Topic: Business — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-02 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Analysts have hailed an initiative to protect supplies of key commodities in the UAE as evidence of the country’s determination to prevent regional conflict from disrupting the economy and day-to-day life.
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[2026-05-02 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The sons of a powerful family with close ties to Iran’s new supreme leader control the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, transforming it from a startup into a conduit to the global economy used by both blacklisted state institutions and ordinary citizens.
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[2026-05-02 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — The US stock market set more records Friday after Apple, Estee Lauder and others joined the list of companies delivering fatter profits for the start of the year than analysts expected. Easing oil prices also helped steady the stock markets around the world that were still open on the May Day holiday.
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[2026-05-02 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A new cold-storage rail service is whisking mountains of durians from Thailand to China, reducing prices for the prized fruit
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[2026-05-02 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Laem Chabang Port] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A new cold-storage rail service is whisking mountains of durians from Thailand to China, reducing prices for the prized fruit
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[2026-05-02 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The deal comes even as some tech workers raise concerns about the use of AI for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance
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[2026-05-02 11:47 UTC+10:00] [Google] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The deal comes even as some tech workers raise concerns about the use of AI for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance
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[2026-05-02 11:34 UTC+10:00] [Cuba] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US sanctions target people operating in broad sections of Cuban economy, including energy, defence and mining
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[2026-05-02 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The small group of Islamist regime loyalists now ruling Iran by committee may be able to fool the world with AI-generated propaganda videos, paper statements attributed to an invisible ayatollah and ChatGPT-scripted posts on X, but they can’t escape the reality of an American naval blockade pushing their economy off the cliff.
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[2026-05-02 10:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Beauty and cosmetics giant Estée Lauder is accelerating its workforce restructuring, announcing Friday morning that it will cut another 3,000 jobs, bringing total planned reductions to as many as 10,000 roles. The move is expected to unlock hundreds of millions of dollars in additional savings. Still, it also suggests a deeper reset in the company's workforce after its hiring spree leading up to Covid, potentially putting a long-term cap on headcount.
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[2026-05-02 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,
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[2026-05-02 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueno. The view that the central bank is unlikely to raise rates has weakened the yen. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-05-02 06:48 UTC+10:00] [Cost of Living] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Wagga Wagga in NSW has emerged as one of the country's hottest property spots, underscoring a broader shift in where Australians are willing and able to buy homes.
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[2026-05-02 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russian journalist Vladimir Solovyov has accused Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of betraying the interests of her own voters by following the EU line on Ukraine and Russia in an interview with Il Fatto Quotidiano published on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-02 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: At her studio in Iran’s capital, Amen Khademi prepared a fashion shoot for a jacket she designed with Persian-inspired motifs. But even as she applied lipstick to the model, she was distracted, worrying if her business would survive after four months without its main link to customers — the internet.
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[2026-05-02 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Waste pickers in the Kenyan capital are learning about the circular economy, sustainable practices and how to advocate for their own needs - by playing a board game.
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[2026-05-02 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: With Sydney’s property market at “peak fear” and buyers in high-priced lifestyle coastal markets also catching the jitters, NSW’s less sexy inland regions have come to the fore, flaunting spectacular house price growth.
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[2026-05-02 04:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: China’s ambassador to the UN said on Friday that the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz was "wreaking havoc" on global oil markets and the wider economy, as the Iran war continues to disrupt energy flows.
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[2026-05-02 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A new poll has found that a large majority of people in the United States believe that the decision to take military action against Iran was a mistake, as the war roils the global economy and fuels cost-of-living concerns in the US.
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[2026-05-02 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As we covered earlier this week, Goldman Sachs analysts now say the fertilizer disruption is larger than expected, with nitrogen markets taking the brunt. Urea prices have risen 50% to 70% since the conflict began. Goldman’s Duffy Fischer wrote that “nitrogen fertilizer is the most impacted chemical chain,” adding that the scale of disruption is “greater than we originally expected.”
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[2026-05-02 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Trump says Spirit received the final proposal for the lifeline deal
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[2026-05-02 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Atsushi Mimura, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, speaks to reporters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on May 1. (Photo by Jo Ishibuchi)
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[2026-05-02 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-05-02 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: This morning, most of the world's energy giants including Exxon and Chevron, reported stellar earnings as surging oil prices more than offset curtailed output. They also issued several loud warnings about the ongoing Hormuz blockage which is no closer to resolution.
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[2026-05-02 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The main uncertainty for the global economy is where oil prices will go because of the Iran war
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[2026-05-02 01:10 UTC+10:00] [Persian Gulf] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The main uncertainty for the global economy is where oil prices will go because of the Iran war
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[2026-05-02 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The world’s economy is completely dependent on petrochemicals. Is there any way to avoid them?
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[2026-05-02 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Apple CEO Tim Cook's warning during Thursday evening's earnings call about the deepening global memory shortage sent us back to review memory stick prices.
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[2026-05-02 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Amid the fog of war and fading 'hard' data, the final April S&P Global Manufacturing PMI printed 54.5, a small gain from the flash 54.0 print, and higher than the 52.3 February final print, although it came with a warning from Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence:
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[2026-05-02 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Elwin de Groot, head of macro strategy at Rabobank
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[2026-05-01 23:49 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Foreign language films often have their names altered for different markets and – for the most part – improve on them. Anyone up for a watch of I Will Marry a Prostitute to Save Money?
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[2026-05-01 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Online gaming platform Roblox crashed the most in four years in premarket trading to the tune of 24%, after the company reported weaker-than-expected first-quarter user metrics and slashed its full-year bookings outlook.
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[2026-05-01 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are higher, set for a new all time high, as the rally that’s pushed Wall Street to record highs on strong megacap tech earnings continues, after the S&P posted its best monthly increase since November 2020. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are up 0.3% (spiking moments ago on a report that Iran submitted its latest response to US amendments on the ceasefire agreement), while Nasdaq futures are modestly in the red and the Russell underperforms.
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[2026-05-01 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Amid what China sees as US’ polarising unilateral measures, a push for ‘global governance’ gives rise to a network of multi-country agencies
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[2026-05-01 22:00 UTC+10:00] [United Nations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Amid what China sees as US’ polarising unilateral measures, a push for ‘global governance’ gives rise to a network of multi-country agencies
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[2026-05-01 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran’s economy is undergoing one of the most brutal stress tests in its modern history. Official annual inflation has surged to 50% according to central bank figures released shortly after the ceasefire, while the year-on-year rate reached as high as 67% through mid-April, according to the Wall Street Journal. The rial has crashed to a record low of 1.8 million to the dollar, roughly two million workers have lost their jobs, and the US naval blockade of the Strait of
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[2026-05-01 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The British tabloid newspaper Daily Mail first broke the story earlier this week about a former JPMorgan staffer who claimed that an executive director on JPM's leveraged finance team turned him into a "sex slave" by drugging him with Rohypnol and Viagra, according to a bombshell lawsuit. However, it now appears that the sexual harassment suit was "fabricated," according to a new report.
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[2026-05-01 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Athens, Greece – When the conservative New Democracy party came to power in Greece in 2019, it promised a work-driven economy that would grow by 4 percent a year and elevate living standards after a decade of austerity.
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[2026-05-01 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A monitor displaying the yen's exchange rate against the U.S. dollar on May 1 on Gaikaitame.com. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-05-01 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Cricket] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Cricket NSW chairman John Knox and chief executive Lee Germon have fired back at what they call “misconceptions” about opposition to Cricket Australia’s BBL sale plan, insisting the organisation is not seeking to strengthen its ties with betting companies but wants fair value for existing markets.
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[2026-05-01 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-01 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tourists opt for ecotourism over traditional shopping after Unesco geopark receives widespread publicity on mainland Chinese social media
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[2026-05-01 18:56 UTC+10:00] [Changsha] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tourists opt for ecotourism over traditional shopping after Unesco geopark receives widespread publicity on mainland Chinese social media
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[2026-05-01 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A woman in Jakarta discusses a ride with a Gojek driver: Indonesian President President Prabowo Subianto has vowed to cut ride-hailing platforms' fees to help drivers. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
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[2026-05-01 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan’s vice finance minister on May 1 issued a warning against possible speculative currency trading. (Photo by Jo Ishibuchi)
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[2026-05-01 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The yen rose strongly against the dollar for a second straight day on Friday. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-05-01 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Residents pack border crossings on first day of ‘golden week’, lured by attentive dining service, lower costs and family-friendly attractions
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[2026-05-01 17:16 UTC+10:00] [Cherry Chan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Residents pack border crossings on first day of ‘golden week’, lured by attentive dining service, lower costs and family-friendly attractions
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[2026-05-01 16:46 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-01 16:36 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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