Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-29 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Defence stocks in South Korea have surged in the weeks following the outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli conflict involving Iran, Yonhap news agency reported, citing market data.
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[2026-03-29 14:37 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: So we’re learning that we’re all just about to feel the real crunch from the war in the Middle East, but not everything is bad news. Court evidence has just linked ex-congressman Zaldy Co to a company — his — involved in flood control corruption. Google and Meta lose a court case that accuses them of decidedly hooking youngsters on their addictive platforms.
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[2026-03-29 14:33 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Labor will heap pressure on Uber and other rideshare platforms to better handle sexual misconduct complaints against drivers, as the Albanese government concedes its laws giving gig economy workers unfair dismissal-style protections need bolstering.
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[2026-03-29 14:18 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japan's Digital Agency has formally selected Sakura Internet and four major U.S. companies as service providers for the "government cloud" common information system infrastructure for central and local governments for fiscal 2026.
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[2026-03-29 13:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The market capitalization of defense stocks rose while that of auto and shipbuilding shares fell on the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index about a month after US-Israeli air strikes on Iran, bourse data showed Sunday.
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[2026-03-29 12:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: New York City’s bonds have suddenly become a hot topic on Wall Street — and you can thank socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani for this certifiably bizarre development.
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[2026-03-29 12:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean currency has fallen sharply to its fourth-lowest level against the US dollar in March amid a foreign selloff on the stock market, financial data showed Sunday.
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[2026-03-29 12:30 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wealthy Gulf visitors are extending their stays in Hong Kong as investors from the region look to hedge risk and tap Asian markets
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[2026-03-29 12:30 UTC+10:00] [Chinese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Social and economic stability is now the key focus as Beijing works to preserve households’ property asset wealth against developers’ debt
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[2026-03-29 11:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: VERACRUZ, Mexico — Every year, fish markets in the seaside Mexican city of Veracruz flood with a crush of customers in the lead up to Holy Week. This year, they were virtually empty.
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[2026-03-29 09:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jeffrey Barrett went to court over financial losses linked to his land being reserved for public use. (ABC News: Shane Willner-Browne)
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[2026-03-29 09:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: CHICAGO (AP) — The Washington Nationals acquired utility player Curtis Mead from the Chicago White Sox on Saturday in exchange for catcher Boston Smith.
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[2026-03-29 09:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Dmitry Trenin, a research professor at the Higher School of Economics and a lead research fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations. He is also a member of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).
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[2026-03-29 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Middle Eastern airlines have begun lowering airfares for Australia-Europe services to pre-war prices as they try to revive near-dormant tourism through key transit hubs, but experts warn the cheap flights are risky and could leave passengers stranded or stuck with travel credits.
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[2026-03-29 07:58 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Treasury department said Financial Times article about Scott Bessent’s views on Fed oversight was ‘manufactured’
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[2026-03-29 06:14 UTC+10:00] [Friendlies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Scotland’s followers have discovered there is a drawback to World Cup qualification after all. Nobody who paid – and handsomely – to sit through the sheer tedium of this fixture could reasonably deny that. Yes, Scotland, you can come to the party; but only after a clutch of international friendlies.
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[2026-03-29 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Some doctors argue it allows them to better connect with patients, but advocates warn the AI technology risks the opposite
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[2026-03-29 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: There’s more than a touch of a steel magnolia about Jen Foster. Having traded a high-flying corporate tech job in 2019 for the more earthly clods and clippers of cut flower farming, she knows only too well the muscle-aching work and wild unpredictability of horticultural life.
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[2026-03-29 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Batteries powered by renewables are pushing gas plants off the electricity grid, proving that green energy will reduce fuel bills driven higher by shocks to the global fossil fuel market such as the crisis being driven by the Iran war.
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[2026-03-29 03:44 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: More than 100 charities, campaign groups and trade unions marched in a show of unity against far right politics
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[2026-03-29 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage
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[2026-03-29 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage
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[2026-03-29 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ENTERPRISE software company Salesforce on Thursday urged Philippine businesses to embed artificial intelligence into core operations as shifting customer expectations and workforce dynamics accelerate demand for what it calls “agentic enterprises.”
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[2026-03-29 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) was recognized for its role in advancing international partnerships and investment promotion after receiving the Bridges of Progress Award from the Australia and New Zealand Chamber of Commerce during its 45th Annual General Meeting and Awards Night held at the Makati Shangri-La.
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[2026-03-29 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WITH the surge in gasoline and diesel prices in the Philippines due to the escalating war in the Middle East, panic has set in among lawmakers and is now spreading fast to the public. One senator raised hell in a recent hearing and reprimanded officials from the executive department for their lack of urgency and coherent planning in responding to the ongoing oil crisis.
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[2026-03-29 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-29 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-29 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-29 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-29 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Monaco welcomed Pope Leo XIV on Saturday for the first papal visit to the principality since 1538, with the pontiff using the one-day trip to urge residents to put wealth and influence at the service of the common good. Arriving by helicopter from Rome, he was received by Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene before addressing crowds from the Prince’s Palace and later celebrating Mass at Stade Louis II.
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[2026-03-29 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines- The government should focus on long-term solutions, such as diversifying energy sources and attracting more foreign investment, as the Philippine peso’s recent slide drives up fuel and food costs for consumers, an economist said on Saturday.
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[2026-03-29 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The price of naphtha may not keep you up at night when you think about the inflation yet to hit the economy from the U.S.-Iran war and Strait of Hormuz closure, but perhaps it should.
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[2026-03-29 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: War in the Middle East has caused energy market turbulence around the globe, forcing governments in Europe to intervene and keep fuel costs down for consumers.
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[2026-03-28 23:55 UTC+10:00] [Security Bureau] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Security Bureau liaised with Chinese embassies in Myanmar and Thailand, economic and trade office in Bangkok and Thai authorities to rescue man
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[2026-03-28 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: As the U.S.-Iran war enters its fifth week, consumers are facing economic consequences that impact everything from travel planning to mail delivery.
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[2026-03-28 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: HOUSTON — The CEOs of the world's most influential oil and gas companies delivered a sobering message this week about the impact of the Iran war on energy supplies and the long-term consequences for the global economy.
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[2026-03-28 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Older people] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: When did care homes come to be seen as recession-proof investments? And who pays the price?
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[2026-03-28 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Managed future strategies are gaining renewed attention as investors look for new sources of returns from the market at a time when both stocks and bonds are under pressure as a result of the U.S.-Iran war and the risk of 1970s-style stagflation.
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[2026-03-28 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump should say the quiet part out loud: China’s years of economic, technological and diplomatic support for Iran did not merely underwrite the regime’s malign activity. It accelerated it, financed it and made striking the Islamic Republic necessary to defend the interests of the United States and its partners around the world.
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[2026-03-28 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks at the Future Investment Initiative Institute’s summit Friday, March 27, 2026, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-28 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has required distribution utilities (DUs) to submit detailed reports on increases in generation costs for “timely regulatory intervention and consumer protection.”
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[2026-03-28 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Doulas provide support and guidance before, during and after birth. Once a luxury, now doulas are becoming mainstream, with insurance coverage growing and parents from across the economic spectrum using them. (AP Video/Kristin M. Hall)
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[2026-03-28 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AS congestion in the nation’s capital deepens, the real estate solutions platform of the Aboitiz Group positions Biz Hub at Lima Estate as an industry-driven central business district, integrating commerce, offices, mobility, and community within an operating ecosystem designed for productivity and sustainable growth.
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[2026-03-28 22:00 UTC+10:00] [employment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Young people’s unemployment woes ‘mostly related to the current economic slowdown, more than to specific AI’, says Ekkehard Ernst
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[2026-03-28 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The clock is ticking on the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran. The emerging view from oil industry executives and analysts is that the economic and market fallout from the war could escalate sharply if the Strait of Hormuz isn't reopened within roughly the next one to three weeks. Even then, enough damage may have been done already to leave energy and many other prices higher for longer.
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[2026-03-28 20:51 UTC+10:00] [richard li] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After meeting local business and political leaders, Singapore prime minister concludes trip by calling for closer cooperation to boost regional growth
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[2026-03-28 20:40 UTC+10:00] [JP Morgan Private Bank] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: All 123 units at Chester were sold, with strong demand pointing to a steady recovery in Hong Kong’s residential sector
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[2026-03-28 20:17 UTC+10:00] [smuggling] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Customs officers, marine police and mainland law enforcement agencies intercept river trade vessel in waters off Waglan Island, southeast of Stanley
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[2026-03-28 20:04 UTC+10:00] [Range Intelligent Computing Technology Group Company] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tech chief Sun Dong says project will further solidify city’s leading position as data connectivity hub linking China and the world
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[2026-03-28 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Your Costco run is about to get a lot faster.The warehouse giant is reportedly overhauling its checkout process, piloting new automated stations that promise to process orders in under 10 seconds.
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