Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-19 12:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HanaFax leads online fax market as regulations, mobile tech drive continued demand
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[2026-03-19 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Country Doctor (now streaming on HBO Max) is among a handful of exceedingly well-done, relevant and topical documentaries produced and released by HBO in the last year. This 38-minute short from veteran documentary directors Nick Doob and Shari Cookson tackles an overlooked slice of the deeply troubled pie that is the American healthcare system: the plight of rural hospitals.
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[2026-03-19 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: San Francisco’s streets have seen their fair share of oddities — but a gun-toting man with a pet duck riding in the backseat of a purple Ferrari may take the cake.
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[2026-03-19 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Energy regulator chair Clare Savage said lower default market offers reflected easing electricity costs. Source: Getty / FreshSplash/Getty Images
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[2026-03-19 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open lower Thursday, tracking losses on Wall Street that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average touch a new closing low for the year.
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[2026-03-19 09:45 UTC+10:00] [health insurance] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hopefully, the review will open doors to a transparent, digitally accessible and internationally focused insurance market
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[2026-03-19 08:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Las pantallas de televisión transmiten una conferencia de prensa del presidente de la Reserva Federal, Jerome Powell, en la Bolsa de Valores de Nueva York, el miércoles 18 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Seth Wenig)
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[2026-03-19 07:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Billionaire financier Leon Black, the former Apollo Global Management CEO, has sold his Beverly Hills home for roughly $47 million in an off-market deal, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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[2026-03-19 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. stocks slumped after a report said inflation was primed to worsen even before the war with Iran sent oil prices spiking.
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[2026-03-19 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: You can now call a dome your home.
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[2026-03-19 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Michigan should invest in primary care doctors to ease a severe shortage of physicians that has led to long wait times, higher costs and missed care, a new report says.
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[2026-03-19 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: As part of Daily News’ ongoing series into exploring analog photography, I took a roll of Ilford’s Pan 400 film stock on a recent assignment to Jaffna. The film was purchased by and developed at an independent darkroom ‘Sri Lanka on Film’.
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[2026-03-19 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: DFCC Bank PLC (DFCC Bank), through its women-focused proposition DFCC Aloka, has partnered with Chrysalis to expand financial access, business capacity and market opportunities for women-led micro, small and medium enterprises across Sri Lanka.
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[2026-03-19 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Colombo Bourse recorded a modest upward movement, supported by the stabilization in global crude oil prices. Following the previous session’s decline, investors capitalized on attractive valuations, engaging in bargain hunting and driving a measured recovery in market sentiment. The ASPI moved up by 223 points, closing at 20,641, while S&P SL20 Index closed at 5,766, up by 5 points.
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[2026-03-19 05:06 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: US stocks are sinking after another climb for oil prices raised worries about inflation, which may have been primed to worsen even before the war with Iran began.
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[2026-03-19 05:02 UTC+10:00] [US interest rates] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jerome Powell resists Trump pressure as policymakers weigh energy shock against a weakening US jobs market
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[2026-03-19 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted to hold its key interest rate steady as policymakers navigate their way through higher-than-expected inflation readings, mixed signs on the labor market – and a war.
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[2026-03-19 01:50 UTC+10:00] [Stock Exchange of Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Securities and Futures Commission made several recommendations to improve the stock exchange’s regulations
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[2026-03-19 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump issued a 60-day waiver of a longstanding U.S. shipping law in an attempt to stabilize oil markets amid the Iran war, the White House confirmed to CNBC on Wednesday.
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[2026-03-19 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, March 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pylontech (688063.SH), a global energy storage system provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DAT Group Joint Stock Company, a leading provider of industrial automation and sustainable energy solutions in Vietnam. The agreement outlines a 150MWh energy storage deployment, marking an important step in Pylontech's continued expansion across Southeast Asia.
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[2026-03-19 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People and vehicles crowd at a popular market in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
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[2026-03-19 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Organised Crime
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[2026-03-19 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Labor has floated the radical idea of shutting down tobacconists so that cigarettes are only sold in places like supermarkets as one way of curbing a flourishing tobacco black market, while revealing new laws to take on tobacco kingpins.
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[2026-03-18 23:31 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Unit of Cosco Shipping reports 1.1 per cent profit increase on 6.2 per cent rise in throughput in 2025
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[2026-03-18 22:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's financial regulator said Wednesday that it will move to ban "split listing" by conglomerates here, which have long been blamed for hurting shareholder value, and create a two-tier system for the tech-laden Kosdaq market.
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[2026-03-18 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Baidu Cloud] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chinese firms’ price increases are ‘a reasonable response to evolving market conditions’, says IDC China analyst Cui Tingting
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[2026-03-18 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: VADODARA, India, March 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Glycolic acid is one of the most consequential actives in modern skincare. As the smallest and most skin-penetrating alpha-hydroxy acid, it underpins a global anti-aging market worth millions of dollars and is used across over-the-counter skincare, haircare, professional chemical peels, and pharmaceutical formulations.
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[2026-03-18 20:33 UTC+10:00] [Food & drink industry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: German food delivery firm’s share price has plummeted by 93% since 2021 boom during Covid lockdowns
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[2026-03-18 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Coordinated blasts by suspected suicide bombers tore through a busy market and other areas in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Monday, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 100 others, in one of the worst recent attacks on the capital of Borno state.
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[2026-03-18 18:30 UTC+10:00] [EV] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From top Chinese carmakers selling more units overseas to Geely’s upper hand in local market, here are seven EV stories you may have missed
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[2026-03-18 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON — European stocks are expected to open broadly higher on Wednesday as the market fallout of the Iran war remains in the spotlight ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's next policy move.
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[2026-03-18 17:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-03-18 16:55 UTC+10:00] [Finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-18 16:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Strong AI demand boosts memory outlook, but tariffs and device costs pose risks.
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[2026-03-18 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hedge funds are getting battered by the fallout from the escalating conflict with Iran, as a sharp spike in oil prices and a broad market selloff unravel crowded trades.
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[2026-03-18 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person looks at a stock price monitor showing New York Dow and Nikkei indexes also US dollar Japanese yen exchange rate at a security company Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-03-18 15:34 UTC+10:00] [Eid ul-Fitr] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sarawak bakery’s luxury treat sparks debate over its high price as Malaysians stock up on Eid sweets amid rising diabetes concerns
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[2026-03-18 15:29 UTC+10:00] [Goldman Sachs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lender’s AT1 bond sale is the first since Iran conflict froze the market, with Hong Kong’s stability making it the natural venue: analyst
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[2026-03-18 15:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LS Electric said Wednesday it will invest $168 million to expand its switchgear manufacturing capacity in the US, as the Korean power equipment maker seeks to bolster its footprint across the North American market.
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[2026-03-18 13:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of Japanese shipping firm Mitsui OSK Lines surged more than 11% Wednesday to a record high after activist investor Elliott Investment Management said it had established a "significant" stake in the firm.
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[2026-03-18 13:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Taihan Cable & Solution Vice Chair Song Jong-min on Tuesday pledged to transform the company into a global leader in the power infrastructure market, as it marked its 85th anniversary.
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[2026-03-18 13:04 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hang Seng Index rises for a third day, the longest run since January, as Wall Street rally and steadier oil prices boost mood
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[2026-03-18 13:01 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 18, 2026 13:01 | News
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[2026-03-18 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: There was a time—not long ago—when baseball believed it understood its place in the modern sports economy. The sport was a regional game masquerading as a national pastime, rich in history, but lagging in marketing muscle.
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[2026-03-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts expect steady growth, but investors will focus on AI strategy, capex and signs of monetisation at China’s tech giants
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[2026-03-18 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HAVANA, Cuba — Washington heaped pressure on Cuba's communist authorities Tuesday to allow free-market reforms as the impoverished island scrambled to recover from a nationwide electricity blackout.
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[2026-03-18 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Landlords of rent-stabilized apartments are urging Mayor Zohran Mamdani to lobby to fix a state law they claim is keeping thousands of vacant rent-stabilized units off the market — even as the city grapples with homelessness and an affordable housing problem.
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[2026-03-18 10:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Closing arguments concluded Tuesday in a trial pitting Elon Musk against Twitter shareholders who say the world’s richest man engaged in a pattern of deceptive behavior that misled investors as he attempted to back out of his $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform in 2022.
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[2026-03-18 09:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes speaks at the Arizona State Prison, March 19, 2025, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb, File)
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[2026-03-18 08:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Coordinated blasts by suspected suicide bombers tore through a busy market and other areas in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 100 others, in one of the worst recent attacks on the capital of Borno state.
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