Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-23 11:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Netmarble Chairman Bang Jun-hyuk will spend 374 billion won ($270 million) to buy most of Tencent affiliate Han River Investment’s stake in the Korean game developer, tightening his control while removing a potential share-sale pressure.
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[2026-08-23 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LIV Golf Indianapolis 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 SaturdayAt The Club at Chatham HillsWestfield, Ind.
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[2026-08-23 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is expected to step down by the end of the year, leaving the Army without a Senate-confirmed leader after months of tension with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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[2026-08-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Millennials Garrett and Stephanie Jandegian have put a rebuilt mansion with a pool and wellness level in Sydney’s Bellevue Hill on the market with a price guide of $37 million.
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[2026-08-23 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An Iraqi vendor offers a peacock at the Pet Market (al-Ghazl market) one of Baghdadi’s favorite destinations, especially on Fridays, it attracts buyers and sellers peddling birds, dogs, cats, and exotic animals such as snakes and monkeys in Baghdad Friday Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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[2026-08-23 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE most important thing about the Pax Silica discussion may not be the project itself. It may be the way it has transformed public discourse. Filipinos from across different sectors have found themselves engaging in a detailed and passionate discussion about trade-offs, uncertainty, opportunity costs, governance, sustainability, and long-term consequences.
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[2026-08-23 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-22 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Refined-product markets have emerged as the epicenter of the global energy crisis, with commodity desks across Wall Street, including Goldman, Citi, Bank of America and Jefferies, warning that disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and Ukraine's ongoing long-range drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure are converging into a perfect storm for global fuel supplies.
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[2026-08-22 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A screen shows stock prices on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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[2026-08-22 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Companies are rolling out an unprecedented wave of stock grants amid fierce domestic headhunting and an intensifying US-China tech race
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[2026-08-22 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Companies are rolling out an unprecedented wave of stock grants amid fierce domestic headhunting and an intensifying US-China tech race
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[2026-08-22 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: It has been a volatile year for global markets, rewarding some trades while punishing others.
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[2026-08-22 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-08-22 13:07 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A father of three died with almost $100,000 in unspent superannuation. His three daughters, two of whom had been cut out of his will, wanted it split equally between them.
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[2026-08-22 13:01 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A group of seven vendors sold a property they jointly owned in Naremburn for $2.7 million, $200,000 less than its reserve, on Saturday.
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[2026-08-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Improved cold-chain transport links are making durians cheaper in the world’s biggest market for the pungent tropical fruit
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[2026-08-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Jiangnan Fruit and Vegetable Market] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Improved cold-chain transport links are making durians cheaper in the world’s biggest market for the pungent tropical fruit
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[2026-08-22 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — US stocks rose Friday and trimmed their losses from a shaky week. That was even though the bond market, which has been the center of Wall Street’s action, remained jumpy and continued to add pressure.
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[2026-08-22 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Professional group expects glut as growing number of local undergraduates and practitioners returning from overseas enter stagnant job market
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[2026-08-22 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Professional group expects glut as growing number of local undergraduates and practitioners returning from overseas enter stagnant job market
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[2026-08-22 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The chip fund maintained peak exposure as shares plunged, underscoring risks before regulators rolled out new flexible leverage rules
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[2026-08-22 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The chip fund maintained peak exposure as shares plunged, underscoring risks before regulators rolled out new flexible leverage rules
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[2026-08-22 08:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LIV Golf Indianapolis 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 FridayAt The Club at Chatham HillsWestfield,Ind.
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[2026-08-22 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: AI-powered geospatial data platform xMap's data scientist, Dana Harrison, asked in a LinkedIn post: "Can Mobility Data Spot Commodity Supply Risk Before the Market Does?"
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[2026-08-22 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Retail flows across Asia remained heavily concentrated in newly listed, high-beta names, most notably Chinese robotics maker Unitree following its blockbuster Shanghai debut. The retail craze surrounding physical AI merely shows Beijing's accelerating push to dominate the humanoid market.
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[2026-08-22 07:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Anthropic is poised to hit the public market at a time when an increasing number of Americans are worried about artificial intelligence and loudly are opposing new data centers. That backlash is expected to be a key risk factor in Anthropic's IPO prospectus, according to people familiar with matter.
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[2026-08-22 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. stocks rose and trimmed their losses from a shaky week. That’s even though the bond market, which has been the center of Wall Street’s action, remained jumpy and added more pressure Friday.
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[2026-08-22 06:12 UTC+10:00] [Uber] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: European regulators have imposed billions in penalties on US technology companies due to privacy, competition and digital market rules
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[2026-08-22 05:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Tesla is voluntarily recalling about 3 million vehicles in China to address two separate safety issues, the latest setback for the company as it tries to remain a major player in the world's largest auto market.
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[2026-08-22 05:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-22 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Bitcoin's more than 20% rally this week has sent the cryptocurrency to heights it hasn't seen since May, but traders on prediction market platform Kalshi see it ending 2026 near current levels.
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[2026-08-22 03:25 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenKyiv, UkraineSmoke rising in the city during a Russian drone strike. A heavy Russian missile and drone bombardment killed at least 16 people in and around the city in one of the most intense aerial attacks on Ukraine’s capital since the start of the warPhotograph: Oleksandr Ratushniak/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenKyiv, UkraineCharred books after a fire at the country’s biggest book market, caused by a Russian missile attack.
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[2026-08-22 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: CCSH Corporation will list on Shanghai's STAR Market as the artificial intelligence boom brings a windfall to data center suppliers. (Photo by Shunsuke Tabeta)
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[2026-08-22 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: After the market learned in late July that Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness hedge fund had blown up under too much Total Return Swap and option leverage (as we had warned a month earlier would happen), the next big question facing investors was: how long would Citadel keep the positions it bought from Leopold (at a huge market and transactional discount - recall Citadel only agreed to purchase the public book at a 10% discount off what was already a badly
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[2026-08-22 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's Financial Services Agency has registered Smartround Securities as a brokerage for secondary market trading of unlisted shares. (Source photos by Nikkei)
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[2026-08-22 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is expected to chart its own policy course, with ANZ seeing a rate hike next week, despite uncertainty over the US Federal Reserve’s next moves and potential market signals from a Jackson Hole symposium.
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[2026-08-22 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Samsung Electronics' semiconductor division reaped a record operating profit in the April-June quarter of 2026. (Photo by Ahn Seong-bok)
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[2026-08-22 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AS the Global Development Initiative (GDI) approaches its fifth anniversary on Sept. 21, 2026, China is taking stock of its efforts to transform an initiative first proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the United Nations General Assembly in 2021 from a broad development vision into an increasingly institutionalized platform for international cooperation, particularly with countries of the Global South.
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[2026-08-22 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-22 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-22 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Rapidus aims to mass-produce 2-nanometer chips by fiscal 2027. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)
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[2026-08-22 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Life and style] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: If ‘lifespan’ is the time you’re alive and ‘healthspan’ the years you’re disease-free, then ‘hotspan’ is the period you’re attractive and vibrant. Want to increase yours? Experts share their tips
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[2026-08-21 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures rebound from Thursday's slump, and trade at session highs on. As of 8:15am ET, S&P 500 futures were 0.4% higher with Nasdaq 100 contracts up 0.6%, while Bitcoin headed for its best week in more than three years, rising just shy of $80,000 before reversing. S&P 500 futures jerked higher and yields extended declines as oil edged lower shortly after 7am ET on this headline: *IRAN’S PRESIDENT SAYS BETTER TO END WAR TODAY WITH DIGNITY:ISNA, and while the
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[2026-08-21 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi's Al Hudayriyat Island has topped the emirate's real estate sales in the first half of 2026 in a further sign of the property market's resilience despite the Iran war.
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[2026-08-21 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: HSBC's Global Commodity Team warned Thursday that the zinc market is flashing warning signs of extreme tightness:
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[2026-08-21 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Gold prices climbed Friday, putting bullion on course for a gain of nearly 5% this week, as bond market jitters, a softer dollar and renewed concerns over U.S. debt helped revive demand for the precious metal.
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[2026-08-21 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Africa’s attempt to build a continent-wide market is entering a more difficult phase. The political agreement exists; the bargaining over how it will work has moved to customs offices, central banks, regulatory agencies and company boardrooms.
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[2026-08-21 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
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[2026-08-21 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s largest insurer downplays tax changes, shares positive outlook after reporting 36 per cent profit growth
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[2026-08-21 20:31 UTC+10:00] [Stock Connect schemes] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s largest insurer downplays tax changes, shares positive outlook after reporting 36 per cent profit growth
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