Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-25 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Peter Thiel has quietly dropped $12 million on one of Buenos Aires’ most storied mansions — and the city’s luxury real estate market may never be the same.
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[2026-04-25 05:44 UTC+10:00] [Law & Order] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Police officers at the Kasagala Expressway exit arrested a man transporting a large cache of explosives yesterday (24). The suspect, a resident of Mulkirigala, Weeraketiya, was apprehended during a vehicle search as he left the expressway in a cab.
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[2026-04-25 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Helen Goyen and her husband, Stuart, both registered breeders of golden retrievers, have put their Mosman mansion on the market with a price guide of $35 million, local sources have revealed.
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[2026-04-25 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals will make its newly approved gene therapy for a rare, genetic form of hearing loss available for free in the U.S. The company hasn't yet decided how much it will charge in other countries, Regeneron CEO Leonard Schleifer told CNBC on Friday."We haven't set a price yet, but they should pay their fair share outside the United States," Schleifer said in an interview with CNBC's Becky Quick.
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[2026-04-25 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The U.S. military's 55-day war with Iran has alarmingly drawn down several categories of high-end air-delivered munitions, forcing the Department of War to draw from critical stockpiles in Asia and Europe. The drawdown of these weapons only suggests a possible readiness problem and helps explain why President Trump's war economy is set to accelerate, with expected increases in munitions production.
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[2026-04-25 04:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Intel shares soared more than 20% on Friday as investors cheered signs of renewed growth due to mounting artificial intelligence demand.
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[2026-04-25 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Attractive yields, zero income tax and a buoyant property market have long made the UAE a compelling destination for investors. But financial specialists caution that a significant portion of those returns is routinely consumed by compounding costs.
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[2026-04-25 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai residents who were priced out of the property market for years are using a dip to get on the ladder.
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[2026-04-25 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Eight weeks into the Iran war and with the global economy on a knife-edge, the end game to the conflict has yet to play out. But what is clear is that, in military terms, it has not matched preconceptions.
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[2026-04-25 03:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A view of Mohammed VI tower, the tallest tower in Morocco and one of the tallest in Africa, after its opening, in Sale, near Rabat, Morocco, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo)
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[2026-04-25 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday defended the possibility of the U.S. participating in currency swaps with allies in the Persian Gulf and Asia who are seeking financial backstops due to the Iran war.
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[2026-04-25 02:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The 10am slam in bitcoin, which we documented virtually every days since 2024 may have ended once Jane Street got busted for insider trading in the Terraform collapse, but that doesn't mean that the Wall Street HFT trading giant slowed down. On the contrary: according to Bloomberg, Jane Street Group reeled in a Wall Street record $39.6 billion of trading revenue last year, more than any Wall Street bank.
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[2026-04-25 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ANTI-MONEY Laundering Council (AMLC) Executive Director Ronel Buenaventura told the House Justice Committee on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, that Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband Mans Carpio made bank transactions in the amount of P6.77 billion in 20 years. The AMLC disclosure stacks another pile of dung at the committee, which is hearing an impeachment complaint against Duterte.
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[2026-04-25 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Northcoast Research analyst Jim Sanderson has emerged as Cava Group's lone bear on Wall Street, warning in an interview with Bloomberg that the stock's 123% rally has gone too far.
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[2026-04-25 02:01 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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[2026-04-25 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The Asian Development Bank headquarters came alive with music, dance and Filipino flavors during “Flavors and Rhythms of the Philippines,” a fundraising event organized by Filipino spouses of ADB staff. Hi Society attended the event at the invitation of dear friend Irene Wicklein, wife of ADB Director General Winfried Wicklein.
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[2026-04-25 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinian homes in the town of Qusra, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-04-25 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank aims to develop expertise in alternative investments, a relatively small asset class in Japan that is expected to grow. © Reuters
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[2026-04-25 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Prudential's Japanese operation is the second largest for the group after the U.S. (Photo by Kaisuke Ohta)
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[2026-04-25 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Intel's latest earnings report showed big demand for central processing units, or CPUs, as companies rush to build out their artificial intelligence capabilities, sending its stock surging. The numbers led investors to scoop up shares of another major chipmaker: Advanced Micro Devices.
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[2026-04-25 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice is dropping its criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over costly building renovations at its headquarters in the nation’s capital.
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[2026-04-25 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell leaves after the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) meeting during the World Bank/IMF spring meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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[2026-04-25 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The New York City Department of Education has wasted over a staggering $5 billion in taxpayer funds on rent to private landlords — often paying above-market prices to house flailing schools, a Post investigation found.
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[2026-04-25 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Eric Swalwell paid a hotshot Los Angeles lawyer $40,000 in campaign funds to defend him on television against sexual assault allegations that ultimately unraveled his political career, according to a recent financial disclosure.
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[2026-04-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Authorities target retailers, shell companies and off-the-books manoeuvres to lessen tax liabilities
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[2026-04-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Tibet] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Authorities target retailers, shell companies and off-the-books manoeuvres to lessen tax liabilities
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[2026-04-24 23:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New rules permitting the sale of lethal weapons overseas come as Japan ramps up defence ambitions and seeks to enter the global arms market
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[2026-04-24 23:54 UTC+10:00] [NHK] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New rules permitting the sale of lethal weapons overseas come as Japan ramps up defence ambitions and seeks to enter the global arms market
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[2026-04-24 23:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gannon Ken Van Dyke was part of the operation to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January and used his access to classified information to make money on the prediction market site Polymarket, the federal prosecutor’s office in New York said.
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[2026-04-24 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A farmer rests his hands on vegetables at a market June 15, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
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[2026-04-24 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The global gas market has flipped from double-digit growth to a sharp drop in just a month, losing about a fifth of global supply, as the conflict between the US and Iran ripples through energy markets, the International Energy Agency has said.
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[2026-04-24 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company says bond issuance is biggest of its kind by locally based, non-public sector company
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[2026-04-24 22:57 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company says bond issuance is biggest of its kind by locally based, non-public sector company
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[2026-04-24 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: TELL, West Bank (AP) — Three Palestinian teenagers have been killed in the occupied West Bank this week in a spike of renewed violence, the latest shot dead by Israeli forces during a mid-week raid.
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[2026-04-24 22:15 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.
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[2026-04-24 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Southbank Centre] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The undercroft at London’s Southbank Centre has been a haven for skateboarders since the 1970s. Now a new exhibition is celebrating its contribution to culture – and community
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[2026-04-24 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Merchants taking part in scheme promoting hidden delicacies and goods will offer discounts to residents and tourists
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[2026-04-24 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Labour Day] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Merchants taking part in scheme promoting hidden delicacies and goods will offer discounts to residents and tourists
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[2026-04-24 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The agreement to partly link iron ore pricing to the yuan is a breakthrough but US dollar dominance in the trade remains entrenched for now, analysts say
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[2026-04-24 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Fortescue Metals] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The agreement to partly link iron ore pricing to the yuan is a breakthrough but US dollar dominance in the trade remains entrenched for now, analysts say
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[2026-04-24 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Europe's biggest economy was set for a rebound, but now it's being hammered by soaring energy costs caused by the Iran war, prompting the federal government to halve growth forecasts.
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[2026-04-24 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Something interesting is happening in the options market.
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[2026-04-24 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has launched a preview version of its long-awaited V4 model, ending months of silence from one of China's most closely watched AI labs and arriving a year after its R1 release sparked U.S. market turmoil and concerns across Silicon Valley AI firms.
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[2026-04-24 21:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Prosecutors said Friday they have rejected a police request for an arrest warrant for Bang Si-hyuk, chairman and founder of K-pop powerhouse Hybe, who is accused of unfair stock trading, citing insufficient evidence.
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[2026-04-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s grid operators plan to purchase thousands of robots in 2026 alone, including devices to inspect and maintain vital infrastructure
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[2026-04-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Unitree] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s grid operators plan to purchase thousands of robots in 2026 alone, including devices to inspect and maintain vital infrastructure
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[2026-04-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Qualified foreign investors can trade government bond futures, enhancing market access and boosting the yuan’s appeal amid global tensions
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[2026-04-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [CSRC] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Qualified foreign investors can trade government bond futures, enhancing market access and boosting the yuan’s appeal amid global tensions
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[2026-04-24 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces stormed the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reported.
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[2026-04-24 20:30 UTC+10:00] [North Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A debate is swirling in Europe over what role China should play in its wind power push, as the continent confronts the Middle East energy crisis
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