Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-13 06:54 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-13 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Cisco shares dropped in extended trading on Wednesday despite a better-than-expected earnings report and a revenue forecast that sailed past estimates.
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[2026-08-13 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US Treasury has finalised a rule exempting American companies and people from reporting beneficial ownership information to its financial crimes unit.
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[2026-08-13 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Nearly two-fifths of Israeli Jews support annexing the West Bank despite over half supporting sovereignty over the settlements, according to a poll released by the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI).
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[2026-08-13 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Cerebras Systems raised its full-year guidance in the second earnings report following the chipmaker's IPO in May. But the stock tumbled about 14% in extended trading.
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[2026-08-13 06:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Wall Street edged near its record after several AI stocks reported better growth for the spring than analysts expected, while a report showed inflation across the United States was slightly less bad last month.
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[2026-08-13 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-13 05:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Wall Street is flirting with a record after several AI stocks reported better growth than analysts expected, while a report showed inflation across the United States was slightly less bad last month.
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[2026-08-13 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: New York City Council is investigating Polymarket, Kalshi, and other predictive market platforms for “deceptive and predatory” marketing practices, accusing the industry of encouraging gambling and insider trading.
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[2026-08-13 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: New York City Council is investigating Polymarket, Kalshi, and other predictive market platforms for “deceptive and predatory” marketing practices, accusing the industry of encouraging gambling and insider trading.
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[2026-08-13 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The IEA slashed its 2026 global oil supply forecast, with output now expected to plunge 4.3 million barrels per day this year as the failure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz pushes the market deeper into deficit, OilPrice reported.
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[2026-08-13 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Most Poles would back the deportation of unemployed military-age Ukrainian men, a recent survey by the Warsaw-based IBRiS Institute for Market and Social Research has indicated.
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[2026-08-13 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Most Poles would back the deportation of unemployed military-age Ukrainian men, a recent survey by the Warsaw-based IBRiS Institute for Market and Social Research has indicated.
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[2026-08-13 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Israeli defense establishment hit a new low regarding its inability to restrain violent Jewish extremists in the West Bank.
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[2026-08-13 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: When discussing yesterday's stellar 3Y auction, we said that the impressive demand for 3 year paper indicated that nobody was worried about today's CPI print... and as we learned this morning, that was justified, since the CPI came in right as expected. And since inflation is tame, and the labor market is not overheating, virtually nobody were worried that today's 10Y auction would have any issues finding new holders.
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[2026-08-13 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's Financial Services Agency is interviewing top banks and life insurers about their investments in the defense industry. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
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[2026-08-13 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) is emerging as a double-edged sword for the banking industry, offering opportunities to improve services while also giving fraudsters more sophisticated tools to target customers.
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[2026-08-13 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAST week, news reports emerged that two longtime independent directors on the board of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), Eddie Gobing and Ma. Vivian Yuchengco, had filed a petition before the Court of Appeals, asking the tribunal to strike down a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule that limits the tenure of broker-directors.
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[2026-08-13 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Chinese companies dominate the global solar panel market with a roughly 80% combined share. (Photo by Kohei Fujimura)
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[2026-08-13 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ALEXANDRA “Alex” Eala expressed her gratitude to the Filipinos who came in droves to the Sobeys Stadium, acknowledging the “Barangay Toronto” it has become at the WTA 1000 National Bank Open in Canada.
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[2026-08-13 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AFTER wrapping up her WTA 1000 National Bank Open campaign in Toronto, where she fell to Belinda Bencic in the fourth round, 4-6, 0-6, Alexandra “Alex” Eala said she’s going to rest, get a haircut and have her nails done.
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[2026-08-13 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MOST people never see a data center but rely on one every day. Every online transaction, bank transfer, video conversation, cloud application and AI-powered service relies on infrastructure that securely stores, processes and handles huge volumes of digital information.
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[2026-08-13 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: MUFG looks to use tokenized money market funds and a stablecoin to carry out blockchain-based JGB repo trades. (Photo by Jo Miyaguchi)
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[2026-08-13 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-13 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israel's military has withdrawn troops sent on Wednesday to end a days-long siege by settlers on Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-08-13 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US called Ukraine to heel for targeting oil tankers in the Black Sea after Kiev began launching drone attacks on vessels sailing to a partly US-owned Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal in Russia, the Financial Times reported.
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[2026-08-13 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has called Ukraine to heel for targeting oil tankers in the Black Sea after Kiev began launching drone attacks on vessels sailing to a partly US-owned Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal in Russia, the Financial Times has reported.
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[2026-08-13 01:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: As the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo surpasses 2,000 deaths, residents in Bunia are struggling with both a worsening health crisis and a shrinking local economy.
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[2026-08-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Labor has shown what a government can do to improve housing affordability, exposing how pathetic previous attempts had been
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[2026-08-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With Chinese imports low according to a trade association, farmers are compensating by finding new markets and selling to biofuel makers
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[2026-08-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With Chinese imports low according to a trade association, farmers are compensating by finding new markets and selling to biofuel makers
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[2026-08-13 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-13 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Bank of America unveiled a massive 18-month initiative to mobilize and deploy $250 billion across critical US infrastructure, targeting the computing, energy, and industrial systems needed to support artificial intelligence and accelerate the transition toward physical AI.
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[2026-08-12 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Travel giant TUI said Wednesday that bookings were returning to normal levels despite the ongoing Mideast war, as it presented its latest financial results.
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[2026-08-12 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Andy Burnham has been briefed that the UK economy will barely grow next year if disruption in the Strait of Hormuz continues until the end of 2026.
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[2026-08-12 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-12 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In his latest Wednesday Truth Social post, Trump issues a familiar refrain (one that will likely be on repeat up to the November midterms), claiming that the USA has "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz and "I think we will keep it". It's also yet more confirmation that he's opting for economic siege warfare as the US military campaign is on halt.
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[2026-08-12 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘There is no need for so many mega-events in Hong Kong to create something new ... better if we could retain something unique,’ resident says
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[2026-08-12 22:47 UTC+10:00] [Central] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘There is no need for so many mega-events in Hong Kong to create something new ... better if we could retain something unique,’ resident says
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[2026-08-12 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: July's ongoing decline in oil prices (before the late July/early August rebound) should support lower prices in today's CPI print (with portfolio management impacts expected to be a bigger upside deal for PCE as stocks soared) but expectations were for an uneventful 0.1% MoM rise in the headline print.
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[2026-08-12 22:39 UTC+10:00] [US economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Energy is cheaper than at its peak in late April, but gas is still nearly $1 a gallon more expensive than before the Iran war
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[2026-08-12 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A key inflation reading Wednesday showed prices moderating across a range of goods and services, possibly taking the urgency out of an imminent interest rate hike.
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[2026-08-12 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The lack of forceful stimulus is not policy paralysis, as foreigners assume – China simply operates on a different set of priorities
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[2026-08-12 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The lack of forceful stimulus is not policy paralysis, as foreigners assume – China simply operates on a different set of priorities
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[2026-08-12 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Investors shouldn't expect the bumper gains returned by the equity market so far this year to continue, the CEO of the world's largest sovereign wealth fund told CNBC on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-12 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: At the urging of Vice President JD Vance, Ukraine has suspended attacks on oil tankers using the Russian port of Novorossiysk, which sits on the Black Sea. The request was made in late July, but first reported today by the Financial Times, citing Ukrainian officials.
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[2026-08-12 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Watch: Palestinians living in Qusra shared this video showing settlers and members of the Israeli military
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[2026-08-12 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As a new wave of Chinese firms captures global demand for hi-tech goods, a new report highlights a strategic shift towards AI hardware and robotics
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[2026-08-12 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As a new wave of Chinese firms captures global demand for hi-tech goods, a new report highlights a strategic shift towards AI hardware and robotics
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[2026-08-12 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US: Futures are higher, led by Tech as AI infra earnings boost the theme while the Semis trade was bid overnight led by a surge in Korea's Kospi. As of 7:45am ET, S&P futures are up 0.2% ahead of today's CPI report, while Nasdaq futures gain 0.7% as investors react positively to updates from US technology firms.
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