Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-22 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: For a growing share of Americans, retirement no longer starts at 65.
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[2026-04-22 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A road safety group is seeking a ban on Chinese and Polish companies behind a firm that markets the gas from operating in France
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[2026-04-22 19:34 UTC+10:00] [Yannick Alleno] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A road safety group is seeking a ban on Chinese and Polish companies behind a firm that markets the gas from operating in France
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[2026-04-22 19:20 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A simmering feud with mega-influencer Alix Earle isn’t the only source of drama surrounding Alex Cooper’s growing podcast empire.
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[2026-04-22 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Pat Sajak’s daughter is off the market — and her new romance comes with a Savannah Bananas twist.
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[2026-04-22 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A consumer group is planning a legal challenge to a scheme designed to compensate millions of drivers who were mis-sold motor finance agreements.
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[2026-04-22 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Uber's new partnership with Sony-backed S.Ride will let users hail a taxi in Japan through the app they already use back home. (Source photos by Manami Yamada and Akira Kodaka)
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[2026-04-22 19:00 UTC+10:00] [US economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Kevin Warsh, Trump’s ‘central casting’, has a long road ahead of convincing board members to lower interest rates
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[2026-04-22 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nearly half of the planned flights between China and Japan were cancelled last month, as Beijing and Tokyo remain locked in a diplomatic feud
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[2026-04-22 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nearly half of the planned flights between China and Japan were cancelled last month, as Beijing and Tokyo remain locked in a diplomatic feud
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[2026-04-22 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI-powered drug developer Metis TechBio leads group that includes developers of autonomous driving technology and industrial robots
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[2026-04-22 18:53 UTC+10:00] [RobotPhoenix Intelligent Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI-powered drug developer Metis TechBio leads group that includes developers of autonomous driving technology and industrial robots
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[2026-04-22 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A man walks past a signboard of Samsung Electronics in front of the Samsung Electronics Nano City Hwaseong Campus in Hwaseong, South Korea on July 8, 2024. © Reuters
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[2026-04-22 18:46 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-04-22 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Bond investors are exacting a heavy price from three of Europe's largest economies, which are struggling with a credibility crisis as the Iran conflict thrusts government borrowing back into the spotlight.
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[2026-04-22 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A container ship was attacked near the Oman coast on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump announced the indefinite extension of a ceasefire with Iran, with a naval blockade of the country's ports to remain in place.
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[2026-04-22 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: ATMs stand at a shopping mall in Bangkok: Thailand's four largest banks lower earnings from lending in the first quarter compared with the previous year. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-04-22 18:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The federal government has agreed to a multi-million-dollar loan to bring to life the university's plans for a 14-storey student accommodation building in Darwin. (ABC News: Marcus Kennedy)
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[2026-04-22 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The UK inflation rate rose to 3.3% in the year to March, after the US-Israel war with Iran caused the largest jump in petrol and diesel prices in over three years.
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[2026-04-22 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The fallout across industries from the Iran war has now hit condoms.
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[2026-04-22 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Moncler shares struggled on Wednesday, despite posting quarterly results that beat earnings expectations on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-22 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Investors looked past the U.S.-Iran standoff for now
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[2026-04-22 17:42 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Cricket] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Cricket Australia will plough on with plans to sell off Big Bash League clubs in defiance of vocal protests by Cricket New South Wales, after the CA board green lit the next stage of the process to test the market with potential investors in Australia and overseas.
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[2026-04-22 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A container ship sailing 15 nautical miles northeast of Oman was fired upon by an IRGC gunboat, sustaining significant damage to its bridge but leaving all crew members unharmed, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported Wednesday.
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[2026-04-22 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Prices are shown on a board at a gas station in London, England, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
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[2026-04-22 17:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks rose to a fresh record high Wednesday, settling above the 6,400 level, as sound corporate earnings outlook outshined lingering uncertainty surrounding US-Iran peace talks. The local currency fell against the US dollar.
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[2026-04-22 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) on Wednesday said that the fuel surcharge for passenger and cargo flights would climb to Level 19 for April 16-30, 2026 from Level 8 in April 1-15, as the war in the Middle East continued to affect fuel prices.
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[2026-04-22 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The countdown to Hastings Tecnology Metals’ maiden revenue stream is officially on after the company pulled the curtain back on a proprietary flowsheet for its Kabin Buri Hydromet Plant in Thailand.
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[2026-04-22 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea — A notorious North Korean hacking group is likely behind the theft of nearly $300 million in cryptocurrency over the weekend, an affected party has said, in the biggest known crypto heist this year.
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[2026-04-22 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: China's imports of chipmaking equipment from Malaysia and Singapore rose sharply in 2025 to surpass those from the US, which sank to an eight-year low, an analysis by Nikkei Asia has found - even as American companies remain a vital source of advanced tools for the country.
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[2026-04-22 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Customers queue up from as early as 10.30am at Star Cinema in Tseung Kwan O to buy discounted tickets for films screening this Saturday
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[2026-04-22 16:41 UTC+10:00] [Tseung Kwan O] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Customers queue up from as early as 10.30am at Star Cinema in Tseung Kwan O to buy discounted tickets for films screening this Saturday
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[2026-04-22 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: On week-long trip to China, Namibian minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi pitches investment case to business leaders in Shenzhen
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[2026-04-22 16:37 UTC+10:00] [Rössing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: On week-long trip to China, Namibian minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi pitches investment case to business leaders in Shenzhen
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[2026-04-22 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: BYD vehicles roll off the production line at the company's plant in Camacari, in northeastern Brazil, on Feb. 3. © Reuters
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[2026-04-22 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks rose to a fresh record high Wednesday, settling above the 6,400 level, as sound corporate earnings outlook outshined lingering uncertainty surrounding U.S.-Iran peace talks. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-04-22 16:34 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Economic growth strategy minister Minoru Kiuchi visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Wednesday, during the Shinto shrine's three-day spring festival that started the previous day.
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[2026-04-22 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: HANOI, April 22 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday that South Korea will explore ways to expand cooperation with Vietnam in strategic areas, such as nuclear energy, infrastructure and advanced technologies, to deepen their economic ties.
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[2026-04-22 16:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hana, Shinhan pursue consolidation; KB deepens Yeouido base; Woori seeks cash
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[2026-04-22 16:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kakao Bank's ESG leader outlines greener vision to reshape finance
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[2026-04-22 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and India plan to launch a QR code-based cross-border payment system this year, Seoul's chief financial regulator said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-22 16:12 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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[2026-04-22 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.K. inflation jumped to 3.3% in March as the Iran war sparked a sharp increase in fuel prices, preliminary data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed Wednesday.
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[2026-04-22 16:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hanwha Group said Wednesday it is strengthening business ties with Alberta, Canada, across key industries spanning energy, defense and shipbuilding, as it pushes for the country’s next-generation submarine bid.
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[2026-04-22 15:55 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Gateway Mining has hit paydirt with a broad, shallow gold intercept from aircore drilling at its Yandal gold project in Western Australia, with a 32-metre hit at 1.1g grams per tonne (g/t) gold, ending in mineralisation and extending the prospect by 500m to the north.
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[2026-04-22 15:46 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: • Sri Lanka Insurance Life Records astounding Rs. 32.6 billion in GWP with a 24% growth
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[2026-04-22 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A truck works at a BHP iron ore mine in Western Australia. Exports of the steelmaking material are key to the nation's economy. © BHP
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[2026-04-22 15:43 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: April 22, 2026 — 3:43pm
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[2026-04-22 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Specialist James Denaro works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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[2026-04-22 15:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: AliExpress, Temu gain ground in Korea as sellers tap cross-border channels
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