Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only

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[2026-09-02 15:58 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Where first home buyers have been getting into the market this year
Snippet: Melbourne dominates uptake of the federal government’s Help to Buy shared equity home buyer scheme, with the city making up the top six regions for approvals across the country – and not a single area in the top 10 is in Sydney.
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/property/news/where-first-home-buyers-have-been-getting-into-the-market-this-year-20260825-p60rh0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-09-02 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: German economy faces challenge from China's support for competing industries
Snippet: Employees at forklift and warehouse manufacturer Jungheinrich work on the assembly line in Moosburg, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/germany-economy-trade-election-merz-ef8c9e271f20870c106b601f9daca662
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[2026-09-02 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Title: Chinese President Xi starts state visit to Egypt with energy, AI on agenda
Snippet: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt on Tuesday on a rare trip to the Middle East as both countries face the threat of US sanctions over financial links to Iran.
Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/02/chinese-president-xi-starts-state-visit-to-egypt-with-energy-ai-on-agenda/
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[2026-09-02 15:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Asian shares decline after stocks slip on Wall Street
Snippet: Currency traders work at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-iran-oil-bonds-27b78c349725ac744c96a6b8b8167bae
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[2026-09-02 15:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: LIG D&A targets Nordic market with uncrewed vessels
Snippet: LIG Defense & Aerospace is targeting the Nordic defense market with uncrewed maritime systems designed for surveillance, mine detection and infrastructure protection, the company said Wednesday.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10860376
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[2026-09-02 15:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Gaon Cable targets AI data centers with low-friction cables
Snippet: Gaon Cable is targeting the AI data-center power infrastructure market with low-friction distribution cables designed to cut installation time and costs, the company said Wednesday.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10860354
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[2026-09-02 15:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Finance chief nominee puts growth first
Snippet: Lee Hyung-il faces full plate of inflation, housing, market reform and slowing growth
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10860349
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[2026-09-02 14:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Shinsegae to build Aman's first Korean property in high-end lifestyle push
Snippet: Shinsegae Property, the real estate development arm of Shinsegae Group, is bringing ultra-luxury hospitality brand Aman's first Korean property to Seoul's Cheongdam-dong, under Chairman Chung Yong-jin's vision of setting a new standard for the country's high-end lifestyle market.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10860311
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[2026-09-02 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China’s pension fund doubles offshore investments to new high in quest for higher returns
Snippet: Hong Kong market to benefit as lower growth and interest rates make it harder for fund to ‘rely solely on domestic assets’, analyst says
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3366050/chinas-pension-fund-doubles-offshore-investments-us86b-quest-higher-returns?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-09-02 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China’s pension fund doubles offshore investments to new high
Snippet: Hong Kong market to benefit as lower growth and interest rates make it harder for fund to ‘rely solely on domestic assets’, analyst says
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3366050/chinas-pension-fund-doubles-offshore-investments-us86b-quest-higher-returns
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[2026-09-02 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Title: AI sounds the death knell for audit fee inflation
Snippet: "Expert, reliable, considered, actionable opinion"
Read full article: https://www.ft.com/content/80d02797-9a54-47e0-8bc3-a7144354da93
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[2026-09-02 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Title: Starting today, Andy Burnham's honeymoon is over | The National
Snippet: It’s back to school week across England right now, and that brings with it well-rehearsed family rituals. New school uniforms, trainers, pen and pencil cases and school shoes are in great demand. Any town centre will see shoe shops filled with frustrated parents trying to ensure their fashion-conscious teenagers choose “sensible” shoes rather than fashionable ones that fall apart by Christmas.
Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/09/02/uk-britain-andy-burnham-tax-spending-finances-economy/
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[2026-09-02 13:09 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Title: Bank of America vice president killed in Manhattan stabbing
Snippet: A knife-wielding suspect killed a Bank of America vice president in Times Square on Monday, in an attack that injured another victim and left the suspect dead.
Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/02/world/crime-legal/bank-of-america-vp-stabbing/
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[2026-09-02 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: As Bessent addresses G20 peers, analysts warn benchmark bond yields near ‘concern zone’
Snippet: With US 10-year Treasury yield at a 20-month high, alarm bells expected to ring if it crosses 5 per cent tipping point
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3366046/bessent-addresses-g20-peers-analysts-warn-benchmark-bond-yields-near-concern-zone?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-09-02 13:03 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: As Bessent addresses G20 peers, analysts warn benchmark bond yields near ‘concern zone’
Snippet: With US 10-year Treasury yield at a 20-month high, alarm bells expected to ring if it crosses 5 per cent tipping point
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3366046/bessent-addresses-g20-peers-analysts-warn-benchmark-bond-yields-near-concern-zone
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[2026-09-02 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: Foreigners' card spending in S. Korea hits record high in Q2
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Foreigners' card spending in South Korea rose sharply to an all-time high in the second quarter of this year, driven by an increase in tourists, central bank data showed Wednesday.
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260902003700320
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[2026-09-02 12:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Lim Jong-ryong buys 5,000 Woori Financial shares
Snippet: 55 other executives join purchase as group integrates insurers and expands nonbanking business
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10860168
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[2026-09-02 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: Finance minister nominee vows to tame inflation, maintain economic momentum
Snippet: SEJONG, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- The nominee to head the finance ministry on Wednesday vowed to make efforts to tame inflation while maintaining South Korea's economic momentum through the three megaprojects initiative.
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260902005000320
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[2026-09-02 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: BOJ chief says rate hikes on table at every meeting, including this month's
Snippet: Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda speaks to the press after a meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, on Tuesday. (Photo by Jo Ishibuchi)
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/economy/bank-of-japan/boj-chief-says-rate-hikes-on-table-at-every-meeting-including-this-month-s
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[2026-09-02 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Title: Japanese green tea giant Ito En surges 8%, defying a broad market sell-off
Snippet: Shares of Japanese beverage maker Ito En surged more than 8% Wednesday, following its fiscal first-quarter results, bucking a broader drop in the country's stocks.
Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/02/japan-green-tea-ito-en-surges-earnings.html
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[2026-09-02 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Trump kidnapped Venezuela’s president. Now he’s hijacking its future
Snippet: September 2, 2026 — 12:00pm
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/the-economy/trump-kidnapped-venezuela-s-president-now-he-s-hijacking-its-future-20260902-p60tm8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-09-02 11:58 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Australians’ splurge on EVs keeps the economy ticking
Snippet: The Australian economy grew by 0.4 per cent through the June quarter as consumers spent more on electric vehicles as they dealt with the fallout from the war in Iran.
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/australians-splurge-on-evs-keeps-the-economy-ticking-20260902-p60tmr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-09-02 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Title: Australia posts second-quarter growth of 2.1%, beating expectations
Snippet: Australia's economic growth beat expectations in the second quarter, expanding at 2.1% year on year, data released Wednesday showed.
Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/02/australia-gdp-q2-middle-east-rba.html
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[2026-09-02 11:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: Australia's economy grows faster than expected in June quarter
Snippet: Topic:Economic Growth
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-02/gdp-june-quarter-2026/107106354
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[2026-09-02 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Kazakhstan's Kaspi expands Turkey digital offerings after bank deal
Snippet: Kaspi is hoping to offer more banking services on its Hepsiburada app in Turkey. (Photo by Yuji Murakami)
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/kazakhstan-s-kaspi-expands-turkey-digital-offerings-after-bank-deal
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[2026-09-02 11:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: BOK says inflation to ease in Sept. but underlying pressures to persist
Snippet: Inflation in September is expected to ease from the previous month as a base effect fades, but underlying price pressures will likely persist, particularly in core items, the central bank said Wednesday.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10859877
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[2026-09-02 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: BOK says inflation to ease in Sept. but underlying pressures to persist
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Inflation in September is expected to ease from the previous month as a base effect fades, but underlying price pressures will likely persist, particularly in core items, the central bank said Wednesday.
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260902003000320
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[2026-09-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Beyond coal: China’s installed solar power capacity crosses historic threshold
Snippet: Beijing says the transition marks a turning point but integrating the 31.5 per cent share still requires a multi-trillion-yuan push to forge a modern grid
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3365985/beyond-coal-chinas-installed-solar-power-capacity-crosses-historic-threshold?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-09-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [world] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Beyond coal: China’s installed solar power capacity crosses historic threshold
Snippet: Beijing says the transition marks a turning point but integrating the 31.5 per cent share still requires a multi-trillion-yuan push to forge a modern grid
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3365985/beyond-coal-chinas-installed-solar-power-capacity-crosses-historic-threshold
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[2026-09-02 10:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Consumer price hike seen at 2.5% without mobile bills: finance ministry
Snippet: South Korea's consumer price increase for August, which came to 3.1 percent, is estimated to have been around 2.5 percent when excluding a surge in mobile communication bills following a low base, a senior financial official said Wednesday.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10859767
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[2026-09-02 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: Consumer price hike seen at 2.5 pct without mobile bills: finance ministry
Snippet: SEJONG, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer price increase for August, which came to 3.1 percent, is estimated to have been around 2.5 percent when excluding a surge in mobile communication bills following a low base, a senior financial official said Wednesday.
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260902002500320
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[2026-09-02 10:35 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Ukraine war briefing: Russian sky full of our drones and not safe, Zelenskyy warns airlines
Snippet: Germany accuses Russia over Leipzig airport attack, citing solid evidence; Russian economy in risky ‘berserk mode’ says Putin development tsar. What we know on day 1,652
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/02/ukraine-war-briefing-russian-sky-full-of-our-drones-and-not-safe-zelenskyy-warns-airlines
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[2026-09-02 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Bearing flags and hats with slogans, Eala's fans descend on US Open
Snippet: Alexandra Eala, of the Philippines, waves to the crowd after losing to Belinda Bencic, of Switzerland, in a round of 16 match at the National Bank Open tennis tournament in Toronto, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (Keito Newman/The Canadian Press via AP)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/alex-eala-fans-us-open-philippines-64ae48800e91567ad12f8690ea75f135
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[2026-09-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Climate Change] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Title: [In This Economy] Handa ka na ba sa ‘super El Niño’?
Snippet: Raphael Reyes/Rappler
Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/in-this-economy-be-prepared-super-el-nino-2026/
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[2026-09-02 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Title: China dissented from G20 statement opposing 'cheap exports' flooding market, Bessent says
Snippet: China was the only Group of 20 member to dissent from a joint statement that "non-market based economies pushing out a never-ending stream of cheap exports is not sustainable," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday.
Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/01/bessent-china-g20-trade-exports-trump-xi.html
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[2026-09-02 09:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: [Graphic News] Hygiene products market surpasses W3tr for first time
Snippet: The Korean hygiene products market surpassed 3 trillion won ($2.1 billion) for the first time last year, driven by growing demand for adult diapers as the country becomes a superaged society and the inclusion of oral care products such as toothbrushes and dental floss in hygiene product statistics.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10859256
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[2026-09-02 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: ASX likely to tumble, oil hits two-month high amid US-Iran strikes
Snippet: Topic:Financial Markets
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-02/asx-markets-business-live-news/107105482
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[2026-09-02 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Bank of America exec killed by Times Square maniac was a new mom who had just returned from maternity leave
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/01/us-news/bank-of-america-exec-killed-by-times-square-maniac-was-a-new-mom-who-had-just-returned-from-maternity-leave/
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[2026-09-02 07:25 UTC+10:00] [New York] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Bank of America executive identified as victim of stabbing in Times Square
Snippet: Erin Piacenti, a 32-year-old vice-president at the bank, was killed in Tuesday stabbing in New York City, officials say
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/01/times-square-stabbing-victim-erin-piacenti
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[2026-09-02 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Congress advances new bill to give US edge in open-source AI race with China
Snippet: Legislation to promote adoption of US open-source models while publicising the risks associated with using their Chinese counterparts
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/us/economy-trade-business/article/3366035/congress-advances-new-bill-give-us-edge-open-source-ai-race-china?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-09-02 07:08 UTC+10:00] [Lori Trahan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Congress advances new bill to give US edge in open-source AI race with China
Snippet: Legislation to promote adoption of US open-source models while publicising the risks associated with using their Chinese counterparts
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/us/economy-trade-business/article/3366035/congress-advances-new-bill-give-us-edge-open-source-ai-race-china
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[2026-09-02 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Bond yields are on the rise and everyone should take notice
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a news conference, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/interest-rates-inflation-trump-federal-reserve-52d5e82d851a624b95bc142a0c90d924
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[2026-09-02 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Title: UN slashes food aid for occupied West Bank and Gaza amid funding shortfall
Snippet: The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that it is being forced to halve the scope of its assistance in the occupied West Bank due to funding issues.
Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/1/un-slashes-food-aid-for-occupied-west-bank-and-gaza-amid-funding-shortfall
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[2026-09-02 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 9/1/2026
Snippet: Stocks fell on Wall Street as another round of U.S. military strikes on Iran sent oil prices higher, stoking worries about stubbornly high inflation.
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/wall-street-stocks-dow-nasdaq-61f03262bb5dfa1c414c4fb7be40772e
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[2026-09-02 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Bessent pitches financial literacy to world's largest economies
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/treasury-bessent-g20-financial-literacy-5fa98e6e00f40165af83848d87e11884
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[2026-09-02 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Bessent is learning the wrong lessons from Japan
Snippet: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gestures, as finance ministers and central bank governors from Group of 20 members meet in Asheville, North Carolina, on Aug. 31. © Reuters
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/opinion/bessent-is-learning-the-wrong-lessons-from-japan
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[2026-09-02 05:56 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Title: Bank of America vice president killed in Times Square stabbing
Snippet: New York: A knife-wielding suspect killed a Bank of America vice president in Times Square on Monday (US time), in an attack that injured another victim and left the suspect dead.
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/bank-of-america-vice-president-killed-in-times-square-stabbing-20260902-p60tkv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-09-02 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Title: GoPro joins AI bonanza with pivot into data centers as shares skyrocket 38%
Snippet: GoPro is joining the artificial intelligence craze.
Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/01/gopro-stock-ai-data-centers.html
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[2026-09-02 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Title: 'We'll find way to save Jodrell Bank,' Burnham says
Snippet: Jodrell Bank has lost its funding and is under threat of closure
Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2qj7jzl7no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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[2026-09-02 05:18 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: ASX set to slump as Wall Street falls on higher oil prices, yields
Snippet: Stocks fell and oil prices continued to climb following another round of US military strikes on Iran, stoking worries about stubbornly high inflation.
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/markets/asx-set-to-slump-as-wall-street-falls-on-higher-oil-prices-yields-20260902-p60tkw.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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