Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-28 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Absent since 1900, and as the Games seek a younger and broader audience, it may be the most valuable sport added to the programme in decades
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[2026-07-28 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Following last month's record-setting IPO, SpaceX shares have plunged 50% from their peak and now trade about 15% below the $135 offering price. The post-IPO euphoria has faded, stripping Elon Musk of his trillionaire status - at least for now.
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[2026-07-27 23:55 UTC+10:00] [Business and competition] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Commission is considering watering down a tax on big businesses designed to raise money for the EU’s next seven-year budget, four EU officials with knowledge of the discussions said.
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[2026-07-27 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Banking sector scores 2.3 out of 10 on new readiness index as regulator targets full preparedness by 2030
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[2026-07-27 23:50 UTC+10:00] [2026 Fintech Promotion Blueprint] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Banking sector scores 2.3 out of 10 on new readiness index as regulator targets full preparedness by 2030
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[2026-07-27 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-27 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The calmer situation eased worries about a resurgence in inflation and a fresh round of interest rate hikes
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[2026-07-27 23:05 UTC+10:00] [Saudi Aramco] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The calmer situation eased worries about a resurgence in inflation and a fresh round of interest rate hikes
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[2026-07-27 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company’s wafer expansion and AI demand could lift its DRAM share and more than double the stock’s value, analysts say
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[2026-07-27 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Hefei] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company’s wafer expansion and AI demand could lift its DRAM share and more than double the stock’s value, analysts say
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[2026-07-27 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-27 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Maritime traffic in the Bab Al Mandeb strait has more than halved in the week since Houthi rebels declared an embargo on Saudi shipping, with crossings of the vital Red Sea chokepoint falling to their lowest level since the blockade began.
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[2026-07-27 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Petrol prices] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Commonwealth and Western Australia to fund study into construction of large-scale petrol refinery as buffer against fuel vulnerability
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[2026-07-27 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The nation’s sprawling suburbs of single-storey homes would be transformed under a plan from the Productivity Commission to make the property market affordable, with three-storey developments allowed everywhere and high-rise apartment blocks built near train, tram and bus stations.
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[2026-07-27 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A sharp drop in oil prices prompted by a quieter weekend for geopolitics and a pause in MidEast hostilities also sparked a drop in bond yields and the USD. A powerful relief rally in stocks and bonds emerged after a lull in hostilities in the Middle East, and started a week packed with earnings and a stack of interest-rate decisions on a positive note.
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[2026-07-27 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on July 27. (Photo by Takashi Miyazaki)
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[2026-07-27 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Deal completed after failed 2025 bid, with NH Investment and Hana Bank providing financing
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[2026-07-27 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing also rejects allegations that Chinese companies trained local AI models on American systems
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[2026-07-27 21:53 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing also rejects allegations that Chinese companies trained local AI models on American systems
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[2026-07-27 21:44 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: SONA. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his fifth State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives on July 27, 2026.
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[2026-07-27 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A CARD game built around the Filipino albularyo is showing how familiar medicinal plants can help students understand something considerably less familiar: organic chemistry.
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[2026-07-27 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Markets enter this week's Federal Reserve meeting uncertain over how the US central bank will react to surging oil prices on heightened escalations in the Iran war.
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[2026-07-27 21:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: “ABC TV 24 News recently ran a story about Qantas adding an additional “20 litre” fuel tank to make the AU-Europe trip in one hop,” notes David Southwell of Pymble. “Not one, but two of the seemingly oblivious presenters read this same story. Ron Burgundy moments, or does Qantas have the most fuel-efficient jet ever?
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[2026-07-27 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya warned that any U.S. move to ban open-source AI would blow a hole in corporate balance sheets and drag the stock market down.
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[2026-07-27 20:54 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Four Corners boss who oversaw two episodes led by reporter Mahmood Fazal that were removed by the ABC over accuracy concerns says he was shocked to learn the program had allegedly misrepresented the identity of an anonymous source.
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[2026-07-27 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has ratified a law granting wider powers to an army-linked body to run the economy.
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[2026-07-27 20:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The head of a Detroit automotive industry association said President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs on Canadian products could bring added uncertainty to carmakers. (AP Video by Mike Householder)
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[2026-07-27 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tourism Board says ticket holders of five major events in August and September can qualify for offers at over 100 designated hotels, attractions
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[2026-07-27 20:41 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong Summer Fun] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tourism Board says ticket holders of five major events in August and September can qualify for offers at over 100 designated hotels, attractions
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[2026-07-27 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As rise of Chinese e-commerce platforms adds to pressure, having Sundays off remains protected under Germany’s Basic Law
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[2026-07-27 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Sunday] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As rise of Chinese e-commerce platforms adds to pressure, having Sundays off remains protected under Germany’s Basic Law
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[2026-07-27 20:09 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A “brazen” driver who was caught repeatedly operating illegal taxi rides and touting for airport passengers has been hit with $32,400 in fines, as authorities continue cracking down on a wave of rogue drivers that sprang up when rideshare apps were legalised.
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[2026-07-27 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Burry’s increasing bearish wagers put pressure on Beijing’s stock market intervention as Moody’s flags mounting debt risks
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[2026-07-27 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Burry’s increasing bearish wagers put pressure on Beijing’s stock market intervention as Moody’s flags mounting debt risks
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[2026-07-27 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-27 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-27 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Workplace] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s two top unionists will step down within months of each other, ending their tenure having won major labour-friendly changes to industrial law, witnessed declining union membership, and dealt with criminality in the CFMEU that led Sally McManus to temporarily leave her home state.
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[2026-07-27 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WELLS Fargo and JA Philippines proudly celebrate the successful completion of the Accredited Financial Literacy Teachers (AFLT) Program, a transformative initiative that has empowered more than 10,000 teachers and reached over 400,000 students with essential financial literacy education across NCR and Calabarzon.
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[2026-07-27 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Eight years after excavators began flattening cow paddocks for Sydney’s new $6 billion airport, four jet aircraft that were parked up outside its cargo hub on Monday signalled the ambitious project was finally “open for business”.
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[2026-07-27 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In first half of 2026, total exports increased by 39.1 per cent from a year earlier, while imports grew 40.6 per cent
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[2026-07-27 19:13 UTC+10:00] [exports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In first half of 2026, total exports increased by 39.1 per cent from a year earlier, while imports grew 40.6 per cent
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[2026-07-27 19:10 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The business owner behind a covert recording at the centre of a defamation trial has admitted he decided to record a meeting with the Peel Development Commission because he had concerns he was “getting set up”.
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[2026-07-27 19:10 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: As the Republican National Convention was wrapping up in July 2024, Republican heavyweights crowded into a rooftop bar with views of the Milwaukee skyline. In a sea of suits, Donald Trump Jr made a beeline for a man in a black T-shirt: Shayne Coplan, the 26-year-old founder of Polymarket, the prediction market betting site.
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[2026-07-27 19:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. pushed for the immediate passage of the Sariling Kuryente Act and the removal of the systems loss in electric bills to help consumers.
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[2026-07-27 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Water supplies to London's Gatwick Airport have been restored after a power cut at a local treatment works affected both terminals on Sunday.
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[2026-07-27 18:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Site for 1,200 flats, worth at least US$564 million, is part of urban renewal initiative linking Kowloon neighbourhoods to Kai Tak
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[2026-07-27 18:36 UTC+10:00] [Kowloon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Site for 1,200 flats, worth at least US$564 million, is part of urban renewal initiative linking Kowloon neighbourhoods to Kai Tak
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[2026-07-27 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Suitable sites for conversion to student housing are dwindling while questions about scalability and liquidity are coming into sharper focus
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[2026-07-27 18:30 UTC+10:00] [real estate] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Suitable sites for conversion to student housing are dwindling while questions about scalability and liquidity are coming into sharper focus
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[2026-07-27 18:20 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japanese electronics makers and retailers are enjoying strong demand for portable air conditioners, with some areas recently experiencing “cruelly hot” days, featuring temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius or higher.
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