Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-14 04:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US blockade of Iranian ports, which began on Monday, is expected to cut off about $150 million a day in oil revenue for Tehran, which relied on the receipts to finance its war and keep its sanctioned economy afloat.
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[2026-04-14 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A 44-foot-wide townhouse is hitting the Manhattan market. That’s not supposed to happen.
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[2026-04-14 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oracle's stock surged 11% as software shares, beaten down by artificial intelligence disruption fears, clawed back some year-to-date losses.
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[2026-04-14 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Zoltan Vardai via CoinTelegraph.com,
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[2026-04-14 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kalshi continues to explode in popularity and the prediction market is offering new users a welcome bonus when they sign up.
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[2026-04-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Rob Sabo via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-04-14 02:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Whoopi Goldberg attends the premiere of “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” during the 63rd New York Film Festival in New York on Sept. 28, 2025. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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[2026-04-14 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Barclays Group CEO C.S. Venkatakrishnan speaks with Nikkei during a visit to Tokyo. (Photo by Takuya Fujisawa)
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[2026-04-14 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Intel was on track for a ninth-straight day of gains on Monday, up about 56% over that stretch and on track for its best run over that many days since at least the 1970s.
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[2026-04-14 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
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[2026-04-14 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Bethenny Frankel is dating a Miami-based financial adviser named Shane L. Campbell, Page Six can exclusively reveal.
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[2026-04-14 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Home Affairs and Youth Bureau concerned over effects of rapidly growing prediction market, with Jockey Club saying it respects government’s move
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[2026-04-14 01:53 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Home Affairs and Youth Bureau concerned over effects of rapidly growing prediction market, with Jockey Club saying it respects government’s move
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[2026-04-14 01:51 UTC+10:00] [West Bank] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Incident took place in small village on day pupils were due back in class for first time in more than 40 days
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[2026-04-14 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau praised Ho’s “profound dedication to community service” and for caring for the underprivileged
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[2026-04-14 00:32 UTC+10:00] [Commercial Radio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau praised Ho’s “profound dedication to community service” and for caring for the underprivileged
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[2026-04-14 00:24 UTC+10:00] [Bank of England] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Votes are being cast in three districts. Winning just one of them would give the Liberals the ability to unilaterally pass any bill
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[2026-04-14 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Peter Magyar pledges reforms to restore transparency and fiscal stability as Hungary shifts from Viktor Orban’s investment model
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[2026-04-14 00:05 UTC+10:00] [European Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Peter Magyar pledges reforms to restore transparency and fiscal stability as Hungary shifts from Viktor Orban’s investment model
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[2026-04-14 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: SBI Holdings will recruit Japanese non-financial companies to invest in the micro-VC fund. (Photo by Nikkei)
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[2026-04-14 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The ceasefire involving Iran has prompted a familiar wave of quick conclusions. As tensions eased, some observers framed the episode in binary terms – either as a test the region passed or as a warning sign of deeper fragility. Yet such interpretations miss the more important question: not whether disruption occurred, but how states functioned under pressure.
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[2026-04-13 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: DORCO's flagship razor SLEEK earns Product Design award as retail footprint expands across key global markets
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[2026-04-13 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Goldman Sachs reported its highest quarterly profit in five years, as the bank's equities traders beat their own previous all-time quarterly high revenue by more than $1 billion thanks to a surge in market volatility due to the war in Iran; however this stellar performance in equities was offset by an unexpected drop in FICC revenues.
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[2026-04-13 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Middle East war will dominate global finance officials' talks this week in Washington, but World Bank President Ajay Banga is sounding the alarm about a bigger, looming crisis: a huge gap in jobs for the 1.2 billion people who will reach working age in developing countries in the next 10 to 15 years.
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[2026-04-13 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Global climate talks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Developing countries face possible shelving of crucial green action plan at IMF and World Bank spring meetings
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[2026-04-13 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An Israeli air attack has killed at least three people in Gaza, while its forces arrested at least 30 Palestinians in raids across several cities and towns in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-04-13 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Stock futures are lower, but off their worst levels of the session, as Brent crude surged 7% to over $102 after Trump ordered a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz to take place at 10am ET. The moves look relatively contained given the breakdown of US-Iran talks, with strategists saying this is a moment to buy the dip.
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[2026-04-13 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE’s Capital Market Authority has introduced a comprehensive framework to regulate virtual assets amid rapid sector growth.
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[2026-04-13 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: At least 56 people were killed and 14 injured after a military airstrike hit a market in northeastern Nigeria, according to a UN report, with locals and rights groups warning that civilians were among those killed.
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[2026-04-13 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: An automotive startup founded by a knighted billionaire, U.K. chemical mogul and minority owner of one of the world's most prominent soccer clubs wants to rekindle the rugged SUV market.
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[2026-04-13 20:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Dunamu, operator of crypto exchange Upbit, said Monday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with US blockchain firm Circle to support the development of a more transparent digital asset market.
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[2026-04-13 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on US-Iran war
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[2026-04-13 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nouriel Roubini predicted the 2008 financial crisis – now he says an explosion of hi-tech will be unlike anything mankind has ever seen, trivialising near-term headwinds
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[2026-04-13 20:06 UTC+10:00] [AI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nouriel Roubini predicted the 2008 financial crisis – now he says an explosion of hi-tech will be unlike anything mankind has ever seen, trivialising near-term headwinds
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[2026-04-13 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: JR East’s decision to remove toilet paper at some unmanned stations underscores the financial pressures on rural rail services
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[2026-04-13 19:55 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: JR East’s decision to remove toilet paper at some unmanned stations underscores the financial pressures on rural rail services
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[2026-04-13 19:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump’s planned naval blockade of Iran would further cripple international shipping, exacerbating the energy crisis roiling the global economy, analysts warn.
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[2026-04-13 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Nobody really budgets for a financial car crash in April. But that’s exactly what millions of Americans are dealing with this year.
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[2026-04-13 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai developer Sobha Realty has entered Abu Dhabi with the launch of a Dh40 billion ($10.9 billion) residential project, with its managing director expecting a minimal long-term impact from the Iran war on the UAE's property market.
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[2026-04-13 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The bank will continue to invest in the UAE, alongside India, China and Singapore, says Surendra Rosha, co-CEO for Asia and the Middle East
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[2026-04-13 19:00 UTC+10:00] [AI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The bank will continue to invest in the UAE, alongside India, China and Singapore, says Surendra Rosha, co-CEO for Asia and the Middle East
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[2026-04-13 18:52 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A popular pre-loved fashion market was abruptly shut down by police on Sunday morning over an ongoing trespassing dispute, leaving stallholders to chase refunds with organisers.
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[2026-04-13 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, April 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardingly College Vietnam Joint Stock Company, in collaboration with Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank), officially announces the launch of a Financial–Education solution named "World Ready," exclusively designed for parents of students at Ardingly College Vietnam. This innovative financial solution aims to support families seeking international education for their children by enabling long-term financial planning with peace of mind, while preserving their initial capital for future educational stages beyond
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[2026-04-13 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux.
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[2026-04-13 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Treasury yields edged higher on Monday as the breakdown of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. clouded the inflation outlook once again.
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[2026-04-13 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol will depart for the United States on Monday to attend a series of international meetings and host investor briefings on the South Korean economy, his office said.
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[2026-04-13 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Food security is one of Beijing’s top policy goals – and that could spell trouble for countries dependent on Chinese sulphuric acid
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[2026-04-13 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Food security is one of Beijing’s top policy goals – and that could spell trouble for countries dependent on Chinese sulphuric acid
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[2026-04-13 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Operadores trabajan junto a una pantalla que muestra el índice Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), a la derecha, y la tasa de cambio entre el dólar y el won surcoreano en la sala de operaciones de la sede del banco Hana en Seúl, Corea del Sur, el lunes 13 de abril de 2026.
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[2026-04-13 16:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhou Xiaochuan, who laid the foundation for China’s currency to go global, says Beijing can capitalise on changes in the international monetary landscape
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