Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-28 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The rollercoaster continues: US equity futures are in the red again, trading near session lows, and set to extend Thursday's losses with as stocks underperform after yesterday's spectacular plunge in the momentum trade as NVDA's post record-breaking earnings/guidance plunge spooked markets that nothing is resolved about where AI goes next.
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[2026-02-27 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chairman Daryl Ng highlights the city’s encouraging property sales performance in the second half of 2025
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[2026-02-27 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: PP and Vox representatives in the Balearic Islands parliament this week voted down a proposal to limit property purchases by non-residents, the latest in a series of measures drawn up to try and combat market stresses on the archipelago.
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[2026-02-27 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Cocoa prices have collapsed 75% from their 2024 peaks, and Goldman’s latest note points out that the worst of the cocoa shock for chocolate makers may finally be passing after being squeezed by soaring bean costs through 2023, 2024, and into the first half of 2025. This only suggests that lower chocolate bar prices at the supermarket could materialize later this year.
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[2026-02-27 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Philippines is increasing imports of poultry meat from the European Union. According to data from the European Commission (DG AGRI), EU shipments reached approximately 67.3 thousand tonnes in 2025, compared with around 41.3 thousand tonnes in 2024, up nearly 63 percent. This trend reflects the rapid growth of the Philippines’ poultry import market in Southeast Asia, especially in modern retail and the HoReCa sector.
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[2026-02-27 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: You know what we do here at ProPublica: investigative reporting that sparks change and holds power to account. As we near the end of February, we wanted to share five examples of how our investigations have already done that this year.
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[2026-02-27 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2026-02-27 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Veteran retail property investor says there is no point in holding on to the flat amid low rental yield and sluggish leasing market
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[2026-02-27 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SINGAPORE, Feb. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Electronics, a global leader in power management and smart green solutions, today announced strategic efforts to strengthen its presence across Southeast Asia and Oceania in response to strong business growth. The Company is appointing new SEA region and country leadership to leverage regional resources, accelerate execution, and enhance customer engagement.
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[2026-02-27 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran's loading of oil onto shipping vessels rose to nearly three times its weekly average in recent days, amid ongoing tensions and peace talks with the US, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-02-27 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has put his private home up for sale at a below-market price, Cheong Wa Dae said Friday, in a show of willingness to stabilize the property market.
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[2026-02-27 18:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
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[2026-02-27 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares closed lower Friday, snapping a six-session winning streak as investors locked in profits in technology and other large-cap stocks following recent gains. The Korean won sharply fell against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-02-27 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: France ranks as Korea’s third-largest foreign investor
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[2026-02-27 17:02 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Perhaps in a first for global markets, a blog post sent Wall Street into a tizzy at the start of the week.
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[2026-02-27 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Auto giant to build AI data center, robotics cluster, hydrogen city from 2026
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[2026-02-27 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.
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[2026-02-27 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: File- This photo taken Nov. 19, 2015, shows Square CEO Jack Dorsey being interviewed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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[2026-02-27 16:40 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: February 27, 2026 16:40 | News
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[2026-02-27 15:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: General Santos City — Young International Master Christian Gian Carlo Arca of the Philippines jumped to a share of the lead with three others following huge back-to-back wins Thursday heading into the penultimate round of the prize-rich Manny Pacquiao International Chess Open at the Family Country Hotel here.
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[2026-02-27 15:12 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Micro fund manager Raiz Invest has ticked off a key operating milestone, posting a profit for the first time in the first half of any financial year, as strong revenue growth, rising margins and disciplined cost control pushed the business deeper into the black in the December 2025 half year.
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[2026-02-27 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Founder Bom Kim apologizes again, says customer trust is top priority
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[2026-02-27 14:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Toby Fournier scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and 12th-ranked Duke broke it open after halftime to beat Florida State 80-52 on Thursday night for at least a share of the ACC regular-season title.
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[2026-02-27 14:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Business Services
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[2026-02-27 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Friday the government will provide bold support for Hyundai Motor Group's plan to invest in the Saemangeum reclaimed land in areas of artificial intelligence (AI), hydrogen and robotics.
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[2026-02-27 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Group said Friday will invest 9 trillion won (US$6.26 billion) to build an artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and hydrogen-focused innovation hub on reclaimed land in North Jeolla Province.
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[2026-02-27 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Banks' overall lending rates rose for the third consecutive month in January, driven by higher household loan rates amid tighter regulations aimed at stabilizing the housing market, data showed Friday.
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[2026-02-27 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a bar crawl for a good cause to a flea market and an art exhibition exploring China’s economic rise, here are our picks for the weekend
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[2026-02-27 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares extended losses late Friday morning as investors offloaded technology and other large-cap stocks to lock in profits.
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[2026-02-27 13:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Engineering & Construction said Friday that its Hillstate Pyeongtaek Station Central City was drawing renewed interest as Pyeongtaek’s real estate market shows signs of recovery, buoyed by Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor expansion plans.
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[2026-02-27 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Mirae Asset Global Investments said Thursday that its TIGER Kosdaq150 ETF had surpassed 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) in net assets, buoyed by strong market performance and renewed policy momentum surrounding the Kosdaq market.
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[2026-02-27 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Elina Aarnisalo scored 20 points, Lanie Grant added 15 points and 21st-ranked North Carolina ended its two-game losing streak by beating Virginia 82-70 on Thursday night.
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[2026-02-27 12:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LOS ANGELES (AP) — Compass will allow its property listings that have yet to hit the broader market to appear immediately on fellow real estate brokerage Redfin’s portal, part of three-year agreement announced Thursday.
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[2026-02-27 11:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Gasoline and diesel prices are projected to increase for the seventh consecutive week, as tensions between the US and Iran continue to influence global oil market prices, local oil industry sources said on Friday.
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[2026-02-27 11:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened nearly 1 percent lower Friday on apparent profit-taking following a strong performance the previous session.
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[2026-02-27 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US-listed e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. said Friday its operating profit plunged 97 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier due to the impact of a large-scale data breach, while its founder issued an apology again in person.
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[2026-02-27 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened nearly 1 percent lower Friday on apparent profit-taking following a strong performance the previous session.
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[2026-02-27 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Netflix confirmed it was backing away from its offer to buy Warner Bros Discovery's streaming and studio assets, saying the deal was no longer financially attractive on Thursday after Paramount Skydance revised its offer for the coveted Hollywood studio to $31-a-share offer.
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[2026-02-27 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES with company founder's apology in paras 7-9; ADDS photo)
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[2026-02-27 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- U.S.-listed e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. said Friday its operating profit plunged 97 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier due to the impact of a large-scale data breach.
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[2026-02-27 09:52 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: February 27, 2026 09:52 | News
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[2026-02-27 09:33 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Virgin has posted a jump in half-year earnings supported by strong revenue growth and demand in the leisure sector.
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[2026-02-27 09:10 UTC+10:00] [Netflix] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: WBD board says $31-per-share offer constitutes ‘company superior proposal’, triggering Netflix’s window to respond
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[2026-02-27 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran is loading almost three times the amount of oil it normally does onto tankers in the Persian Gulf in a sign it is anticipating a US attack that could prevent its oil from hitting the market.
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[2026-02-27 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: One week after WIRED reported that things were pretty dismal over at Jack Dorsey's payment processing company Block (formerly Square), the company announced that they are cutting 4,000 employees - nearly half of their headcount - in order to invest 'heavily' in artificial intelligence tools to run more efficiently, including its own called Goose, Bloomberg reports.
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[2026-02-27 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The worst day for Nvidia’s stock since last spring dragged the U.S. market lower, even though most stocks rose.
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[2026-02-27 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Australian share market is likely to edge higher at open after a mixed session on Wall Street.
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[2026-02-27 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: HNB Group delivered strong performance in 2025, with Group Profit After Tax (PAT) reaching Rs 49.8 Bn, reflecting the continued progress. The Bank’s PAT stood at Rs 45.4 Bn, supported by robust balance sheet expansion and sustained improvements in asset quality.
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[2026-02-27 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: People’s Bank has announced the strongest financial performance in its history for the year ended December 31, 2025, reporting an all-time high standalone Profit After Tax (PAT) of LKR 40.2 billion.
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[2026-02-27 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Foundation For A Good Life (Guarantee) Limited (TFGL), in partnership with Good Life X (GLX), recently launched the ‘Hyacinthesis’ Accelerator — an eight-month, market-driven programme designed to transform Sri Lanka’s growing water hyacinth problem into a source of sustainable livelihoods and circular innovation.
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