Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-27 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WHILE financial literacy in the Philippines is improving, a significant gap in financial resilience remains. According to the 2025 Consumer Finance and Inclusion Survey released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), about 74 percent of Filipino adults can correctly answer basic financial literacy questions. However, only 30 percent of Filipinos have enough savings to withstand emergencies or income disruption.
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[2026-05-27 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Almost 1,000 migrants crossed the English Channel over the bank holiday weekend, the latest Home Office figures show.
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[2026-05-27 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-27 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Burkina Faso has suspended the export of all livestock until further notice in a bid to boost meat sales and ensure animals are available on the domestic market. The measure has been widely welcomed but for traders, it's a bitter pill to swallow.
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[2026-05-27 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-27 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The predictions market attracted attention on social media in Indonesia after a bet opened on when Prabowo would be ‘out as president’
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[2026-05-27 01:05 UTC+10:00] [Prabowo Subianto] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The predictions market attracted attention on social media in Indonesia after a bet opened on when Prabowo would be ‘out as president’
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[2026-05-27 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Micron topped a $1 trillion market value for the first time on Tuesday as shares popped 18%, driven by insatiable artificial intelligence demand for its memory chips.
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[2026-05-27 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A financial markets executive warned that the prolonged Middle East war may continue to weigh on the Philippine economy, citing risks of slower growth, higher inflation, and a weaker peso due to volatile global oil prices. At a briefing on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, Frederico Ocampo of BDO Unibank said extended geopolitical tensions could drive higher transport costs, pricier goods, and tighter financial conditions locally.
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[2026-05-27 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A shopper peruses cheese offerings at a Target store Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in Sheridan, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
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[2026-05-27 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With war (and rising gas prices) now fully embedded in respondents' minds (along with record high stock prices), it is perhaps not entirely surprising that The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence dipped in May (but was better than expected).
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[2026-05-26 23:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The European Central Bank "will do what is necessary" to keep inflation on target, one of its top policymakers has told CNBC.
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[2026-05-26 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel Ministry of Tourism Director General Michael Izhakov traveled to the United States this week, leading a professional ministry delegation for a series of meetings and events in New York, Los Angeles, and Miami. The trip aims to strengthen Israel’s position in the U.S. tourism market and support the continued recovery of inbound tourism.
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[2026-05-26 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Drew Houston founded Dropbox nearly two decades ago out at age 24, eventually becoming a household name in Silicon Valley and the first tech entrepreneur to take a company from the Y Combinator incubator program all the way to the public market.
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[2026-05-26 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese policymakers could use American response to recessions as a reference, new report argues
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[2026-05-26 23:00 UTC+10:00] [household balance sheets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese policymakers could use American response to recessions as a reference, new report argues
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[2026-05-26 22:29 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Crude rises after US strikes on Iran dampen hopes of peace deal, with experts saying talks appear stuck in ‘endless loop’
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[2026-05-26 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures are higher again, led by tech and small caps. As of 7:30am, S&P 500 futures rose 0.7%, signaling US stocks are set for another record high when the market reopens after Memorial Day weekend. Nasdaq 100 contracts, supercharged by the artificial intelligence trade, gained more than 1% as Magnificent Seven big tech shares rallied in premarket trading.
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[2026-05-26 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Industry Season 4 opens with the camera stalking two characters that fans of the HBO show have never met before, while the Shep Pettibone remix of New Order’s “True Faith” plays. This particular song is marked by its pathos — lyrics that intertwine memories of trauma and fantasies of triumph — and shimmering ’80s synths on top of a threatening bass beat.
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[2026-05-26 22:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: DOLAKHA, Nepal (Kathmandu Post/ANN) -- A photograph posted by Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Saturday, showing him tasting yak cheese produced by the state-owned Dairy Development Corporation, set social media abuzz and rekindled public interest in one of Nepal's oldest commercial dairy products. But beneath the renewed attention lies a deepening crisis in an industry that once represented the pride of Nepal's Himalayan economy.
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[2026-05-26 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Eli Lilly on Tuesday announced plans to acquire three companies for almost $4 billion in cash, as it looks to expand its research and development business into infectious diseases.
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[2026-05-26 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The currency’s use in global trade has grown sharply in recent years but still falls short of China’s economic weight, the bank says
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[2026-05-26 20:45 UTC+10:00] [New York] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The currency’s use in global trade has grown sharply in recent years but still falls short of China’s economic weight, the bank says
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[2026-05-26 19:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Carmaking, power supply chains at forefront of China’s go-global expansion, driven by rising technological competitiveness, Swiss bank says
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[2026-05-26 19:40 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Carmaking, power supply chains at forefront of China’s go-global expansion, driven by rising technological competitiveness, Swiss bank says
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[2026-05-26 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai's inflation nearly doubled in three months after the US-Iran conflict shut the Strait of Hormuz, but any sharp slowdown by the end of the year may not mean life will become less costly for consumers.
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[2026-05-26 19:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Mirae Asset Global Investments said Tuesday it will focus on attracting overseas investors through its launch of single-stock leveraged products tied to Samsung Electronics and SK hynix.
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[2026-05-26 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The global tech powerhouse attracts more workers and has higher birth and lower mortality rates than the national average
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[2026-05-26 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Yangtze River Delta] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The global tech powerhouse attracts more workers and has higher birth and lower mortality rates than the national average
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[2026-05-26 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE on Tuesday unveiled plans to waive Dh834 million ($227 million) of interest payments on loans owed by thousands of low-income Emirati retirees under a drive to boost living standards and strengthen family stability.
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[2026-05-26 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) wrapped up Tuesday's trading session above 8,000 points, as foreign investors returned to net buyers of local stocks on expectations that the United States and Iran may be nearing a deal to end the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-26 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Lois Maskiell is a journalist and producer in the ABC Canberra newsroom. She has also worked as a reporter and homepage editor at The Australian Financial Review in Sydney.
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[2026-05-26 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Three teenagers have died in separate incidents at beauty spots across England as temperatures reached record highs on Bank Holiday Monday.
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[2026-05-26 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the robot manufacturer moves a step closer to its IPO, stocks of its investors and supply chain makers have shot up
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[2026-05-26 17:32 UTC+10:00] [Unitree Robotics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the robot manufacturer moves a step closer to its IPO, stocks of its investors and supply chain makers have shot up
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[2026-05-26 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese fintech giant looks to dominate the transaction layer of the emerging ‘agent economy’ as AI evolves to executing real-world tasks
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[2026-05-26 17:31 UTC+10:00] [Alipay] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese fintech giant looks to dominate the transaction layer of the emerging ‘agent economy’ as AI evolves to executing real-world tasks
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[2026-05-26 17:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Asset Management said Tuesday it will launch Korea’s first single-stock leveraged products tied to Samsung Electronics and SK hynix on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-26 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A GE Aerospace's aircraft engine, used in COMAC C909 jets, is displayed at the MRO Greater China event in Beijing on May 26. (Photo by Wataru Suzuki)
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[2026-05-26 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of luxury carmaker Ferrari fell sharply on Tuesday morning, shortly after the company launched its first fully electric vehicle.
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[2026-05-26 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Public attitudes towards AI are ‘strikingly positive’ in China, with only a small minority worried it will lead to fewer job openings, survey finds
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[2026-05-26 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Chinese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Public attitudes towards AI are ‘strikingly positive’ in China, with only a small minority worried it will lead to fewer job openings, survey finds
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[2026-05-26 16:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: British digital bank Monzo launches in Spain, fire breaks out at Málaga hotel, new regulation restricting tourist apartments in Valencia to 2 percent comes into force, and more news from Spain this Tuesday May 26th.
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[2026-05-26 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy will likely grow at a sharper-than-expected pace of 2.5 percent this year thanks to strong exports, mainly led by the semiconductor industry, a state-run think tank said Tuesday.
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[2026-05-26 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Negotiations between Iran and the United States slowed on Monday, mediators told The Wall Street Journal, as discussions surrounding Iran's nuclear program and financial relief stalled the process.
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[2026-05-26 16:09 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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[2026-05-26 15:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Tuesday it has placed 42 highly indebted conglomerates under closer watch for debt reduction efforts, with Samsung Electronics Co. topping the list for the first time in eight years.
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[2026-05-26 15:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Property prices near Samsung, SK hynix campuses already outpacing broader Seoul area market
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[2026-05-26 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to today's edition of the Daily Open newsletter.
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[2026-05-26 15:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Nongshim is stepping up its push into India through a partnership with Blinkit, the country’s largest instant delivery platform.
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