Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-15 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Growth rate misses market projections and complicates the country’s push to meet annual targets, as does a 5.7 per cent drop in fixed-asset investment
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[2026-07-15 10:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul shares opened higher Wednesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, though continued uncertainty in the Middle East remains a concern for investors.
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[2026-07-15 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details in last 5 paras; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-07-15 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: IPO lapses and sliding share prices underscore how weak consumption is dulling Hong Kong’s appetite for mainland China’s food sector
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[2026-07-15 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Mainland Chinese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: IPO lapses and sliding share prices underscore how weak consumption is dulling Hong Kong’s appetite for mainland China’s food sector
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[2026-07-15 10:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Wednesday activated a buy-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) as the stock index sharply rose, led by tech gains.
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[2026-07-15 10:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — When one earns a lot of money at a young age, it's easy to become a big spender, feeling that fountain of wealth will never run out.
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[2026-07-15 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened higher Wednesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, though continued uncertainty in the Middle East remains a concern for investors.
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[2026-07-15 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (3rd LD) Trump says U.S. will charge 20 pct fee on all cargo shipped through Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-07-15 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Soaring profits at Tianqi and Ganfeng highlight how global demand for energy independence is powering China’s lithium edge
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[2026-07-15 10:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Soaring profits at Tianqi and Ganfeng highlight how global demand for energy independence is powering China’s lithium edge
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[2026-07-15 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Financial Markets
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[2026-07-15 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A blast furnace at a Nippon Steel plant in Chiba prefecture near Tokyo. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
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[2026-07-15 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-15 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Stocks rose after a report showed U.S. inflation was not as bad last month as economists expected. Tuesday’s gains came even though oil prices continue to climb on worries that the United States and Iran may return to all-out war.
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[2026-07-15 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi said on Tuesday that he wants a "fair share" for his country, as Baghdad seeks energy deals from US President Donald Trump.
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[2026-07-15 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A recent draft of a basic economic policy document has given the market the impression that the government may intervene in the central bank's monetary policy. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Nikkei)
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[2026-07-15 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 15 Jul 2026 at 5:39am
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[2026-07-15 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: SK Hynix options debuted Tuesday to less fanfare than one might have expected given the year-long rally in the stock and a 20%-plus surge on Tuesday alone.
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[2026-07-15 05:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Stocks are holding steadier after a report showed US inflation was not as bad last month as economists expected. That was even though oil prices continue to jump on worries that the United States and Iran may return to all-out war.
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[2026-07-15 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Half of the 10 highest-paid chief executives on the Australian stock exchange lead companies which are based in the United States.
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[2026-07-15 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ken Griffin has put roughly $40 million into Republican midterm efforts this year and could double that by November, according to the Wall Street Journal. The money runs through nearly every competitive Senate race in the country - except for one... Ken Paxton's run for a seat in Texas, which won't see a dime of it.
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[2026-07-15 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A unit of Abu Dhabi's 2PointZero Group has acquired a US natural gas firm for $2.25 billion to boost the investment holding company's global energy portfolio and give it access to the North American market.
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[2026-07-15 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has stopped giving donations to Bill Gates' charitable foundation weeks after the Microsoft co-founder detailed his links to the dead sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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[2026-07-15 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: From 1926 through 2025, just 27.6% of stocks beat the broader market. Nearly 60% actually destroyed shareholder wealth, and the median stock delivered a lifetime return of -6.9%. Yet despite those sobering odds, U.S. stocks collectively created roughly $91 trillion in wealth over the last century, with just 46 companies responsible for half of it.
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[2026-07-15 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-15 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Scott Mills' earnings and those of other highly paid presenters may be making headlines, but there is a bigger story contained in the BBC's annual report.
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[2026-07-15 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A new study from Affordable Contractors Insurance examined labor market conditions across all 50 states to identify where workers face the greatest challenges replacing a job after voluntarily leaving one. Researchers evaluated unemployment rates, hiring activity, competition for available positions, household income, and local living costs to create an overall risk ranking.
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[2026-07-15 01:49 UTC+10:00] [Batteries] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The European Commission on Tuesday exempted wearable tech from rules requiring removable batteries, clearing a major hurdle for Meta’s smart glasses to take on the EU market following pressure from the United States.
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[2026-07-15 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The new fund will be the first to offer global on-chain management and trading for a Japanese equities fund. (Photo by Nikkei)
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[2026-07-15 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Aged care] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australia’s aged care regulator is investigating dozens of complaints that aged care providers are charging fees for services that older Australians can’t use or even understand. Meanwhile, a class action against one of Australia’s largest for-profit providers has also alleged it charged residents additional fees for basic services it is legally obliged to provide.
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[2026-07-15 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In terms of perceived report quality relative to positioning, the ranking appears to be Goldman Sachs first, followed by Bank of America (pending guidance), then Wells Fargo, and finally JPMorgan. The broader theme across the group was fairly consistent: NII was generally underwhelming, fee income was strong as expected, capital markets results were very strong, and there was a clear halo effect from the strong deal calendar (SpaceX IPO most notably) that benefited equities trading.
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[2026-07-14 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-14 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Warren Buffett excluded the Gates Foundation from his annual charitable stock gifts for the first time in two decades, as scrutiny over Bill Gates' connections with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein continues to cast a dark shadow over Gates and the foundation.
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[2026-07-14 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, June 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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[2026-07-14 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US stocks are struggling for direction as traders waited to buy the dip on a busy day that kicked off with Wall Street earnings whichwith JPM, BofA, Goldman, Citi and Wells all reporting. Kevin Warsh’s testimony before Congress and CPI data are due later. As of 8:00am ET, S&P 500 futures fell 0.2% with Nasdaq 100 contracts up 0.6%, set for a rebound from the selloff in AI-linked names yesterday and defying declines elsewhere.
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[2026-07-14 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Apple shares fell 1% in premarket trading after KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded the iPhone maker to "Underweight" from "Sector Weight" and set a 12-month price target of $250. This implies roughly a 21% decline from Monday's close, putting the stock in bear-market territory.
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[2026-07-14 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Warren Buffett omitted the Gates Foundation from his annual charitable stock gifts, directing all of this year's donations to four family-linked foundations.Berkshire Hathaway said the 95-year-old chairman will donate 9 million Class B shares of Berkshire to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation and 1 million shares each to the Sherwood Foundation, the Howard G.
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[2026-07-14 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,
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[2026-07-14 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The logo for IBM appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, March 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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[2026-07-14 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Q2 earnings season is officially off.
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[2026-07-14 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: IBM shares plunged almost 20% in premarket trading, putting the stock on track for its worst intra-day collapse since the infamous Oct. 19, 1987.
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[2026-07-14 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, speaks at the America Business Forum, Nov. 6, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
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[2026-07-14 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: International Business Machines shares slipped double digits on Tuesday after the hardware, software and consulting provider released preliminary second-quarter results that fell short of expectations.
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[2026-07-14 20:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: SK Hynix options will debut Tuesday and likely be a smashing success, thanks to record-high retail trading activity and everyday folks trying to find the next big AI success story.The South Korean semiconductor sensation sold almost $27 billion of stock in its U.S. market-debut Friday and fits the bill for exactly the type of trade individual investors have been clamoring for: suppliers of technology and tools needed to power the AI boom.And those retail traders are bringing some serious firepower.Retail
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[2026-07-14 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Much of today's defense-tech debate focuses on visible platforms: drones, loitering munitions, interceptors, lasers, autonomous vessels, and robotic systems. Each new system attracts headlines, procurement attention, and investor capital. Yet a deeper competition is taking shape in the digital layer that connects these systems into a battlefield network. The next defense-tech race is for the operating system of the battlefield.
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[2026-07-14 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's apartment in Seongnam, just south of Seoul, is set to be sold, five months after it was put on the market, sources said Tuesday.
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[2026-07-14 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Business is declaring war on a provision tucked into a must-pass defense bill that would restrict Pentagon contractors from executing stock buybacks and paying dividends unless they have the Defense Department's approval, and asking Congress to kill the provision before it reaches the president's desk.
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[2026-07-14 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: French underwear brand Le Slip Français made its stock market debut in Paris on Tuesday, betting that consumers will pay for locally made clothing amid competition from ultra-cheap Chinese fast-fashion giants like Shein and Temu.
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[2026-07-14 18:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Pay-to-play social gatherings offering food and alcohol through online community platforms may cross the line into unregistered business activity when they are held repeatedly for profit, local media reported Tuesday.
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