Topic: Business — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-17 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Across Asian markets, equity benchmarks declined on Friday, led by a sharp selloff in AI proxy stocks. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
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[2026-07-17 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Officials meeting in Beijing also expanded list of approved Chinese cities to 11, including Chongqing
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[2026-07-17 16:18 UTC+10:00] [Air Astana] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Officials meeting in Beijing also expanded list of approved Chinese cities to 11, including Chongqing
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[2026-07-17 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-07-17 14:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Bangladeshi migrant workers are seen at a dormitory in Klang, Malaysia, on Jan. 24, 2025. Bangladeshi Officials hope the reopening of Malaysia to migrant workers will further lift remittance inflows. © AP
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[2026-07-17 13:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Across Asian markets, equity benchmarks declined on Friday, led by a sharp selloff in AI proxy stocks. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
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[2026-07-17 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: ISLAMABAD- The ninth OIC Ministerial Conference on Women wrapped up on Monday afternoon, with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) urging member states to strengthen women's participation in politics, the economy, education and society.
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[2026-07-17 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong is already the world’s fourth-largest market for exchange-traded products, and the rapid growth in trading is set to continue, director says
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[2026-07-17 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong is already the world’s fourth-largest market for exchange-traded products, and the rapid growth in trading is set to continue, director says
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[2026-07-17 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: College is one of the largest investments many people make, and a student’s field of study can shape its long-term financial return.
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[2026-07-17 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Connor O'Keeffe via The Mises Institute,
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[2026-07-17 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By David Savage, Bloomberg Markets Live reporter and strategist
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[2026-07-17 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Artificial intelligence may be driving headlines, but one of its biggest vulnerabilities is an obscure metal that few people have ever heard of. Yttrium, a rare earth element first identified more than two centuries ago, has quietly become an essential ingredient in advanced semiconductor manufacturing, according to the Financial Times.
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[2026-07-17 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Inner Mongolia Xingye Silver & Tin Mining says it plans to resubmit application before end of September
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[2026-07-17 11:04 UTC+10:00] [Shenzhen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Inner Mongolia Xingye Silver & Tin Mining says it plans to resubmit application before end of September
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[2026-07-17 09:48 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: July 17, 2026 — 9:48am
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[2026-07-17 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China's biggest weakness in its rivalry with the United States isn't AI, semiconductors or tariffs. It's finance, according to one of the financiers who helped open China's markets to Wall Street.
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[2026-07-17 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Raising the fertility rate above 1.3 still remains crucial to preventing a far worse scenario later in the century, analysts say
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[2026-07-17 09:30 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Raising the fertility rate above 1.3 still remains crucial to preventing a far worse scenario later in the century, analysts say
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[2026-07-17 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Nate Kostar via CoinTelegraph.com,
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[2026-07-17 09:14 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s media company is planning to charge for special high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including possibly his own affecting national security and financial markets.
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[2026-07-17 07:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 17 Jul 2026 at 7:36am
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[2026-07-17 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: On average, 61% of the rare earths imported by Japanese companies come from China. (Photo by Takako Fujiu)
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[2026-07-17 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: It has been a brutal year for NFLX longs, who have seen their favorite stock slide in a straight line since last summer, erasing almost 50% from the July 2025 all time high of $134. And unfortunately for them, it appears this brutality isn't going to end any time soon after the company mangled its Q2 earnings moments ago, reporting mediocre earnings, but more importantly, projecting numbers that missed consensus estimates for both Q3 and and the full year.
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[2026-07-17 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: SpaceX is scheduled to launch the 13th test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday evening, marking the first mission since the company completed its blockbuster public debut in June, according to ABC News. Liftoff is scheduled from the company's Starbase facility in Texas, with a 90-minute launch window opening at 6:45 p.m.
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[2026-07-17 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A proposal in the works would require shareholders in Japanese listed companies to have at least 5% of voting rights before requesting a special meeting. (Photo by Yohei Fukai)
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[2026-07-17 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Drops for computer chipmakers and other AI winners dragged down stock markets worldwide.
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[2026-07-17 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: UBS expects more Japanese companies to raise funds in currencies other than the yen. © Reuters
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[2026-07-17 05:19 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Computer chipmakers and other winners of the artificial-intelligence boom are slumping again and weighing on stock markets worldwide. They’re drowning out strength for most of the rest of Wall Street, leaving US stocks mixed.
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[2026-07-17 05:00 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: The man who operates Donald Trump’s teleprompter has been placed on leave after revelations he allegedly made more than $US100,000 ($143,000) on prediction markets based on what the US president would say.
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[2026-07-17 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's minister of economy, trade and industry, left, shakes hands with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Tokyo on July 16. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
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[2026-07-17 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Lebanon and Syria will, in the coming months, begin revising decades-old trade agreements to revive their economic relationship following the ouster of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in 2024, Lebanon's economy minister told Reuters on Thursday.
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[2026-07-17 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,
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[2026-07-17 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, third from right, and Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ryosei Akazawa, center, at the July 16 announcement of a Japanese AI consortium. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
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[2026-07-17 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has been the lead regulator on event contract exchanges for over 30 years after it issued a 1992 ruling on the Iowa Electronic Markets, widely recognized as the first prediction market.
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[2026-07-17 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: For the first time in over three years, South Korea’s central bank raised its policy interest rate by 0.25% points to 2.75%, inline with expectations, and kicking off a monetary tightening cycle aimed at containing inflationary pressures spurred by the AI-driven semiconductor boom. It also helped spark a fresh rout in Korean stocks whose daily volatility has become borderline farcical with daily 5% swings having become the norm.
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[2026-07-17 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Satyajit Das via NewIndiaExpress.com,
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[2026-07-17 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In the first six months to June 30, there were 81 cross-border deals for innovative drugs worth a combined record of US$110 billion
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[2026-07-17 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Guangdong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In the first six months to June 30, there were 81 cross-border deals for innovative drugs worth a combined record of US$110 billion
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[2026-07-16 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Michael Every of Rabobank
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[2026-07-16 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The industry is staggering under a chip shortage that has dragged down shipments, forcing handset makers to recalibrate strategies
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[2026-07-16 22:45 UTC+10:00] [Samsung] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The industry is staggering under a chip shortage that has dragged down shipments, forcing handset makers to recalibrate strategies
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[2026-07-16 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: While headline spend at gas stations is expected to decline (due to tumbling pump prices), BofA's almost omniscient analysts forecast a stronger than consensus print for today's US Retail Sales data.
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[2026-07-16 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are lower, erasing much of yesterday's gain with both Nasdaq and Rusell lagging SPX, following a continued rollercoaster in Korea where stocks tumbled after the BOK hired rates for the first time in 3 years. As of 8:15am ET, S&P futures dropped 0.3%, while Nasdaq 100 contracts dropped 0.8%.
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[2026-07-16 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance
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[2026-07-16 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong Jockey Club proposes leveraging its Guangzhou racecourse as strategic platform for deeper cooperation with mainland
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[2026-07-16 21:55 UTC+10:00] [Jockey Club] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong Jockey Club proposes leveraging its Guangzhou racecourse as strategic platform for deeper cooperation with mainland
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[2026-07-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Led by State Grid’s local subsidiary, trial marks the largest single city-level adjustment of computing power load, says official newspaper
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[2026-07-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [China Telecom] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Led by State Grid’s local subsidiary, trial marks the largest single city-level adjustment of computing power load, says official newspaper
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[2026-07-16 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: TSMC, or Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker, raised its 2026 spending and revenue outlook on Thursday morning, a move UBS analysts said "boosts confidence in the AI supply chain."
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