Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-01 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People stock up on food at a market in Algiers, Algeria, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2026, before the start of the holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Fateh Guidoum)
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[2026-03-01 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Eli Lilly] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese pharmaceutical firms are poised for profit growth, driven by innovative drug sales and licensing deals, despite pricing pressures
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[2026-03-01 14:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The industry ministry said Sunday it is preparing for all contingencies, including a possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz, amid escalating tensions surrounding Iran, adding the impact on shipping logistics currently remains limited.
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[2026-03-01 14:04 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Most Australian motorists may not realise that recently a growing fleet of fully self-driving Teslas has been zooming past them in traffic.
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[2026-03-01 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Clarity offered as uncertainty persists: Standard Chartered Hong Kong Unveils Global Market Outlook and Local Insights
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[2026-03-01 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Port of Valparaiso brings Chile and China closer togetherThe Port of Valparaiso is Chile's main container and passenger port, and one of the South Pacific's most important seaports. Today, considering the Port of Valparaiso's cargo throughput, China has become the No 1 import partner and No 2 export partner, and the port is helping with an increasing amount of trade between the two countries.
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[2026-03-01 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Latest News
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[2026-03-01 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As tech mecca Zhejiang province sees wealth soar on the back of robotics, gaming and AI, Beijing hopes to avert a wide income disparity
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[2026-03-01 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's exports jumped nearly 30 percent from a year earlier in February to mark the highest level ever recorded for the month, driven by growing demand for semiconductors amid the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, government data showed Sunday.
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[2026-03-01 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: One analyst suggests Australian motorists take advantage of fuel prices before a likely steep rise in prices at the pump. (AAP )
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[2026-03-01 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: One analyst suggests Australian motorists take advantage of fuel prices before a likely steep rise in prices at the pump. (AAP )
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[2026-03-01 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With record office supply and tenants flocking to premium towers, landlords convert assets to co-working and student digs to survive
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[2026-03-01 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The country’s economy – with an expansive public sector – is better positioned to withstand AI shocks, but more government support is needed
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[2026-03-01 07:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Gareth Hutchens is a business and economics reporter based in Canberra. Prior to joining the ABC he was economics editor of the West Australian and worked as an economics and political reporter for Guardian Australia, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age. You can follow Gareth on Twitter: @grhutchens
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[2026-03-01 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BARCELONA, Spain, March 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- At MWC Barcelona 2026, Huawei debuts its latest SuperPoD product Atlas 950 SuperPoD,TaiShan 950 SuperPoD and a series of computing solutions to the global market. This embodies the company's latest endeavor to open source and open collaboration with the aim of building a resilient computing foundation and creating a new option worldwide.
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[2026-03-01 07:11 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: The Australian government has issued a slew of travel advisory updates for a number of Middle East countries overnight in the wake of the US-Israel operation in Iran and retaliatory strikes on US military bases.The ongoing risk of further reprisal attacks prompted a flood of warnings from the government's Smartraveller platform, which warned against travel to key regions in the Middle East.The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade advises Australians not to travel to: Qatar, Iraq, Yemen, Syria, the United
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[2026-03-01 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran unleashed a furious missile and drone assault across the Arabian Gulf on Saturday in response to a surprise US-Israeli attack, but one city in particular appeared to bear the brunt of it: Dubai.
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[2026-03-01 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Echo Hui is a reporter and researcher with ABC Investigations. She reports on political and social issues, with a focus on government and financial misconduct, cover-ups, abuses of power, and covert influence. Previously based in Beijing, Yangon, Hong Kong and Ching Mai, she has won multiple awards for her stories on the Australian casino industry, Xinjiang re-education camps, Hong Kong's civil disobedience, China's labour movement, and Burma's democratic reforms.
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[2026-03-01 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dallas Mavericks’ Tyus Jones controls the ball against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Lily Dozier)
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[2026-03-01 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Ragip Soylu, Turkey bureau chief for Middle East Eye, assesses Ankara’s position on the ongoing Israeli-US war on Iran: Turkey did everything it could to stop the US attack on Iran, but it failed. Ankara stopped short of directly condemning Washington in order to preserve the rapport between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump.
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[2026-03-01 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged all sides to show restraint after the United States and Israel carried out strikes on Iran, followed by Tehran’s retaliatory missile attacks. Ramaphosa expressed “deep concern” over the rapidly escalating tensions in the Middle East, warning of broader consequences beyond the region. “These developments pose a serious threat to regional and international peace and security, with far-reaching humanitarian, diplomatic and economic consequences,” the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa said in a
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[2026-03-01 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran unleashed a furious missile and drone assault across the Arabian Gulf on Saturday in response to a surprise US-Israeli attack, but one city in particular appeared to bear the brunt of it: Dubai.
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[2026-03-01 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar has suspended all public events, gatherings and hotel entertainment activities until further notice, citing public safety concerns. A circular issued by Qatar Tourism confirmed that venues must halt organised functions across hotels and tourist sites. Authorities have also stopped all Ramadan tents and iftar events, which are typically hosted during the holy month for companies, government institutions and the wider public.
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[2026-03-01 04:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Fuel importers have been warned they could be breaching Australian sanctions law by importing Russian-origin oil processed in third countries, as the federal government comes under pressure to crack down on the revenue streams funding Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine.
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[2026-03-01 04:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australians’ appetite for cheap electronics, fast fashion and new cars is carrying a hidden cost, with analysis estimating almost $100 billion worth of imports last year were exposed to forced labour risks.
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[2026-03-01 03:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir attends the swearing-in ceremony for Kenya’s new president William Ruto, at Kasarani stadium in Nairobi, Kenya on Sept. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)
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[2026-03-01 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Advent Upgrade Solar Inc. (AUSI), a joint venture between Aboitiz Power Distributed Renewables Inc. and Upgrade Energy Philippines (UGEP), has officially commenced the commercial operations for two solar projects that can help boost the country’s clean energy capacity. With vital financing support from the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), AUSI is now supplying power to Kinpo Electronics (Philippines) Inc.
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[2026-03-01 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IN April 2025, the long-suffering consumers of provincial Davao were finally granted some relief from terrible electricity service and even worse management on the part of the Northern Davao Electric Cooperative Inc. (Nordeco) with the passage of Republic Act (RA) 12144, which effectively canceled Nordeco’s franchise and turned over the area under a new franchise to the Davao Light and Power Co.
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[2026-03-01 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Quezon City Rep. Juan Carlos “Arjo” Atayde urged the swift approval of House Bill No. 384, a measure seeking to institutionalize film and television tourism as a national economic strategy, saying the Philippines must act decisively or risk losing billions in tourism revenues, jobs, and global exposure to competing countries.
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[2026-03-01 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: I am a small-business owner operating a Piso-net and Piso-Wi-Fi in our neighborhood. As my business continues to grow, I had to borrow money from a lender (Bumbay). When I tried to pay him P3,000.00 in coins, he refused to accept the payment and told me to pay in bills instead, saying that it was difficult to carry the coins on his motorcycle.
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[2026-03-01 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-01 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-01 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-01 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-01 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-01 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,
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[2026-03-01 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, visiting lecturer at the Institute of Social Sciences of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
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[2026-03-01 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Commentators within Israel have described a sense of business as usual in the wake of the country’s joint attack with the United States against Iran.
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[2026-03-01 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Robert Burrows via BondVigilantes.com,
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[2026-03-01 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Some large oil companies and top trading houses have suspended crude oil and fuel shipments via the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing US and Israeli attacks on Iran and Tehran's retaliation in the region, four trading sources said on Saturday.
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[2026-03-01 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy, Hamid Ghanbari, said that the joint US-Israel attack on the coutnry have put regional security at risk.
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[2026-03-01 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett speaks during an interview with Liz Claman on Fox Business Network’s “Countdown to the Closing Bell,” May 7, 2018, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
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[2026-03-01 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FINANCE Secretary Frederick Go welcomed the results of the World Bank’s B-Ready 2025 report, which reflects the country’s steady progress in improving business climate reforms.
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[2026-02-28 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tourism board chief says addressing visitors’ safety concerns is a priority, adding that government is ‘determined’ to get rid of scam compounds
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[2026-02-28 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Veteran actress Odette Khan remains hospitalized as her family appeals for financial assistance to help cover mounting medical expenses.
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[2026-02-28 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump’s use of tariff threats to strong-arm foreign governments, companies and investors into funding US projects should be resisted
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[2026-02-28 19:25 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Las Vegas: Brisbane Olympics president Andrew Liveris has doubled down on his pledge that the Games will not require taxpayer funds to operate, as he scours corporate America for sponsors to cover the increased costs of the event’s regional spread.
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[2026-02-28 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese exporters agree to raise prices to avoid anti‑dumping duties, echoing earlier electric vehicle agreement with European Union
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[2026-02-28 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Harrods] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Case brought by 29 workers and backed by UVW union seen as test case that could lead to changes at other restaurants
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[2026-02-28 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Finance chief assures public the HK$150 billion withdrawal will not be repeated under current medium-range forecast
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