Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-27 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will announce a detailed plan in the first half of the year aimed at internationalizing the Korean won, the finance ministry said Friday, as authorities seek to bolster the currency's global standing.
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[2026-02-27 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Data and Documents] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-02-27 15:26 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Dateline Resources has taken a slice of a US company with a grab bag of US critical minerals projects and picked up 100 per cent of a high‑grade rare earths project south of its existing Colosseum project in California known as Music Valley.
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[2026-02-27 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Personal Finance
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[2026-02-27 15:14 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Jim Chalmers has effectively confirmed Treasury has looked into the impact of limiting one of Australia's most contentious tax breaks for property investors, as speculation continues to build about a significant overhaul of the tax system in this year's federal budget.Speaking to reporters today, the treasurer was asked whether reports published this morning of his department conducting modelling about how much revenue could be raised by limiting negative gearing to two investment properties were accurate."We haven't changed our tax policies,"
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[2026-02-27 15:12 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Micro fund manager Raiz Invest has ticked off a key operating milestone, posting a profit for the first time in the first half of any financial year, as strong revenue growth, rising margins and disciplined cost control pushed the business deeper into the black in the December 2025 half year.
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[2026-02-27 15:10 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Thailand may have seen its best economic days. The one-time star risks settling into a new — and entrenched — role as Southeast Asia’s laggard. The ruling conservative bloc shows scant appetite for rekindling the rapid gains that made the country a model for contemporary standouts like Vietnam.
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[2026-02-27 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- An official at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources who formulated the "Make American Shipbuilding Great Again" (MASGA) proposal, one of the major projects that helped South Korea secure its tariff agreement with the United States, has been promoted two notches to the director-general level, the ministry said Friday.
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[2026-02-27 14:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Netflix dropped out of the fight to buy Warner Bros Discovery, clearing the way for rival bidder Paramount Skydance to clinch its $111 billion deal for the historic Hollywood studio.
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[2026-02-27 14:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Late on Wednesday, we highlighted an aggressive options trade where a call spread buyer in Netflix options had bet $14 million that Paramount would end up buying Warner Brothers after Netflix walks, something which Polymarket had indicated very much since the start of this particular M&A saga...
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[2026-02-27 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Venezuela's oil ministry has suspended 19 oil production-sharing contracts with private companies signed under the administration of president Nicolas Maduro, four sources with knowledge of the move told Reuters on Thursday.
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[2026-02-27 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Conglomerate, led by Li Ka-shing’s family, pledges to pursue rights for global legal action as it condemns Panama’s ‘confiscatory actions’
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[2026-02-27 14:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The president and CEO of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Borge Brende, has resigned after a review into his links to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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[2026-02-27 14:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Business Services
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[2026-02-27 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Friday the government will provide bold support for Hyundai Motor Group's plan to invest in the Saemangeum reclaimed land in areas of artificial intelligence (AI), hydrogen and robotics.
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[2026-02-27 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Foreign currency deposits in South Korea fell for the first time in three months in January, due to a decline in corporate deposits, central bank data showed Friday.
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[2026-02-27 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Banks' overall lending rates rose for the third consecutive month in January, driven by higher household loan rates amid tighter regulations aimed at stabilizing the housing market, data showed Friday.
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[2026-02-27 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a bar crawl for a good cause to a flea market and an art exhibition exploring China’s economic rise, here are our picks for the weekend
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[2026-02-27 13:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Engineering & Construction said Friday that its Hillstate Pyeongtaek Station Central City was drawing renewed interest as Pyeongtaek’s real estate market shows signs of recovery, buoyed by Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor expansion plans.
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[2026-02-27 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Mirae Asset Global Investments said Thursday that its TIGER Kosdaq150 ETF had surpassed 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) in net assets, buoyed by strong market performance and renewed policy momentum surrounding the Kosdaq market.
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[2026-02-27 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- The government will expand public procurement programs for innovative artificial intelligence (AI) products from local companies to support the growth of the sector, Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Friday.
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[2026-02-27 13:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Netflix is walking away from its offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business, in a stunning move that effectively puts Paramount in a position to take over its storied Hollywood rival.
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[2026-02-27 13:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese companies are rushing to hire a range of service contractors to help them expand overseas – from compliance experts to TikTok gurus
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[2026-02-27 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating slightly rose to 64 percent this week, led by positive assessments of his economic and housing policies, a poll showed Friday.
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[2026-02-27 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Concerns over AI’s disruptive impact on traditional industries continue to unsettle investors
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[2026-02-27 13:07 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: While many gold juniors have struggled to quickly capitalise on the soaring gold price, Auric Mining has taken a far more direct route – dig it up, process it, and count the ounces.
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[2026-02-27 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Aerospace Co., South Korea's leading defense systems manufacturer, has entered the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) distribution business by signing a 20-year purchase deal with a supplier in the United States, the company said Friday.
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[2026-02-27 12:56 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Coles chief executive Leah Weckert has vowed the supermarket is “focused on taking pressure off at the checkout” as the company wrapped up a fortnight-long court battle against the competition watchdog over allegedly illusory discounts and specials.
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[2026-02-27 12:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LOS ANGELES (AP) — Compass will allow its property listings that have yet to hit the broader market to appear immediately on fellow real estate brokerage Redfin’s portal, part of three-year agreement announced Thursday.
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[2026-02-27 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-02-27 11:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Gasoline and diesel prices are projected to increase for the seventh consecutive week, as tensions between the US and Iran continue to influence global oil market prices, local oil industry sources said on Friday.
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[2026-02-27 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Netflix confirmed it was backing away from its offer to buy Warner Bros Discovery's streaming and studio assets, saying the deal was no longer financially attractive on Thursday after Paramount Skydance revised its offer for the coveted Hollywood studio to $31-a-share offer.
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[2026-02-27 11:01 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Jack Dorsey’s payments giant Block will slash more than 4000 jobs – nearly half its global workforce – in what the company described as a deliberate pivot to becoming an “intelligence-native” business, sending shares surging more than 22 per cent in after-hours trading.
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[2026-02-27 11:00 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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[2026-02-27 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Cho Hyun-jin's debut feature a feel-good workplace comedy where warmth wins out
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[2026-02-27 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Finance] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Australians lodged a record number of financial complaints in 2025, with delays in claim-handling leading the charge as the most complained-about issue. Source: Getty / Maria Korneeva
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[2026-02-27 10:57 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Netflix dropped out of the fight to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing the way for rival bidder Paramount Skydance to clinch its $US111 billion ($156 billion) deal for the historic Hollywood studio.
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[2026-02-27 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc gestures during a news conference on tariffs, March 12, 2025 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
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[2026-02-27 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Former Vogue editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson proudly announced that she had downgraded herself from first class to business class on a flight to Milan, apparently unable to endure a cabin populated predominantly by white middle-aged men, the Daily Mail reports.
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[2026-02-27 09:33 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Virgin has posted a jump in half-year earnings supported by strong revenue growth and demand in the leisure sector.
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[2026-02-27 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Five-month campaign seen prioritising social welfare and long-term sustainability over economic expansion, with debt, fraud and vanity projects in crosshairs
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[2026-02-27 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran is loading almost three times the amount of oil it normally does onto tankers in the Persian Gulf in a sign it is anticipating a US attack that could prevent its oil from hitting the market.
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[2026-02-27 08:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson (5) throws before the start of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans on Sept. 21, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)
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[2026-02-27 08:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The family of United Nations special rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, is suing the Trump administration over sanctions it imposed on her for criticism of Israel and companies involved in Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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[2026-02-27 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Diana Fox Carney board a government plane in Ottawa, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-02-27 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The worst day for Nvidia’s stock since last spring dragged the U.S. market lower, even though most stocks rose.
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[2026-02-27 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In one of Vermont’s largest towns, most of the requests officials get for public records aren’t coming from local residents. Instead, said Renae Marshall, Colchester’s deputy town manager, they’re coming from people — and companies — around the country.
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[2026-02-27 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Australian share market is likely to edge higher at open after a mixed session on Wall Street.
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[2026-02-27 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Representatives approve the EU–Mercosur agreement through electronic voting at Congress in Montevideo, Uruguay, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
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[2026-02-27 07:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s top spokesman has reiterated that the military wants to use Anthropic’s artificial intelligence technology in legal ways and will not let the company dictate any limits ahead of a Friday deadline to agree to its demands.
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