Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-02 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: HK$18 million show on October 1 will feature eight scenes, including sunflower bursts and a red-and-gold rising-sun finale
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[2026-09-02 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Nigeria’s anticorruption watchdog has dismissed more than 40 of its own employees for alleged corruption and financial misconduct over the past three years.
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[2026-09-02 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: There's been a lot of noise in the bond market lately, and with the 10-year treasury hitting its highest level since 2023 on Wednesday, what's giving investors pause isn't going away.
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[2026-09-02 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel discussed with CNBC's Becky Quick on Wednesday the conglomerate's massive investment in Google-parent Alphabet, calling the tech giant a "significant player" in artificial intelligence.
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[2026-09-02 20:34 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Newsflash: UK government borrowing costs have jumped at the start of trading, as the bond market sell-off continues.
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[2026-09-02 20:31 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The PNG Chiefs have paused their pursuit of Raiders and NSW Origin star Hudson Young based on concerns that matching Canberra’s record $1.1 million-a-year offer and the NRL’s market valuation would warp their salary cap.
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[2026-09-02 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Bank of Canada's job has been complicated by the prospect of weaker growth and higher inflation, thanks to the retaliatory tariff blitz that followed the collapse of trade talks with the U.S.
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[2026-09-02 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Chevron announced plans Wednesday to more than double its oil production in Venezuela over the next five years through a $7 billion investment that expands its position in the South American nation.
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[2026-09-02 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SCARDOVARI, Italy — Italian fishermen for two years incinerated most of the invasive Atlantic blue crabs caught in the Po River Delta south of Venice. Few Italians had an appetite for the alien predator blamed for decimating their prized Manila clams.
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[2026-09-02 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details; AMENDS headline)
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[2026-09-02 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Brussels officials hold talks in the Chinese capital as they seek a commitment to reduce surging exports to the bloc
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[2026-09-02 20:12 UTC+10:00] [Germany] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Brussels officials hold talks in the Chinese capital as they seek a commitment to reduce surging exports to the bloc
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[2026-09-02 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company to open 13 new stores this year, bringing total to 76, as value prices and exclusive goods prove to be a winning formula
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[2026-09-02 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company to open 13 new stores this year, bringing total to 76, as value prices and exclusive goods prove to be a winning formula
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[2026-09-02 19:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — The Japanese author of globally popular manga series "Saint Seiya," Masami Kurumada, said Wednesday he was suing a former business associate for allegedly embezzling $29 million.
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[2026-09-02 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Britain on Wednesday fined Citibank £4.7 million ($6.35 million) under its Russia sanctions regime, stating that the US bank's CBNA London unit had made funds available for the benefit of those covered by sanctions.
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[2026-09-02 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The WhatsApp videos come from Israeli friends who have spotted Paraguay’s flag beside beef on sale. “Ambassador, there’s Paraguayan beef here,” they tell Alejandro Rubin Cymerman, Paraguay’s ambassador to Israel. He had visited supermarkets, suppliers and buyers to ask them to display the flag. Now, those messages give him a satisfaction that trade figures alone cannot provide.
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[2026-09-02 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-02 19:36 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-09-02 19:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Nepal's renowned adventure tourism industry faces a sobering reality check, according to local mountain tourist associations and hostel owners, following devastating flooding on Nepal's border with China.
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[2026-09-02 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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[2026-09-02 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s leading EV makers saw sales surge in August, with BYD up 17.8 per cent from last year and Leapmotor up 80.7 per cent
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[2026-09-02 19:16 UTC+10:00] [BYD] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s leading EV makers saw sales surge in August, with BYD up 17.8 per cent from last year and Leapmotor up 80.7 per cent
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[2026-09-02 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Treasury yields were broadly higher on Wednesday as inflation and debt concerns pressured global government borrowing costs.
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[2026-09-02 19:08 UTC+10:00] [Jaguar Land Rover] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Fully electric SUV unveiled after year-long delay and will be built at Jaguar Land Rover’s plant in Solihull
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[2026-09-02 19:07 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-09-02 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland carriers scrap more than 30 per cent of flights to Japan as travellers turn to South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia
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[2026-09-02 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland carriers scrap more than 30 per cent of flights to Japan as travellers turn to South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia
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[2026-09-02 18:58 UTC+10:00] [Ryanair] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Budget carrier says airlines could go bust as it cuts passenger targets to reduce exposure to ‘unhedged winter oil’
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[2026-09-02 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Five years after the US withdrawal, Afghanistan is no longer a country at war in the way the world once knew it. The streets of Kabul are busy, markets are open, and the booms of airstrikes have faded away from villages that once shuddered under them. But the country that emerged from two decades of conflict is also more isolated, poorer, and firmly under Taliban rule.
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[2026-09-02 18:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Seoul Bankruptcy Court on Wednesday approved Homeplus's corporate rehabilitation plan, letting the hypermarket sidestep bankruptcy and setting it on course to exit court receivership.
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[2026-09-02 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Saudi shipping company Bahri said two Filipino nationals were killed in an attack on its vessel, Sidr, in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-09-02 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Government bonds sold off globally on Wednesday, extending a rout that has driven borrowing costs to multi-decade highs.
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[2026-09-02 18:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The G20 finance ministers concluded their Asheville meeting on Tuesday without a joint communique. Because G20 communiques require consensus, China’s opposition left the US, as host, to issue a chair statement reflecting the position of the other 19 members.
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[2026-09-02 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted on Tuesday the recent development of Turkey's first nuclear project, saying that Moscow plans to continue developing the nuclear and economic ties between the two nations.
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[2026-09-02 18:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Apple’s Tim Cook handed over the reins to John Ternus, capping a tenure as chief executive officer that cemented the company as an iconic global brand and turned its stock into one of the most reliable bets.
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[2026-09-02 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: More than two-thirds of Canada's merchandise exports flow to the United States - its most significant trading partner, which makes the ongoing tit-for-tat tariff spat with the Trump administration a serious threat to their economy.
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[2026-09-02 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) and digital transformation took center stage as JuanUp 2026 brought together accounting professionals, technology companies, business leaders and small and medium enterprises to explore how emerging technologies are reshaping the way businesses operate.
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[2026-09-02 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AS Sept. 3 approaches, the Philippines has good reason to remember that the end of World War II in Asia is not merely someone else’s history.
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[2026-09-02 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IN a celebration honoring visionaries who shape the modern Philippine landscape, Steven Tan, president of SM Supermalls, was named one of 10 distinguished honorees at The Business Manual’s annual CEO Awards.
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[2026-09-02 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Swiss derivative investment company Adapt Investment Managers (IM) is opening an office at Abu Dhabi's ADGM, the latest to join the growing roster of international asset managers at the emirate’s financial hub.
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[2026-09-02 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Mitsubishi Motors unveiled its much-anticipated new Pajero SUV on Sep. 2, as the automaker aims to regain its global presence. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)
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[2026-09-02 17:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Construction started several months ago on a new bridge crossing the Red River in Hanoi. © AP
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[2026-09-02 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Industry leaders are being given the opportunity to refine their professional skills through a programme launched by NYU Abu Dhabi’s business school.
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[2026-09-02 17:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks tumbled 4 percent Wednesday as renewed hostility between the United States and Iran pushed up crude prices and fueled inflation worries. The Korean won rose against the US dollar.
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[2026-09-02 17:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema pledged to build on the economic turnaround achieved during his first term as he was sworn in for a new mandate Tuesday after tense elections.
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[2026-09-02 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fresh military strikes in the Middle East have sent energy prices surging, leaving traders to grapple with renewed volatility
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[2026-09-02 17:13 UTC+10:00] [Reuters] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fresh military strikes in the Middle East have sent energy prices surging, leaving traders to grapple with renewed volatility
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[2026-09-02 17:04 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: September 2, 2026 — 5:04pm
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[2026-09-02 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A rapid R&D drive is powering the firm’s transition beyond its core business
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