Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-02 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Major banks roll out emergency support programs as government reviews 100 trillion won market stability plan
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[2026-03-02 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Tens of thousands of bees were killed after beehives at a Pittsburgh-area farm were set on fire, according to the family-owned business.
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[2026-03-02 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkey's trade minister said on Monday that day-trip passenger crossings at three Turkish customs gates at the Iranian border have been mutually suspended but Turkey is allowing its own citizens and third-country nationals to enter from Iran.
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[2026-03-02 16:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea and Singapore agreed Monday to begin negotiations to upgrade their bilateral free trade agreement and deepen cooperation in nuclear energy, including small modular reactors, as the two countries seek to strengthen economic security amid growing global uncertainty.
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[2026-03-02 16:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Strait of Hormuz closure could deal a blow to Korean businesses through higher oil prices, currency swings, weaker investment
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[2026-03-02 16:35 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Litchfield Minerals has outlined additional large copper-zinc targets and a whopping 5km mineralised corridor at its emerging Oonagalabi project in the Northern Territory. The latest findings have confirmed strong chargeability trends, hinting at further discoveries beneath its rugged terrain.
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[2026-03-02 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Exports to the Middle East account for much of Tasmanian Quality Meats' trade. (ABC Rural: Laurissa Smith)
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[2026-03-02 16:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The US-Israeli strikes on Iran and the retaliatory attacks that have since hit Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain are drawing attention to how much South Korea's biggest technology companies now have riding on the Gulf.
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[2026-03-02 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Analysts say disruptions to the passage of oil through the Strait of Hormuz pose a risk to global growth. (Reuters: Stringer/File Photo)
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[2026-03-02 15:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China adds Japanese entities to export control list, turning up heat on TokyoBeijing has also added 20 Japanese firms and institutions to a watch list for the export of goods with potential military applications.
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[2026-03-02 15:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung held summit talks with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Monday and discussed ways to expand cooperation in artificial intelligence, nuclear energy and other areas.
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[2026-03-02 15:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Israeli forces launched strikes on Lebanon including the capital Beirut on Monday, the military said, after Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's supreme leader.
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[2026-03-02 15:37 UTC+10:00] [Housing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Biggest house price increases in February come in smaller capital cities as buyers undeterred by interest rate hikes
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[2026-03-02 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: He didn’t quite order flags at One World Trade Center to be flown at half-staff to mourn Iran’s ayatollah, as the Babylon Bee predicted, but our Islamic Marxist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, did issue a statement taking Iran’s side against the US “illegal war of aggression.”
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[2026-03-02 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As private businesses grapple with cash flow challenges, entrepreneurs say they want the settling of outstanding debts to be made a priority
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[2026-03-02 13:47 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Kaiser Reef has waved off its final delivery-capped gold at a pre-arranged price of A$5300 per ounce and is now in the enviable position of being fully leveraged to the spot price for future production.
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[2026-03-02 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Local oil companies announced on Monday that all fuel prices would go up for the seventh consecutive week due to the conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-02 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-02 13:29 UTC+10:00] [Actors] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-02 13:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SK Telecom CEO Jung Jai-hun pledged trillions of won in investment in an AI-centered overhaul — equivalent to billions of US dollars — at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona on Sunday.
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[2026-03-02 12:56 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong stocks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shares of Chinese oil producers and gold miners rise in tandem with crude and bullion prices
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[2026-03-02 12:47 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Brent crude rose by 13% during early trading and stock markets came under pressure as US-Israeli strikes on Iran raised fears of disruption
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[2026-03-02 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Business groups expressed concerns over the conflict in the Middle East, citing its impact on the country's market and commodities.
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[2026-03-02 12:23 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Thousands of Australian travellers are still stranded as airlines cancel flights into and out of the Middle East, two days after Israel and the US launched an aerial bombardment of Iran.
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[2026-03-02 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Renewed business confidence pushed the Philippine manufacturing sector to its strongest growth in more than eight years in February, S&P Global said on Monday.
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[2026-03-02 12:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LONDON (Reuters) -- From being just a fringe risk, conflict in the Middle East has become a top worry for investors unsettled by the prospect of a power struggle in Iran and a protracted regional war, with ramifications for everything from global trade to inflation.
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[2026-03-02 12:00 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Amount is 25.8 per cent more than estimate, with government attributing surge to bigger fines and higher revenue from forfeiture cases
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[2026-03-02 11:57 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 2, 2026 — 11:57am
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[2026-03-02 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Snow falls outside the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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[2026-03-02 11:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: DUBAI (Reuters) -- Iran's retaliatory strikes across the Gulf have triggered the most widespread business disruption in the region since the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing airport closures, halting port operations and sending shockwaves through financial markets.
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[2026-03-02 11:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The CEO of McDonald’s was ruthlessly mocked across social media after posting a viral video of himself struggling to chomp down on a new super-sized menu item — which he oddly called a “product” — at the fast food chain.
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[2026-03-02 11:31 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: With the ink finally dry, Patriot Resources has taken on full ownership of the Tassa silver-gold project in southern Peru, snapping up a high-grade, silver-dominant asset that already carries a substantial resource with plenty of room to grow.
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[2026-03-02 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong property] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A Finnish national turned a two-week trip into a new career, and now manages high-end listings in one of the world’s top real estate markets
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[2026-03-02 11:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran on Sunday and Iran responded with more missile barrages, a day after the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei pitched the Middle East and the global economy into deepening uncertainty.
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[2026-03-02 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: SAN FRANCISCO — Gui Santos already has an idea of what the financial security from the $15 million extension he signed Saturday means for him — and his fiancee.
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[2026-03-02 11:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday stepped up his verbal warning against owners of multiple homes, days after putting his private residence up for sale in a show of willingness to stabilize the property market.
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[2026-03-02 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Policy to products: Web3 innovation takes centre stage at Consensus Hong KongSFC CEO Julia Leung Fung-yee announced that the regulator will greenlight virtual asset margin financing for clients with strong credit profiles.
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[2026-03-02 10:30 UTC+10:00] [artificial intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Georges Elhedery declined to confirm whether HSBC applied for stablecoin licence but indicated that discussions with regulator were ongoing
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[2026-03-02 10:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Australia’s internet regulator said it may push search engines and app stores to block artificial intelligence services that fail to verify user ages after a Reuters review found more than half had not made public any steps to comply by a deadline next week.
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[2026-03-02 10:23 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: BNK Banking Corporation is proving that even in a tough lending environment, a disciplined strategy can still deliver results.
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[2026-03-02 09:45 UTC+10:00] [taxpayer dollars] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The decision to end tax breaks for private electric cars is part of the necessary transition from incentives to market-driven growth
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[2026-03-02 09:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Global trade faces fresh disruption as Maersk suspends key shipping routes through two of the world’s most strategic waterways, citing escalating security risks linked to the widening US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-03-02 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s national shipbuilding association official calls US port fees ‘absurd’ and politically motivated, while asserting China’s market lead is solid despite global fluctuations
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[2026-03-02 08:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: OPEC+ agreed on a modest oil output boost of 206,000 barrels per day for April on Sunday just as the US-Israeli war on Iran and Tehran’s retaliation disrupted oil flows from key members of the producer group in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-02 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Iranian business partner has slammed her fellow Democrats for attacking President Trump’s airstrikes on Iran, saying how “incredibly disappointed” she is in the party.
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[2026-03-02 07:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Berkshire Hathaway said on Saturday operating profit fell in the fourth quarter, reflecting lower income from its insurance operations, and wrote down a longstanding investment in Occidental Petroleum.
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[2026-03-02 07:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The outbreak of war in the Middle East appears poised to rattle global markets, with investors likely to seek safe havens such as gold. Meanwhile, oil prices are expected to come under pressure as shipping through the region is severely disrupted.
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[2026-03-02 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government has decided to increase the property loan limit of Rs.3 million provided to Government employees at concessional interest rates to Rs.5 million.
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[2026-03-02 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Labour Minister and Finance Deputy Minister Anil Jayantha Fernando stated that the coal tender process implemented under the current Government is completely transparent and follows a formal procedure. He dismissed the opposition’s allegations of financial irregularities as baseless.
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[2026-03-02 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: As Sri Lanka navigates the complexities of a post-crisis economy in 2026, the national conversation has been dominated by debt restructuring, tax reforms, and export diversification. While these are critical pillars of stability, they often overlook the most potent, non-debt-funded engine of growth available to the nation: the systematic re-integration of skilled women into the labour force.
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