Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-12 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Corporate leaders join this week’s state visit, with a diverse group eyeing market access and stability amid frictions
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[2026-05-12 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Katie Dippold’s new horror comedy Widow’s Bay is jam-packed with reverent references to the genre and hilarious horror homages. But she’s not the only horror enthusiast who works on the show!
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[2026-05-12 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures and bonds were lower as oil climbed, with a key inflation report showing the impacts of higher energy and supply disruptions stemming from the war in Iran. Stocks are poised to fall from all-time highs after the core CPI rose more than expected in April. As of 9:15am S&P futures ewere down 0.2% and Nasdaq futures dropped 0.7% as a slide in chipmakers and big tech names dragged down the market in early US hours.
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[2026-05-12 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Kuwait and Iran are barely separated by a small section of Iraqi coastline at the head of the Persian Gulf, but they do share a maritime border. But given the small oil-rich Sunni sheikdom's close proximity to the Islamic Republic, and given its historic role in hosting American forces and bases, it is to be expected that it would be heavily targeted in Iranian military operations.
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[2026-05-12 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON, United Kingdom — Oil prices rallied and stock markets fell Tuesday as investors braced for further volatility after talks appeared to stall on ending the war in the Middle East and re-opening the Strait of Hormuz to tanker and cargo ship traffic.
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[2026-05-12 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Over the past two years, I have published two books in the United States. On paper, both were products of the same mind and the same pen. Both explored the intimate, universal themes of home, family, and the complex threads that bind us to our roots. Both were launched into the vast, competitive American market with the hope of finding a home in the hearts of readers.
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[2026-05-12 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Korean markets were under pressure overnight after politicians floated the idea of tapping AI profits.
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[2026-05-12 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the wake of the Wall Street Journal report about a “secret Israeli base” set up in Iraq during the Iran war, the Iraqi government and various militias are seeking answers.
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[2026-05-12 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has carried out covert strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks on its infrastructure, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing sources.
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[2026-05-12 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Telehealth company Hims & Hers' stock plummeted in early trading Tuesday after posting a first-quarter loss and weak earnings guidance for the year ahead.
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[2026-05-12 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An explosion in a busy market in northwestern Pakistan has killed at least nine people and wounded 30, according to emergency workers and a medical official.
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[2026-05-12 20:15 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Property experts say the generational tax changes in Jim Chalmers’ budget, although well intended, will do little to address the most pressing crisis confronting Victoria’s moribund housing market – the prohibitive cost of building homes.
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[2026-05-12 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become an active combatant in the Iran war, according to fresh reporting in The Wall Street Journal.
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[2026-05-12 19:40 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Albanese government has unveiled a daring overhaul of property tax to slug investors and help more first homebuyers enter the market – a move likely to be felt most acutely by Queenslanders.
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[2026-05-12 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Several tax measures to help small business with cash flow have been made permanent in the budget. (ABC News: John Gunn)
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[2026-05-12 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The weekend attack took place in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan. (AP Photo: Aamad Khattak)
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[2026-05-12 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The government ‘is supportive of real-world assets … We also anticipate that future investment tokens and tokenised experiences will be settled using stablecoins,’ fintech group firm says
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[2026-05-12 18:00 UTC+10:00] [tokenised gold] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The government ‘is supportive of real-world assets … We also anticipate that future investment tokens and tokenised experiences will be settled using stablecoins,’ fintech group firm says
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[2026-05-12 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' military hardware includes warships like the destroyer “Yoshii”, launched here at its Nagasaki Shipyard in Japan last December. (Photo by Taro Fujii)
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[2026-05-12 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details, bond yields in bottom 2 paras)
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[2026-05-12 17:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul shares fell by more than 2 percent Tuesday, snapping their five-day winning streak, as investors moved to take profit after a record-breaking run amid an impasse in peace negotiations between the United States and Iran. The local currency sharply fell against the US dollar.
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[2026-05-12 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info throughout; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-05-12 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- SKC Ltd., the chemical and materials arm of SK Group, said Tuesday it will issue new shares worth 1.16 trillion won (US$786.6 million) to invest in its glass substrate business and improve its financial structure.
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[2026-05-12 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares fell by more than 2 percent Tuesday, snapping their five-day winning streak, as investors moved to take profit after a record-breaking run amid an impasse in peace negotiations between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-05-12 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Wall Street Journal reported that the United Arab Emirates secretly carried out a series of attacks against Iran during the ongoing conflict involving the United States and Israel.
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[2026-05-12 16:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Foreign sales at department stores nearly double as tourism, K-content popularity fuel spending
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[2026-05-12 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Treasurer Jim Chalmers will claim that a suite of tax changes covering negative gearing and capital gains tax will help 75,000 young Australians get into the property market.
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[2026-05-12 15:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The inaugural HIVE Art Fair in Seoul will experiment with an alternative business model that removes set booth fees and places emphasis on curatorial presentation. The five-event fair will start on May 21 at COEX Magok.
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[2026-05-12 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kakao Pay is ramping up its offline payment expansion, aiming to grow monthly offline payment users to 10 million by 2027 as competition intensifies in Korea’s digital payments market.
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[2026-05-12 15:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Stock rally, overseas growth, SpaceX gains fuel record profit
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[2026-05-12 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Operadores de divisas reaccionan junto a una pantalla con el índice surcoreano Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), a la izquierda, en la sala de operaciones del banco Hana en Seúl, Corea del Sur, el martes 12 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-05-12 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Ask.com, one of the internet’s earliest search engine competitors, has shut down its search business after nearly 30 years, marking the latest contraction in a market dominated by a handful of major players.
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[2026-05-12 15:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: KT Corp. said Tuesday its first-quarter operating profit fell nearly 30 percent from a year earlier, as the absence of one-off property gains booked last year and costs tied to a recent hacking incident weighed on earnings.
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[2026-05-12 15:16 UTC+10:00] [Renewable energy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: State and federal energy ministers said investments in new renewable generation and energy storage should “fully offset” new data centres’ energy needs
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[2026-05-12 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil and gas giants benefited significantly from their trading desks through the first quarter, shining a light on a commercially sensitive and often-overlooked unit that tends to outperform during periods of market volatility.
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[2026-05-12 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Yield rates on South Korean state bonds rose slightly in April from the previous month amid expectations of rising oil prices and inflationary pressure, market data showed Tuesday.
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[2026-05-12 14:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: As South Korea's and Taiwan's benchmark indexes surged to record highs this year — powered by Asia's trillion-dollar titans — it has raised concerns that their rallies are becoming dangerously dependent on a handful of artificial intelligence winners.
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[2026-05-12 14:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Securities said Tuesday it launched a foreign omnibus account service in partnership with Interactive Brokers, marking a major step in efforts to attract more global retail investors to the South Korean stock market.
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[2026-05-12 14:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders react near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-05-12 14:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources, that the administration of US President Donald Trump has achieved tactical gains in the conflict with Iran but has not yet secured any strategic objective.
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[2026-05-12 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: Susannah Savage in London
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[2026-05-12 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Sharjah developer Arada is planning to launch new projects in the UAE this year despite market uncertainties related to the Iran war, the company's chief executive has said.
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[2026-05-12 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Traders’ catch-cry ‘Not a Chance Hormuz Opens’ replaces ‘Trump Always Chickens Out’ as grim predictions swirl over gridlock, oil prices
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[2026-05-12 13:09 UTC+10:00] [Agence France-Presse] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Traders’ catch-cry ‘Not a Chance Hormuz Opens’ replaces ‘Trump Always Chickens Out’ as grim predictions swirl over gridlock, oil prices
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[2026-05-12 13:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chinese short-video platform’s shares jumped as much as 10 per cent amid $20 billion valuation of spin-off, Tencent investor talks
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[2026-05-12 13:04 UTC+10:00] [Kuaishou Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chinese short-video platform’s shares jumped as much as 10 per cent amid $20 billion valuation of spin-off, Tencent investor talks
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[2026-05-12 12:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HD Construction Equipment said Tuesday its emergency automated equipment stop technology (E-Stop) has won Italy’s SaMoTer Innovation Award, expanding its push in Europe’s tightly regulated construction market.
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[2026-05-12 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks turned lower late Tuesday morning after opening at a fresh peak of above 7,900 points and almost touching the unprecedented 8,000-point mark, as investors moved to take profit amid woes over little progress in peace talks between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-05-12 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Rival parties have unveiled a package of campaign pledges ahead of the local elections, with the ruling Democratic Party (DP) focusing on promoting balanced regional development and artificial intelligence, while the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) is vowing efforts to improve the housing market.
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[2026-05-12 12:36 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The corporate watchdog has launched a formal investigation into DroneShield, scrutinising the ASX-listed drone ‘gun’ company’s disclosures about a $67 million share sell-off by its former chief executive and two directors that wiped more than 30 per cent from its share price last November.
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