Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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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 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Cargills Bank has launched the Cargills Bank Ocean Plastic Debit Card, marking the first time such a product has been introduced to the Sri Lankan market.
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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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[2026-04-07 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. (MSI), headquartered in Taiwan, hosted its Partner Excellence Awards in Colombo, bringing together over 100 partners and industry stakeholders to celebrate outstanding performance and strengthen its growing partner network in Sri Lanka.
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[2026-04-07 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A Sri Lankan passenger who tried to smuggle into the country a stock of ‘Kush’ worth Rs. 113.4 million was nabbed at the Katunayake Airport by a group of officers of the Customs Narcotics Control Division yesterday.
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[2026-04-07 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Police have issued a warning to the public to be vigilant of possible financial fraud and data theft via the internet during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year season.
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[2026-04-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: If you run a small business, a printer is more than office accoutrement. It’s infrastructure.
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[2026-04-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-07 05:26 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Wall Street has pared some of its earlier gains after President Donald Trump said Iran could be “taken out in one night” as he warned Tehran it had to make a deal by the deadline of Tuesday night (Wednesday AEST) or face a wider bombing campaign.
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[2026-04-07 05:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: This red lip color inspired a love story of its own.
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[2026-04-07 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence II (97) walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)
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[2026-04-07 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-07 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Banking & finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s major banks have long been the biggest fish in the domestic economic pond. But lately, the big four have looked like the minnows in their escalating fight with the biggest companies in the world: US technology behemoths.
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[2026-04-07 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The NSW government is using reams of commercially sensitive data from fuel companies to assess whether the state’s supply will be significantly disrupted by war in the Middle East and to prepare for possible “further action” to ensure petrol reaches critical regional areas.
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[2026-04-07 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The ongoing disruptions tied to Iran’s energy infrastructure and the Strait of Hormuz, have once again exposed the fragility of global oil supplies. As oil prices swing on geopolitical headlines, the founder and executive chairman of Nano Nuclear Energy, Jay Yu, underscored the critical alternative during a recent Fox Business appearance: nuclear power offers “consistent baseload energy”, while oil remains “a finite commodity” vulnerable to conflict.
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[2026-04-07 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Oliver Hunter is one of many comedians doing a financial juggling act in order to afford a run at the prestigious Melbourne International Comedy Festival. (Supplied)
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[2026-04-07 04:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Business, Economics and Finance
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[2026-04-07 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A counterfeit awareness video uploaded to TikTok by Panasonic, with a Chinese caption that reads, "as a cheap counterfeit air conditioner, this is my fate." (Photo by Tatsuya Okada)
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[2026-04-07 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Andy Reid sees something no one with the Jets did.
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[2026-04-07 04:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Associated Press said Monday that it is cutting less than 5% of its global workforce amid shrinking newspaper readership and advertising declines — the latest cuts to hit the struggling news industry.
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[2026-04-07 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Software giant Oracle has named Hilary Maxson as its new chief financial officer amid thousands of layoffs that sent shockwaves through the company.
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[2026-04-07 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: At roughly $109 a barrel for Brent crude and about $4.10 for a gallon of gas in the US, energy prices feel high.
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[2026-04-07 03:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Amazon customers with devices enabled with Alexa+ will soon be able to place UberEats and Grubhub orders conversationally, speaking to the AI-powered voice assistant as if it is a waiter.
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[2026-04-07 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Angel Reese is already having fun with her recent trade.
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[2026-04-07 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Elon Musk-run Tesla is off the hook for at least one federal investigation of its self-driving cars after a 15-month probe of a feature that allows owners to remotely drive their cars short distances was closed, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Monday.
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[2026-04-07 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE- In this Feb. 5, 2018, file photo, the seal of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System is displayed in the ground at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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[2026-04-07 02:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon is interviewed by Maria Bartiromo on the “Mornings with Maria Bartiromo” program, on the Fox Business Network, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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[2026-04-07 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz is only 39km (24 miles) wide at its narrowest point. And yet, 20 million barrels of oil would typically flow through it every day – about 25 percent of the world’s maritime oil trade.
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[2026-04-07 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Dexter Lawrence delivered the first blow to the John Harbaugh Era.
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[2026-04-07 02:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: David Ellison-run Paramount Skydance has reportedly signed deals to get nearly $24 billion from three Gulf wealth funds to help back its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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[2026-04-07 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Nippon Life Insurance are weighing a plan to finance Japanese acquisitions with private credit. (Source photos by Nikkei)
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[2026-04-07 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi Group has secured Dh147 million ($40 million) in new industrial and logistics investments across Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, the company said on Monday, as it continues to expand despite a recent drone incident near its facilities.
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[2026-04-07 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Women Economic Forum (WEF) Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) 2026 Philippines brought together influential women leaders from across the region and the global stage in a compelling panel discussion titled “Insights on Women,” reinforcing its commitment to advancing inclusive leadership, collaboration and empowerment.
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[2026-04-07 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese (5) makes a pass during a WNBA basketball game against the Indiana Fever in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)
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[2026-04-07 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FOR decades, farm-to-market roads were touted as the solution to agricultural productivity because these roads could lower the cost of transporting the harvests from the farms to the cities and communities. Farm-to-market roads are among the most politically popular and intuitively sensible public investments. They promise to connect farmers to markets, cut transport costs, reduce post-harvest losses, and bring rural communities into the economic mainstream.
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[2026-04-07 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-07 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-07 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-07 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-07 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-07 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-07 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-07 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-07 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Toyota sells the bZ4X electric vehicle while BYD has rolled out the Seal. (Nikkei photo montage)
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[2026-04-07 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. lawmakers Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., center left, and Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill., pose for photojournalists at the Malecon in Havana, Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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