Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-13 22:00 UTC+10:00] [ASML] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the chipmaking-gear giant is already banned from selling advanced kit to China, new rule would make low-end products off-limits too
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[2026-05-13 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are up (alongside oil and yields, go figure), reversing yesterday's modest losses, as optimism around the earnings potential of AI outweighs concerns over hot inflation readings bringing dip buyers back to drive tech stocks higher, with traders betting that the tech rally has further room to run while also hoping on good news from the Trump-Xi summit set to start today in Beijing.
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[2026-05-13 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The potential outflow from active and passive investors due to the stock exclusion is estimated at around US$1.7 billion. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
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[2026-05-13 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iraq’s Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Rashid Yar Allah, visited a desert region of the country southwest of Najaf and Karbala on March 12. The goal of the visit was to demonstrate that Iraq can secure its own desert regions. The unstated reason for the visit is that this is an area that The Wall Street Journal had claimed there was a “secret” Israeli base in March.
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[2026-05-13 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: The EU plans to force railway companies operating across the bloc to sell rivals’ tickets on their websites and share data with booking platforms, under new rules that are intended to boost train travel.
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[2026-05-13 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Mossad chief David Barnea visited the UAE at least twice during Operation Roaring Lion to coordinate regarding the war, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing Arab officials and a source familiar with the matter.
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[2026-05-13 20:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. No attachments, please include your letter in the body of the email. See here for our rules and tips on getting your letter published.
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[2026-05-13 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Alibaba on Wednesday said its core profitability plunged in the March quarter amid heavy investments in tech and e-commerce.
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[2026-05-13 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A worker walks past a line of Infiniti SUVs on a production line at the Nissan Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant, Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Smyrna, Tenn. (AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall)
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[2026-05-13 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Chinese-born divorcée who is charged with blackmailing Wall Street billionaire and Milwaukee Bucks owner Wesley Edens was bailed out of jail by a Chinese foreign agent — and has extensive ties to the country, bombshell court documents reveal.
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[2026-05-13 18:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: The Spanish government has launched a raft of new aid packages to help property owners put their empty homes back on the rental market, from an extra €600 a month for renting them out at affordable prices, to €35,000 for renovation work.
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[2026-05-13 18:26 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: SoftBank Group has reported a surprise rise in quarterly profit helped by valuation gains on its OpenAI investment.
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[2026-05-13 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -SoftBank Chief Masayoshi Son talks with OpenAI Chief Sam Altman, not in photo, during an event for enterprises in Tokyo, in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP, File)
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[2026-05-13 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Nissan Motor has been rolling out a series of management improvement measures as part of a restructuring effort under President and CEO Ivan Espinosa, who took the helm last year. (Photo by Marina Inoue)
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[2026-05-13 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Olympus CEO Bob White has had a tumultuous first year at the helm of the Japanese company. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Kotaro Igarashi)
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[2026-05-13 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: New index reflects growing clout of Japan's content-driven companies.
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[2026-05-13 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chip giants have reaped windfall gains from the artificial intelligence (AI)-driven semiconductor supercycle, but their soaring profits are also fueling a broader debate over how the gains should be shared among workers, investors and the broader public.
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[2026-05-13 17:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS more info throughout, photo)
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[2026-05-13 17:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: AD Ports Group, the operator of industrial cities and free zones in Abu Dhabi, reported 43 per cent annual jump in its first-quarter profit as the company focused on diversifying its trade routes amid Iran conflict.
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[2026-05-13 17:16 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-13 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, left, has made one of the group's biggest bets with a huge investment in counterpart Sam Altman's OpenAI. © Reuters
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[2026-05-13 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: SoftBank booked a yearly gain of $46 billion at its Vision Fund driven mainly by the huge rise in value of its investment in OpenAI.
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[2026-05-13 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Adnoc Distribution, the UAE's largest fuel and convenience retailer, reported a nearly 21 per cent annual increase in its first-quarter net profit on the back of sales growth in fuel and retail.
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[2026-05-13 16:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: NC, formerly known as NCSoft, has turned in record quarterly earnings on the back of successful massively multiplayer online role-playing game launches such as Aion 2 and Lineage Classic.
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[2026-05-13 16:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Rotem said Wednesday it is participating in the Black Sea Defense, Aerospace and Security exhibition in Bucharest, Romania, as the company steps up its push into Eastern Europe’s growing defense market.
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[2026-05-13 16:23 UTC+10:00] [Money / Investing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Labor’s sweeping changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax are set to increase investor appetite for shares that pay dividends, commercial property, and self-managed super funds as the tax landscape receives its first major shake-up in decades.
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[2026-05-13 16:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kakao Mobility is pursuing a potential Nasdaq listing in the US, according to an exclusive report by Herald Business on Wednesday, signaling a possible shift away from its previously expected domestic IPO route.
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[2026-05-13 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s ChiNext tech index broke the 4,000-point mark in daily trading for the first time since 2015
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[2026-05-13 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s ChiNext tech index broke the 4,000-point mark in daily trading for the first time since 2015
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[2026-05-13 16:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Much of profit surge reflects short-term inventory effects that could turn negative if oil prices fall
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[2026-05-13 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: 44-year-old fruit farmer suffers brain attack which leaves him in need of long-term rehabilitation; Good Samaritans clear produce before it rots
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[2026-05-13 16:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: 44-year-old fruit farmer suffers brain attack which leaves him in need of long-term rehabilitation; Good Samaritans clear produce before it rots
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[2026-05-13 15:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON — European stocks are expected to open higher on Wednesday, bouncing back from losses in the previous session.
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[2026-05-13 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A sanctuary on the outskirts of Congo’s capital of Kinshasa is the world’s only sanctuary for orphaned bonobos, usually rescued from poachers. Despite legal protections, bonobos are targeted for bushmeat. Educators at the sanctuary work to change this. Bonobos share nearly 99% of their DNA with humans and are endangered, with numbers dropping from 100,000 in the 1980s to about 20,000 today.
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[2026-05-13 15:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Korea Exchange, South Korea's bourse operator, said Wednesday it has begun adopting artificial intelligence technology in its capital market monitoring works.
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[2026-05-13 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Exchange, South Korea's bourse operator, said Wednesday it has begun adopting artificial intelligence (AI) technology in its capital market monitoring works.
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[2026-05-13 14:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Display and LG Display expanded their share of the global smartphone OLED panel market in the first quarter of 2026, even as the industry contracted, with Chinese competitors absorbing more than twice the volume decline as a memory chip price surge forced their smartphone customers to cut production.
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[2026-05-13 14:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: India, the world's second-largest gold consumer, has raised import duties on gold and silver to 15% from 6%, just days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to curb bullion purchases for a year as overseas purchases pressure the rupee.
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[2026-05-13 14:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Xiaomi Korea said Wednesday it appointed Summer Peng as its new general manager as the Chinese electronics brand moves to strengthen its operations and market presence in Korea.
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[2026-05-13 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spent roughly four hours on the witness stand Tuesday defending the company’s shift from a nonprofit to a for-profit model, directly rebutting Elon Musk’s claims that he and co-founder Greg Brockman “stole a charity” when they restructured the artificial intelligence lab.
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[2026-05-13 13:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Brace yourselves, because the stock market is heading for what could be the largest initial public offering in history.
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[2026-05-13 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Nidec's stock price fell by the daily limit on Wednesday after it confirmed "suspected improper conduct" related to quality tampering. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
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[2026-05-13 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk, the operator behind the Rybar Telegram channel, recently surfaced in an interview with the Chinese outlet Guancha, offering a non-Western assessment of the ten-week U.S.-Iran war.
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[2026-05-13 12:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korea's largest company Samsung Electronics lost as much as 99.07 trillion won ($66.18 billion) in market value on Wednesday after failing to reach a wage agreement with its workers union.
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[2026-05-13 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A dealer talks on the phone at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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[2026-05-13 12:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Non-profit Datayanolja expands Korean AI education across Asia
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[2026-05-13 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Illegal wildlife trade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Court cases in Kenya point to a growing market for ants as exotic pets in Asia and Europe that has implications for conservation and biosecurity
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[2026-05-13 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: METiS TechBio debuts on Hong Kong stock market as its CEO compares the drug design start-up to SpaceX for the pharmaceutical industry
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[2026-05-13 11:30 UTC+10:00] [animal health] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: METiS TechBio debuts on Hong Kong stock market as its CEO compares the drug design start-up to SpaceX for the pharmaceutical industry
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[2026-05-13 11:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean automaker Kia Corp. said Wednesday it will showcase its military vehicles at an international defense exhibition in Romania as part of efforts to expand into the European market.
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