Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-09 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The installation boasts more than two million solar panels and comes online as global fossil fuels face unprecedented disruption
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[2026-04-09 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The installation boasts more than two million solar panels and comes online as global fossil fuels face unprecedented disruption
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[2026-04-09 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Deputy finance ministers from South Korea, China, Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) shared their assessments of the economic impact and government responses amid uncertainties stemming from the Middle East conflict, Seoul's finance ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-04-09 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-09 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A street food seller on the Thai island of Koh Lam: Prices for plastic packaging used by such vendors have risen sharply across Southeast Asia since the Iran war started. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
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[2026-04-09 09:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Anthony Davis revealed everything during his nearly two-hour appearance on the Draymond Green Show.
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[2026-04-09 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Dramatic footage appears to show an act of industrial sabotage at a one-million-square-foot Kimberly-Clark distribution center in Ontario, California.
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[2026-04-09 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Average pension savings fell HK$20,071 in March, leaving members HK$4,556 lower for the quarter
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[2026-04-09 09:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Average pension savings fell HK$20,071 in March, leaving members HK$4,556 lower for the quarter
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[2026-04-09 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will increase the reuse of computers previously used by public agencies and expand support programs for vulnerable groups in response to rising prices of semiconductors, the finance ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-04-09 08:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Congressman Vince Fong, a Republican from California, announced Wednesday he introduced legislation that would boost American space companies in the country’s race for dominance against China.
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[2026-04-09 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Augusta National has a way of creating betting value beyond the outright market.
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[2026-04-09 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: SWTS handles maintenance work for oil refineries, among other production facilities. (Pixta)
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[2026-04-09 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Software-defined vehicles get regular updates to systems like driver assistance and in-vehicle entertainment. (Photo by Shizuka Tanabe)
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[2026-04-09 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Terumo employs roughly 3,000 people in Costa Rica. (Terumo)
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[2026-04-09 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Amazon is squaring off against New York City legislators over a bill that could force the e-commerce giant to hire thousands of delivery workers across the five boroughs — a rule that could send customers’ bills soaring by several hundred dollars per year, The Post has learned.
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[2026-04-09 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With regime change increasingly out of reach, the US president may pivot towards a business deal with Tehran’s fractured leadership
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[2026-04-09 07:02 UTC+10:00] [Karoline Leavitt] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With regime change increasingly out of reach, the US president may pivot towards a business deal with Tehran’s fractured leadership
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[2026-04-09 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: While Mideast LPG makes up only a small part of Japan's imports, the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz has raised prices from other sources. © Reuters
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[2026-04-09 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Financial holding companies in South Korea saw record net profits last year thanks to the robust performances of banking and insurance operations, data showed Thursday.
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[2026-04-09 07:00 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Canva has acquired two Australian-founded technology companies in a deal designed to accelerate its transformation from a design platform into an end-to-end AI work system, as the $60 billion company navigates one of the most turbulent periods in enterprise software history.
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[2026-04-09 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: We are living through a rare moment in which two powerful forces are pulling prices in opposite directions. Markets must grapple with both the immediate threat of higher inflation from geopolitical tensions and conflagrations, as well as the longer-term risk of artificial intelligence-driven deflation.
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[2026-04-09 06:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Anthropic has triggered alarm bells by touting the terrifying capabilities of “Claude Mythos” – with executives warning that the new AI model is so dangerous it would cause a wave of catastrophic hacks and terror attacks if released to the wider public.
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[2026-04-09 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oil prices plunged below $95 per barrel, and stock markets surged worldwide after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat of devastating attacks against Iran.
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[2026-04-09 06:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance seeks to reduce accidents involving foreign drivers with rental cars. (Source photos by Nikkei)
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[2026-04-09 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Oil prices have been rising since the U.S and Israel attacked Iran. A stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo shows the price for West Texas Intermediate one-month futures on March 24, 2026. © Reuters
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[2026-04-09 06:05 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-04-09 06:04 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Director General of the Development Finance Department of the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Manjula Hettiarachchi noted that forty per cent of Rs. 95 billion allocated by the government in the 2026 budget to promote entrepreneurs in the country has been disbursed to beneficiaries.
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[2026-04-09 05:59 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) sources said that Sri Lanka spends between US$ 4.5 billion and US$ 5 billion annually to import its fuel needs and that the amount could double or triple if the war in the Middle East continues.
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[2026-04-09 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The 12th International Arts Research Symposium (SEUIARS – 2026), hosted by the Faculty of Arts and Culture of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (SEUSL), underscored the growing importance of digital transformation in shaping the country’s academic and cultural landscape.
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[2026-04-09 05:54 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s sharemarket is expected to slide on opening despite oil prices plunging and stock markets surging worldwide after President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire in the US-Israeli war against Iran.
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[2026-04-09 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka has announced the appointment of Dr. Sulakshana Jayawardena as its acting Chairman.
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[2026-04-09 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Federal Reserve officials stuck to their projection of one interest-rate cut this year at their meeting in March despite uncertainty around the war in Iran – and the odds of at least one cut tripled Wednesday following the start of a two-week cease-fire in the conflict.
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[2026-04-09 05:37 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ritigala Wildlife Officers arrested two individuals along with a stock of illegal deer antlers and sea shells hidden in a house in the Paragoda area of Bulathsinhala.
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[2026-04-09 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ritigala Wildlife Officers arrested two individuals along with a stock of illegal deer antlers and sea shells hidden in a house in the Paragoda area of Bulathsinhala.
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[2026-04-09 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Two police officers walk in front of an anti-U.S. billboard depicting the American aircrafts into the Iranian armed forces fishing net with signs that read in Farsi: “The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed, The entire Persian Gulf is our hunting ground,” at the Eqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 5, 2026.
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[2026-04-09 05:34 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Pride Rock Partners, a Sri Lankan company specialised in Ceylon Cinnamon Leaf Essential Oils, cemented its position on the global stage, when it hosted a session at the World Aroma Ingredients Congress and Expo 2026 organised by Essential Oil Association of India from March 16-18, at Hotel Fairmont Mumbai.
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[2026-04-09 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Consistently raising the bar on its legacy of corporate excellence, SLT-MOBITEL once again secured the Gold Award in the Telecommunications Category at the TAGS Awards 2025 for its Annual Report 2024.
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[2026-04-09 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Council for Business with Britain (CBB) of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce supported an initiative aimed at restoring safe drinking water access for communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah. The initiative is being implemented by the Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management (A-PAD).
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[2026-04-09 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Samsung Sri Lanka celebrates a major global milestone as Samsung Electronics has been recognised as the world’s No.1 TV brand for the 20th consecutive year, reinforcing its leadership in the television industry and its continued commitment to innovation, premium performance and cutting-edge display technology.
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[2026-04-09 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Seylan Bank partnered with the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) to support the World Wetlands Day – WNPS All-Island Programme 2026 as the Title Sponsor, reinforcing its commitment to environmental sustainability and conservation.
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[2026-04-09 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Alliance Finance Company PLC (AFC), Sri Lanka’s oldest non-banking financial institution, secured three distinguished recognitions at the CPM Best Management Practices Awards 2026, reaffirming its leadership in sustainable finance, governance excellence, and responsible business practices.
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[2026-04-09 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Hayleys Mobility Limited, the mobility arm of Hayleys Fentons Limited, has opened its Kaiyi Flagship Store in Colombo 10, offering customers a new, conveniently located destination to explore next generation mobility solutions.
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[2026-04-09 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: McLarens Maritime Academy (MMA), a leading approved Maritime Training Institute in Sri Lanka, held their Convocation of 2025 at BMICH.
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[2026-04-09 05:31 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Lilantha Subasinghe has been re-elected as the 18th President of the Institute of Supply and Materials Management (ISMM) for a second consecutive term by the outgoing Council.
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[2026-04-09 05:31 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The power of momentum was the focus when Ceylinco Life, one of Sri Lanka’s life insurance market leader for an unbroken 22 years, celebrated the exceptional achievements of its top-performing sales force at its Annual Awards Ceremony 2026, held at Cinnamon Life Colombo.
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[2026-04-09 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Federal Reserve officials still expect to deliver an interest rate cut this year as they wrestle with the uncertain economic outlook because of the Iran war, according to minutes from the central bank's March meeting, released on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-09 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A New Year Food Festival and Trade Fair is being held today (09th) at Gampola International School to mark the upcoming Sinhala and Hindu New Year. The event is organised by the students of Gampola International School.
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[2026-04-09 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-09 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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