Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-19 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE’s Ministry of Finance has launched a programme to boost the efficiency of public spending and strengthen the country's future readiness and fiscal sustainability.
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[2026-06-19 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘I am very optimistic about the future of China. Why? Because these are the people who really work hard,’ Wu says after receiving Asia Society award
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[2026-06-19 00:46 UTC+10:00] [Chinese mainland] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘I am very optimistic about the future of China. Why? Because these are the people who really work hard,’ Wu says after receiving Asia Society award
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[2026-06-19 00:46 UTC+10:00] [Cuba] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Miguel Díaz-Canel cites China and Vietnam as possible models for opening up the country’s economy
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[2026-06-19 00:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Alterra, the UAE's $30 billion climate fund, has partnered with I Squared Capital to invest in Peru's Inkia Energy, its first direct investment in the Latin American renewable energy market.
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[2026-06-19 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-19 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A clearer focus on inflation and institutional changes could mark a watershed moment for the central bank, analysts say
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[2026-06-19 00:30 UTC+10:00] [CME Group] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A clearer focus on inflation and institutional changes could mark a watershed moment for the central bank, analysts say
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[2026-06-19 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A Republican House member on Thursday is set to introduce a provision that would ban congressional lawmakers and their families from placing bets on prediction markets on topics including policy, politics, and elections.
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[2026-06-19 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Hitachi purchased what is now Hitachi Energy from Swiss heavy electrical equipment manufacturer ABB in 2020. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-06-19 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A blueprint for a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport has been published by the UK government, describing its expansion as “critical to national growth”.
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[2026-06-19 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Accenture shares crashed by the most on record in premarket trading on a confluence of issues. First, the company's fourth-quarter revenue outlook missed Bloomberg consensus estimates and third-quarter bookings declined, reinforcing investors' belief that consulting demand is declining in the era of AI adoption across corporate America, which is wreaking havoc in the white-collar job market.
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[2026-06-19 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday, called for deeper cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Russia, identifying peace and security, economic engagement, and people-to-people exchanges as the three key priorities that should guide the partnership in the years ahead.
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[2026-06-19 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-06-18 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-18 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin hosted leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Wednesday as Russia seeks to bolster business and other ties with the nations of the regional bloc.
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[2026-06-18 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hollywood has a long history of one-time “friendly rivalries” that turned bitter: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis; Jeffrey Katzenberg and Michael Eisner; and, more recently Netflix and Paramount/Skydance. Pixar and Illumination, which, to be honest, play uncharacteristically nicely — at least by Hollywood standards — could be poised for a similar trajectory.
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[2026-06-18 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Deepening divisions emerged within Nato after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that Washington could withhold alliance financial contributions if “free riding” states fail to meet defence spending commitments,
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[2026-06-18 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A global conspiracy of “Jewish supremacists” is preventing a Los Angeles man from attending the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, according to a lawsuit filed in the US District Court in Concord.
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[2026-06-18 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A rabbi in Ocean County is being sued by a woman who claims he sexually assaulted her when she came to him for financial help, then defamed her on a website and in fliers he posted near her children’s school.
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[2026-06-18 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Animal activists say the cat and dog meat trade often operates over large networks that sometimes span all of Vietnam
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[2026-06-18 23:15 UTC+10:00] [Vietnam] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Animal activists say the cat and dog meat trade often operates over large networks that sometimes span all of Vietnam
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[2026-06-18 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A liquefied natural gas tanker loaded in Qatar crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday amid signs of resumed shipping traffic after the US-Iran framework agreement took effect.
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[2026-06-18 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Apple plans to raise prices on its products to offset increasing memory and storage chip costs, chief executive Tim Cook has told the Wall Street Journal.
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[2026-06-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The megaproject is set to boost trade links with Southeast Asia and connect inland provinces to global shipping routes
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[2026-06-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Nanning] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The megaproject is set to boost trade links with Southeast Asia and connect inland provinces to global shipping routes
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[2026-06-18 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The protest took place near EU institutions and brought together activists, human rights campaigners and members of a recent Gaza-bound flotilla. Participants argued that the bloc should use its economic influence to increase pressure on Israel amid continuing tensions linked to the war in Gaza and the expansion of settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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[2026-06-18 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Since SpaceX's record-breaking IPO late last week, Elon Musk's second trillion-dollar company has been the talk of Wall Street. From Musk becoming the world's first trillionaire to SpaceX moving ahead with a $60 billion acquisition shortly after hitting the market, the first few days of trading have defied norms at every turn.
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[2026-06-18 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures rebounded from the post-FOMC selloff, and oil prices fell as Trump signed the Iran MOU two days early to end the war in the Middle East (in the symbolic Palace of Versailles of all place) and some energy shipments began to transit the Strait of Hormuz. As usual, tech led the parade higher.
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[2026-06-18 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bill Yuen, manager at Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, sentenced to eight years, while security firm operator Peter Wai imprisoned for 10 years
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[2026-06-18 22:20 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bill Yuen, manager at Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, sentenced to eight years, while security firm operator Peter Wai imprisoned for 10 years
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[2026-06-18 22:20 UTC+10:00] [Rail industry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Explore the Guardian’s tracker to see which operators are nationalised and if services are improving under public ownership
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[2026-06-18 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Knicks have been in basketball business since 1946. They have never had a parade. They will get one Thursday, all right. They will take that regal ride up Broadway, from Battery Park to City Hall, and there’ll be a million or two of their closest friends lining either side of the street.
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[2026-06-18 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Politics and finance collide as some social media users claim Singapore stands to gain from negative sentiment towards Indonesia
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[2026-06-18 22:02 UTC+10:00] [Airlangga Hartarto] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Politics and finance collide as some social media users claim Singapore stands to gain from negative sentiment towards Indonesia
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[2026-06-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The shopping bonanza used to see mountains of packages pile up on street corners, but orders have dwindled amid China’s economic slowdown
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[2026-06-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Chengdu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The shopping bonanza used to see mountains of packages pile up on street corners, but orders have dwindled amid China’s economic slowdown
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[2026-06-18 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump reportedly received a warning in recent weeks that keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed would "trigger a global recession - not just in the US, but across the entire world."
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[2026-06-18 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Market watchers say improving liquidity and strong mainland demand are helping revive transactions in Hong Kong’s luxury housing segment
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[2026-06-18 21:25 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Market watchers say improving liquidity and strong mainland demand are helping revive transactions in Hong Kong’s luxury housing segment
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[2026-06-18 21:18 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: June 18, 2026 21:18 | News
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[2026-06-18 21:18 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: June 18, 2026 21:18 | News
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[2026-06-18 21:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-06-18 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -Pedestrians walk past the Bank of England in London, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
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[2026-06-18 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Regulators are leveraging currency strength to formalise outbound routes, granting fresh quotes for global assets while narrowing the interest-rate corridor
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[2026-06-18 21:02 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Regulators are leveraging currency strength to formalise outbound routes, granting fresh quotes for global assets while narrowing the interest-rate corridor
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[2026-06-18 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Bank of England held U.K. interest rates at 3.75% on Thursday, as policymakers continue to balance the need to address above-target inflation with lackluster economic output.
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[2026-06-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-18 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis said he is meeting his Nato counterparts at a "moment of challenge", as he arrived in Brussels without the UK's long-term military spending plan.
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[2026-06-18 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A GameStop shareholder has taken the company to court in an effort to delay a July vote on Ryan Cohen's proposed $35 billion pay package, arguing investors aren't getting the full story before being asked to approve it, according to Yahoo Finance.
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