[2026-08-19 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: [Vantage Point] What is ABS-CBN’s stock-market listing still worth?

Snippet: This is AI-generated. Read the article for full context. Report any errors.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/vantage-point-what-abs-cbn-stock-market-listing-still-worth/

[2026-08-19 09:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: ABC News

Title: What are whole-body deodorants, and do you need them?

Snippet: Experts say there are a few things to consider before you try whole-body deodorants. (Adobe Stock)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-19/what-are-whole-body-deodorants-for-sweat/107049218

[2026-08-19 09:04 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Toasty profit for appliance maker after rocky year

Snippet: August 19, 2026 09:04 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/toasty-profit-for-appliance-maker-after-rocky-year/

[2026-08-19 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: After years, Macau firm opts out of Hong Kong renewal project, seeks US$153m for site

Snippet: Sale of North Point site that owner spent years assembling highlights challenges of making urban redevelopment pay, even in improving market

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3364462/after-years-macau-firm-opts-out-hong-kong-renewal-project-seeks-us153m-site?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-19 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Excellent Group] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: After years, Macau firm opts out of Hong Kong renewal project, seeks US$153m for site

Snippet: Sale of North Point site that owner spent years assembling highlights challenges of making urban redevelopment pay, even in improving market

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3364462/after-years-macau-firm-opts-out-hong-kong-renewal-project-seeks-us153m-site

[2026-08-19 08:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Chargers’ Rashawn Slater relief arrives as Tyler Biadasz injury raises new concern

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/18/sports/chargers-share-rashawn-slater-injury-update-ahead-of-49ers-game/

[2026-08-19 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Unitree IPO 5,550 Times Oversubscribed As UBS Says Grey Market Points To 3.5x Open

Snippet: The global market leader in humanoid-robot shipments, China-based Unitree, is set to begin trading on Shanghai's STAR Market on Wednesday, potentially sparking a wave of robotics listings in Asia as the race for physical AI remains in its early innings.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/unitree-ipo-5550-times-oversubscribed-ubs-says-grey-market-points-35x-open

[2026-08-19 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Players share their thoughts on where the PGA Tour postseason should go

Snippet: Sam Burns hits from a bunker on the 13th hole during the final round of the St. Jude Championship golf tournament, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/pga-tour-postseason-e1cac48e2e6acbc969b7cea3932bdfa3

[2026-08-19 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 8/18/2026

Snippet: Wall Street pulled further from its all-time high Tuesday as AI stocks got back to sinking.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/wall-street-stocks-dow-nasdaq-63300d6f51d4d27ce881cc6c11719171

[2026-08-19 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Neutrogena’s stock spirals after Hayden Panettiere’s tragic death as fans vow to boycott: ‘I will never buy again’

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/18/lifestyle/hayden-panettiere-fans-boycott-neutrogena-over-canceled-contract-revelation/

[2026-08-19 05:19 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ASX set to dip, Wall Street slumps as AI stocks fall

Snippet: Wall Street is pulling further from its all-time high as AI stocks get back to sinking.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/markets/asx-set-to-dip-wall-street-slumps-as-ai-stocks-fall-20260819-p60piq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-19 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Longevity for NFL linemen increasing as teams manage workloads, invest more on recovery

Snippet: New England Patriots tackle Morgan Moses at the team’s first day of NFL football training camp, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/nfl-linemen-longevity-morgan-moses-trent-williams-31f442884016c41bb11674a1422f02f1

[2026-08-19 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Jefferies Identifies High-Quality Energy And Materials Stocks As Cyclical Rotation Accelerates

Snippet: Jefferies analyst Lloyd Byrne wrote in a note on Monday that surging refined-product margins, stronger gas-fired power demand, and improving earnings estimates are providing clear tailwinds for energy stocks, even as valuations and technicals appear stretched.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/jefferies-identifies-high-quality-energy-and-materials-stocks-cyclical-rotation-accelerates

[2026-08-19 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Here's Where The Nation's Hottest Housing Markets Are

Snippet: The US housing market's top 10 hottest ZIP codes this year are all located in the Midwest and Northeast for the fourth consecutive year - as tight inventories due to limited homebuilding has fueled competition, according to a Monday report from Realtor.com.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/heres-where-nations-hottest-housing-markets-are

[2026-08-19 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Mark Walter Probe Puts Wall Street's Insurance-Private Credit Machine Under DoJ Scrutiny

Snippet: An ongoing federal investigation into billionaire Mark Walter's business empire is raising alarm bells about Wall Street's use of insurance capital to finance private credit and other illiquid investments.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/mark-walter-probe-puts-wall-streets-insurance-private-credit-machine-under-doj-scrutiny

[2026-08-19 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Public support will make or break acceptance of PH’s ‘tech future’

Snippet: A PUBLIC consultation meeting between a proponent for an artificial intelligence (AI) data center project and citizens and the local government of Oton, Iloilo, went horribly wrong on Aug. 14, when the project’s representative stormed out of the meeting and later cursed journalists trying to ask follow-up questions outside. Although the powers-that-be in the government and among big business groups anxious to see the Philippines grow and profit from the new “AI era” of industrial development have been quick to

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/19/opinion/editorial/public-support-will-make-or-break-acceptance-of-phs-tech-future/2407772

[2026-08-19 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Regulator seeks comments on draft market-making rules

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/19/business/top-business/regulator-seeks-comments-on-draft-market-making-rules/2407882

[2026-08-19 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Alibaba, ByteDance trim gaming and retail to invest in AI

Snippet: Alibaba Group Holding is selling Lingxi Games to a private equity fund. (Photo by Tomoko Wakasugi)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/artificial-intelligence/alibaba-bytedance-trim-gaming-and-retail-to-invest-in-ai

[2026-08-19 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Kalshi seeks to launch ‘perps’ on equity indexes as it moves in on traditional exchanges' turf

Snippet: Prediction market platform Kalshi in a regulatory filing on Tuesday revealed it is seeking to launch perpetual futures tied to equity indexes.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/18/kalshi-wants-to-launch-perps-tied-to-equity-indexes.html

[2026-08-19 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Home Depot Earnings Offer Glimmer Of Hope As Small Projects Offset Renovation Downturn

Snippet: Home Depot reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter sales and profit as homeowners spent money on smaller do-it-yourself projects, giving the home-improvement retailer enough confidence to reaffirm its full-year outlook.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/home-depot-earnings-offer-glimmer-hope-small-projects-offset-renovation-downturn

[2026-08-18 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Contrarian vs. the crowd: One trader made a massive bet against chip stocks

Snippet: When it comes to the fate of the all-important semiconductor sector, traders in the options market are faced with a classic investing dilemma: go with the crowd, or the big-money contrarian?According to options flows, the crowd is leaning the most heavily bullish since April. The catch is that the biggest single options trade in the entire market Monday – a $129 million trade that accounted for over a third of total premium in the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) – was

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/18/contrarian-vs-the-crowd-one-trader-made-a-massive-bet-against-chip-stocks.html

[2026-08-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Nokia to close almost all sites in mainland China by year end, sources say

Snippet: Retreating from China, once Nokia’s largest single-country market globally, would mark an acquiescence to domestic competition

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3364425/nokia-close-almost-all-sites-mainland-china-year-end-sources-say?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [US-China tech war] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Nokia to close almost all sites in mainland China by year end, sources say

Snippet: Retreating from China, once Nokia’s largest single-country market globally, would mark an acquiescence to domestic competition

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3364425/nokia-close-almost-all-sites-mainland-china-year-end-sources-say

[2026-08-18 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Buy-Now-Pay-Later Klarna Crashes As Outlook Cut Exposes Consumer Growth Cracks

Snippet: Klarna, the Swedish fintech firm best known for its buy now, pay later services, crashed in premarket trading in New York after it lowered its full-year revenue and gross merchandise value forecasts following a second-quarter active-user miss, overshadowing stronger-than-expected earnings.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/buy-now-pay-later-klarna-crashes-outlook-cut-exposes-consumer-growth-cracks

[2026-08-18 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: "Sea Of Red": Futures Slide As Market Wakes Up To Soaring Bond Yields And Diesel Prices

Snippet: US futures are a "sea of red" (as Bloomberg describes it) in early trading as thin summer volumes persist, with the wrong kind of inflation coming to the fore and Monday’s tech selloff weighing on sentiment despite bullish AI news. The recent stock-bonds disconnect is finally being reappraised with US futures lower across the board.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/sea-red-futures-slide-market-wakes-soaring-bond-yields-and-diesel-prices

[2026-08-18 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Xiaomi ‘in no rush’ to turn vast AI spending into profits despite earnings slump

Snippet: The Chinese tech firm has seen its net profits decline for three consecutive quarters, as it rapidly ramps up AI-related R&D spending

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3364458/xiaomi-no-rush-turn-vast-ai-spending-profits-despite-earnings-slump?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-18 22:21 UTC+10:00] [April-June] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Xiaomi ‘in no rush’ to turn vast AI spending into profits despite earnings slump

Snippet: The Chinese tech firm has seen its net profits decline for three consecutive quarters, as it rapidly ramps up AI-related R&D spending

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3364458/xiaomi-no-rush-turn-vast-ai-spending-profits-despite-earnings-slump

[2026-08-18 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: 'Worrisome': AI is driving a looming market correction, central bank economists warn

Snippet: U.S. and European stocks are scaling record highs as investors pile into the AI boom, but economists at the European Central Bank warn that history points to a sharp downturn ahead.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/18/ai-tech-rally-correction-economists.html

[2026-08-18 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Beijing urges mainland insurers to invest in Hong Kong-listed ETFs

Snippet: Hong Kong’s status as global financial centre receives a boost as China’s financial regulator touts city’s exchange-traded funds

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3364453/beijing-urges-mainland-insurers-buy-hong-kong-listed-etfs?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-18 21:51 UTC+10:00] [Central Government] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Beijing urges mainland insurers to invest in Hong Kong-listed ETFs

Snippet: Hong Kong’s status as global financial centre receives a boost as China’s financial regulator touts city’s exchange-traded funds

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3364453/beijing-urges-mainland-insurers-buy-hong-kong-listed-etfs

[2026-08-18 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: CNBC

Title: Home Depot reaffirms guidance amid 'frozen housing market conditions'

Snippet: Home Depot on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations on the top and bottom lines and reaffirmed its full fiscal year guidance.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/18/home-depot-hd-q2-2026-earnings.html

[2026-08-18 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: How investors profit from soccer even as Premier League club losses skyrocket

Snippet: Fenway Sports Group sold a minority stake in Liverpool Football Club to a consortium including Jeff Bezos on Friday, in a deal worth over $7 billion.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/18/soccer-premier-league-club-losses-liverpool.html

[2026-08-18 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong’s dim sum bond market hits new heights as State Grid deal draws record orders

Snippet: Lower yuan borrowing costs and longer maturities lure issuers, marking a fresh phase in the city’s expanding offshore market

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3364407/hong-kongs-dim-sum-bond-market-hits-new-heights-state-grid-deal-draws-record-orders?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-18 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Dim sum bond boom: record State Grid deal fuels Hong Kong offshore yuan surge

Snippet: Lower yuan borrowing costs and longer maturities lure issuers, marking a fresh phase in the city’s expanding offshore market

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3364407/hong-kongs-dim-sum-bond-market-hits-new-heights-state-grid-deal-draws-record-orders

[2026-08-18 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Manus on Markets: Claude drives explosive growth for Anthropic | The National

Snippet: From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/markets/2026/08/18/manus-on-markets-claude-drives-explosive-growth-for-anthropic/

[2026-08-18 17:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (2nd LD) Seoul shares end lower, snapping 5-day winning streak, on profit-taking

Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS analysts' comments in 8th para, bond yields at bottom; MOVES UP photo)

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260818006452320

[2026-08-18 17:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Seoul shares end lower, snapping 5-day winning streak, on profit-taking

Snippet: Seoul shares ended lower Tuesday, snapping a five-day winning streak, as investors locked in profits on large-cap stocks amid fading hopes for a deal to end the war between Iran and the United States.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10844307

[2026-08-18 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (LEAD) Seoul shares end lower, snapping 5-day winning streak, on profit-taking

Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details in last 5 paras; CHANGES photo)

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260818006451320

[2026-08-18 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Seoul shares end lower, snapping 5-day winning streak, on profit-taking

Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares ended lower Tuesday, snapping a five-day winning streak, as investors locked in profits on large-cap stocks amid fading hopes for a deal to end the war between Iran and the United States.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260818006400320

[2026-08-18 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (URGENT) Seoul shares end lower, snapping 5-day winning streak, on profit-taking

Snippet: (2nd LD) Lee proposes dialogue with N. Korea to officially end Korean War, halt Pyongyang's nuclear program

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260818006300320

[2026-08-18 16:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Oura takes smart ring rivalry to Samsung’s home market

Snippet: Finnish pioneer bets on deeper health insights despite higher price and monthly subscription

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10844256

[2026-08-18 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Main stock market's turnover falls to year-to-date low in August

Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Turnover of South Korea's main bourse hit the lowest level so far this year in August, after a sharp plunge in the stock market in July, data showed Tuesday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260818006600320

[2026-08-18 15:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Older workers overtake young employees at top companies

Snippet: New hiring fell 15.3% from 2023, with young recruits taking a smaller share

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10844205

[2026-08-18 15:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Buldak boom lifts Samyang to record overseas sales

Snippet: Second-quarter profit jumps 47% as sales surge across US, China and Europe

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10844177

[2026-08-18 14:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: LG outearns Samsung in appliances, despite similar sales

Snippet: Business mix, restructuring combine for W1.15tr second-quarter operating profit gap

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10844053

[2026-08-18 14:12 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Chariot lines up China-backed Nigerian lithium offtake deal

Snippet: The share price of Chariot Resources surged as much as 39 per cent to a high of 6.8 cents after the company signed a term sheet with a subsidiary of Chinese supply-chain goliath Xiamen C&D Inc. for a proposed partner-funded drilling, trial-mining and direct-shipping-ore, or “DSO”, offtake program at one of its Nigerian lithium projects.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/chariot-lines-up-china-backed-nigerian-lithium-offtake-deal-20260818-p60pdv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-18 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Copper is new king for Australia's BHP as profit jumps 30%

Snippet: BHP has copper smelting and refining operations at Olympic Dam in South Australia, where it mines significant deposits of the red metal, as well as uranium. (Screenshot from BHP website)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/commodities/copper-is-new-king-for-australia-s-bhp-as-profit-jumps-30

[2026-08-18 13:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: WSJ Catches Up, Discovers AI's Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities Are $3 Trillion And Growing $1.2 Trillion Per Quarter

Snippet: More than two months ago, long before most Wall Street analysts had any clue that the bulk of the AI buildout commitments were diligently hidden in various off-balance sheet SPVs and other (perfectly legal) accounting gimmicks, we wrote a lengthy article detailing just that, and explaining why far beyond the $1 trillion (and rapidly rising) in annual plain vanilla capex -- all of which now has to be funded through debt issuance since free cash flow across the hyperscaler universe

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/wsj-catches-discovers-ais-balance-sheet-liabilities-are-3-trillion-and-growing-12-trillion

[2026-08-18 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Asian shares dip as oil prices rise and inflation worries persist

Snippet: People look at an electronic stock chart board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/stock-markets-oil-war-iran-trump-a805333e767251279e68e0686b28a8c9

[2026-08-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: China's YMTC Is Now World's 3rd Biggest Flash-Memory Supplier With 14% Market Share

Snippet: Earlier today we reported that China's highly touted DRAM memory maker CXMT recently surpassed Tencent to become China's most valuable company.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/chinas-ymtc-surges-worlds-3rd-biggest-flash-memory-supplier-14-market-share