Topic: Business — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-17 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,
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[2026-05-17 22:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Noon, the e-commerce platform which competes with Amazon in the UAE, plans to launch operations in Syria, its co-founder Mohamed Alabbar has said.
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[2026-05-17 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Ahead of a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of Seven developed economies in Paris on Monday, a senior European official says the situation in the Middle East has highlighted how exposed the interconnected global economy is to external shocks.
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[2026-05-17 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Incoming chairman Jeffrey Lam outlines park’s financing and offerings, says operator will first rely on government’s HK$10 billion injection
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[2026-05-17 21:12 UTC+10:00] [Northern Metropolis] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Incoming chairman Jeffrey Lam outlines park’s financing and offerings, says operator will first rely on government’s HK$10 billion injection
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[2026-05-17 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosures show that he or his investment advisers made more than 3700 trades in the first quarter, a flurry totalling tens of millions of dollars and involving major companies that have dealings with his administration.
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[2026-05-17 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Finance chief’s trip announced on Sunday and follows easing of tensions after US President Donald Trump visited mainland China
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[2026-05-17 17:08 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Finance chief’s trip announced on Sunday and follows easing of tensions after US President Donald Trump visited mainland China
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[2026-05-17 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Alpha Lau says city must seize opportunities amid renewed signs of stability in China-US relations following Xi-Trump summit
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[2026-05-17 16:38 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Alpha Lau says city must seize opportunities amid renewed signs of stability in China-US relations following Xi-Trump summit
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[2026-05-17 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More than half of the country’s gold recycling firms are less than three years old
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[2026-05-17 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Shenzhen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More than half of the country’s gold recycling firms are less than three years old
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[2026-05-17 14:31 UTC+10:00] [Economy & Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-05-17 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Emerging economic centres are looking to broaden their aviation networks as local governments seek greater international, regional connectivity
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[2026-05-17 14:00 UTC+10:00] [David Wong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Emerging economic centres are looking to broaden their aviation networks as local governments seek greater international, regional connectivity
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[2026-05-17 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump returned from the spectacle of a Chinese state visit to a less than welcoming U.S. economy — with the military band and garden tour in Beijing giving way to pressure over how to fix America's escalating inflation rate.
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[2026-05-17 12:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Prime Minister Kim Min-seok on Sunday welcomed the planned resumption of dialogue between Samsung Electronics and its labor union amid a looming strike, while warning that the government will consider every possible measure, including emergency arbitration, to minimize potential damage to the national economy.
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[2026-05-17 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Min-seok on Sunday welcomed the planned resumption of dialogue between Samsung Electronics and its labor union amid a looming strike, while warning that the government will consider every possible measure, including emergency arbitration, to minimize potential damage to the national economy.
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[2026-05-17 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australian children are being systematically scammed on internet gaming platform Roblox, as experts warn they are exposed to predatory practices that normalise gambling.
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[2026-05-17 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Saturday that the United States would face mounting economic fallout from its "war of choice" against Iran, as both sides appear settled into a long game of waiting to inflict the most severe economic and political damage on the other.
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[2026-05-17 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance
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[2026-05-17 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IN many wet markets across the Philippines today, ordinary conversations no longer revolve around elections, ideology, or constitutional theory. They now revolve around rice prices, transport fares, tuition, electricity and water bills, and whether salaries can still be stretched until the next payday.
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[2026-05-17 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: His mouth was made for talkin’.
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[2026-05-17 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The world’s two biggest economies also agree to roll back tariffs, deepen investment and establish a new board to manage disputes
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[2026-05-17 01:05 UTC+10:00] [Scott Bessent] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The world’s two biggest economies also agree to roll back tariffs, deepen investment and establish a new board to manage disputes
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[2026-05-17 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Yet another reason for privatizing mass transportation emerged Saturday morning, after a left-wing rail union launched a strike set to snarl the nation's busiest commuter railroad network.
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[2026-05-17 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance
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[2026-05-17 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An oil tanker sits at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026.(Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-05-16 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Heavy selling swept across Asian markets on Friday, with South Korea's benchmark KOSPI plunging 6% as traders aggressively reduced exposure to the country's semiconductor sector. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix led the decline. The catalyst for the sell-off was labor action risk headlines at Samsung, where the company's union threatened a strike that could disrupt production lines at the world's largest memory chip manufacturer.
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[2026-05-16 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China granted five-year export licenses to 77 US beef facilities, while renewing expired licenses of 425 other plants for another five years
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[2026-05-16 23:00 UTC+10:00] [US Trade Representative] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China granted five-year export licenses to 77 US beef facilities, while renewing expired licenses of 425 other plants for another five years
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[2026-05-16 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump participates in a welcome ceremony with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-05-16 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Labour chief Chris Sun says vacancies for Hong Kong graduates have fallen by 61 per cent in three years
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[2026-05-16 21:40 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Labour chief Chris Sun says vacancies for Hong Kong graduates have fallen by 61 per cent in three years
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[2026-05-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Life and style] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A foreign face is often thought to add prestige to a product or business – what’s behind this unregulated economy?
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[2026-05-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: It’s moving day at the 2026 PGA Championship, and new users can trade on a number of markets for Saturday’s action at Aronimink Golf Club with the Polymarket promo code NYPMAX.
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[2026-05-16 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dozens braved rain and queued for days to snap up ceramic pocket watches, with resale prices nearly seven times their retail value
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[2026-05-16 20:31 UTC+10:00] [Royal Oak] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dozens braved rain and queued for days to snap up ceramic pocket watches, with resale prices nearly seven times their retail value
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[2026-05-16 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Ministry of Commerce condemned Brussels for escalating the probe, accusing the bloc of coercing Chinese banking institutions
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[2026-05-16 20:05 UTC+10:00] [Ministry of Commerce] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Ministry of Commerce condemned Brussels for escalating the probe, accusing the bloc of coercing Chinese banking institutions
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[2026-05-16 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Several airlines, including HK Express, are set to relocate their check-in operations to the second terminal between May 27 and June 10
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[2026-05-16 19:29 UTC+10:00] [Philippines AirAsia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Several airlines, including HK Express, are set to relocate their check-in operations to the second terminal between May 27 and June 10
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[2026-05-16 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hype around AI and some tech companies has inflated stock prices and left investors ebullient despite the rising risk of a market crash
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[2026-05-16 18:30 UTC+10:00] [S&P 500] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hype around AI and some tech companies has inflated stock prices and left investors ebullient despite the rising risk of a market crash
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[2026-05-16 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Yoel Zilberman, CEO and founder of Shomer HaHadash, has issued a stark warning about what he calls a severe loss of state control in the Negev and Galilee, claiming that criminal organizations no longer operate on the margins but now directly influence Israel’s economy, infrastructure, and personal security.
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[2026-05-16 16:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Transport minister counts down to revamped facility’s May 27 launch, saying it will mark a ‘milestone’ that boosts city’s status as aviation hub
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[2026-05-16 16:52 UTC+10:00] [Thai AirAsia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Transport minister counts down to revamped facility’s May 27 launch, saying it will mark a ‘milestone’ that boosts city’s status as aviation hub
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[2026-05-16 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Customs also urged retailers to pull products from shelves after seizing 700 sets during operation
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[2026-05-16 15:25 UTC+10:00] [warning labels] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Customs also urged retailers to pull products from shelves after seizing 700 sets during operation
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[2026-05-16 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Mayer & Cie manufactures circular knitting machines that are used to make hats, socks, collars, among other items. (Mayer & Cie)
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