Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-14 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: JAL and ANA aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. Prices for nonstop flights between Japan and Europe have risen as demand for flights that connect in the Middle East has dropped. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)
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[2026-04-14 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asset management giant BlackRock raised its outlook for U.S. stocks, reasoning that contained impacts from the Iran war and strong corporate earnings will create a favorable backdrop for domestic equities.
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[2026-04-14 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Swing operates over 300 water facility locations across Japan. (Swing)
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[2026-04-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Rob Sabo via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-04-14 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An 18-wheeler smashed into a limo business along a major New Jersey highway early Monday morning — trapping the driver and an upstairs resident who was sleeping at the time.
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[2026-04-14 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A retired journalist says he lost his life savings — nearly $300,000 in 10 weeks — after a scammer posing as a young woman lured him into a so-called “pig-butchering” scheme.
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[2026-04-14 02:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Whoopi Goldberg attends the premiere of “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” during the 63rd New York Film Festival in New York on Sept. 28, 2025. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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[2026-04-14 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Meta staffers will soon have the option of chatting with a creepy-sounding virtual clone of CEO Mark Zuckerberg, according to a report published Monday.
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[2026-04-14 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Barclays Group CEO C.S. Venkatakrishnan speaks with Nikkei during a visit to Tokyo. (Photo by Takuya Fujisawa)
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[2026-04-14 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: IBM has agreed to pay $17 million to the Department of Justice to settle claims its diversity, equity and inclusion programs were discriminatory and unlawful.
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[2026-04-14 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Intel was on track for a ninth-straight day of gains on Monday, up about 56% over that stretch and on track for its best run over that many days since at least the 1970s.
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[2026-04-14 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FEDERATION of Philippine Industries (FPI) chairperson Elizabeth Lee on Monday thanked the government for rolling back the escalating prices of pump fuel.
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[2026-04-14 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING – Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called China's trade imbalance with the European Union "unsustainable" on Monday, as he began a three-day visit to Beijing where he hopes to strengthen economic ties.
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[2026-04-14 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
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[2026-04-14 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAST week, I had the honor of meeting Mr. Ben Yao, the chairman of SteelAsia, together with his top leaders, Rafael Hidalgo, Pek Hoong Chong, and my good friend, Bobby Batungbacal, who had the kindness to arrange this meeting. I felt so honored to have the top honchos of the biggest Filipino steel manufacturing company spend a few hours of their very important executive time with me.
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[2026-04-14 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-14 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-14 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-14 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-14 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Bethenny Frankel is dating a Miami-based financial adviser named Shane L. Campbell, Page Six can exclusively reveal.
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[2026-04-14 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Home Affairs and Youth Bureau concerned over effects of rapidly growing prediction market, with Jockey Club saying it respects government’s move
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[2026-04-14 01:53 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Home Affairs and Youth Bureau concerned over effects of rapidly growing prediction market, with Jockey Club saying it respects government’s move
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[2026-04-14 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Risks to shipping remain high in the Strait of Hormuz as the US begins a blockade of all vessels leaving and entering Iranian ports.
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[2026-04-14 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Tens of millions of Americans who have used an Android phone in recent years could be eligible for a payout from a $135 million settlement with Google.
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[2026-04-14 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Iran war wiped out 7.88 million barrels per day of Opec’s production in March, resulting in the biggest supply collapse for the producers’ group in recent decades, the Vienna-based organisation said in its latest monthly report.
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[2026-04-14 01:04 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Naval blockade an attempt to choke off flow of Iranian oil as US president threatens to ‘eliminate’ nearby ships
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[2026-04-14 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau praised Ho’s “profound dedication to community service” and for caring for the underprivileged
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[2026-04-14 00:32 UTC+10:00] [Commercial Radio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau praised Ho’s “profound dedication to community service” and for caring for the underprivileged
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[2026-04-14 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US stocks fell Monday morning as oil surged past $100 a barrel after President Trump announced a new blockade of the Strait of Hormuz during the precarious ceasefire with Iran.
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[2026-04-14 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Malawian police arrested the former finance minister Sunday on suspicion of money laundering and abuse of office, in the latest move in a widening post-election crackdown on former senior officials.
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[2026-04-14 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: MIAMI — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the price of oil and gasoline may remain high through November’s midterm elections, a rare acknowledgement of the potential political fallout from his decision to attack Iran six weeks ago.
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[2026-04-14 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Affordability-aiding lower mortgage rates battled a sentiment-sapping surge in geopolitical panic in March, with analysts expecting the latter to outweigh the former with a modest 0.7% MoM decline (after January's plunged - weather? - and February's modest rebound).
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[2026-04-14 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FOR many Filipinos, tax is one of those things that feels important but difficult to fully understand. Whether for small business owners, freelancers, or individual taxpayers, the process can often seem confusing, technical, and hard to navigate.
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[2026-04-14 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Peter Magyar pledges reforms to restore transparency and fiscal stability as Hungary shifts from Viktor Orban’s investment model
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[2026-04-14 00:05 UTC+10:00] [European Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Peter Magyar pledges reforms to restore transparency and fiscal stability as Hungary shifts from Viktor Orban’s investment model
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[2026-04-14 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: SBI Holdings will recruit Japanese non-financial companies to invest in the micro-VC fund. (Photo by Nikkei)
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[2026-04-14 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The ceasefire involving Iran has prompted a familiar wave of quick conclusions. As tensions eased, some observers framed the episode in binary terms – either as a test the region passed or as a warning sign of deeper fragility. Yet such interpretations miss the more important question: not whether disruption occurred, but how states functioned under pressure.
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[2026-04-13 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: DORCO's flagship razor SLEEK earns Product Design award as retail footprint expands across key global markets
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[2026-04-13 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Goldman Sachs reported its highest quarterly profit in five years, as the bank's equities traders beat their own previous all-time quarterly high revenue by more than $1 billion thanks to a surge in market volatility due to the war in Iran; however this stellar performance in equities was offset by an unexpected drop in FICC revenues.
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[2026-04-13 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Middle East war will dominate global finance officials' talks this week in Washington, but World Bank President Ajay Banga is sounding the alarm about a bigger, looming crisis: a huge gap in jobs for the 1.2 billion people who will reach working age in developing countries in the next 10 to 15 years.
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[2026-04-13 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Global climate talks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Developing countries face possible shelving of crucial green action plan at IMF and World Bank spring meetings
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[2026-04-13 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Measures spark hopes for hard-hit sectors in possible KMT poll boost, but ruling DPP warns about economic access as a ‘political tool’
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[2026-04-13 22:52 UTC+10:00] [Shanghai] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Measures spark hopes for hard-hit sectors in possible KMT poll boost, but ruling DPP warns about economic access as a ‘political tool’
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[2026-04-13 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: OpenAI's newly appointed revenue chief, Denise Dresser, sent a memo to staffers on Sunday, touting the company's alliance with Amazon as a key growth driver for its enterprise business, while noting the constraints of its longstanding tie-up with Microsoft.
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[2026-04-13 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Stock futures are lower, but off their worst levels of the session, as Brent crude surged 7% to over $102 after Trump ordered a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz to take place at 10am ET. The moves look relatively contained given the breakdown of US-Iran talks, with strategists saying this is a moment to buy the dip.
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[2026-04-13 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Over a third of Holocaust survivors in Israel are living in poverty and are facing intensified economic and security fears amid the US-Israeli war on Iran, a new study has found.
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[2026-04-13 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE’s Capital Market Authority has introduced a comprehensive framework to regulate virtual assets amid rapid sector growth.
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[2026-04-13 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Follow the latest news on the Trump administration, national politics and the war with Iran Wednesday as President Trump’s interview with FOX Business anchor Maria Bartiromo aired.
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[2026-04-13 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: At least 56 people were killed and 14 injured after a military airstrike hit a market in northeastern Nigeria, according to a UN report, with locals and rights groups warning that civilians were among those killed.
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[2026-04-13 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gestures as he answers questions at the ASEAN Editors and Economic Opinon Leaders Forum in Makati, Philippines on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
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