Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-07 23:37 UTC+10:00] [Airline industry] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Stansted passengers disagree that stopping airports serving alcohol before early flights will reduce bad behaviour
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[2026-05-07 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump blasted sky-high 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket prices in an exclusive interview with The Post, saying even he wouldn’t pony up the $1,000 needed to watch the US play in the team’s opening game against Paraguay next month.
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[2026-05-07 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Arm Holdings ADRs sank nearly 9% in premarket trading, on track for the largest intraday decline in almost a year, after the chip-architecture company reported softer-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter royalty revenue tied to a slowdown in the smartphone industry, while assuring investors that data center demand can offset the slump.
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[2026-05-07 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a Senate Committee on Finance hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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[2026-05-07 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Across Africa, economies remain closely tied to the oil market. OPEC and its allies recently announced a production increase of 188,000 barrels per day, though the move remains largely symbolic, as actual output still falls below quotas.
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[2026-05-07 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,
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[2026-05-07 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The authorities should give companies a greater voice in civilian-military collaboration, Major General Zhang Zhan argues
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[2026-05-07 22:57 UTC+10:00] [aerospace technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The authorities should give companies a greater voice in civilian-military collaboration, Major General Zhang Zhan argues
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[2026-05-07 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Paul Tudor Jones said the artificial intelligence-fueled bull market still has further to run, adding that he recently bought more related stocks as he looked for parallels to earlier tech booms.
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[2026-05-07 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The Kremlin said Thursday that it is not planning to offer financial support to businesses that have seen their bottom lines negatively impacted by persistent mobile internet outages in Moscow and other cities throughout the country in recent months.
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[2026-05-07 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With JOLTs data showing record hiring (and ADP signaling acceleration in job additions), today we get some signal on firings as the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time was at 200k last week (below the 205k exp) and continuing to languish near multi-decade lows (near 1967 lows!!)...
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[2026-05-07 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Indonesia hopes to stymie capital outflows by activation of its Bond Stabilization Fund. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
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[2026-05-07 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Indonesia hopes to stymie capital outflows by activation of its Bond Stabilization Fund. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
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[2026-05-07 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will pour $3.8 billion into the Suburban Rail Loop despite inflation and debt fears, money that Labor will place in a “locked box” only to be spent on a project that federal and state Coalition parties have remained steadfast against.
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[2026-05-07 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The commerce ministry warns the move will backfire on the EU, hitting its energy security and green transition
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[2026-05-07 22:28 UTC+10:00] [SMA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The commerce ministry warns the move will backfire on the EU, hitting its energy security and green transition
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[2026-05-07 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Saba Capital, the hedge fund led by Boaz Weinstein, has agreed to a three-year pause to its activist campaign against up to nine London-listed funds after a deal to secure the future of the Herald Investment Trust.
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[2026-05-07 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The global market meltup is rolling on. US stock futures inch higher, but are off session highs, with oil falling for a third straight day as traders waited for updates on a potential US-Iran peace deal that would reopen oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz. As of 8:00am ET, S&P and Nasdaq futures were 0.1% higher, after the benchmarks notched back-to-back record highs.
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[2026-05-07 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai ports operator DP World has launched cargo war risk insurance as Middle East trade routes remain severely disrupted by the fallout from the Iran war.
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[2026-05-07 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New report warns that rising conflicts, AI spending and energy security push are all expected to further increase global debt levels
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[2026-05-07 22:08 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New report warns that rising conflicts, AI spending and energy security push are all expected to further increase global debt levels
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[2026-05-07 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Angola and Gabon on Wednesday signed three new agreements aimed at deepening collaboration in key economic sectors, as the two oil-producing nations seek to diversify their economies and strengthen regional partnerships.
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[2026-05-07 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Whirlpool shares tumbled Thursday after the iconic appliance maker warned that the war in Iran triggered a severe downturn, underscoring how sharply higher fuel prices and collapsing consumer confidence are beginning to weigh on big-ticket purchases.
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[2026-05-07 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s media regulator Roskomnadzor has filed lawsuits against some of the world’s largest video game companies for refusing to store the personal data of Russian gamers on servers inside the country, the Kommersant business newspaper reported Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The Philippine Coast Guard says it challenged alleged illegal Chinese marine scientific research activities and monitored dozens of Chinese maritime militia vessels during a maritime domain awareness flight over the Kalayaan Island Group on May 7, 2026. The agency said the activities violated the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, noting that the Philippines did not authorize any marine scientific research within its exclusive economic zone.
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[2026-05-07 21:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is emerging as a key partner in India’s long-term economic and strategic transformation, one central to India’s Viksit Bharat vision of becoming a developed nation by 2047, Indian Ambassador to Korea Gaurang Lal Das said Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 21:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: An appeals court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling siding with Google Korea in a corporate tax cancellation case worth over 150 billion won ($103 million).
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[2026-05-07 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Whirlpool shares crashed as much as 20% in premarket trading after the appliance maker slashed its full-year outlook and posted weaker-than-expected first-quarter results. Management directly blamed the three-month war in the Middle East for triggering a collapse in U.S. appliance demand.
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[2026-05-07 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Family behind Nameson buys Tai Po flats at prices near 2014 levels, while Tat Ming-linked couple sells Repulse Bay unit for HK$170 million
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[2026-05-07 21:40 UTC+10:00] [Tat Ming] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Family behind Nameson buys Tai Po flats at prices near 2014 levels, while Tat Ming-linked couple sells Repulse Bay unit for HK$170 million
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[2026-05-07 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling siding with Google Korea in a corporate tax cancellation case worth over 150 billion won (US$103 million).
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[2026-05-07 21:12 UTC+10:00] [Airline industry] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ryanair says that unlike others it will not be cancelling summer flights, as it hedged fuel contracts before Iran war
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[2026-05-07 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The rally that propelled gold and silver to record-breaking highs in 2025 could pick up again if a U.S.-Iran peace deal is reached, market watchers told CNBC as prices ticked higher on Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 21:06 UTC+10:00] [Big Tech] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — An agreement to implement the EU’s trade deal with the United States is on track to be finalized later this month, senior lawmaker Bernd Lange told POLITICO.
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[2026-05-07 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investors welcome Wuliangye’s multibillion-yuan share purchase plan after weak earnings and industry destocking hit sentiment
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[2026-05-07 21:04 UTC+10:00] [Sichuan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investors welcome Wuliangye’s multibillion-yuan share purchase plan after weak earnings and industry destocking hit sentiment
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[2026-05-07 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The first Turkey-Japan Defense Industry Cooperation Day took place on the sidelines of the 5th edition of the biennial SAHA International Defense & Aerospace Exhibition that is ongoing until Saturday. (Photo by Kana Watanabe)
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[2026-05-07 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: First phase of new scheme capped at 1,000 eateries, with successful applicants expected to be able to admit pets from July
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[2026-05-07 20:54 UTC+10:00] [dog] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: First phase of new scheme capped at 1,000 eateries, with successful applicants expected to be able to admit pets from July
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[2026-05-07 20:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Adnoc Distribution, the UAE's largest fuel and convenience retailer, is “optimistic” about higher fuel demand despite recent price increases as a result of higher oil prices, its chief executive has said.
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[2026-05-07 20:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Prosecutors said Thursday they have again rejected a police request for an arrest warrant for Bang Si-hyuk, chairman and founder of K-pop powerhouse Hybe, citing a lack of supplementary investigation into his alleged unfair stock trading case.
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[2026-05-07 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former JPMorgan banker and Wall Street high-flyer Chirayu Rana has hired an attorney who has repped Epstein accusers and other major sexual harassment cases in his legal battle with the nation’s largest bank over claims Rana was forced to be a “sex slave.”
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[2026-05-07 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Thursday they have again rejected a police request for an arrest warrant for Bang Si-hyuk, chairman and founder of K-pop powerhouse Hybe, citing a lack of supplementary investigation into his alleged unfair stock trading case.
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[2026-05-07 20:07 UTC+10:00] [Trade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Demise of US budget carrier seen as a warning sign of how turbulent it could get for China’s airlines with fragile bottom lines
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[2026-05-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China State Railway Group] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Demise of US budget carrier seen as a warning sign of how turbulent it could get for China’s airlines with fragile bottom lines
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[2026-05-07 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Tesla is recalling more than 218,000 vehicles because of delayed rearview camera images that could increase the risk of a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-07 19:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Rwanda and Botswana have signed six cooperation agreements aimed at deepening bilateral ties and boosting collaboration across key sectors including trade, transport and regional connectivity.
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[2026-05-07 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-07 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai airline Emirates will offer a 20-week bonus to eligible employees after it posted a record profit for the fiscal year ended in March, The National understands.
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