Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-12 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Islamabad turns to ‘panda bonds’ to secure cheaper credit and diversify its borrowing into yuan-denominated funding, with a focus on sustainable development
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[2026-05-12 12:00 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Islamabad turns to ‘panda bonds’ to secure cheaper credit and diversify its borrowing into yuan-denominated funding, with a focus on sustainable development
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[2026-05-12 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-05-12 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Isuzu is a major investor in Thailand and remains committed as other Japanese companies scale back their expatriate staff in the Southeast Asian country. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Rie Ishii)
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[2026-05-12 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-12 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kylie Kelce, Taraji P. Henson, and Don Lemon were among the celebrities who hit the red carpet at the 30th Annual Webby Awards held at Cipriani Wall Street on May 11, 2026 in New York, New York. See all the glamorous looks in the gallery below.
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[2026-05-12 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates was behind some of the recent strikes against Iranian assets, such as the attacks on Lavan Island's refinery at the beginning of April, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
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[2026-05-12 08:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: OAKLAND, CALIF. — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella defended OpenAI’s pivot to for-profit status and discussed his company’s hopes for a juicy return on its investment during Monday testimony in Elon Musk’s suit against the AI giant.
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[2026-05-12 08:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has quietly launched military strikes on Iran, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, exposing Abu Dhabi’s role as an active participant in the Israeli-US war that has already engulfed the region.
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[2026-05-12 08:21 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Michael Burry, the investor made famous in The Big Short, is warning that the Nasdaq 100 Index is headed toward a dramatic reversal after a “parabolic” surge that has driven technology valuations to unsustainable heights and Wall Street to record levels.
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[2026-05-12 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Stock market mustn't be reduced to casino for speculators
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[2026-05-12 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australian shares are set to open higher after Wall Street edged to fresh records, with the S&P 500 notching another closing high as chipmakers rallied, even though most stocks in the index fell.
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[2026-05-12 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Wesley Edens, billionaire investor and co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, replied to a 2022 LinkedIn message from Changli Sophia Luo, a China-born founder of a small Manhattan nonprofit that produced interview videos. Their exchanges turned personal; by June 2023 they met at her apartment and had sex, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing prosectuors.
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[2026-05-12 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oil prices rose as the war with Iran threatens to drag on, but U.S. stocks nevertheless inched to more records.
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[2026-05-12 05:48 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Ministry said that obstacles to exporting Sri Lankan Blue Swimming Crab to the US market have been cleared, as Sri Lanka successfully met the stringent conditions imposed under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).
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[2026-05-12 05:46 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lankan ICT companies have strengthened their presence in the European market through participation in a strategic market exposure programme organized under the collaboration between the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) and the Import Promotions Desk Germany (IPD).
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[2026-05-12 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kalshi has a new user bonus for people who want to sign up for the fast-growing prediction market platform for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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[2026-05-12 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-05-12 05:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Oil prices are rising as the war with Iran threatens to drag on for longer, but the US stock market is nevertheless inching toward more records.
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[2026-05-12 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Bethenny Frankel is officially off the market after hard-launching Shane L. Campbell as her boyfriend.
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[2026-05-12 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Home owners can no longer expect that their property is worth as much money as it was even a few months ago, as the auction market weakens to levels last seen in the 2022 downturn.
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[2026-05-12 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Nathan Cleary says he is no certainty to test the market at the end of the year – but also insists has no desire to open contract negotiations with Penrith during the State of Origin series.
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[2026-05-12 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Big Bash League is in an increasingly crowded market of T20 tournaments. (ABC News: Luke Bowden)
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[2026-05-12 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Women without children tend to have interruptions to their working lives later in their careers while caring for aging family members. (Adobe Stock)
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[2026-05-12 04:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Before Lily Allen turned David Harbour’s private life into one of the most talked-about divorce albums of the decade, the “Stranger Things” actor was quietly making moves of his own. It started with a discreet off-market sale of the downtown Manhattan apartment that would become ground zero for the couple’s very public unraveling.
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[2026-05-12 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: American Bankers Association (ABA) CEO Rob Nichols sent an emergency Sunday letter to every bank CEO in the country, urging “immediate engagement” against what he called a stablecoin yield loophole in the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, days before a Senate Banking Committee markup scheduled for Thursday.
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[2026-05-12 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Sam Altman’s OpenAI allowed employees to cash out a whopping $6.6 billion in sales of shares last October, according to a report.
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[2026-05-12 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The stunning Napa Valley residence of San Francisco Giants owner Peter Magowan has been brought to the market for $13 million—seven years after the sporting giant died of cancer.
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[2026-05-12 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: New York Post readers can try out Polymarket, the fast-growing prediction market, and redeem a $20 bonus when they create an account using the Polymarket promo code NYPMAX.
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[2026-05-12 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Tyson Foods and Walmart shares moved lower around noon in New York, while major Brazilian meatpacker Minerva Foods moved higher on a Wall Street Journal report that says the White House will temporarily cut beef import tariffs
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[2026-05-12 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and several top CEOs will travel to China with President Trump as he lobbies President Xi Jinping to invest in America.
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[2026-05-12 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ali al-Zaidi, Iraq's prime minister-designate endorsed by US President Donald Trump, owns a bank that was banned by the United States Treasury in 2024 for alleged links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
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[2026-05-12 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Sales of previously occupied US homes were essentially flat in April, another lackluster showing for the housing market during what’s traditionally its busiest time of the year.
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[2026-05-12 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Moderna shares are up another 7% in premarket trading, as renewed alarm over the hantavirus-plagued MV Hondius cruise ship energizes investor focus on the company's vaccine pipeline.
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[2026-05-12 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON, United Kingdom — Global stock markets diverged while oil prices rose on Monday after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran's terms for ending the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-12 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: From the Trump administration's recent Project Freedom push to mounting warnings from Wall Street analysts, security experts, energy strategists, and major oil company executives, there is a growing sense that the global energy market is quickly approaching a breaking point due to the heavily disrupted Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-11 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Aramco's CEO Amin Nasser said the current energy supply shock which hit during its first quarter is the "largest the world has ever experienced.” He then added that even if the Strait of Hormuz were to open today, it would still require months for markets to restore balance, and that if the Hormuz “disruption” were to carry on for a few more weeks, market normalisation wouldn't happen until 2027.
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[2026-05-11 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: There is just one more month to go until co-hosts Mexico take on South Africa at the iconic Estadio Azteca in Mexico City to kick off the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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[2026-05-11 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Nasdaq will rise to 30,000 points in the next year as a bumper earnings season continues to bolster enthusiasm for AI stocks, Dan Ives, managing director at Wedbush Securities, told CNBC's Squawk Box Europe on Monday.
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[2026-05-11 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As the United States government and defence companies face long backlogs in delivering weapons to their clients, Gulf and Arab states are increasingly signing deals to buy or invest in Turkish arms.
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[2026-05-11 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are off a touch as the US/IranIran failed to consummate a deal, which is boosting Energy commodities and bond yields. Still, stocks have withstood the resulting increase in oil prices and higher bond yields as the market remains focused on the memory/semi stock bubble. As of 8:00am ET, S&P and Nasdaq 100 futures are down fractionally as Trump and Iran rejected each other’s latest peace proposals to end the 10-week conflict as the two sides struggle to
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[2026-05-11 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Re-defaults erode credit differentiation as homebuyer confidence weakens under slow income growth and high leverage, analysts warn
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[2026-05-11 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Country Garden] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Re-defaults erode credit differentiation as homebuyer confidence weakens under slow income growth and high leverage, analysts warn
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[2026-05-11 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Nintendo shares plunged deeper into bear-market territory Monday after the company's full-year operating income forecast missed Bloomberg Consensus estimates. Traders were spooked on soft Switch 2 hardware and software guidance, and the margin squeeze from surging memory-chip costs continues to weigh on earnings, first pointed out by Goldman in late Decemeber.
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[2026-05-11 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Of the city’s more than 4,000 minibuses, only about 10 are currently electric, according to industry leader
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[2026-05-11 21:56 UTC+10:00] [Ng Chi-wai] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Of the city’s more than 4,000 minibuses, only about 10 are currently electric, according to industry leader
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[2026-05-11 21:26 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Three major Japanese shipping companies have projected net profit falls for fiscal 2026, due to rising fuel prices linked to tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-11 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Alphabet is tapping the yen bond market to finance its AI endeavors. (Photo by Kaori Yuzawa)
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[2026-05-11 19:57 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A beachfront penthouse on the Gold Coast has smashed Queensland’s off-the-plan apartment price record, selling for $30 million as the state’s prestige property market continues to defy broader cost-of-living pressures.
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[2026-05-11 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Nintendo shares plunged on Monday after the gaming giant warned sales of its flagship Switch 2 console would fall this fiscal year and after hiking the price of the device due to rising memory costs.
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