Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-26 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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[2026-02-26 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The man who modestly “settled eight wars,” “completely and totally obliterated” the Iranian nuclear threat, and brought peace to the Middle East “for the first time in 3,000 years” – all that in less than a year – and then said, “I never get credit, but that’s OK,” now wants to share his gifts with the rest of the world.
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[2026-02-26 05:41 UTC+10:00] [Cost of Living] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Young Australians like Patricia Nicula are facing an entry-level housing market that has steadily increased in price since the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: SBS, Supplied
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[2026-02-26 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Fashion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: British-Yemeni designer Kazna Asker paused her presentation at sunset to share iftar with the models, staff and guests
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[2026-02-26 05:16 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Nvidia is helping to lead a split US stock market higher on Wednesday, ahead of the chip company’s highly anticipated profit report coming after trading ends for the day.
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[2026-02-26 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Nvidia is helping to lead the US stock market higher on Wednesday, ahead of the chip company's highly anticipated profit report coming after trading ends for the day.
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[2026-02-26 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Billionaire natural resources investor Rick Rule, legendary short-seller Bill Fleckenstein, and veteran oil trader Erik Townsend join ZeroHedge this evening at 7PM ET to give their outlooks on three key commodities sectors: Gold, Oil, and Uranium.
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[2026-02-26 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Feb. 24 issued two notices that would encourage more companies to list on the Philippine stock market, as well as develop the country’s Islamic capital market.
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[2026-02-26 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA Electric Co. (Meralco) on Wednesday reported a consolidated core net income of P50.57 billion for 2025, up 12 percent from P45.142 billion a year earlier and led by higher contributions from power generation and steady distribution sales.
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[2026-02-26 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Oil prices are sliding this morning following as an over-supplied market (API reported a huge 11.4mm barrel build last week) beats the geopolitical risk premia (with the US poised to attack Iran).
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[2026-02-26 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Manchester United are fourth in the Premier League
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[2026-02-26 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Tim Wilson] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Liberal MP has continued to hold investment that makes money when Australia’s benchmark falls even after his appointment as shadow treasurer
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[2026-02-26 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are higher into NVDA earnings release after the close, and the risk-on tone in the US yesterday has spread globally with tech giant's earnings a catalyst for maintaining the rally aided by Tech. As of 8:00am ET, S&P 500 futures were up 0.3% as with Nasdaq 100 contracts +0.4%; NVDA is up 0.6% in premarket trading and while blowout results from the company later today may soothe nerves about the AI trade, “even if they have tremendous
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[2026-02-26 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Far right (US)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: International conference circuit gives worldwide right wing opportunities to share ideas and learn from each other
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[2026-02-25 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Provided continued AI disruption, indiscriminate software stock selling, and credit market risks do not trigger a broader risk-off market event in the coming weeks or months, a June SpaceX IPO could become the bedrock for the grand reopening of the IPO market. The second-order effects of a SpaceX IPO would be improved sentiment toward AI companies going public and potentially a serious investor appetite for the low-Earth-orbit space industry.
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[2026-02-25 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Market participants largely welcome Paul Chan’s renewed push to strengthen Hong Kong’s position as an international financial centre
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[2026-02-25 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Concerns about rising inflation, and the Fed hiking rates to contain it, have reversed rather dramatically.
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[2026-02-25 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: HKEX proposes to shorten stock settlement cycle from current two days after transactions to one day to bolster city as global financial centre
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[2026-02-25 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘We expect Hong Kong’s residential market in 2026 to remain resilient and positive,’ CBRE’s Hannah Jeong says
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[2026-02-25 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- SK hynix Inc. said Wednesday it will invest an additional 21.6 trillion won (US$15.1 billion) in its semiconductor cluster in Yongin, just south of Seoul, as part of a long-term plan to meet growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) memory chips.
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[2026-02-25 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SK hynix announced on Wednesday an additional investment of 21.6 trillion won ($15.1 billion) to build its first semiconductor fabrication plant at the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster, which will serve as a key hub for AI semiconductor production.
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[2026-02-25 20:29 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-02-25 19:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday vowed to ease the heavy concentration of the nation's wealth in the property market, as the benchmark stock index crossed a new milestone of 6,000 points for the first time.
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[2026-02-25 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's benchmark stock index reached a new historic high of above 6,000 on Wednesday, just a month after it reached the once-unreachable level of 5,000 points, on a sustained chip rally in the face of uncertainty over U.S. tariff policy and heavy reliance on some shares.
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[2026-02-25 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: JPMorgan Chase said it will remove the UAE from its emerging-market bond indexes by June after the Middle Eastern nation exceeded the bank’s measures of wealth for three successive years.
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[2026-02-25 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The financial regulator said Wednesday that it will revise related regulations to scrap the ceiling on rewards to those who help expose stock manipulation and accounting fraud.
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[2026-02-25 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The survey showed that only 10 per cent of credit investors consider AI-driven corporate obsolescence a big concern
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[2026-02-25 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A sign to a Nvidia office building is shown in Santa Clara, Calif., Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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[2026-02-25 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: HSBC reported a 7 per cent profit drop, but shares rose on its CEO’s comments on higher return goals, steady dividends and new growth plans
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[2026-02-25 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GENERAL SANTOS CITY—International Master Kim Steven Yap scored back-to-back wins and kept a perfect score for a share of the lead with two others after three rounds in the rich Manny Pacquiao International Open chess championship Tuesday at the Family Country Hotel here.
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[2026-02-25 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Minnesota guard Isaac Asuma (1) shoots the ball over Michigan guard Nimari Burnett (4) and Michigan guard L.J. Cason (2) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)
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[2026-02-25 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders celebrate as they work in the office with a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) of over 6,000 points at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (Kim Sung-min/Yonhap via AP)
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[2026-02-25 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mui Thomas’s story of living with a rare skin disease has moved many. Now, her adoptive parents share why they ignored advice to ‘walk away’
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[2026-02-25 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hang Seng Index climbs as concerns over AI disruption ease, with investors awaiting Nvidia earnings to gauge sentiment
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[2026-02-25 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The chief of South Korea's financial watchdog said Wednesday that foreign financial companies operating here are urged to support efforts to vitalize the local financial markets.
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[2026-02-25 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Woolworths's net profit was up 16 per cent to $859 million. (ABC Rural: Kim Honan)
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[2026-02-25 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- K-pop continues to drive the global boom of Korean cultural content, capturing the largest share of international media attention across all major regions, according to a government report released Wednesday.
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[2026-02-25 12:03 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: February 25, 2026 — 12:03pm
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[2026-02-25 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's financial watchdog said Wednesday that foreign financial companies operating here are urged to support efforts to vitalize the local financial markets.
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[2026-02-25 11:45 UTC+10:00] [Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Earnings report released on Wednesday shows supermarket made $859m net profit in past six months as higher prices hit shoppers
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[2026-02-25 11:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's benchmark stock index breached the 6,000 mark on Wednesday, one month after topping the 5,000-point threshold amid an extended rally in chipmakers.
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[2026-02-25 11:05 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: February 25, 2026 11:05 | News
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[2026-02-25 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Congressional hearings reflect bipartisan concern and highlight persistent advanced tech market tension as key Trump-Xi summit looms
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[2026-02-25 10:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Applications are now open for the fourth edition of CNBC's World's Top Fintech Companies list, produced in partnership with market research firm Statista.
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[2026-02-25 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un letrero afuera del edificio del Servicio Interno de Impuestos del Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos (IRS, por sus siglas en inglés), el 4 de mayo de 2021, en Washington. (AP Foto/Patrick Semansky, archivo)
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[2026-02-25 09:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Foreign media warn of Korea stock risks as debt-fueled trading grows
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[2026-02-25 08:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. stock market rose after getting a reminder that the artificial-intelligence technology boom may also have an upside.
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[2026-02-25 07:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A rally on Wall Street is likely to send Australian stocks higher, while the Australian Berau of Statistics is set to release the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January at 11.30am AEDT.
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[2026-02-25 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The world moves on different wavelengths. Some are high-frequency shocks -- wars, emerging technologies, market panics -- that spike quickly and dominate our attention. Others are low-frequency forces that move slowly but relentlessly: demographics, globalization, water and food scarcity.
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[2026-02-25 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: There is public concern now regarding the move by a powerful garments manufacturing company to close down one of its factories in Thulhiriya. The company appears to have considered the relocation of the factory to India considering market gains. Still, it has threatened the employment opportunities for 1400 people living in Sri Lanka.
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