said to have complicated the monetary policy path of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
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[2026-08-08 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GROSS international reserves (GIR) fell to an 18-month low last month but remained sufficient to meet the country’s import needs, pay off debts and provide a buffer against economic shocks, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Friday.
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[2026-08-08 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Government Pension Investment Fund's assets under management stood at 317.76 trillion yen in June, surpassing 300 trillion yen for the first time. (Photo by Jumpei Kinefuchi)
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[2026-08-08 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
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[2026-08-08 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: UKRAINE’S President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is reportedly aiming to force Russian President Vladimir Putin toward negotiating peace by this fall before another winter sets in, through combined military, economic and diplomatic pressure. He has set no specific timeline for ending the war, but he sees a window opening by this fall.
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[2026-08-08 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The logo for Boeing appears on a screen above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, July 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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[2026-08-08 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-08 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-08 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-08 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-08 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-08 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Sen. Martin Heinrich will introduce a bill, shared exclusively with CNBC, to end tax breaks for U.S. oil and gas companies that operate overseas while the industry reaps massive profits as the war with Iran spikes oil prices.
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[2026-08-08 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: VISITOR traffic at SMX Convention Centers increased 18 percent in the first half of 2026 as demand for conferences, exhibitions and other business events remained strong.
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[2026-08-08 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — Technology investor SoftBank Group Corp. reported Thursday an 18 percent drop in fiscal first quarter profit, as higher costs offset its investment gains.
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[2026-08-08 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ADVANCED Micro Devices (AMD) said on Thursday it would buy chip startup Taalas for an undisclosed amount, strengthening its technology as it taps into the rapidly growing market for AI inference workloads.
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[2026-08-08 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: German arms maker Rheinmetall has reported a nearly 70% surge in second-quarter revenue and more than doubled its operating profit as rising European military spending continues to boost demand for weapons across the region.
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[2026-08-08 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A JBS meat plant in Brazil. JBS and Danantara will form a joint venture. © Reuters
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