Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-25 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW DELHI, India — E-commerce giant Amazon announced on Thursday an additional $13-billion investment by 2030 to expand its artificial intelligence footprint in India, months after declaring plans to invest more than $35 billion.
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[2026-06-25 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: There is one key issue standing in the way of South Korea obtaining developed-market status, MSCI's CEO said Thursday, after the equity index provider maintained the country's emerging market classification.
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[2026-06-25 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Global stocks and S&P futures are higher while Nasdaq futures are on a tear after Micron’s sales forecast blew the lights out, brushing aside fears over a near-term pullback in the AI trade, while Qualcomm set aggressive targets at its investor day in New York. As of 8:00am ET, a revival of the AI demand theme is sending contracts on the Nasdaq 100 up 2.1% while S&P 500 futures are up a more modest 0.7%.
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[2026-06-25 22:03 UTC+10:00] [Sergei Skripal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Estate agent is offering 30% share in former Russian spy’s house for £114,000, with the rest owned by council
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[2026-06-25 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-25 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Bitcoin futures tumbled Thursday to as low as $58,995, the lowest price since October 2024, bringing its drawdown from last year's high to about 52 percent. The biggest cryptocurrency has been battling with the $60,000 level all year - first in February, where it found support, then again the first two weeks of June, before a pop to over $67,000.Options traders are treating this break like it could be the tip of an iceberg.
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[2026-06-25 21:17 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: BEIRUT – Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn said calls by some shareholders for his return reflected deep anger over years of failed turnaround plans, accusing the automaker’s leadership of squandering value and losing direction since his 2018 ouster.
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[2026-06-25 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British consumers who spend money on three popular online competitions to win cars and cash are funding an Israeli billionaire who finances the Israeli military, according to a report in Novara Media.
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[2026-06-25 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British consumers who spend money on three popular online competitions to win cars and cash are funding an Israeli billionaire who finances the Israeli military, according to a report in Novara Media.
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[2026-06-25 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The landmark deal consolidates the Big Fund as third largest owner of SMIC, China’s largest wafer foundry
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[2026-06-25 19:30 UTC+10:00] [semiconductors] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The landmark deal consolidates the Big Fund as third largest owner of SMIC, China’s largest wafer foundry
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[2026-06-25 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Micron soared in premarket trading on Thursday after the memory maker reported blockbuster third-quarter earnings as the AI boom causes demand for memory to surge.
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[2026-06-25 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Amazon plans to invest an additional $13 billion to expand artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure in India, taking its total investment in the country to $48 billion between 2026 and 2030.
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[2026-06-25 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Filipino Canadian content creator John Dela Cruz, known as Nurse John, reached 29th place among the 50 top creators by Forbes magazine.
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[2026-06-25 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Gold and silver prices are holding below key thresholds as hawkish central banks and inflation fears weigh on the metals — and market watchers see little chance of a meaningful rebound in the near term.
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[2026-06-25 18:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux.
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[2026-06-25 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Young people are being urged to choose their university degree subjects carefully, after new research reveals how it can impact your career earnings.
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[2026-06-25 18:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS, France — Many of the world's top-ranked men's and women's tennis players will step up their protest at their share of revenue at Wimbledon, a statement said Wednesday.
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[2026-06-25 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Huawei and Cambricon are set to dominate China’s AI server market as geopolitics and self-reliance accelerate Nvidia’s retreat
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[2026-06-25 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Huawei and Cambricon are set to dominate China’s AI server market as geopolitics and self-reliance accelerate Nvidia’s retreat
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[2026-06-25 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: SK Hynix’s ADR listing on the Nasdaq is expected to rank as the second-largest share flotation in history. (Photo by Kotaro Hosokawa)
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[2026-06-25 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-06-25 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Indian authorities uncovered multiple accounting and operational irregularities at one of the country's largest gold companies, Rajesh Exports, according to an investigation released Wednesday, weeks after market regulators raised concerns over the company's reported revenue.
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[2026-06-25 17:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's financial watchdog is preparing to tighten oversight of single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds tied to Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, amid growing concerns that speculative trading is amplifying volatility in the stock market.
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[2026-06-25 17:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks soared by more than 5 percent Thursday, briefly topping the 9,000-point level again, driven by a tech rally ignited by US chip giant Micron Technology's expectation-beating earnings report. The Korean won fell against the US dollar.
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[2026-06-25 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 4, 7-14, new photo)
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[2026-06-25 16:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG CNS said Thursday it has launched an agentic AI-powered enterprise resource planning, or ERP, testing solution, as it steps up its push into the global SAP market.
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[2026-06-25 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks soared by more than 5 percent Thursday, briefly topping the 9,000-point level again, driven by a tech rally ignited by U.S. chip giant Micron Technology's expectation-beating earnings report. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-06-25 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (World Cup) S. Korea lose to South Africa to finish 3rd in group; knockout status in limbo
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[2026-06-25 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Minions] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: From global loanwords and garbled Italian, the slang of the children of millennials doesn’t just share elements with Minionese – it may have absorbed it
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[2026-06-25 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenDefying the Myth is a deeply personal project that has evolved over more than a decade. Award-winning London based photographer Carol Allen-Storey chronicles the untold stories of single mothers who create safe and enduring worlds for their progeny living with severe disabilities. In this image we see Annalisa and Maria share an intimate moment at home.
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[2026-06-25 15:45 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Roosters are set to commence extension talks with star halfback Sam Walker and his management once he gets through an Origin campaign that will push his market value well past $1 million a season.
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[2026-06-25 15:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: JPMorgan on Thursday raised its 12-month target for South Korea's benchmark Kospi, keeping the country as its top equity market in Asia on expectations that AI-driven earnings will outweigh heavy foreign selling and volatility.
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[2026-06-25 15:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea on Thursday launched a joint financing alliance with its three biggest shipbuilders and major state policy lenders to drive a $150 billion Korea-US shipbuilding investment initiative aimed at expanding Korean companies' presence in the US market.
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[2026-06-25 15:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Korea Exchange hosted an investor outreach event for global biotech companies at BIO International Convention 2026 in San Diego on Tuesday, stepping up efforts to attract overseas firms to Korea's capital market.
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[2026-06-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Homelessness] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With tourists buying up property and landlords opting for lucrative Airbnb rentals, young Cornish people are turning to old campervans to give them a roof over their heads
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[2026-06-25 13:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AdvertisementAdvertisementNEWSCMP Business SeriesCan Hong Kong keep its financial crown?As Hong Kong marks the anniversary of its handover, the city’s status as a premier global financial hub is evolving. In this miniseries, we explore the future of Hong Kong finance, from efforts to boost market liquidity to the rising competition it faces from Shanghai in the offshore yuan market.
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[2026-06-25 13:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AdvertisementAdvertisementNEWSCMP Business SeriesCan Hong Kong keep its financial crown?As Hong Kong marks the anniversary of its handover, the city’s status as a premier global financial hub is evolving. In this miniseries, we explore the future of Hong Kong finance, from efforts to boost market liquidity to the rising competition it faces from Shanghai in the offshore yuan market.
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[2026-06-25 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial assets in the United States reached a fresh record high last year on increased investment in the U.S. stock market amid a rally on Wall Street, a central bank report showed Thursday.
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[2026-06-25 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Arm CEO Rene Haas, left, shakes hands with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the Computex trade show in Taipei on June 2. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-06-25 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. maintained its position as the world's largest dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) supplier in the first quarter, industry data showed Thursday.
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[2026-06-25 12:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks extended their gains late Thursday morning, driven by a semiconductor rally, as Micron Technology's better-than-expected earnings erased concerns over artificial intelligence (AI) growth.
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[2026-06-25 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A view shows apartment complexes in Seoul on Aug. 7, 2025. © Reuters
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[2026-06-25 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Average daily southbound turnover soared 84 per cent year on year to HK$124.1 billion, equal to 24 per cent of city’s total market turnover
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[2026-06-25 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Average daily southbound turnover soared 84 per cent year on year to HK$124.1 billion, equal to 24 per cent of city’s total market turnover
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[2026-06-25 11:40 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Troubled travel business Corporate Travel Management has warned the market its financial accounts would not be available until August.
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[2026-06-25 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of South Korean chip giant SK Hynix surged 11% on Thursday after the company said it plans to raise as much as $29.4 billion in a U.S. stock market listing.
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[2026-06-25 10:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened sharply higher Thursday, driven by gains in semiconductor shares stemming from a stronger-than-expected earnings report by US memory chipmaker Micron Technology.
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[2026-06-25 10:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS latest info in paras 2-4, 8-11; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-06-25 10:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The number of stock trading accounts in South Korea has reached a new high, thanks to a bull run led by major chipmakers despite some market gyrations, data showed Thursday.
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