Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-07 11:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Posco Group is stepping up its artificial intelligence transformation with a 7 billion won ($4.6 million) investment in robotics engineering firm Brils, a specialist in automation system design.
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[2026-04-07 11:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LONDON (Reuters) -- The Strait of Hormuz's closure and the resulting surge in global oil prices have handed financial windfalls to Iran, Oman and Saudi Arabia, while other states that lack alternative shipment routes have lost billions of dollars, a Reuters analysis found.
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[2026-04-07 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Celltrion Inc., a leading South Korean biopharmaceutical company, said Tuesday its biosimilar Truxima, used to treat blood cancers, claimed the largest share of prescriptions in the United States in February.
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[2026-04-07 11:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-07 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo met with the leaders of Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence (AI) companies last week as his business group aims to accelerate its AI transformation drive, the conglomerate said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-07 10:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Wall Street stocks pushed higher Monday on hopes for a ceasefire in the Middle East conflict even as oil prices also climbed.
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[2026-04-07 10:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung was set to hold a meeting with leaders of the ruling and the main opposition parties Tuesday, officials said, as they were expected to discuss measures to mitigate economic fallout from the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-07 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Conflict in the Middle East is overshadowing the outlook for South Korea's Samsung Electronics. © Reuters
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[2026-04-07 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Conflict in the Middle East is overshadowing the outlook for South Korea's Samsung Electronics. © Reuters
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[2026-04-07 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland’s stock market watchdog is discouraging establishment of ‘red-chip-structured’ companies in sensitive industries
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[2026-04-07 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland’s stock market watchdog is discouraging establishment of ‘red-chip-structured’ companies in sensitive industries
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[2026-04-07 09:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Frankfurt cinema’s decision not to participate in the local Jewish film festival is spurring allegations of antisemitism, even as its manager says the move was financial.
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[2026-04-07 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Liam Walsh is an investigations reporter with ABC News in Queensland. He has won multiple media awards for his coverage of issues like political corruption and corporate wrongdoing. His experience ranges from working in newspapers in Japan to The Australian Financial Review. Contact Liam on walsh.liam@abc.net.au, via encrypted app Signal, or post to "Liam Walsh ABC" PO Box 9994 Brisbane 4001.
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[2026-04-07 09:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that the war on Iran will drive higher inflation and slower global growth, even if the conflict ends quickly.
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[2026-04-07 09:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Electronics posted record-breaking quarterly earnings that far exceeded market expectations, driven by surging demand for AI memory chips.
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[2026-04-07 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's CNBC's The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what's driving the world's second-largest economy. You can subscribe here.
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[2026-04-07 08:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Yiying Li is a digital reporter/producer at ABC News Perth and ABC's Business Reporting Team where she covers financial markets and economic policies. She also previously worked as a journalist on ABC's national Breaking News Team, reporting major breaking news events across Australia and the world.
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[2026-04-07 08:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: John Harbaugh, his Giants honeymoon suddenly over, confronts a franchise-shaking crisis now that Dexter Lawrence has requested a trade and will not report for the start of Tuesday’s offseason program:
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[2026-04-07 08:32 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: New York: Savannah Guthrie was back and almost all business at NBC’s Today show anchor desk, marking a return for the first time in more than two months since her mother’s disappearance.
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[2026-04-07 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Corporate America is under digital siege — but the crooks aren’t cashing in like they used to, according to a new report.
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[2026-04-07 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: While Savannah Guthrie’s return to “Today” after more than two months was very emotional behind the scenes, we’re told that the on-air marching orders were to be “business as usual,” sources tell Page Six.
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[2026-04-07 07:52 UTC+10:00] [AI (artificial intelligence)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: AI experts say we’re living in an experiment that may fundamentally change the model of work
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[2026-04-07 07:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the Alpamayo open-source platform at the CES tech show in January. Two months later the company released an updated version and announced global automakers as partners. (Source photos by Nikkei/Reuters)
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[2026-04-07 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kalshi scored a win in the first ruling among a sweep of lawsuits from US states seeking to restrict prediction markets, as a federal appeals court rejected New Jersey’s attempts to ban sports bets on the platform.
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[2026-04-07 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An aerial view of Mitsubishi Motors' plant in the Philippines, where it plans to add new production for hybrid vehicles. (Nikkei)
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[2026-04-07 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Economic development coordinator Jared Hybertson poses in a formerly vacant building that is now a museum, art gallery and community center, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in downtown Centerville, S.D. (Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch)
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[2026-04-07 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TORONTO/SAN FRANCISCO - A niche acquisition by Nvidia NVDA.O has raised concerns among artificial-intelligence and supercomputer specialists who see the move as a test of the biggest AI chip company's commitment to maintaining a fair playing field for chip rivals and AI data center builders.
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[2026-04-07 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I first met Hyun Song Shin in the early 2000s, when I had just come out of my PhD and he was already a prominent figure at the London School of Economics. He was then in the Finance Department and welcomed me into his programme on financial stability at the Centre for Economic Performance.
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[2026-04-07 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. stock market drifted higher in tentative trading ahead of a deadline President Donald Trump has set to bomb Iranian power plants.
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[2026-04-07 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Trading away Dexter Lawrence isn’t what the Giants have in mind when dreaming of acquiring more draft capital.
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[2026-04-07 05:50 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe announced two key measures aimed at accelerating the adoption of QR-based digital payments in Sri Lanka, signalling what he described as a ‘significant leap forward’ in the country’s digital finance landscape.
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[2026-04-07 05:50 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake pointed out that digitalisation is a key Government priority and that through the digitalisation of all forms of transactions, a transparent, efficient, reliable and secure system can be established, while also enabling the gradual integration of the informal sector of the country’s economy into the formal economy.
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[2026-04-07 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A federal judge dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the maker of Stanley tumblers of concealing that the popular water bottles contained lead.
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[2026-04-07 05:49 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A high-level delegation from the Malaysian Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Penang (MICCI), visited the Sri Lanka Board of Investment (BOI) recently to explore potential foreign direct investment (FDI) opportunities across multiple sectors.
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[2026-04-07 05:48 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka (CRIB), under the guidance of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), has announced a series of relief measures aimed at supporting individuals and businesses affected by recent floods and cyclonic winds triggered by Cyclone Ditwah.
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[2026-04-07 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: They’re butting heads with Boar’s Head.
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[2026-04-07 05:45 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: LB Finance Al-Salamah has reached a significant milestone in its growth journey, recording an impressive LKR 10 billion portfolio growth during the calendar year 2025, representing a remarkable 1,111% increase.
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[2026-04-07 05:44 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has taken steps to purchase 90,000 metric tons of crude oil (WTI) from the United States to meet Sri Lanka’s future crude oil requirements. Accordingly, the crude oil stock is scheduled to arrive in the country by the last week in May, Managing Director of the CPC and the Petroleum Bulk Terminal Company Dr.
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[2026-04-07 05:42 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Oil prices pushed higher yesterday (06) after President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iranian energy facilities if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened.
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[2026-04-07 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: With renewed diplomatic ties with Russia, uncertainty in global energy markets, and an increasing focus on trade routes, Sri Lanka’s position on the Euro-Asia maritime trade routes is once again coming into focus. Recent high-level meetings and energy talks and Sri Lanka’s recent participation in a transport forum in Russia further underline the increasing importance of Euro-Asia maritime trade route and the island’s location for both trade and energy security.
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[2026-04-07 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Global shipping accounts for nearly 80–90 per cent of world trade by volume and remains the backbone of the international economy. At the core of this system lies the Flag of Convenience (FOC) model, which enables shipowners to register vessels in jurisdictions offering efficiency, low taxation, and regulatory flexibility.
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[2026-04-07 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Investors are growing more cautious about companies making big deals as conflict in the Middle East clouds the macroeconomic outlook. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
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[2026-04-07 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Savings Bank presented its Annual Report 2025 to the Secretary to the Treasury, Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, at the Ministry of Finance on April 1.
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[2026-04-07 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has further strengthened its focus on delivering a superior customer experience with the expansion of its ‘ComBank Shakthi’ Agency Banking network by 22 new outlets across the country, strengthening its commitment to making banking services more accessible to communities beyond the reach of traditional branches.
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[2026-04-07 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Insurance Life (SLIC Life) was recognised at the ‘Great Managers Awards 2025’, held on March 26, at Cinnamon Grand, Colombo, marking a significant milestone as the first State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) to receive this recognition.
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[2026-04-07 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Association of Professional Bankers (APB) Sri Lanka recently hosted a ceremony to felicitate distinguished members who have risen to the highest leadership positions in the banking industry. Among the honorees was Hemal Chaminda Lokugeegana, the General Manager/CEO of HDFC Bank of Sri Lanka.
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[2026-04-07 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Vogue Jewellers Pvt Ltd has been honoured with two accolades at the Best Management Practices Company (BMPC) Awards 2026, organised by the Institute of Chartered Professional Managers of Sri Lanka (CPM Sri Lanka).
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[2026-04-07 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: LOLC Finance continues to reinforce its commitment to inclusive economic development by further strengthening its support for Sri Lanka’s micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector.
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[2026-04-07 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sun Siyam Pasikudah has unveiled a series of exclusive seasonal offers aimed at attracting local travellers seeking a luxurious coastal escape during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year period.
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[2026-04-07 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with HSBC and LTL Holdings, facilitated the donation of 45 refurbished laptops to support university undergraduates whose education was disrupted by Cyclone Ditwah and the severe flooding that followed in November.
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