Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-05 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: DENVER — Carson Benge’s full toolbox is open for business.
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[2026-05-05 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Sir Keir Starmer will host senior business, culture and policing figures in Downing Street on Tuesday as part of coordinated efforts to tackle antisemitism with a "whole of society" approach.
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[2026-05-05 10:32 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Businessman and media heavyweight Hamish McLennan and his wife, Lucinda, have put their Darling Point mansion on the market with a price guide of $36 million-plus, local sources have revealed.
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[2026-05-05 10:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The head of the International Monetary Fund on Monday warned that inflation was already picking up and the global economy could face a "much worse outcome" if the war in the Middle East drags on into 2027 and oil prices hit around $125 per barrel.
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[2026-05-05 10:10 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: New Jersey: A United Airlines jet came dangerously close to disaster on the weekend when it hit a semitrailer truck and light pole on the New Jersey Turnpike as it came in to land at Newark Liberty International Airport.
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[2026-05-05 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-05-05 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Manufacturers seek stable metal supplies and hedging tools in Hong Kong, but limited warehouse space risks capping growth
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[2026-05-05 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Singapore] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Manufacturers seek stable metal supplies and hedging tools in Hong Kong, but limited warehouse space risks capping growth
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[2026-05-05 09:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Palantir Technologies reported a blowout first quarter, saying revenue rose 85% year on year to $1.63 billion as its US business more than doubled, driven by rapid growth across both commercial and government customers.
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[2026-05-05 09:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Palantir Technologies reported a blowout first quarter, saying revenue rose 85% year-on-year to $1.63 billion as its US business more than doubled, driven by rapid growth across both commercial and government customers.
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[2026-05-05 09:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A company sign at Grab's Singapore headquarters. The superapp reported resilient first quarter revenue on Tuesday, helped by strong earnings for core services. © Reuters
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[2026-05-05 09:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Don’t worry darling, Olivia Wilde is back at the Met.
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[2026-05-05 09:15 UTC+10:00] [Singapore] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While Beijing has made it clear the nation is open for international investment, certain strategic sectors are bound to attract scrutiny
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[2026-05-05 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While Beijing has made it clear the nation is open for international investment, certain strategic sectors are bound to attract scrutiny
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[2026-05-05 09:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: CGCC's annual survey was conducted in March 2026, shortly after Israel and the U.S. attacked Iran and news emerged that Trump and Xi would delay their meeting in Beijing. (Nikkei montage)
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[2026-05-05 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: New York is known to overpower all that came before — i.e. Reggie Jackson in Oakland, Mark Messier in Edmonton, etc. — making it easy to forget that Josh Hart spent parts of seven seasons with three teams (Lakers, Pelicans, Trail Blazers) before the career-altering trade in 2023 that brought him to the Knicks.
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[2026-05-05 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-05-05 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: DJI spin-off is providing autopilot systems to six manufacturers, as fuel-saving abilities gain importance amid oil supply shock
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[2026-05-05 09:00 UTC+10:00] [ZYT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: DJI spin-off is providing autopilot systems to six manufacturers, as fuel-saving abilities gain importance amid oil supply shock
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[2026-05-05 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a succinct snapshot of what I'm seeing and hearing from local businesses.
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[2026-05-05 08:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis mockingly branded Zohran Mamdani one of his “realtors of the year” – predicting that New York City’s socialist mayor will continue to drive taxpayers out of New York City and down to the Sunshine State.
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[2026-05-05 08:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: As the country prepares for America’s 250th birthday celebrations this summer, several major food companies are getting in on the party by releasing limited-edition, patriotic-themed products.
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[2026-05-05 08:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Foreign soccer fans are boycotting the 2026 World Cup in droves, threatening to blunt the economic boost US hotels and host cities were counting on, an industry report warned on Monday.
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[2026-05-05 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: OAKLAND, Calif. — OpenAI’s president Greg Brockman got grilled by Elon Musk’s lawyer on Monday over embarrassing diary entries from nearly a decade ago in which he fantasized about becoming a billionaire — even as the then-nonprofit charity got millions in donations from Musk.
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[2026-05-05 08:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Iran war is proving a “domestic liability” for the GOP, note Douglas E. Schoen and Carly Cooperman at The Hill — partly because “for many Americans, the war has not been clearly or consistently explained, leaving voters to judge it primarily through its economic consequences.” Yet its “long-term strategic impact” may well “improve sentiment in the long term.” Iran’s power has been devastated and its neighbors alienated.
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[2026-05-05 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Ladida is the latest licensed venue to be targeted by arsonists in Melbourne. (ABC News: Kate Meade)
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[2026-05-05 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s administration moved Monday to block a lawsuit Minnesota officials filed almost six years ago alleging oil companies and a petroleum trade group deceived state residents about climate change.
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[2026-05-05 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China accounts for about a third of global fertiliser production, and 70 per cent of the raw materials for chemical pesticides
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[2026-05-05 08:00 UTC+10:00] [fertiliser] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China accounts for about a third of global fertiliser production, and 70 per cent of the raw materials for chemical pesticides
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[2026-05-05 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Earlier today we joked when, after the third intervention attempt by Japan's MOF/BOJ, the yen promptly sold off again as Japanese officials continued to sink billions of dollars into what has become bottomless monetary pit (ignoring for a second the lunacy of spending dollars to strengthen your currency while at the same time printing yet), one which gets bigger every day the BOJ refuses to simply raise interest rates.
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[2026-05-05 07:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company will not be defined by a few weeks of disruptions and volatility caused by Iran, Waleed Al Muhairi, deputy group chief executive of Mubadala, said on Monday.
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[2026-05-05 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The International Monetary Fund says its earlier projections for the economic impact of the war involving Iran no longer hold, as risks to global growth and prices increase.
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[2026-05-05 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Itochu President Keita Ishii speaks with reporters on May 1. (Photo by Keiichi Furukawa)
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[2026-05-05 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Ex-JPMorgan banker Chirayu Rana has filed what he claims is new evidence supporting his sex abuse allegations against executive Lorna Hajdini — including one anonymous friend who claimed he was invited for a threesome.
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[2026-05-05 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Elon Musk settled the Securities and Exchange Commission’s civil lawsuit accusing the world’s richest person of waiting too long in 2022 to disclose his initial purchases of Twitter, now known as X.
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[2026-05-05 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The White House was put on lockdown during a business event attended by President Donald Trump following reports of gunfire nearby, Newsmax and Al Jazeera journalists reported on Monday. The Secret Service announced that an individual had been shot by law enforcement in the neighborhood.
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[2026-05-05 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The most resilient of IP-related holidays is upon us, and for the first time in almost a decade, May the 4th (be with you) is coinciding with the release of a new movie: The Mandalorian & Grogu, opening in just a couple of weeks. Naturally, with anticipation building, plenty of fans are firing up their Disney+ accounts to stream other Star Wars stuff in preparation, or out of obedience to the corporate mandate of May the Fourth, in case they
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[2026-05-05 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: AGC had planned to build a chemical plant in Kitakyushu, its first in the western Japanese city in 24 years. (Photo by Sasazu Toshiki)
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[2026-05-05 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Amazon revealed it will begin offering shipping services to companies whether or not they sell goods on its e-tailing site — a bombshell announcement that sent shares of FedEx and UPS tumbling.
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[2026-05-05 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. stocks fell from their record heights, while oil prices jumped following escalations in the Middle East that may undermine the ceasefire in the war with Iran.
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[2026-05-05 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Secret Service personnel responded to an officer-involved shooting near the White House on Monday, the agency said in a statement.
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[2026-05-05 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Paramount Skydance's pre-tax earnings rose in the first quarter, the company said on Monday, as streamlined operations and improved results in its streaming and studios businesses helped offset declines in television.
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[2026-05-05 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The system from Konica Minolta and Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology can efficiently find microbes that yield up to 20% more of a given substance. (AIST and Konica Minolta)
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[2026-05-05 06:03 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-05 06:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gap co-founder Doris Fisher, who helped build one of America’s most recognizable clothing retailers, has died at the age of 94, CEO Richard Dickson said in a statement.
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[2026-05-05 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: ProPublica and Local Reporting Network partner The Connecticut Mirror won the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting for what judges described as “an impressive series exposing how the state’s unique towing laws favored unscrupulous companies that overcharged residents, prompting swift and meaningful consumer protections.” It is the ninth Pulitzer for ProPublica.
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[2026-05-05 05:50 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lankan economy has become predictable and stable, enhancing investment opportunities with the Government undertaking institutional reforms through digitization, creating a single window for trade and investments Deputy Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development Chathuranga Abeysinghe told the Global Innovation & Leadership Summit held in Colombo on May 2.
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[2026-05-05 05:50 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Economic Development Deputy Minister Nishantha Jayaweera stated that the Value Added Tax (VAT) revision from July 01, 2026 is intended to simplify the tax system.
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[2026-05-05 05:49 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Vallibel Finance has successfully raised over Rs. 2.1 billion through its Rights Issue, which was oversubscribed, reflecting strong investor confidence in the company’s strategic direction and long-term growth prospects.
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[2026-05-05 05:48 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Three new tools that will help in the timely and transparent clearance of containers at the Colombo Port were introduced at the Sri Lanka Customs Main Auditorium recently.
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