Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-02 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “Follow your passion” has been an oft-repeated piece of advice for would-be business founders for decades — but this doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s the right guidance. With roughly 50% of businesses failing within their first five years, passion alone may not be enough to create a sustainable business.
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[2026-05-02 04:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: China’s ambassador to the UN said on Friday that the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz was "wreaking havoc" on global oil markets and the wider economy, as the Iran war continues to disrupt energy flows.
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[2026-05-02 04:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A container ship approaches the port of Santos in Brazil, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
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[2026-05-02 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: “I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one’s wife happy. First, let her think she’s having her own way. And second, let her have it.” – Lyndon B. Johnson
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[2026-05-02 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In 2006, weeks after a monthlong missile war with Hezbollah had shut down much of northern Israel, Warren Buffett flew to Tel Aviv and acquired an 80% stake in Iscar, a precision metalworking business in Tefen.
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[2026-05-02 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Naheed Malik had dreamt of being her own boss for years before she finally made it happen. In 2018, she and a colleague left their jobs at Canadian University Dubai to launch The Loop, a communications and PR agency specialising in higher education and service providers.
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[2026-05-02 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A new poll has found that a large majority of people in the United States believe that the decision to take military action against Iran was a mistake, as the war roils the global economy and fuels cost-of-living concerns in the US.
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[2026-05-02 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Trade Agreements
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[2026-05-02 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods warned Friday that the market has not absorbed the full impact of the unprecedented oil supply disruption triggered by the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-02 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that he will hike US tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union next week, charging that the bloc is not complying with an earlier trade deal.
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[2026-05-02 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States on Friday imposed new Iran-related sanctions on several individuals, entities, and one vessel, including some based in China, according to the US Treasury website.
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[2026-05-02 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The status of the pact was first put in doubt after the Supreme Court ruled the president lacked legal authority for his duties on EU goods
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[2026-05-02 03:00 UTC+10:00] [Eurostat] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The status of the pact was first put in doubt after the Supreme Court ruled the president lacked legal authority for his duties on EU goods
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[2026-05-02 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: It’s an elimination night in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and new users can apply the Kalshi promo code NYPMAX to get a sign-up bonus on Friday’s action in Montreal and Vegas.
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[2026-05-02 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he would raise tariffs on vehicles imported from the EU to 25 per cent, accusing the bloc of failing to comply with a trade deal.
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[2026-05-02 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Thousands of workers, union members and activists are expected to flood downtown Los Angeles on Friday for May Day, with organizers urging supports to skip work, school and shopping as part of a broader “economic blackout.”
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[2026-05-02 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington on March 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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[2026-05-02 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Taiyo Oil is buying crude from the Sakhalin-2 project in the Russian Far East. © Kyodo
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[2026-05-02 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Apple shares jumped more than 4% on Thursday, headed for the sharpest rally since August, after the iPhone maker reported better-than-expected quarterly results and issued revenue guidance for the current period that sailed past analysts' estimates.
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[2026-05-02 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) blasted Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg on Friday over the tech giant’s “disturbing” move to take down ads from law firms that offered to represent victims of social media addiction.
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[2026-05-02 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Japan Bank for International Cooperation and the country's top three banks will jointly finance the investment. (Photo by Daiki Katagiri)
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[2026-05-02 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump announced Friday he would soon raise tariffs to 25% on vehicles imported from the European Union, claiming the bloc was non-compliant with its US trade deal.
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[2026-05-02 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Atsushi Mimura, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, speaks to reporters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on May 1. (Photo by Jo Ishibuchi)
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[2026-05-02 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Apple shares popped more than 4% on Friday morning after reporting huge demand from shoppers for its flagship iPhones and MacBooks – but Wall Street still has questions about the company’s artificial intelligence strategy.
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[2026-05-02 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE United Arab Emirates (UAE) has opted out of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the cartel that controls the ebb and flow of oil in the global market.
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[2026-05-02 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 1 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration will raise tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25 percent next week, claiming that the regional bloc is not complying with a bilateral trade agreement with the United States.
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[2026-05-02 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi ranted about “corporate meddling and editorial fear” at an event Thursday night after boss Bari Weiss shelved her report on El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison.
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[2026-05-02 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The long-awaited trade deal between the European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc has provisionally come into effect, boosting business ties amid tariff threats and deepening uncertainty around global cooperation.
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[2026-05-02 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BY now, Filipinos are being told to celebrate. Another “milestone.” Another “strategic partnership.” Another shiny promise of investment, jobs and technological upgrading, this time wrapped in the sleek branding of “Pax Silica” or, more poetically, the so-called Silicon Peace initiative. Peace, apparently, now comes with semiconductors, artificial intelligence supply chains and a generous helping of geopolitical baggage.
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[2026-05-02 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump signs a presidential permit regarding pipeline construction in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-05-02 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-02 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-02 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-02 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-02 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-02 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-02 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-02 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States will raise tariffs on cars and trucks imported from the European Union to 25% starting next week, citing the EU’s failure to comply with a 2025 bilateral trade framework.
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[2026-05-02 01:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – The United States Department of Defense has announced a new agreement with seven Artificial Intelligence companies to use their advanced technologies for its classified networks.
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[2026-05-02 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Anthropic's new Claude Mythos AI model can find software vulnerabilities overlooked by human experts. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
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[2026-05-02 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Spirit Airlines is preparing to shutter operations after a $500 million bailout deal with the Trump administration fell apart, according to a report Friday.
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[2026-05-02 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The restaurant chain The Real Greek, which has 28 outlets across the UK, could be set to close, after the company that owns it said cost pressures had made the business unsustainable.
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[2026-05-02 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-05-02 01:18 UTC+10:00] [Portugal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Há exatos 100 anos, Henry Ford criava o fim de semana ao introduzir nas fábricas da Ford Motor Company uma escala de trabalho com dois dias de folga. "Ele era um empresário, ele não fazia por moral ou sentimento. Ele dizia que era ‘cold business fact' e, depois de experimentar, conseguiu produzir mais carros de forma mais barata”, diz à DW Brasil o português Pedro Gomes, professor de economia na Birkbeck, Universidade de Londres.
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[2026-05-02 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US Treasury Department imposed sweeping sanctions Friday on three major Iranian currency exchange houses and more than a dozen front companies, The Post has learned, accusing them of laundering billions of dollars in foreign currency to bankroll Tehran’s military and proxy network.
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[2026-05-02 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The main uncertainty for the global economy is where oil prices will go because of the Iran war
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[2026-05-02 01:10 UTC+10:00] [Persian Gulf] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The main uncertainty for the global economy is where oil prices will go because of the Iran war
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[2026-05-02 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have found that microbes living in communities actively adjust their behavior in response to one another, reducing competition and enabling coexistence, according to a study published in Nature Microbiology.
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[2026-05-02 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Elbit Systems’ FUSE division will supply its THOR Group 2 uncrewed aircraft system to the US Army through a partnership with Mistral Inc., the companies announced on Friday.
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[2026-05-02 01:00 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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