Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-20 11:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- A new platform based on artificial intelligence (AI) has prevented some 66.4 billion won (US$47.6 million) in financial losses from voice phishing scams over the past nine months, the financial regulator said Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 11:18 UTC+10:00] [Social Media] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: ZUCKERBERG. Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, US, October 23, 2019
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[2026-08-20 11:18 UTC+10:00] [Social Media] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: ZUCKERBERG. Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, US, October 23, 2019
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[2026-08-20 11:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Li Ka-shing family-backed conglomerate’s latest claim brings its combined demands over the canal port takeover to more than HK$27.4 billion
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[2026-08-20 11:14 UTC+10:00] [Li Ka-shing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Li Ka-shing family-backed conglomerate’s latest claim brings its combined demands over the canal port takeover to more than HK$27.4 billion
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[2026-08-20 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Unionized workers at internet-only Kakao Bank will launch a five-day strike as talks with management over wage increases and other benefits have stalled, its union said Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was launching a major new campaign to target Iran's economy, threatening "tremendous" punishment on any country that helps or does business with the Islamic republic.
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[2026-08-20 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Thursday activated a buy-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) as the stock index sharply rose.
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[2026-08-20 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The localisation strategy remains a long-term challenge and is not expected to derail the aircraft’s bid for EU safety approval, industry insider says
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[2026-08-20 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The localisation strategy remains a long-term challenge and is not expected to derail the aircraft’s bid for EU safety approval, industry insider says
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[2026-08-20 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea's taxi-hailing and mobility platform, is said to have confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States, according to a financial market tracker Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 10:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore.
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[2026-08-20 10:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has vowed to target any country helping Iran’s economy, shifting from his previous focus on military threats.
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[2026-08-20 10:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has vowed to target any country helping Iran’s economy, shifting from his previous focus on military threats.
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[2026-08-20 10:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Oi Container Terminal is seen in an aerial view in Tokyo, Japan on Feb. 3. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
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[2026-08-20 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Average daily transactions of South Korea's exchange traded funds (ETFs) have plunged this month, after authorities restricted investment on single-stock leveraged ETFs, according to data Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-08-20 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Morgan Sweeney via The Center Square,
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[2026-08-20 09:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump said the U.S. will launch what he called the "most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country" against Iran, threatening severe financial penalties on any nation that helps Tehran evade sanctions.
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[2026-08-20 07:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: With Iran diplomacy stalled, financial markets uneasy and his approval rating at another low point, US President Donald Trump reverted to familiar territory on Wednesday, leading reporters on a tour of White House construction projects he hopes will cement his legacy.
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[2026-08-20 07:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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[2026-08-20 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Supertanker owners are getting paid $510,000 per day to bring crude oil from the Gulf to Asia, in a sign of high demand for vessels to transit the waterway as fighting rages in the region and alternative routes take supply from the market.
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[2026-08-20 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. stocks rose Wednesday after the U.S. Treasury Department announced a move that could ease pressure coming from the bond market. Strong profit reports for the spring from Estee Lauder, Target and other U.S. companies also helped support Wall Street.
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[2026-08-20 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed frustration that the Federal Reserve isn't cutting interest rates, insisting that solid economic data shouldn't stop the central bank from adopting an easier policy stance.
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[2026-08-20 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US Treasury announced on Wednesday it will at least double the size of its government debt repurchases to steady a bond market that has come under increasing inflationary pressure.
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[2026-08-20 06:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Stripe said Wednesday that it plans to acquire the startup OpenRouter, as the fintech company expands into the artificial intelligence model market.
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[2026-08-20 05:28 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: US stocks are ticking higher after the US Treasury Department said it will buy more US government bonds in a move that eased pressure on financial markets worldwide. Strong profit reports for the spring from Estee Lauder, Target and other US companies are also helping to support the stock market.
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[2026-08-20 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australian and Chinese authorities have confiscated almost $100 million worth of illicit tobacco in what federal authorities are touting as a major boost for bilateral relations amid Beijing’s crackdown on the lucrative illegal cigarette market.
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[2026-08-20 04:54 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: August 20, 2026 04:54 | News
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[2026-08-20 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces wounded two Palestinians, aged 70 and 15, during a raid on a home in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.
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[2026-08-20 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The logo of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors is seen before a news conference with Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-08-20 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent walks past reporters following an interview with Fox News outside the White House, Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-08-20 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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[2026-08-20 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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[2026-08-20 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: While today's market moves (post-Bessent's OpTwist bailout) are changing things rapidly, since the last FOMC meeting, on July 19th, where Warsh held rates (hawkishly) unchanged (in the biggest surprise to market expectations in decades) amid multiple dissents, gold, bitcoin, and oil have outperformed, the dollar and bonds have lagged, with stocks solidly green in the middle...
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[2026-08-20 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: China has been opening up its isolated financial system to foreign investors through Hong Kong. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara)
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[2026-08-20 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: August 20, 2026 03:30 | News
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[2026-08-20 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: One of the many beauties of options trading is the ability to make money on a rangebound stock. Shares of Meta Platforms are presenting that opportunity right now.
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[2026-08-20 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Residents of the settlement of Afeka, south of the Hebron Hills, were evacuated after a fire was detected in the woods near the area on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-20 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ONCE a month, fresh produce from the mountains of Tanay, Rizal, arrives at Newport World Resorts as part of its CSR program, League of Volunteer Employees (LOVE). Avocados, mangoes, bananas, pineapples, ube, sweet potatoes, eggplants, okra, string beans and squash fill the LOVE Market stall, ready for employees and nearby communities to bring home.
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[2026-08-20 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Campaigning kicked off in Nigeria Wednesday, five months ahead of elections set to be dominated by crushing inflation and President Bola Tinubu's economic reforms.
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[2026-08-20 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: More than 4,700 of the 4,800 dunams of land in the Palestinian village of Um al-Safa, west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, have been confiscated, Al Jazeera reported, as Israeli settlers expand outposts and infrastructure on the village's land.
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[2026-08-20 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Second and third of 12 parts
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[2026-08-20 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot condemned on Wednesday violence in the occupied West Bank by Israeli settlers against Palestinians, and added that this justified France's recent sanctions against Israel's far-right police minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
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[2026-08-20 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: File photo of the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the occupied West Bank next to the so-called E1 project in East Jerusalem, taken in February 2026
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[2026-08-20 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Nikkei Stock Average fell 3% on Aug. 19, adding to the volatility of the market. (Photo by Hikaru Yagi)
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[2026-08-20 01:33 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of this site. This site does not give financial, investment or medical advice.
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[2026-08-20 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: South Africa's annual inflation rate eased in July for the first time in five months, helped partly by a steep drop in transportation costs.
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