Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-03 09:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: New York City is seeing nearly twice as many offices being converted into apartments as a year ago — a whopping 16,358 planned this year, compared to 8,310 12 months ago, according to a new survey.
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[2026-04-03 09:24 UTC+10:00] [Tariffs] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Health minister Mark Butler says federal government is ‘not negotiating’ when it comes to removing price protections on common medications
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[2026-04-03 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia in October. © Reuters
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[2026-04-03 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Paris] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A fragile truce prevented all-out confrontation, but Beijing and Washington remain locked in a struggle few analysts see easing any time soon
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[2026-04-03 08:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: As the US lifts sanctions, Venezuelans are remaining optimistic for the future, but are still fighting corruption, repression of free speech and hyperinflation.
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[2026-04-03 08:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan Post Insurance will open its first overseas subsidiary in New York to monitor U.S. market trends and investment performance in real time. © Reuters
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[2026-04-03 08:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US government will be unable to process roughly a third of tariff refund requests – worth about $55 billion – when its online system goes live, according to a court filing this week.
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[2026-04-03 08:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Welcome to The California Post’s weekly Dodgers recap, where baseball writers Dylan Hernández and Jack Harris review the week that was, hand out very official awards, and take stock of the state of the season –– publishing every Thursday.
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[2026-04-03 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Haneda airport was crowded with travelers heading abroad for Golden Week in late April 2025. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
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[2026-04-03 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Stocks overcame early losses to finish with slim gains and close out their first winning week since the start of the Iran war.
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[2026-04-03 07:40 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Nick Candy has sold his family home in London’s exclusive Chelsea district to an unnamed buyer for more than £270 million ($517 million), believed to be the biggest single house sale in history.
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[2026-04-03 07:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The spot price for current physical cargoes of Brent crude oil soared Thursday to $141.36, the highest level since the 2008 financial crisis, according to S&P Global, which tracks the data.
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[2026-04-03 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: OpenAI, jostling with Anthropic for enterprise customers, has bought TBPN, an online tech talk show that has built a loyal Silicon Valley following through interviews with industry CEOs.
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[2026-04-03 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Avatar: Fire and Ash (now streaming on VOD platforms like Amazon Prime Video) proved that the world may be getting a touch weary of James Cameron’s megablockbuster franchise. Sure, we don’t mind another opportunity to immerse ourselves in the singular spectacle of this vibrant alien world rendered with motion-capture tech and an impressively ambitious CGI palette, but it’s all feeling like a bit too much – and even Cameron himself sounded a bit weary upon the completion of this, the
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[2026-04-03 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: It costs a ton of dough to raise a family in New York City — and, according to a new residential market report, the costs are getting even worse.
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[2026-04-03 07:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The next time the federal government labels a business a supply-chain risk, as the Department of Defense did last month to San Francisco-based AI tools maker Anthropic, the state of California will review that designation and make its own decision about whether to do business with them.
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[2026-04-03 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) recently convened a high-level meeting between the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and a broad cross-section of Sri Lanka’s export industry to discuss the current fuel distribution mechanism and its impact on the export sector.
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[2026-04-03 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Students study at IAS Academy in Bangladesh on May 29, 2025. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
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[2026-04-03 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: OpenAI, jostling with Anthropic for enterprise customers, has bought TBPN, an online tech talk show that has built a loyal Silicon Valley following through interviews with industry CEOs.
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[2026-04-03 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi has criticised Iran's regime for its use of "state terrorism" and warned that it will eventually fall.
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[2026-04-03 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: For over a century, policymakers have swung between two powerful economic poles: the egalitarian promise of Marxism and the efficiency-driven dynamism of Capitalism. One seeks justice, the other growth. Yet in today’s fractured global economy, which is marked by inequality, debt crises, and geopolitical instability, the real challenge is not choosing one over the other, but intelligently blending both to uplift ordinary people.
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[2026-04-03 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A speedy and environment friendly mechanism for the Biodegradable Waste Management was implemented jointly by the Government and the private sector in the Sabaragamuwa Province.
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[2026-04-03 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Secretary to the Ministry of Finance Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma said the Government hopes to reduce the pressure on the current tax payers and focus on reducing tax rates.
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[2026-04-03 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government has decided to strictly manage public expenditure to minimise the impact on the country’s economy due to the prevailing war situation in the Middle East region.
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[2026-04-03 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Gold prices fell sharply yesterday (April 02), snapping a four-day winning streak, after U.S. President Donald Trump signalled an escalation in the ongoing conflict with Iran, dampening investor sentiment and triggering a broader market pullback.
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[2026-04-03 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s homegrown financial institution Siyapatha Finance PLC displayed robust financial performance for the year ended 31st December 2025, reflecting the Company’s continued strategic growth initiatives, solid asset quality, and resilience amidst volatile economic conditions. The Company posted a profit before tax (PBT) of Rs. 2,660 million, an increase of 26% compared to the previous year.
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[2026-04-03 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 2 (Yonhap) -- A senior official of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said Thursday that South Korea's investment projects in the United States will be announced "over the coming weeks."
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[2026-04-03 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: For an island like Sri Lanka, the ocean and coastal resources are central to its identity as they are to daily life, providing a source of livelihoods, food supplies and a vital source of the economic activity. Protecting Sri Lanka’s ocean and coastal waters is both a national priority and a shared responsibility.
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[2026-04-03 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: LankaPay, Sri Lanka’s National Payment Network, announced its partnership with Weixin Pay (popularly known as WeChat Pay) to enable cross border QR payment acceptance at LANKAQR merchants at a launch held on March 24, at NH Collection, Colombo.
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[2026-04-03 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: CEAT Kelani Holdings shared the overall Gold award for Best Management Practices and was honoured with four other significant accolades at the 2026 edition of the Best Management Practices Company Awards of the Institute of Chartered Professional Managers of Sri Lanka (CPM Sri Lanka), to be adjudged the country’s best-managed company.
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[2026-04-03 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Pan Asia Bank was awarded Gold in the Customer Convenience category (Category C Banks) at the LankaPay Technnovation Awards 2026, in recognition of achieving the highest growth in digital transactions in 2025.
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[2026-04-03 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Asia Asset Finance PLC has once again reinforced its position as one of Sri Lanka’s most progressive and forward-looking financial institutions by securing major recognition at the Best Management Practices Company Awards 2026, organised by the Institute of Chartered Professional Managers of Sri Lanka.
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[2026-04-03 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Silver Jubilee Anniversary of Veterans Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka Nationals League and Knockout Tournament 2024/2025 Awards Ceremony was held under the patronage of the Minister of Economic Development Nishantha Jayaweera at Otters Aquatic Club recently.
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[2026-04-03 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Specialist Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa, President of the Doctors’ Trade Union Alliance for Medical and Civil Rights, said that he had been summoned to the Criminal Investigation Department’s Internet Crime Investigation Unit today (03) in connection with a complaint he had made.
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[2026-04-03 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has reinforced its leadership in digital payments and financial technology innovation with a haul of six awards, comprising four Golds, a Silver and a Merit, at the LankaPay Technnovation Awards 2026.
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[2026-04-03 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: LB Finance PLC, the nation’s cornerstone in multifaceted financial services, staged a commanding performance at the LankaPay Technnovation Awards 2026.
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[2026-04-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC (Chevron Lanka) (LLUB), a listed entity in the Colombo Securities Exchange (“CSE”), notched up record earnings in 2025, the highest ever in its 32-year history of operations in Sri Lanka. Earnings surpassed the LKR 4 billion milestone for the first time, on a topline of LKR 24.39 billion based on the fourth quarter 2025 interim financial statements released to the CSE.
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[2026-04-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Making a special statement on the occasion of the 94th Anniversary celebrations of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD), Deputy Minister of Economic Development Nishantha Jayaweera stated that the Government’s primary strategy is to expand the tax base by way of including all taxpayers to the tax net.
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[2026-04-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Cabinet has approved a draft Bill aimed at dismantling criminal gangs, drug trafficking networks and their financial bases, according to our front-page report of yesterday’s edition. The legislation is also aimed at closing legal loopholes and facilitating the forfeiture of assets acquired through illegal means, among other matters. The Legal Draftsman is to be instructed to prepare the new draft Bill on the prevention of organized crime in Sri Lanka, the report further adds.
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[2026-04-03 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: China's local governments hope to spur spending by introducing school holidays. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
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[2026-04-03 06:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Multiculturalism
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[2026-04-03 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US tech employment had its worst start to the year since 2023, with AI blamed for tens of thousands of brutal job cuts, according to a new report.
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[2026-04-03 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Coinbase received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to operate as a trust bank, the company said Thursday.
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[2026-04-03 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A DASI warehouse in Florida. The company buys maintenance parts in bulk and resells them individually. (DASI)
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[2026-04-03 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UN Security Council is set to vote today on a Bahraini resolution addressing Iran's “unlawful and unjustified” attempt to control the Strait of Hormuz, as part of a broader diplomatic push to reopen the vital trade waterway.
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[2026-04-03 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A few days ago, according to a leaked exchange, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told an Iranian military counterpart that their nation’s economy will face collapse in three more weeks without an immediate cease-fire.
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[2026-04-03 05:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A security officer works inside of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) building headquarters, Feb. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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