Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-16 07:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gov. Gavin Newsom is going after Silicon Valley with a sweeping proposal to expand the state’s sales tax into cloud software, AI platforms and digital applications — a move projected to generate more than $1 billion in its first year and reshape how the digital economy is taxed.
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[2026-05-16 07:09 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Back-to-back cash rate hikes have put a lid on some home buyer's budgets, according to new analysis from Canstar.Last week the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) handed down a third consecutive interest rate hike, increasing the cash rate target to 4.35 per cent.During the March 2026 quarter, the average national new loan size fell from a record-high rate late last year, with drops in the key markets of NSW and Victoria, where property prices have been in decline.READ MORE: Tradies
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[2026-05-16 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Las Vegas casino abruptly pulled the plug on a prediction market conference over fears the event could draw scrutiny from Nevada gambling regulators, according to a report.
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[2026-05-16 06:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. stock market fell from its records and joined a worldwide drop for stocks after higher oil prices sent a shiver through the bond market.
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[2026-05-16 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW DELHI — India raised fuel prices by 3 rupees ($0.03) per liter Friday as the government moved to offset losses due to higher global oil prices.
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[2026-05-16 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Democrats accused US President Donald Trump of corruption on Friday after the disclosure of major stock market transactions carried out in his name, although his son denied there was wrongdoing.
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[2026-05-16 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Participants gather in Moscow’s Arbitration Court to hold a hearing to consider a lawsuit by Russia’s Central Bank against Belgium-based financial clearinghouse Euroclear in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, File)
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[2026-05-16 05:45 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Many Australians, Kevin Rudd pronounced in 2021, were worried the Morrison government had appointed Gina Cass-Gottlieb to run the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Rudd charged the competition solicitor with being “a long-serving Murdoch family associate”. She was a “former personal lawyer to Lachlan Murdoch”, Rudd noted, and she had been a director of Murdoch family’s corporate trustee, Cruden Financial Services.
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[2026-05-16 04:59 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-05-16 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Investors sold American stocks on the morning of May 15 as concerns over higher oil prices and stickier inflation dampened sentiment. © Reuters
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[2026-05-16 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Riders fire their rifles on horseback at a traditional equestrian show in Bouznika, Morocco. AFPInfo Jordana Brewster, Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez on the red carpet at the premiere of their film Fast and Furious 11 at the Cannes Film Festival, France. EPAInfo An aerial view of people gathering to buy livestock ahead of Eid Al Adha, at a market in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.
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[2026-05-16 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Yankees and Mets will clash on Friday night, and new users at Fanatics Sportsbook can apply the Fanatics Sportsbook promo code NYPOST to obtain an exclusive promotion that can be used on Pinstripes vs. Amazins or any other market offered on the platform.
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[2026-05-16 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mortgage rates defied expectations by ticking down slightly this week, even as the latest inflation data revealed that surging oil prices resulting from the ongoing war in the Middle East have now bled into the costs of other goods and services.
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[2026-05-16 03:31 UTC+10:00] [Aging] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Just as its Conservative predecessors did before it, Britain's Labour government risks driving the U.K.’s economy into a ditch with an internal party fight over the steering wheel.
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[2026-05-16 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 16, 2026 03:30 | News
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[2026-05-16 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump reported thousands of financial transactions totaling hundreds of millions of dollars — including large purchases and sales of tech giants Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta — in the first three months of 2026, new disclosure forms reveal.
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[2026-05-16 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Upper West Side mom-of-two has turned to AI to keep track of all her children’s school communications — and she’s selling her solution to other parents battling the barrage of emails from teachers and administrators.
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[2026-05-16 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Landmark issuance underscores demand from overseas companies in the Japanese market. (Nikkei montage)
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[2026-05-16 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CITI outlined a clear path toward stronger, more durable returns at its 2026 Investor Day, held at the bank’s global headquarters in New York.
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-16 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Investors sold American stocks on the morning of May 15 as concerns over higher oil prices and stickier inflation dampened sentiment. © Reuters
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[2026-05-16 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Billionaire investor Bill Ackman revealed Friday that his firm Pershing Square Capital has built a stake in Microsoft – and said the tech giant “offers analogous and compelling long-term value” despite a recent stock slump.
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[2026-05-16 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China and the United States have provided critical support to the oil market and helped ease the huge supply disruption in the Middle East and kept energy prices from surging even higher.
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[2026-05-16 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin said Friday that government measures to stabilize the Russian economy have begun yielding “positive results,” even as the Kremlin this week slashed its annual growth outlook by two-thirds.
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[2026-05-16 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Four years after retiring from football, Duck Hodges is off the free agent market.
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[2026-05-16 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ghana has officially concluded its Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme with the International Monetary Fund, marking the end of the country’s latest financial bailout arrangement after years of economic turbulence.
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[2026-05-16 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: MUFG and Mizuho Financial Group both secured record high profits in the previous fiscal year. (Source photos by Nikkei)
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[2026-05-16 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has arrested over 23,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since the start of its genocidal war in Gaza, according to Wafa news agency's report of a statement by the Palestinian Prisoners Club.
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[2026-05-15 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Egypt has opened the tombs of Amenhotep-Rabuia and his son Samut in the Al-Khokha archaeological area on Luxor's West Bank.
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[2026-05-15 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s China visit was an attempt to “save face” and seek relief after the Iran war destabilized the global economy, geopolitical analyst Danny Haiphong has told RT. According to Haiphong, the US is now in a “far weaker position” than China and is seeking closer ties with Beijing to stabilize its economy and global standing.
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[2026-05-15 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s China visit was an attempt to “save face” and seek relief after the Iran war destabilized the global economy, geopolitical analyst Danny Haiphong has told RT. According to Haiphong, the US is now in a “far weaker position” than China and is seeking closer ties with Beijing to stabilize its economy and global standing.
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[2026-05-15 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: “With the launch of transfers to UnionPay Global, we have expanded the service from local scenarios to a full-fledged international network. It is now possible to send money to UnionPay cards issued not only in China, but also in other countries – regardless of where the recipient is located. A transfer to Dubai, Guangzhou, or Tashkent now works as simply and quickly as a domestic transfer within Russia.
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[2026-05-15 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: “With the launch of transfers to UnionPay Global, we have expanded the service from local scenarios to a full-fledged international network. It is now possible to send money to UnionPay cards issued not only in China, but also in other countries – regardless of where the recipient is located. A transfer to Dubai, Guangzhou, or Tashkent now works as simply and quickly as a domestic transfer within Russia.
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[2026-05-15 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The 50km journey from Ramallah north to Nablus in the occupied West Bank used to take an hour. Israeli checkpoints now mean it can take half a day or more.
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[2026-05-15 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Welcome to The California Post’s weekly Dodgers recap, where baseball writers Dylan Hernández and Jack Harris review the week that was, hand out very official awards and take stock of the state of the season.
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[2026-05-15 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Democrat running for California’s Board of Equalization — the agency responsible for overseeing billions of dollars in the state’s property tax system — has made financial competency the center of her campaign despite having a history of lawsuits and fines for allegedly mishandling money.
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[2026-05-15 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Saudi Arabia has floated the idea of a landmark non-aggression pact between the Gulf states and Iran after the end of the US-Israeli war on Tehran, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing diplomatic sources.
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[2026-05-15 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Saudi Arabia has floated the idea of a landmark non-aggression pact between the Gulf states and Iran after the end of the US-Israeli war on Tehran, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing diplomatic sources.
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[2026-05-15 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: International body also urges city to pursue medium-term financial reforms, such as introducing goods and services tax, to boost revenue
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[2026-05-15 22:48 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: International body also urges city to pursue medium-term financial reforms, such as introducing goods and services tax, to boost revenue
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[2026-05-15 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Bond yields, oil and the dollar are surging this morning as US futures tumble from all-time highs, with Tech underperforming driven by a series of factors including i) surging energy prices on lack of Iran war progress, ii) elevated positioning into options expiry; iii) Central bank repricing, iv) Tech sell-off driven by higher yields, and v) strikes at Samsung Electronics.
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[2026-05-15 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The barriers that have long blocked Pot Inc. from access to banking services may soon crumble, setting the stage for exponential growth in the $50 billion cannabis business, On The Money has learned.
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[2026-05-15 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After leaving Beijing, the US president announced a pledge to buy at least 200 jets, and up to 750 under certain conditions
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[2026-05-15 22:24 UTC+10:00] [Great Hall of the People] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After leaving Beijing, the US president announced a pledge to buy at least 200 jets, and up to 750 under certain conditions
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[2026-05-15 22:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s major financial holding firms on Friday moved to address questions over their US regulatory filings, saying their support for the government’s “productive and inclusive finance” agenda remains unchanged even after they listed the policy drive as a potential risk factor in reports submitted to US authorities.
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[2026-05-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tung Chung site draws bids from major developers SHKP, Kerry and Sino Land, reflecting cautious optimism for the residential property market
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[2026-05-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong property] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tung Chung site draws bids from major developers SHKP, Kerry and Sino Land, reflecting cautious optimism for the residential property market
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[2026-05-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Miran quit his job as a Trump economic adviser to join the US Federal Reserve board, where he became known as a vocal dove
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[2026-05-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US Senate] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Miran quit his job as a Trump economic adviser to join the US Federal Reserve board, where he became known as a vocal dove
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[2026-05-15 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's genocide in Gaza and campaign of ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank have not yet become an issue in the battle to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as British prime minister.
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