Topic: Business — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-12 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australian shares are set to open higher after Wall Street edged to fresh records, with the S&P 500 notching another closing high as chipmakers rallied, even though most stocks in the index fell.
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[2026-05-12 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Wesley Edens, billionaire investor and co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, replied to a 2022 LinkedIn message from Changli Sophia Luo, a China-born founder of a small Manhattan nonprofit that produced interview videos. Their exchanges turned personal; by June 2023 they met at her apartment and had sex, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing prosectuors.
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[2026-05-12 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged Indians to cut down on petrol and diesel consumption and stop buying gold, in a sign that the US-Israeli war on Iran is starting to jolt the world’s fourth-largest economy.
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[2026-05-12 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jessica Ross is a news reporter on the Sunshine Coast. She joined the ABC after working as television journalist for 17 years in metropolitan and regional markets across Queensland and Western Australia.
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[2026-05-12 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Bangladesh’s economy has reached a critical juncture where mounting public debt, chronic revenue shortfalls, and surging interest payments are creating unprecedented pressure.
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[2026-05-12 05:27 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: If public sentiment is anything to go by, everyday Australians are sick of struggling.As Treasurer Jim Chalmers prepares to hand down his fifth budget, housing affordability, tax reform and rising day-to-day expenses are expected to sit front and centre in Canberra.Nine.com.au asked Australians what they actually want from tonight's announcement, with many feeling the cost-of-living crisis has no end in sight.Watch the video above.READ MORE: Aussies could be $300 richer in one-off tax relief measure Housing affordability is tipped to
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[2026-05-12 05:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Oil prices are rising as the war with Iran threatens to drag on for longer, but the US stock market is nevertheless inching toward more records.
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[2026-05-12 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Global oil markets are losing 100 million barrels every week that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran, the head of Saudi Arabia’s state oil producer said on Monday.
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[2026-05-12 03:50 UTC+10:00] [World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Fifa’s embrace of dynamic pricing and resale markets has led to sky-high costs and a speculative free-for-all, betraying the spirit of the beautiful game
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[2026-05-12 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Target Hospitality shares jumped in premarket trading after the company announced a new contract to provide mobile housing solutions and related hospitality services for workers at data center construction projects.
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[2026-05-12 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: New York Post readers can try out Polymarket, the fast-growing prediction market, and redeem a $20 bonus when they create an account using the Polymarket promo code NYPMAX.
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[2026-05-12 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: ASP Isotopes said its subsidiary Quantum Leap Energy LLC has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with an unnamed European nuclear technology company to explore a potential long-term partnership to supply fuel for advanced nuclear reactors, according to a company press release Monday morning.
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[2026-05-12 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese condo developers are warning customers to prepare for delays but say no projects are behind schedule yet. (Photo by Shun Kato)
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[2026-05-12 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GAMBLING has a profound impact in a city. A few years ago, while doing volunteer work with Filipino migrant workers (OFWs) in Macau, I observed the exuberance of its gambling economy at its apex and its sudden collapse when Xi Jinping banned Chinese mainlanders from gambling in Macau.
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[2026-05-12 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,
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[2026-05-12 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Moderna shares are up another 7% in premarket trading, as renewed alarm over the hantavirus-plagued MV Hondius cruise ship energizes investor focus on the company's vaccine pipeline.
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[2026-05-12 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With Americans increasingly incensed over the steadily climbing cost of refueling their vehicles, the US Energy secretary says he's "open to all ideas" to bring down the price at the pump, to include suspending the federal gas tax.
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[2026-05-12 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON, United Kingdom — Global stock markets diverged while oil prices rose on Monday after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran's terms for ending the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-12 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s shipyards secured a staggering 85 per cent of global orders in the first quarter, as demand for oil tankers surges amid the Iran war
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[2026-05-12 00:30 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s shipyards secured a staggering 85 per cent of global orders in the first quarter, as demand for oil tankers surges amid the Iran war
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[2026-05-11 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Aramco's CEO Amin Nasser said the current energy supply shock which hit during its first quarter is the "largest the world has ever experienced.” He then added that even if the Strait of Hormuz were to open today, it would still require months for markets to restore balance, and that if the Hormuz “disruption” were to carry on for a few more weeks, market normalisation wouldn't happen until 2027.
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[2026-05-11 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As DB's Jim Reid tallies overnight, it has now been 73 days since the war in Iran began, with the past 32 marked by a stalemate characterized by a mix of truce and ongoing ceasefire. The absence of any meaningful kinetic activity for over a month suggests a firm US preference for reaching a deal.
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[2026-05-11 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s response to his latest peace proposal to end the war, which has upended the global economy.
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[2026-05-11 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Setting stage for presidential summit with Xi in Beijing, Bessent and He to meet in South Korea, and the ‘3 Bs’ could be on the cards
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[2026-05-11 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Scott Bessent] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Setting stage for presidential summit with Xi in Beijing, Bessent and He to meet in South Korea, and the ‘3 Bs’ could be on the cards
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[2026-05-11 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are off a touch as the US/IranIran failed to consummate a deal, which is boosting Energy commodities and bond yields. Still, stocks have withstood the resulting increase in oil prices and higher bond yields as the market remains focused on the memory/semi stock bubble. As of 8:00am ET, S&P and Nasdaq 100 futures are down fractionally as Trump and Iran rejected each other’s latest peace proposals to end the 10-week conflict as the two sides struggle to
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[2026-05-11 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Nintendo shares plunged deeper into bear-market territory Monday after the company's full-year operating income forecast missed Bloomberg Consensus estimates. Traders were spooked on soft Switch 2 hardware and software guidance, and the margin squeeze from surging memory-chip costs continues to weigh on earnings, first pointed out by Goldman in late Decemeber.
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[2026-05-11 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Of the city’s more than 4,000 minibuses, only about 10 are currently electric, according to industry leader
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[2026-05-11 21:56 UTC+10:00] [Ng Chi-wai] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Of the city’s more than 4,000 minibuses, only about 10 are currently electric, according to industry leader
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[2026-05-11 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: What is the state of Israel’s economy after nearly three years of war? As Israel increases its defense budget, weans itself off US aid, and halts the hiring of most Palestinian workers, can its industries continue to survive and thrive?
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[2026-05-11 21:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi has launched Dh55 billion ($15 billion) worth of public-private partnership projects to boost major development in the transport, infrastructure and social sectors.
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[2026-05-11 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Luke Coha via BondVigilantes.com,
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[2026-05-11 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Relentless global rush into artificial intelligence-linked semiconductor stocks continues to propel Seoul's market. (Source photos by AP and Reuters)
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[2026-05-11 17:35 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: May 11, 2026 — 5:35pm
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[2026-05-11 16:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: K-pop girl group Babymonster also confirms concert stop at AsiaWorld-Arena early next year
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[2026-05-11 16:59 UTC+10:00] [After Hours Til Dawn] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: K-pop girl group Babymonster also confirms concert stop at AsiaWorld-Arena early next year
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[2026-05-11 16:37 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
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[2026-05-11 16:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-05-11 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fewer than 1.7 million couples tied the knot in the first quarter, the lowest total for the same period since lockdown-dominated 2020
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[2026-05-11 16:01 UTC+10:00] [healthcare systems] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fewer than 1.7 million couples tied the knot in the first quarter, the lowest total for the same period since lockdown-dominated 2020
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[2026-05-11 15:43 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-11 15:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-05-11 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Relentless global rush into artificial intelligence-linked semiconductor stocks continues to propel Seoul's market. (Source photos by AP and Reuters)
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[2026-05-11 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People stand in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Monday, May 11, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-05-11 15:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory on Monday as investors digest the latest impasse in peace negotiations between the U.S. and Iran.
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[2026-05-11 15:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Kioxia Iwate's Kitakami plant in northern Japan is seen here in March 2024. The maker of memory chips has seen its share price jump 24 times, year on year. (Photo by Koji Uema)
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[2026-05-11 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Somalia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Banknotes are now so tattered that even buses refuse to accept them, as a dollarised economy and mobile phone payments push up the cost of essentials
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[2026-05-11 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Singapore, long viewed as a bellwether for the global economy, expects tourism spending to soften this year despite forecasting another increase in visitor arrivals, reflecting concerns that conflicts in the Middle East could weigh on consumer and business spending.
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[2026-05-11 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged citizens to curb fuel use, reduce overseas travel, and pause gold purchases, underscoring the severe impact of the Iran war on the economy.
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[2026-05-11 14:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: China's onshore yuan touched 6.79 per dollar in morning trading on May 11, its highest point since February 2023. © Reuters
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