Topic: Business — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-31 17:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Index inclusion to draw inflows, but may act more as buffer than boost
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[2026-03-31 17:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is again brimming with election pledges to build domed stadiums or cultural arenas to stimulate the local economy ahead of June's local elections, but watchers say the pledges may be unrealistic, citing unfulfilled pledges from politicians in the past.
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[2026-03-31 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today
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[2026-03-31 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: As global oil markets tremble amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East, Brazil is finding protection in a decades-old buffer against shocks that is both cheap and environmentally friendly. While gas prices soar globally, tens of millions of Brazilian drivers have a choice at the pump: fill up with 100% sugarcane-based ethanol or a gasoline blend that contains 30% of biofuel.
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[2026-03-31 15:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader talks on the phone near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
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[2026-03-31 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Crime] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It costs the UK economy £700m a year, and criminal gangs are operating with near impunity. Every time a lorry gets robbed, raided or hijacked, it’s Mike Dawber who investigates
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[2026-03-31 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Exclusive Content] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-03-31 14:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As thousands of US soldiers and marines arrive in the Middle East, Iran is accusing Washington of privately plotting a ground assault while publicly touting ceasefire talks. Donald Trump threatened to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s energy infrastructure, said his ‘preference would be to take the oil’ in Iran and that US forces could seize the regime’s export hub on Kharg Island, while also claiming he was in talks with a new ‘reasonable regime’.
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[2026-03-31 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: HONG KONG (AP) — China’s factory activity expanded in March, ending two months of contraction, the government said Tuesday, but analysts say prolonged impacts of the Iran war could weigh on growth.
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[2026-03-31 13:55 UTC+10:00] [Houthis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Any campaign by the Houthis against ships in the waterway and near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait would further roil global energy markets
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[2026-03-31 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Collective is a regional network of senior communications strategists across six Southeast Asian markets to guide Japanese companies in building trusted and respected corporate and brand presence overseas
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[2026-03-31 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Jiangsu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Global instability fails to deter Chinese holidaymakers with airlines selling 2.04 million tickets in the lead-up to Ching Ming Festival
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[2026-03-31 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent visited Nassau County on Monday evening, where he heard from small-business stakeholders on Long Island who raved about how they are making ends meet in the current economy under President Trump.
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[2026-03-31 12:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today
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[2026-03-31 12:04 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 31, 2026 — 12:04pm
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[2026-03-31 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Vocational Training Council] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘IP is not just a character. It is a whole ecosystem, from content to merchandising, events and tourism,’ industry veteran says
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[2026-03-31 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to fall Tuesday as the conflict in the Middle East keeps investors jittery, with crude oil prices continuing to rise.
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[2026-03-31 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's CNBC's The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what's driving the world's second-largest economy. You can subscribe here.
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[2026-03-31 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wall Street was mixed overnight as Australian consumers await two big decisions.
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[2026-03-31 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The government has formulated a comprehensive programme to stabilize the domestic economy in the face of global challenges, and steps have also been taken to provide services without interruption during the festive season, said Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Anil Jayantha Fernando.
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[2026-03-31 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka has long placed its hopes on exports to drive economic growth. From tea and apparel to spices and rubber products, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are at the heart of this effort. Yet, many of these firms struggle to compete consistently in global markets.
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[2026-03-31 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kalshi, the sports prediction market, has been raising the bar all March Madness and that continues into the next round this weekend.
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[2026-03-31 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Economic Trends and Indicators
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[2026-03-31 05:28 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: US stocks are swinging again as oil prices remain high because of uncertainty about when the war with Iran could end.
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[2026-03-31 03:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Economy and finance ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) countries have vowed to do what it takes to stabilise roiling energy markets amid the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-03-31 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: New York City is suing Empower, a ride hailing service that markets itself as a cheaper alternative to Uber and Lyft, for operating without proper licenses.
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[2026-03-31 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS — G7 economy and finance ministers Monday said they stood ready to take "all necessary measures" to ensure the stability of the energy market as they tackled the economic consequences of war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-31 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say disruption at plants could shift more output to China, which already produces more than half of global supply
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[2026-03-31 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Global energy giant Shell is cautioning Australia against taxing gas exporters’ windfall profits, declaring it would destabilise vital trade ties with Asian partners and make it harder for the government to secure increasingly scarce deliveries of petrol, diesel and jet fuel from the region.
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[2026-03-30 23:55 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Background image by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters
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[2026-03-30 23:30 UTC+10:00] [1970s stagflation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A timeline of past oil shocks is seen offering ‘clear lessons’ for today’s Strait of Hormuz crisis, with an eye on ripple effects and contingency tools
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[2026-03-30 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday proposed an Eastern ceasefire with Russia, while also calling for a mutual halt on strikes against energy infrastructure to help relieve pressure building in oil and gas markets.
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[2026-03-30 22:30 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vast hog farms – some rising 26 storeys high – have caused China’s pig herd to swell, but consumers dislike the industrially produced meat
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[2026-03-30 22:02 UTC+10:00] [Xinhua] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s sci-fi industry has built on the success of breakout hits like ‘The Three-Body Problem’, with revenues up over 15 per cent last year
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[2026-03-30 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Quantum computing firms are defying turbulent markets to go public this year, as companies seek to raise funds to capitalize on recent scientific breakthroughs and push the experimental technology closer to commercialization.
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[2026-03-30 19:37 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-30 19:30 UTC+10:00] [property market] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the country’s economy and currency are struggling, Japan’s property fundamentals remain strong
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[2026-03-30 19:23 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Stock markets in Asia drop sharply, with investors nervous over escalation of Middle East conflict
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[2026-03-30 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The war in the Middle East has triggered sky-high fuel prices and shortages around Australia. (ABC News: Timothy Ailwood)
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[2026-03-30 17:10 UTC+10:00] [Brent crude oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Most Asian markets retreat as surging oil prices fuel concerns over the economic and investment fallout
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[2026-03-30 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in negative territory on Monday as investors grapple with a further escalation in the Iran war and the conflict enters its fifth week.
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[2026-03-30 15:15 UTC+10:00] [Petrol prices] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Injecting $1.5bn via petrol subsidies into an inflated economy may change things for the Reserve Bank board at its next meeting
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[2026-03-30 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The president may not be benefiting directly from betting markets, but he has encouraged a culture that treats politics like a casino floor
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[2026-03-30 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dealers work near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), right, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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[2026-03-30 11:58 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 30, 2026 — 11:58am
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[2026-03-30 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The factories, which buy cheap crude and turn it into fuel, are struggling as higher oil prices threaten their razor-sharp margins
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[2026-03-30 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to fall Monday as the Middle East war entered its fifth week.
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[2026-03-30 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Central] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shifting dining habits and cross-border competition are forcing legacy brands like Maxim’s to reinvent themselves to stay relevant
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[2026-03-30 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government has prepared a comprehensive programme to stabilise the economy in the face of global challenges and steps have also been taken to provide services without interruption during the festive season, Labour Minister and Finance and Planning Deputy Minister Anil Jayantha Fernando said.
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[2026-03-30 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: EWIS recently announced the launch of EWIS AEGIS, a first-of-its-kind AI-powered platform developed in Sri Lanka to be introduced to local and overseas markets that is designed to help organisations modernise mission-critical legacy systems with greater speed, control and predictability. The platform incorporates proprietary technology for which a patent is currently pending.
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