Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-08 09:02 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: The Pentagon will invest more than half a billion dollars in a “world-first” mining project in central western NSW that produces scandium, a rare critical mineral used in fighter jets, spacecraft and other tools of war.
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[2026-08-08 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LIV Golf New York 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 Trump National Golf Club BedminsterBedminster, N.J.Purse: $20M (Individual); $10M (Team)Yardage: 7,651; Par: 71Second RoundJoaquin Niemann64-65-129-13Lee Westwood69-65-134-8Sergio García70-65-135-7Harold Varner III69-67-136-6Tom McKibbin70-66-136-6Richard Bland73-64-137-5Paul Casey70-67-137-5Scott Vincent69-68-137-5Lucas Herbert66-71-137-5Thomas Pieters68-70-138-4Ian Poulter66-72-138-4Yosuke Asaji70-69-139-3Marc Leishman71-69-140-2Peter
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[2026-08-08 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISTANBUL — Cats are an inseparable part of daily life in Istanbul, where thousands of free-roaming felines share the city’s streets, waterfronts, markets and historic neighborhoods with its more than 16 million residents.
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[2026-08-08 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-08 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Stocks rose on Wall Street and Treasury yields fell after the government reported that employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month.
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[2026-08-08 05:01 UTC+10:00] [Money / Planning & budgeting] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: August 8, 2026 — 5:01am
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[2026-08-08 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Transfer window] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Vinícius Júnior and Yan Diomande are among more than 100 players at an agency owned by the hip-hop legend
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[2026-08-08 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Hani Sidaros and his wife Gehan, who once owned and operated 12 McDonald’s stores in Canberra, have put their unit at Sydney’s Crown Residences in Barangaroo on the market.
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[2026-08-08 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin may launch a limited assault on a NATO country in order to test the alliance's resolve in the next few years, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing new US intelligence reports.
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[2026-08-08 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-08 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Airbnb shares surged 15% Friday after the company delivered one of its strongest growth quarters in years and raised its full-year outlook — a turnaround CEO Brian Chesky is directly crediting to artificial intelligence.
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[2026-08-08 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Some investors who thought they had secured one of Wall Street's hottest trades, owning SpaceX before its blockbuster IPO, say the shares they expected to cash in on simply disappeared, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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[2026-08-08 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-08 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The logo for Boeing appears on a screen above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, July 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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[2026-08-08 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — Technology investor SoftBank Group Corp. reported Thursday an 18 percent drop in fiscal first quarter profit, as higher costs offset its investment gains.
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[2026-08-08 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ADVANCED Micro Devices (AMD) said on Thursday it would buy chip startup Taalas for an undisclosed amount, strengthening its technology as it taps into the rapidly growing market for AI inference workloads.
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[2026-08-08 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: INSURANCE giant AIG beat analysts’ estimates for second-quarter (Q2) profit on Thursday, as strong underwriting gains helped cushion an uptick in catastrophe-related claims.
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[2026-08-08 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: German arms maker Rheinmetall has reported a nearly 70% surge in second-quarter revenue and more than doubled its operating profit as rising European military spending continues to boost demand for weapons across the region.
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[2026-08-08 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A JBS meat plant in Brazil. JBS and Danantara will form a joint venture. © Reuters
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[2026-08-08 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Unlike recent extremely volatile months, consumers expectations for inflation in July barely budged as disclosed today by the latest NY Fed Survey, which showed that inflation expectations in one year fell slightly to 3.6% from 3.7% prior. Estimates for price increases in three and five years remained at 3.3% and 3%, respectively, although the 3Y inflation forecast did dip notably, if not enough to move it by a significant digit.
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[2026-08-08 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The billionaire founder of Rockstar Energy has purchased millions of shares of Celsius Holdings and is calling for the ouster of that company's CEO after its earnings miss this week.
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[2026-08-08 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Oil major Eneos Holdings is looking for opportunities in the U.S. chemical market, which is eight times larger than the one in Japan. (Photo by Takashi Miyazaki)
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[2026-08-08 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Solar stocks are shining in premarket trading in New York after the Trump administration announced a new 15% tariff and a price floor on imports of polysilicon derivatives, including silicon wafers, photovoltaic cells, and solar modules. The move is intended to secure the domestic solar supply chain after years of cheap Chinese panels flooding the country, making it uneconomical for domestic manufacturers to compete.
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[2026-08-07 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — U.S. employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month, and Labor Department revisions shaved 103,000 jobs off payrolls in May and June. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1% only because Americans left the job market.
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[2026-08-07 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Deal adds to signs of mainland Chinese wealth entering the city’s high-end residential market despite a slowdown in overall activity
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[2026-08-07 22:39 UTC+10:00] [Ningbo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Deal adds to signs of mainland Chinese wealth entering the city’s high-end residential market despite a slowdown in overall activity
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[2026-08-07 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures grind higher in a European session devoid of newsflow ahead of nonfarm payrolls. As of 815am ET, S&P futures rose 0.2% while Nasdaq futures gained 0.4%, with some of yesterday’s beaten up tech names such as Sandisk and Western Digital getting some reprieve in the premarket. Asian stocks swung between a loss of as much as 0.5% and gain of 0.4%.
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[2026-08-07 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing urged the market not to overreact to the policy – which it stressed was not new – after reports of the tax triggered a sell-off in Hong Kong
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[2026-08-07 22:23 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing urged the market not to overreact to the policy – which it stressed was not new – after reports of the tax triggered a sell-off in Hong Kong
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[2026-08-07 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices steadied after rising early on Friday, following an escalation in attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthi rebels that renewed supply fears in the market.
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[2026-08-07 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Exports surge in first half of year, as the superior heat dissipation of diamonds expands market beyond jewellery, positioning China for further growth
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[2026-08-07 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Xinhua] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Exports surge in first half of year, as the superior heat dissipation of diamonds expands market beyond jewellery, positioning China for further growth
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[2026-08-07 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese mining company to invest US$74 million in Bayan Obo in Inner Mongolia, expanding its output from 10 million to 15 million tonnes
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[2026-08-07 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Li Yang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese mining company to invest US$74 million in Bayan Obo in Inner Mongolia, expanding its output from 10 million to 15 million tonnes
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[2026-08-07 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The income needed in order to purchase a typical home for sale in the United States in June was $109,796, marginally lower than the record high $110,382 in 2025, real estate brokerage Redfin said in an Aug. 5 report.
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[2026-08-07 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Nikkei and JPX Market Innovation & Research revise key equity indexes with changes taking effect from Aug. 31.
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[2026-08-07 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Treasury yields were flat on Friday morning as traders anticipated the release of key labor market data, due later in the day.
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[2026-08-07 18:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: SK Hynix said on Friday it will invest 54 trillion Korean won ($38.1 billion) to build two new memory chip manufacturing plants, as demand for the components, which are key to AI, continues to grow.
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[2026-08-07 18:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Coway on Friday reported sales of 1.44 trillion won ($1.02 billion) and operating profit of 253.2 billion won in the second quarter, setting a new record for half-year earnings on the back of strong demand for its premium home appliance lineup, accelerating rental account growth and solid performances across its overseas markets.
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[2026-08-07 18:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SK hynix said Friday it will invest about 54 trillion won ($38.1 billion) to build new semiconductor fabs in Yongin and Cheongju, accelerating its capacity expansion as artificial intelligence drives demand for memory chips.
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[2026-08-07 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Volkswagen's top investor and controlling family shareholders on Friday issued their clearest message yet to management as the German auto giant weighs the prospect of what could be the most radical overhaul in the firm's 89-year history.
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[2026-08-07 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- SK hynix Inc. said Friday it will invest a combined 54.3 trillion won (US$38.3 billion) to build new semiconductor fabrication plants in response to rapidly growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) memory chips.
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[2026-08-07 17:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Exchange seeks to verify whether firms have finalized decisions not to participate and assess demand changes after suspending applications
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[2026-08-07 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Philippine National Police and their Fujian province counterparts agree to share intelligence to tackle cross-border crime
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[2026-08-07 17:06 UTC+10:00] [Manila] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Philippine National Police and their Fujian province counterparts agree to share intelligence to tackle cross-border crime
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[2026-08-07 17:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul shares ended lower for a second straight session Friday, weighed down by foreign selling as renewed tensions in the Middle East dampened investor sentiment.
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[2026-08-07 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares ended lower for a second straight session Friday, weighed down by foreign selling as renewed tensions in the Middle East dampened investor sentiment.
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[2026-08-07 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: "We see healthy trade and investment flow, stronger connectivity with greater China and ongoing supply chain shift into the region as businesses look to ASEAN for growth," the CEO of Singapore's United Overseas Bank said in an earnings briefing. © Reuters
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[2026-08-07 15:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai property developer Emaar Properties reported nearly 9 per cent annual increase in its second- quarter profit as revenue rose during the period despite uncertain geopolitical developments.
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[2026-08-07 15:41 UTC+10:00] [China tech stocks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Improved corporate earnings and a broader global tech rebound are helping stocks bounce back from a record monthly decline
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