Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-29 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- Banks' household mortgage loan rates fell in April, ending a six-month upward trend, amid tighter regulations aimed at stabilizing the housing market, data showed Friday.
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[2026-05-29 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Just about two months ago, JPMorgan did the math on "How Long Before The World Hits Crude Oil Operational Minimum." The punchline was that while the market can hold hundreds of millions of barrels, it would still become fragile once working stocks fell too low. Like blood pressure in the human body, the issue is circulation.
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[2026-05-29 12:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's tax revenue increased nearly 13 percent in April from a year earlier on the back of the recent bullish run in the stock market, data showed Friday.
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[2026-05-29 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tax revenue increased nearly 13 percent in April from a year earlier on the back of the recent bullish run in the stock market, data showed Friday.
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[2026-05-29 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Michael Dell bought into President Donald Trump's second term early. Now his hardware company Dell Technologies is closing out its best month on Wall Street since its return to the public market in 2018.
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[2026-05-29 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Tyson Foods CEO Donnie King is stepping down after five years at the helm of the nation's largest meatpacker, with the stock having languished under his tenure as the company battled some of the worst cattle-market conditions in a generation.
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[2026-05-29 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IN a moving gathering by the I Want to Share Foundation (IWTS), 120 childhood cancer survivors recently took the stage not as patients, but as graduates — each representing courage, resilience, and life beyond cancer.
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[2026-05-29 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to today's edition of the Daily Open newsletter.
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[2026-05-29 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-29 09:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Foreign residents in South Korea are becoming an important part of the country’s domestic tourism market, according to a report released by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization.
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[2026-05-29 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Perils of leverage: Policymakers, investors must confront risks of concentrated, leveraged market surge
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[2026-05-29 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Chicago Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III (10) works on the field as wide receiver Jahdae Walker (9) looks on during the NFL football team’s practice Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Lake Forest, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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[2026-05-29 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports of non-information technology (IT) products to the United States fell more than 10 percent after Washington imposed a series of tariffs early last year, but their share of the U.S. market declined only modestly, a central bank report showed Friday.
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[2026-05-29 06:59 UTC+10:00] [Cricket] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Batters share stand of 126 for third wicket
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[2026-05-29 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-29 06:35 UTC+10:00] [Big Tech] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Thursday sharply criticized a German draft law that would force streaming platforms like Netflix to invest in local productions, warning the measure could violate the EU-U.S. trade agreement finalized last week.
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[2026-05-29 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. stocks pushed to more records as companies like Dollar Tree, Snowflake and Hormel Foods kept piling up profits.
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[2026-05-29 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Okta beat Wall Street's fiscal first-quarter estimates after the bell on Thursday as demand for identity security tools spikes with the onslaught of agentic artificial intelligence.
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[2026-05-29 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Nikon President Yasuhiro Ohmura said that even with low prices, there is still plenty of profit to be had in lithography equipment. (Photo by Akikazu Ishii)
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[2026-05-29 05:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Overseas investors have surpassed Japanese retail investors as owners of Japan Post Bank shares. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
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[2026-05-29 05:12 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The US stock market is pushing to more records as companies like Dollar Tree, Snowflake and Hormel Foods keep piling up profits. A tentative deal to extend the ceasefire in the war with Iran by 60 days also helped lift the market and rein in oil prices.
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[2026-05-29 04:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced it was suing Rhode Island on Thursday, one week after the state took action against two prediction market platforms.
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[2026-05-29 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-29 04:07 UTC+10:00] [Finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The EU’s six largest countries reached an agreement on Thursday to move forward with a plan to turn the bloc into a Wall Street-style financial market, according to three officials with knowledge of proceedings.
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[2026-05-29 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The S&P Retail Select Industry Index rose more than 1% Thursday morning as shares of Kohl's, Best Buy, and Dollar Tree surged on better-than-expected earnings results. Results suggest the U.S. consumer was stronger than feared in the prior quarter, even as households were battered by a fuel-price shock at the pump, persistent inflation, and softening confidence, which has led to them draining what little savings they have left.
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[2026-05-29 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-29 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LIV Golf Korea Par Scores By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit ThursdayAt Asiad Country ClubBusan, South KoreaPurse: $20M (Individual); $10M (Team)Yardage: 7,024; Par: 70First RoundBryson DeChambeau65-5Scott Vincent65-5Charles Howell III65-5Joaquin Niemann66-4Ian Poulter66-4Thomas Pieters66-4Sergio Garcia67-3Charl Schwartzel67-3Cameron Smith67-3Laurie Canter67-3Graeme McDowell68-2Tom McKibbin68-2Adrian Meronk68-2Branden Grace68-2Young-Han Song68-2Anirban
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[2026-05-29 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Indigenous Australians] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: For those of us working in Aboriginal health, the outbreak doesn’t come as a surprise. We must invest in housing that keeps remote communities safe
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[2026-05-29 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: EV giant pushes affordable autonomy with its system, aiming to make self-driving safer and accessible to mass-market consumers
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[2026-05-29 00:40 UTC+10:00] [BYD] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: EV giant pushes affordable autonomy with its system, aiming to make self-driving safer and accessible to mass-market consumers
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[2026-05-28 23:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Riding an early birdie barrage, defending champion Bryson DeChambeau took a share of the opening-round lead at LIV Golf Korea on Thursday in the southeastern city of Busan.
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[2026-05-28 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ashton-in-Makerfield, United Kingdom – In a scenario few could have predicted, voters in a northern English market town near Manchester could determine the United Kingdom’s future political leadership.
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[2026-05-28 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ferrari shares trading in Milan have not recovered since plunging the most in nearly eight months after the company unveiled its first EV sports car earlier this week, breaking with eight decades of petrol-powered tradition. The debut drew immense criticism, with one Wall Street analyst calling the new EV a "mix between a Honda Accord EV and Tesla."
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[2026-05-28 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures are but well off session lows, as part of a weaker risk tape after the US and Iran exchanged strikes, fueling doubts whether an end to the war is imminent and crushing hopes for a Hormuz deal (gasp). Overnight, US forces carried out airstrikes on an Iranian military site which Centcom described as "purely defensive" and designed to maintain the ceasefire; it also imposed new sanctions to prevent Tehran from profiting from vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-28 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump's war economy is accelerating, with a new report indicating that the Department of War is set to unleash funding deals across a handful of drone companies. The effort comes as the DoW's procurement program now favors startups, and there has been an emphasis within the department on ramping up America's drone manufacturing base, as hyper-innovation from the war in Ukraine has brought forward 2030s-era war technology.
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[2026-05-28 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Refinancing activity in the U.S. housing market plummeted last week as mortgage rates hit their highest level in nine months, new industry data released on May 27 show.
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[2026-05-28 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: While most companies are heading into the defense-tech sphere, one Israeli company has made the opposite move and left to conquer the American car industry market.
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[2026-05-28 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS comments throughout, photo)By Yoo Jee-ho
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[2026-05-28 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state pension fund said Thursday it will sharply increase its allocation to domestic equities this year to 20.8 percent amid a rally in the local stock market.
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[2026-05-28 20:00 UTC+10:00] [US work & careers] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In this competitive market, gen Z has started to turn to untraditional ways to land a job – including dating apps
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[2026-05-28 19:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: New data shows that foreigners who live full-time spend roughly the same on housing as Spanish nationals, whereas non-resident homebuyers splurge far more on average on Spanish properties, particularly certain nationalities.
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[2026-05-28 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran has been evading US sanctions and the blockade using a system of ship-to-ship transfers in which sanctioned ships laden with Iranian oil offload their cargo onto another ship in the water before it is sent to China, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-28 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Dutch cloud provider Nebius popped in premarket trading Thursday after an ex-OpenAI employee's fund disclosed a sizeable stake in the firm.
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[2026-05-28 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: BUSAN, May 28 (Yonhap) -- Riding an early birdie barrage, defending champion Bryson DeChambeau took a share of the opening-round lead at LIV Golf Korea on Thursday in the southeastern city of Busan.
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[2026-05-28 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CCB and Goldman Sachs slash brokerage valuations, profit forecasts after regulatory action on unauthorised cross-border trading
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[2026-05-28 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CCB and Goldman Sachs slash brokerage valuations, profit forecasts after regulatory action on unauthorised cross-border trading
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[2026-05-28 17:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: K-culture ambitions jump as Culture Ministry adds food, beauty and tourism to category
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[2026-05-28 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Phil Gould used to drive the news cycle with his opinions. Now he generates headlines when he doesn’t share them.
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[2026-05-28 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US Justice Department has charged a Google software engineer with using insider information to rig bets tied to Google's most-searched list on prediction market Polymarket, earning $1.2 million in profits, according to a complaint unsealed on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-28 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Multiple sclerosis patients in the UAE have opened up about how their lives were impacted since being diagnosed with the condition.
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