Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-20 09:56 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 20, 2026 09:56 | News
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[2026-03-20 09:45 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The measures seek to widen access for innovative firms seeking capital while preserving the city’s standards of financial probity
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[2026-03-20 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Leaders from the European Union's 27 countries called for de-escalation in Iran and the wider region on Thursday, as well as a moratorium on striking critical infrastructure amid growing concerns about the impact of the Iran war on the global economy.
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[2026-03-20 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Flying economy is already a test of patience — cramped legs, stiff necks and the unspoken gamble of whether the person in front of you will hit that dreaded recline button.
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[2026-03-20 08:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Venice Beach bungalow where the “it girl” fashion designer Suzanne Marchese founded her brand, RESA, has hit the market for $1.99 million, Gimme Shelter has learned.
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[2026-03-20 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Jersey City has requested a record-breaking $150 million in state aid from Trenton to help plug its quarter-billion-dollar budget deficit as it faces a historic “full-blown financial crisis,” according to city officials.
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[2026-03-20 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Stocks pared their losses on Wall Street as an early spike in crude oil prices eased later in the day.
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[2026-03-20 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Savings Bank (NSB) has reported its highest-ever profit for the financial year ended December 31, 2025, reflecting robust growth across core banking operations and strengthened financial stability.
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[2026-03-20 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Authorities of the Ministry of Digital Economy have introduced a new system feature aimed at resolving long-standing issues faced by motorists in obtaining fuel QR codes for previously registered vehicles.
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[2026-03-20 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: HNB PLC, the leading private bank in Sri Lanka proudly announces its role as the Official Banking Partner of the 9nd Battle of the Saints annual cricket encounter between St. Joseph’s College and St. Peter’s College. The highly anticipated match is taking place from March 19 to 21, 2026, at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC), continuing the legacy of one of the country’s most celebrated school cricketing rivalries.
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[2026-03-20 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sampath Bank PLC has been recognised as the Runner-Up in the Banking Category at the ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards 2025, held recently at Cinnamon Life, Colombo.
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[2026-03-20 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: HNB PLC, the leading private bank in Sri Lanka has opened its HNB Negombo City Branch at St. Joseph’s Street in Negombo.
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[2026-03-20 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-03-20 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Digital Economy Ministry yesterday said that a new feature has been added to the system starting yesterday (19) to address the difficulties faced by the public when trying to obtain the QR code of a previously registered vehicle, especially in cases where the mobile phone number used for the original registration is no longer in use.
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[2026-03-20 06:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Regional Development and Planning
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[2026-03-20 06:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Queensland doctors need more education and financial incentives to offer voluntary assisted dying, a new study has found, with researchers highlighting “significant” barriers preventing GPs from taking up the scheme.
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[2026-03-20 05:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jacob Abboud says many drivers are struggling with rising fuel costs. (ABC News: Lachlan Bennett)
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[2026-03-20 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Nvidia dominated the first era of AI -- CEO Jensen Huang is making sure it owns the next one. He's turning Nvidia from a chipmaker that's helping to drive a market cycle into the operating system for the future of artificial intelligence.
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[2026-03-20 05:33 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Basketball] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: With the seating bowl darkened, the basketball court in the middle of Qudos Bank Arena is lit up like a stage. And as Sydney Kings players train hard in the light, ahead of the opening game of the NBL Grand Final series on that stage on Saturday, a man in black paces around it all.
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[2026-03-20 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: More than 1,000 new homes could be built in 12-storey buildings around Melbourne's second-oldest market, as part of a redevelopment expected to cost $1 billion.
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[2026-03-20 05:11 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Oil prices climbed again because of the war with Iran, tightening their grip on the global economy and sending stock markets lower around the world.
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[2026-03-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: As everyone was absorbing the Reserve Bank’s decision to raise interest rates on Tuesday evening, one economist received something of a rock-star reception. Sean Turnell, the former senior economic advisor to deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and one-time jailbird on spurious espionage charges, was in demand in Sydney’s inner west for photographs and autographs in his prison memoirs.
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[2026-03-20 04:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Prices for metals fell sharply across the board Thursday as investors worried about the impact rising oil prices due to the U.S.-Iran war will have on the global economy.
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[2026-03-20 03:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Just months after Anne Boice and her brother, Adam Schumacher, started their real estate business in Central Florida, they found themselves in an impossible situation: Their parents died within months of each other, leaving the siblings their homes.
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[2026-03-20 03:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: It’s not a secret that housing is expensive, but what’s less apparent is the widening financial gap between existing homeowners and those looking to gain a foothold in the market.
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[2026-03-20 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Crude oil prices would need to jump to roughly $138 a barrel amid the war on Iran and stay there for at least a few weeks to put the US at a serious risk of a recession, according to a new survey of economists released Thursday.
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[2026-03-20 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Europe's sovereign bonds are facing "a perfect storm" after new inflation fears sparked by the Iran conflict forced the region's central banks to signal a new course for interest rates on Thursday, sending yields soaring.
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[2026-03-20 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Philippines is currently transitioning from a traditional service- and agriculture-based economy into a burgeoning digital powerhouse. As of 2025, we have 142 million active cellular mobile connections. This represents 122 percent of the entire population, and 90.8 million active social media users, or about 78 percent of the total population.
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[2026-03-20 03:00 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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[2026-03-20 03:00 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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[2026-03-20 02:58 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Attacks on facilities by both sides in the conflict this week threaten grave consequences for the global economy
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[2026-03-20 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinians inspect the damage at a beauty salon after a deadly Iranian strike in the West Bank village of Beit Awa, near Hebron, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
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[2026-03-20 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran intensified its attacks on oil and natural gas facilities around the Gulf on Thursday, raising the stakes in a war that is sending shock waves through the global economy.
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[2026-03-20 02:00 UTC+10:00] [London] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As some Chinese workers switch jobs to boost salaries, many remain pessimistic about pay increases amid economic uncertainty
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[2026-03-20 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The pressure on Russia’s finances has grown so acute that even a sustained surge in oil prices driven by turmoil in the Strait of Hormuz will not be enough to plug the widening deficit.
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[2026-03-20 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The UK’s largest bank, HSBC, is considering cutting up to 20,000 jobs over the coming years as part of a major push to integrate artificial intelligence into its operations, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
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[2026-03-20 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: She’s booby-trapped in high-cost traveling.
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[2026-03-20 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: OpenAI said on Thursday it will acquire Python toolmaker Astral, as the ChatGPT owner looks to strengthen its portfolio against rival Anthropic and gain more share in the artificial intelligence coding tools market.
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[2026-03-20 01:31 UTC+10:00] [John Lee Ka-chiu] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government will discuss land and financial support with mainland and overseas businesses seeking to take part in project, Paul Chan tells Beijing seminar
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[2026-03-20 01:02 UTC+10:00] [CK Hutchison] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Group says diversified network could benefit from higher storage revenue as inventory demand rises amid Strait of Hormuz crisis
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[2026-03-20 01:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US leaders anticipated a walkover. Now they’re embroiled in a conflict that could hasten the end of US economic dominance
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[2026-03-20 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Global economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iran war and its impact on energy and fertiliser costs is the main risk to the global economy, report says
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[2026-03-20 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The European Central Bank is pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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[2026-03-20 00:30 UTC+10:00] [Capital Economics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With worries over the Iran war driving down stock prices, the People’s Bank of China has named market stability as a ‘major task’ in 2026
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[2026-03-20 00:12 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 20, 2026 00:12 | News
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[2026-03-19 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A stand for Georgia Pathways is seen at a job fair in Atlanta, Ga., June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala, File)
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[2026-03-19 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Uber logo appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Aug. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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[2026-03-19 23:19 UTC+10:00] [Namita Joshi] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Generic slimming drugs are expected to flood a market where one in four adults are currently either overweight or obese
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[2026-03-19 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A pregnant Palestinian woman died on Thursday in the occupied West Bank from shrapnel wounds sustained after an Iranian missile attack, bringing the death toll from the incident to four, the Ramallah-based health ministry said.
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