Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-05 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: When the Wegovy pill launched in January, telehealth provider LifeMD said its business doubled almost overnight.
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[2026-05-05 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In 2021, Deutsche Bank sustainability chief Desiree Fixler thought she was going to make millions after she blew the whistle with claims that the bank did not adhere to its goal of integrating ESG (environmental, social and governance) into all investment decisions. Fixler - who worked within the bank's DWS Group asset management arm - became a witness for the SEC, which fined the bank's asset-management arm $19 million in 2023.
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[2026-05-05 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Shares of eBay surged 6% in Monday trading after GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen made an unsolicited $56 billion bid to buy the company – and claimed to have a plan to turn the company into “something worth hundreds of billions of dollars.”
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[2026-05-05 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Elon Musk pressured OpenAI leaders to cut a deal on the eve of their high-profile court battle – warning cofounder Greg Brockman that he and Sam Altman were about to become the “the most hated men in America,” according to a new court filing.
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[2026-05-05 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kalshi has a welcome bonus for first-time users who want to sign up for the fast-growing prediction market platform this spring.
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[2026-05-05 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Long live the kings! Godzilla and Kong, the most famous giant monsters in movie history, were all over this season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Apple TV’s small-screen spinoff of the MonsterVerse series of American kaiju epics. The two legendary creatures repeatedly battled Titan X, also called Co-Cai — a massive new sea monster created for the show.
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[2026-05-05 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: As the spring sun begins to trade its gentle warmth for hints of summer heat, the annual “What do I get Mom?” alarm officially sets in.
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[2026-05-05 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-05-05 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Perovskite solar panels on top of this bus terminal in Osaka. (Sekisui Chemical)
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[2026-05-05 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: JSR is the No. 2 global supplier of photoresist, with a 19% market share by sales last year. (Photo by Yumi Kotani)
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[2026-05-05 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Anthropic said Monday it is partnering with private equity giants Goldman Sachs and Blackstone to launch a $1.5 billion firm aimed at speeding the adoption of artificial intelligence across hundreds of companies.
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[2026-05-05 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US stock market pulled back from its record heights Monday, while oil prices jump with uncertainty about when oil tankers can resume crossing the Strait of Hormuz and restore the world’s flow of crude. Escalations in the Middle East are heightening tensions in the war with Iran and may be undermining a ceasefire.
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[2026-05-05 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Jordanian air raids on southern Syria are targeting a new breed of drug smuggler that emerged after the fall of Bashar Al Assad and reactivated the cross-border trade of Captagon using advanced balloon technology, sources say.
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[2026-05-05 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prime minister to meet city leader John Lee on Wednesday and join Uzbek officials and business leaders already exploring opportunities
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[2026-05-05 02:06 UTC+10:00] [Nicholas Ho Lik-chi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prime minister to meet city leader John Lee on Wednesday and join Uzbek officials and business leaders already exploring opportunities
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[2026-05-05 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Long-distance couples spend a combined average of nearly $7,000 ($6,888) on travel to see each other over the course of their relationship, according to new data.
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[2026-05-05 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-05 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-05 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-05 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-05 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-05 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-05 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 4 (Yonhap) -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) said Monday that it will hold public hearings this week concerning its trade investigations into South Korea, China, Japan and 13 other countries related to "structural" excess capacity and production in manufacturing sectors.
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[2026-05-05 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jonathan Turley,
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[2026-05-05 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Trumps’ World Liberty Financial accused Sun of launching a ‘public smear campaign’
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[2026-05-05 01:42 UTC+10:00] [X] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Trumps’ World Liberty Financial accused Sun of launching a ‘public smear campaign’
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[2026-05-05 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani remained hospitalized Monday with pneumonia – with a longtime friend telling The Post “Today is an important day.”
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[2026-05-05 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of Circle surged after lawmakers over the weekend struck a compromise on the market structure bill known as the CLARITY Act, preserving stablecoin reward programs under certain conditions.
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[2026-05-05 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Housing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Owner-occupier mortgage growth slowed under growing costs while investor loans grew by $42bn in the year to March, a 9.6% increase
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[2026-05-05 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy joined Fox Business on Monday morning, where he described Sunday's midair incident, in which a commercial jumbo jet's landing gear clipped a light pole and truck on a New Jersey highway, as "unacceptable," despite the aircraft being flown by "really well-trained pilots."
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[2026-05-05 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: AI startup Anthropic on Monday announced the creation of a joint venture which includes Goldman Sachs, Blackstone and several other Wall Street firms, with the goal of selling artificial-intelligence tools to companies, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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[2026-05-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shenzhen’s retail sales barely rose in the first quarter despite strong GDP growth, a sign of the Chinese tech hub’s unbalanced development
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[2026-05-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [retail sales] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shenzhen’s retail sales barely rose in the first quarter despite strong GDP growth, a sign of the Chinese tech hub’s unbalanced development
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[2026-05-04 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A top White House official has said Iran is on the brink of an “extreme calamity” and hunger as the US is counting on economic pressure to secure its objectives in the conflict.
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[2026-05-04 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A top White House official has said Iran is on the brink of an “extreme calamity” and hunger as the US is counting on economic pressure to secure its objectives in the conflict.
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[2026-05-04 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: "Expert, reliable, considered, actionable opinion"
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[2026-05-04 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,
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[2026-05-04 23:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-05-04 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ITIF argues that regional sales help finance domestic R&D and block local rivals, while warning that a full exit would be a self-inflicted wound to innovation leadership
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[2026-05-04 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ITIF argues that regional sales help finance domestic R&D and block local rivals, while warning that a full exit would be a self-inflicted wound to innovation leadership
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[2026-05-04 22:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-05-04 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Total visitor arrivals, including overseas travellers, reached 854,929 over first three days of Labour Day holiday, also slightly up from last year’s 803,612
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[2026-05-04 22:51 UTC+10:00] [Institute of Dining Professionals] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Total visitor arrivals, including overseas travellers, reached 854,929 over first three days of Labour Day holiday, also slightly up from last year’s 803,612
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[2026-05-04 22:50 UTC+10:00] [Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The EU and the U.K. will start talks on British access to a new €5 billion fund that wants to provide late-stage funding to tech companies.
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[2026-05-04 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Global economies could be "sleepwalking" into a "big recession", as investors continue to underplay the impact of the oil price shock, Amrita Sen, founder and director, market intelligence at Energy Aspect, told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe" on Monday.
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[2026-05-04 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures whipsawed and crude oil spiked higher as tensions flared up again in the Middle East, taking the focus off a run of strong earnings by megacap tech companies. As of 8:00am ET, S&P and Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 0.2% from Friday's record highs, falling as much as 0.5% just minutes earlier after Iran’s Fars agency claimed two missiles hit an American patrol boat, before erasing most of the declines after the US denied a ship was hit.
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[2026-05-04 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The proposed legislation is seen as discriminatory to China and could also hurt Chinese interests in non-EU European states
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[2026-05-04 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Serbia] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The proposed legislation is seen as discriminatory to China and could also hurt Chinese interests in non-EU European states
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[2026-05-04 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-05-04 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Following a challenging period, the UAE is gearing up for its next phase of growth, and Mashreq Bank's Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair says banks are ready to support expansion.
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