Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-17 10:30 UTC+10:00] [south Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korea and Japan lead global market declines – with losses steeper than in Europe – as oil shock underscores their reliance on imports
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[2026-03-17 10:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Nvidia said the revenue opportunity for its artificial intelligence chips may reach at least $1 trillion through 2027, as the company outlined a strategy to compete more aggressively in the fast-growing market for running AI systems in real time.
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[2026-03-17 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kalshi, the prediction market that is making it mark around the country, is looking to incentivize new users to the platform. The Kalshi promo code NYPMAX allows new users to trade $10 and get $10 on the platform for a several sporting events, including the NBA.
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[2026-03-17 07:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The median age of New York City-area homeowners has jumped to a stunning new high as the housing affordability crisis keeps young buyers locked out of the market, according to a new report.
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[2026-03-17 07:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A rally on Wall Street is likely to send Australian stocks higher, while the Reserve Bank is almost universally tipped to raise interest rates again this afternoon.
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[2026-03-17 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A drop in oil prices helped send the U.S. stock market to its best day since the war in Iran began.
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[2026-03-17 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Fcode Labs launches Forevate, a real-time market intelligence solution designed to help businesses respond faster to market changes and make data-driven decisions. Operating across Asia, Europe, and North America, Fcode Labs has grown from three founders to a 100-person team in seven years. During that time, the company has delivered advanced digital systems for global organizations including the Singapore Government and Mercedes-Benz, supporting large-scale digital initiatives across multiple industries.
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[2026-03-17 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: DFCC Bank PLC has achieved another significant milestone in Sri Lanka’s sustainable finance journey with the supplementary international listing of its pioneering Blue Bond on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE), with the bond displayed on the Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX) and on the India International Exchange (India INX) at GIFT City, Gujarat, India.
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[2026-03-17 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: LOLC Securities Limited, the stockbroking subsidiary of LOLC Group, hosted its inaugural Investor Forum under the theme ‘Capitalizing on the Economic Upswing’ on March 6, at the Hilton Colombo Residence, bringing together approximately 100 high-net-worth individuals including their existing and prospective investors.
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[2026-03-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-03-17 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The market thinks the likelihood of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lifting interest rates today is 71 per cent.
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[2026-03-17 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Reno, Nevada, once known as the nation’s “quick-divorce capital,” is reinventing itself as a landing pad for Californians fleeing the Golden State’s punishing housing costs.
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[2026-03-17 05:11 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Oil prices are down, and stocks are up, though such moves have been quick to reverse since the war in Iran began.
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[2026-03-17 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: As typos go, the one issued on a land tax assessment to property investor and cattle baron Theo Onisforou was expensive.
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[2026-03-17 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Tenants paying top dollar for modern New York City apartments are battling chronic maintenance issues.
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[2026-03-17 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Encino home where Elisabeth Shue’s character Ali lived in “The Karate Kid” is back on the market for $4.99 million.
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[2026-03-17 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LAS VEGAS, March 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026, one of the world's largest construction machinery exhibitions, was held from March 3 to 7 in Las Vegas. Leading Chinese construction machinery manufacturer XCMG has presented a strong exhibition of equipment and integrated solutions tailored for the North American market.
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[2026-03-17 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Meta’s stock jumped more than 3% in early Monday trading on news that Mark Zuckerberg’s company is planning to cut more than 20% of the company’s workforce as it ramps up spending on artificial intelligence.
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[2026-03-17 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The rising age of first-time homebuyers has dominated discussion of the housing market in recent months—and multiple sources offer varying estimates of how old the typical first-time buyer really is.
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[2026-03-17 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: From films like Anchorman and Crazy, Stupid, Love to television shows like The Office and The Patient, Steve Carell has filmed his fair share of iconic on-screen fight scenes over the years. And now, he can add a bedroom brawl with Phil Dunster to the list.
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[2026-03-16 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: It may seem like the ongoing conflict between Iran and the US and Israel is happening far away, but it’s already starting to affect life in Spain, including the property market.
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[2026-03-16 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Meta stock was on the up before U.S. markets opened on Thursday following reports the company is planning to lay off over 20% of its workforce to balance its staggering AI spending plans this year.
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[2026-03-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Amazon has been signaling that it wants a piece of the Saks empire — including possibly buying it outright — even as its prospects to break into the luxury market have been complicated by its controversial role in the retailer’s bankruptcy, The Post has learned.
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[2026-03-16 20:15 UTC+10:00] [Shizuoka] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: For tourists tired of cities like Tokyo or Osaka, Shizuoka offers a quieter experience of Japanese culture. But how can it market itself?
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[2026-03-16 16:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung SDI said Monday it has clinched a 1.5 trillion won ($1 billion) deal to supply prismatic energy storage system batteries for a US energy firm, building on its growing presence in the North American energy storage market.
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[2026-03-16 16:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG Display has begun supplying organic light-emitting diode panels to Chinese electronics maker TCL for the first time, marking a notable partnership as the Chinese firm moves into the premium OLED monitor market.
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[2026-03-16 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Friday, March 13, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-03-16 16:07 UTC+10:00] [Jefferies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More than 10 pre-profit drug developers are seeking Hong Kong listings as AI-powered biotech platforms draw growing investor interest
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[2026-03-16 15:55 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 16, 2026 — 3:55pm
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[2026-03-16 15:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: APR said Monday that its flagship beauty brand Medicube has entered Nykaa, India’s largest beauty platform, marking a strategic partnership aimed at expanding its presence in the local market.
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[2026-03-16 14:49 UTC+10:00] [Australian media] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australian Community Media says employee ‘wellbeing’ top priority amid ‘shock and deep concern’ over 59-year-old’s charges
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[2026-03-16 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump's order to strike Iranian military assets on Kharg Island has thrust one of Tehran's most critical oil hubs into the center of the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict.
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[2026-03-16 12:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SK hynix Inc. was named the most preferred company among job seekers, a poll showed Monday, amid the chipmaker's record-breaking earnings following the artificial intelligence boom.
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[2026-03-16 11:30 UTC+10:00] [ByteDance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese tech stocks prove steadier than regional and US peers, as frenzy over OpenClaw shows a possible way forward, analysts say
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[2026-03-16 11:13 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Another weekend of violence compounded global market concerns over war in the Middle East, following US strikes on the vital oil hub
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[2026-03-16 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Few misinformation efforts beat the “Democratic-media” complex’s work “to tag the Trump administration with a global energy crisis,” thunders The Wall Street Journal’s Kimberley A. Strassel.
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[2026-03-16 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Podcast king Joe Rogan unleashed a profanity-laced tirade about what he called rampant government “waste and fraud” in California — blasting politicians and pundits who say wealthy taxpayers simply need to “pay their fair share.”
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[2026-03-16 10:15 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While shielded by the national economy, the city needs to maintain an open, transparent market to deter abusive behaviour
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[2026-03-16 07:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: In April 2024, when the won’s exchange rate broke through the 1,400 mark against the dollar, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea at the time warned that a serious crisis was becoming reality and called an emergency meeting to press the government to respond. The message was unmistakable.
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[2026-03-16 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Senior Professor Hareendra Dissabandara, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka, emphasized the importance of a robust regulatory framework and long-term market development while addressing the Second National Capital Markets Symposium organized by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka.
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[2026-03-16 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s investment climate has improved under the present Government, but still requires significant elevation in policy consistency, bureaucratic efficiency and speedy approval of proposals to boost investor confidence, Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong said.
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[2026-03-16 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Browns EV launched the fast-charging BAW E7 Pro electric vehicle to the Sri Lankan market recently.
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[2026-03-16 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The office market rebounded from a slight February down-tick with a batch of jumbo deals in the first half of March.
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[2026-03-16 05:25 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Wall Street’s losses deepened as the ongoing fallout from the war in Iran keeps pushing oil prices higher, ratcheting up inflationary pressure on the global economy.
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[2026-03-16 04:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A tiny house without even a single bedroom just hit the market for $330,000 on Long Island — but it’s less of a bargain and more of a dismal benchmark, according to locals and experts.
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[2026-03-15 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Federal Reserve's latest interest rate decision, a batch of economic data, and several notable earnings reports are all on the docket this week. However, the biggest event for Wall Street will arguably be out in California, as Nvidia holds its influential AI technology conference. Well, that is what we would usually say heading into Nvidia's GTC — where Jim Cramer will be this week with a who's who of CEO interviews, including Jensen Huang himself.
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[2026-03-15 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. political strategist James Carville famously said he would like to be reincarnated as the bond market because "you can intimidate everyone." So when bond yields start signaling a problem, the whole market listens.
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[2026-03-15 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Life and style] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Talk about your fears, normalise difficult emotions, get up and move: experts share their strategies for managing anxiety at different stages of life
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[2026-03-15 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hulu is officially putting the stake through its planned Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot — at least in its current form.
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[2026-03-15 16:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean burger chain Mom’s Touch is once again up for sale, industry officials said Sunday, roughly four years after its private equity owner shelved an earlier attempt to sell the company.
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