Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-28 15:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s share of the global OLED market rose for the first time in nearly a decade in 2025, as domestic display makers strengthened their lead in high-end technologies despite intensifying competition from China.
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[2026-04-28 15:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Motor Group plans to invest about 8 trillion won ($5.43 billion) to build a massive research and business complex in southern Seoul, as the company moves to consolidate scattered research capabilities and accelerate its push into future mobility.
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[2026-04-28 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON — European stocks are expected to open higher on Tuesday as investors await Washington's response to Iranian peace proposals and look ahead to earnings reports from several regional companies.
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[2026-04-28 14:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Wall Street Journal, citing data from Kpler, reported that Iranian oil shipments have fallen sharply as the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz disrupts exports.
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[2026-04-28 14:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Shares vault to record high on rising profit, project optimism
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[2026-04-28 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People past an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-04-28 14:34 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, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-04-28 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama says Tokyo stands ready to take "strong measures" against speculative market moves. (Photo by Ken Suzuki)
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[2026-04-28 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: DETROIT — General Motors raised its 2026 guidance after significantly beating Wall Street's first-quarter earnings expectations following a roughly $500 million benefit from the U.S. Supreme Court decision to terminate and refund certain levies paid under President Donald Trump's tariffs.
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[2026-04-28 13:48 UTC+10:00] [Housing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defenders of the Howard-era discount say ‘if you tax something more, you’ll get less of it’. But less investors in the housing market is a good thing
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[2026-04-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- Banks' overall lending rates fell for the first time in four months in March as a decline in corporate loan rates outweighed a rise in household lending rates amid tighter regulations aimed at stabilizing the housing market, data showed Tuesday.
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[2026-04-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Hiring activity in the Gulf has held up in sectors such as technology and health care, but the Iran war has significantly affected jobs in tourism and hospitality, recruitment specialists have said.
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[2026-04-28 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of China's Contemporary Amperex Technology declined 8.5% Tuesday after the EV battery giant unveiled plans for a roughly $5 billion equity offering in Hong Kong.
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[2026-04-28 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Earlier today, when previewing this week's earnings by the Mag 7 which account for over $10 trillion in market cap set to report Q1 results after the close on Wednesday, Goldman's Delta-One head Rich Privorotsky said that "Equities are being driven by one thing…AI spend", and warned that "it's hard not to respect the strength of the AI bid, but the velocity has been extreme.
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[2026-04-28 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details in 4th para)
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[2026-04-28 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks were trading sharply higher late Tuesday morning, as investors snapped up major tech shares ahead of earnings releases from major U.S. tech companies.
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[2026-04-28 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details in paras 2, 5-9; CUTS last para)
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[2026-04-28 11:27 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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[2026-04-28 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks briefly topped the 6,700-point level Tuesday, set to reach another milestone, driven by large-cap tech shares ahead of earnings releases from big U.S. tech companies.
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[2026-04-28 10:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung SDI Co., a major South Korean battery manufacturer, said Tuesday it swung to a profit in the first quarter from a year earlier, driven by expanded energy storage system sales.
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[2026-04-28 10:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks opened at a record high on Tuesday ahead of earnings releases this week from US big tech companies, such as Alphabet and Meta, amid an extended crisis in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-28 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, met Monday with Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley and invited her administration to invest in energy production in the South American country.
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[2026-04-28 10:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: REWRITES throughout; ADDS photo; CHANGES headline)
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[2026-04-28 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES paras 2, 6; ADDS additional info in paras 3, 7, in bottom; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-04-28 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks opened higher on Tuesday ahead of earnings releases this week from U.S. big tech companies, such as Alphabet and Meta, amid an extended crisis in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-28 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-04-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: King Charles is meeting with Donald Trump during a four-day state visit to mark the 250th anniversary of US independence. Source: Getty, SBS / Chris Jackson / Adobe Stock / Alrika / Zerbor / saputra julian / Pattadis
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[2026-04-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Some people seek advice on online financial forums about the best stocks to invest in when global conflicts break out.
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[2026-04-28 08:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “Donald Trump looked presidential on Saturday night” after the assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents Dinner, applauds The Wall Street Journal’s Faith Bottum. “He was calm and in charge,” praised Secret Service members and called for the event to be quickly rescheduled. His “bravery,” and that of “those who protected him” are admirable.
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[2026-04-28 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-04-28 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Will hay bales really stop a hail of bullets? They do in Marshals, where Team Jock Up is under fire and trying to extricate themselves from the trap they just walked into. Episode 9 (“In Low Places”) is the back half of the show’s second two-parter of its debut season, and while we understand the zeal to recover one of their own – Andrea Cruz is still locked up in Randall Clegg’s torture basement – this ep is the latest,
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[2026-04-28 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: London’s battered luxury housing market is emerging as a cautionary tale for New York, as far-left Mayor Zohran Mamdani pushes a pied-à-terre tax that critics warn could trigger a similar exodus of wealthy homeowners.
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[2026-04-28 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. stock market’s record-breaking rally slowed after uncertainty rose over the weekend about what will happen next in the Iran war.
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kalshi, the fast-growing prediction market, is offering new users a welcome bonus when they sign up this spring.
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[2026-04-28 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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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Browns Beach Hotels PLC (BBH) ended trading on the Colombo Stock Exchange yesterday ( 27) with suspension effective from today . The voluntary delisting follows sustained losses since 2019, a negative net asset position, and failure to meet CSE listing rules, including minimum public holding. Minority shareholders are offered a voluntary exit price of LKR 30.00 per share.
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[2026-04-28 05:26 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The US stock market’s record-breaking rally is stalling after uncertainty rose over the weekend about what will happen next in the Iran war, while oil prices rose.
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[2026-04-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australian property prices could fall backwards by 2030, with housing supply and jobs figures key determinants for the health of the country’s housing market.
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[2026-04-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The US-Israeli war on Iran has set off a scramble by governments and companies around the world to shore up fuel supplies, after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz triggering oil supply disruptions.
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[2026-04-28 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Hormuz chokepoint, with the U.S.-Iran conflict about to enter its third month, remains closed, and global energy flows are being rewired. One industrial gas we've identified as facing supply disruption risks is helium, which threatens to upend end markets ranging from semiconductor production to medical imaging.
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[2026-04-28 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Hitachi says its HMAX AI suite has reduced train delays and maintenance costs in Europe. (Hitachi)
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[2026-04-28 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Billionaire investor Ray Dalio warned that the U.S. economy has slipped into a stagflationary environment and said it would be a mistake for potential Federal Reserve chair successor Kevin Warsh to lower interest rates.
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[2026-04-28 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Domino's Pizza stock fell 10% in morning trading on Monday after it reported weaker-than-expected U.S. same-store sales growth.
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[2026-04-28 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-28 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: There are five G10 central bank meetings scheduled this week and not a single policy move is expected between them. That said, the signalling of policymakers will be crucial. For each of the BoJ, Fed, BoC, ECB and the BoE, the market will be watching to see how rate setters are gauging the two sided the risks to growth and inflation implied by the Iran war.
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[2026-04-28 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A ChapGPT logo is seen in West Chester, Pa., Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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[2026-04-28 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Tomorrow marks exactly two months since the strikes on Iran began. As DB's Jim Reid writes, while there is currently a rolling, open ended ceasefire that started on 8 April, the risk of it collapsing at any point remains real. Just as the weekend news looked like it was leaning negatively though, last night reports came through that Iran have offered the US a fresh proposal to reopen the strait and end the war.
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[2026-04-28 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Yuanjie Semiconductor Technology’s profit gain matches its elevenfold share price increase over the past year
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[2026-04-28 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Huawei Technologies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Yuanjie Semiconductor Technology’s profit gain matches its elevenfold share price increase over the past year
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[2026-04-27 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: OpenAI and Microsoft on Monday announced a revamped partnership agreement that will allow the artificial intelligence company to cap revenue share payments and serve customers across any cloud provider.
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