Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-30 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS throughout; ADDS photo; CHANGES headline)
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[2026-04-30 11:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Thursday that financial institutions have sufficient capacity to withstand crisis scenarios despite volatility in financial and foreign exchange markets.
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[2026-04-30 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Thursday that financial institutions have sufficient capacity to withstand crisis scenarios despite volatility in financial and foreign exchange markets.
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[2026-04-30 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company says it is seeking to broaden its market reach in Asia, Latin America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa
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[2026-04-30 11:31 UTC+10:00] [Qwen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company says it is seeking to broaden its market reach in Asia, Latin America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa
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[2026-04-30 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SAN FRANCISCO — Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday defended massive spending on artificial intelligence that dragged down shares despite strong earnings boosted by the technology.
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[2026-04-30 11:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today
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[2026-04-30 11:00 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 30, 2026 11:00 | News
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[2026-04-30 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's "Inside India" newsletter, which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse — Subscribe today
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[2026-04-30 10:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Oil prices shot higher Wednesday on concerns of an extended blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, while Wall Street stocks moved indecisively after a divided Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged.
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[2026-04-30 10:40 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-04-30 10:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks opened higher Thursday at a fresh high of over 6,700 as investors bet that chip demand will remain solid amid strong earnings from Samsung and US big tech giants.
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[2026-04-30 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with latest figures in 2nd para; ADDS more info throughout; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-04-30 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Three most profitable carmakers last year all report double-digit profit declines, but rosier export forecast improves outlook
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[2026-04-30 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Leapmotor] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Three most profitable carmakers last year all report double-digit profit declines, but rosier export forecast improves outlook
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[2026-04-30 10:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Naver Corp., South Korea's largest online portal operator, said Thursday its first-quarter net profit fell 31.3 percent from a year earlier, weighed down by foreign exchange losses.
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[2026-04-30 10:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Electronics said Thursday its first-quarter operating profit jumped 756.1 percent on-year to 57.23 trillion won ($38.5 billion), hitting a quarterly high as its chip business accounted for the bulk of earnings.
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[2026-04-30 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks opened higher Thursday at a fresh high of over 6,700 as investors bet that chip demand will remain solid amid strong earnings from Samsung and U.S. big tech giants.
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[2026-04-30 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Samsung Electronics reported an over eight-fold increase in first-quarter operating profits on Thursday, hitting a new record and beating analysts' estimates, as demand for artificial intelligence servers and a memory chip shortage boosted earnings.
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[2026-04-30 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-04-30 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Michele Goldman, CEO of NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, said she understood some may want urgent answers. Source: AAP / Dean Lewins
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[2026-04-30 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were poised to open lower Thursday, tracking overnight losses in key Wall Street benchmarks as oil prices extended gains amid a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, while the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady.
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[2026-04-30 09:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Coupang was the most-used commerce application in South Korea in the first quarter of 2026, according to market research firm Wiseapp Retail Goods.
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[2026-04-30 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As returning residents share images of their charred homes, the inquiry shines a light on systemic flaws that contributed to the tragedy
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[2026-04-30 08:45 UTC+10:00] [independent inquiry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As returning residents share images of their charred homes, the inquiry shines a light on systemic flaws that contributed to the tragedy
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[2026-04-30 08:37 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Google, Microsoft and Amazon report gains in cloud-computing businesses while Meta spending draws concern
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[2026-04-30 08:33 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 30, 2026 08:33 | News
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[2026-04-30 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Barclays is out with a report on nuclear and how the industry is progressing from conviction to construction. The report highlights year-to-date regulatory developments, demand and execution signals and market pricing across the industry.
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[2026-04-30 07:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The share prices of the biggest tech firms in the US swung up and down as investors considered their immense spending on artificial intelligence (AI).
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[2026-04-30 07:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Visitors take photos at a sign outside Meta headquarters March 26, 2026, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
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[2026-04-30 07:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Elon Musk said he was a “fool” to trust Sam Altman with the future of OpenAI in his second day of testimony in the bombshell trial over the future of the artificial intelligence giant.
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[2026-04-30 07:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Buckle up, Bel Air. The City of Angels is once again about to rewrite the record books with a jaw-dropping mega mansion that’s hitting the market, with an asking price that resembles that of a big-budget Hollywood blockbuster: $400 million.
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[2026-04-30 07:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The last of the giga-caps to report today, the increasingly more misnamed Meta Platforms, had some good news to report for the just completed Q1. It also had bad news, and judging by the plunge in the stock price, the market is focusing on the latter.
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[2026-04-30 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: CHANGWON, South Korea, April 30 (Yonhap) -- GM Korea Co., the South Korean unit of General Motors Co. (GM), has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining operations, dismissing persistent market rumors of a potential exit, while also noting that ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have not disrupted its production or supply chains.
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[2026-04-30 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President and Chief Investment Officer of Alphabet and Google Ruth Porat waits for Britain’s King Charles III to arrive at a UK-U.S. trade event at Rockefeller Center, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in New York. (Cindy Ord/Pool via AP)
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[2026-04-30 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Bill Ackman‘s long-anticipated Wall Street debut flopped on Wednesday, as shares of his new closed-end fund tumbled 18% on the New York Stock Exchange despite the hedge-fund billionaire’s rampant following on social media.
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[2026-04-30 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In our preview of Amazon's earnings, we summarized sentiment as "Bullish, But Concerns Remain" with JPM noting that client "conversations were heavily AWS-skewed with investor focus on degree of acceleration and cloud $ re-capture driven by core workloads, AI, & new partnerships. Still, some concerns remain on broader AI positioning/strategy, Trainium traction, & gap to Azure/Google Cloud growth.
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[2026-04-30 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Google shares are rallying after hours as parent Alphabet's first-quarter earnings report showed strong revenue growth in cloud computing and internet search ads, helping investors look past slowing profits amid huge AI spend.
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[2026-04-30 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Heading into the "biggest earnings day ever", MSFT was near the bottom of the Mag7 group, down 22% from its 52-week high, with capacity constraints hampering growth and CapEx concerns weighing down the stock.
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[2026-04-30 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Denise Dresser, chief revenue officer of OpenAI, second right, speaks on stage with Julia White, vice president & chief marketing officer, AWS, from left, Matt Garman, CEO of AWS, and Anthony Liguori, vice president and distinguished engineer, AWS, at a What’s Next with AWS event, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in San Francisco.
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[2026-04-30 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: More jumps for oil prices sent tremors through the bond market, along with hints that some Federal Reserve officials don’t want to cut interest rates any time soon. But fat profit reports from Visa and other big companies helped the U.S. stock market remain resilient Wednesday.
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[2026-04-30 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Four suspiciously-timed trades on the oil futures market have analysts and traders outraged — calling out corruption in the industry or, even worse, data leaks at the highest level.
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[2026-04-30 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A man walks with a robot dog at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China, in Beijing, on April 24. China has made disproportionately heavy investments in robots. © Reuters
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[2026-04-30 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Bank recorded a Profit Before Income Tax (PBT) of LKR 4,548Mn in Q1 2026, against LKR 4,199 Mn reflecting a growth of 8.31%. For the three months ended 31st March 2026, Profit after Tax recorded by Seylan Bank was LKR 2,906 Mn with a growth of 5.25% against LKR 2,761 Mn recorded in the corresponding period of 2025.
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[2026-04-30 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: British Cosmetics (Private) Limited, one of Sri Lanka’s leading manufacturers of premium skincare, cosmetics and personal care products, has entered into a strategic partnership with Ethera Business LLC to support a disciplined expansion into international markets.
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[2026-04-30 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-30 05:28 UTC+10:00] [Lifestyle] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-30 05:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Oil prices kept spurting higher and neared their highest levels since 2022. The leap, along with hints that some Federal Reserve officials don’t want to cut interest rates any time soon, sent tremors through the US bond market, but US stocks dipped only modestly.
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[2026-04-30 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Sydney’s median house price has slipped back from an all-time high as poor affordability and deteriorating consumer confidence weigh on the market.
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[2026-04-30 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Perth’s house prices have risen for another quarter in the longest uninterrupted stretch of growth since 2000-07, but there are warnings buyers could be hitting an “affordability ceiling” as looming tax changes take the shine off WA’s market for investors.
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