Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-04 10:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul shares opened higher Tuesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street as investors weighed an overnight rebound on Wall Street amid lingering uncertainty over the Middle East and the artificial intelligence-backed rally.
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[2026-08-04 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened higher Tuesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street as investors weighed an overnight rebound on Wall Street amid lingering uncertainty over the Middle East and the artificial intelligence (AI)-backed rally.
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[2026-08-04 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Regulators are eyeing curbs such as reducing the leverage ratio of single-stock ETFs and raising the minimum investment requirement
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[2026-08-04 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Regulators are eyeing curbs such as reducing the leverage ratio of single-stock ETFs and raising the minimum investment requirement
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[2026-08-04 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: There are no ongoing talks between Iran and the United States and no upcoming meetings planned, despite claims by US President Donald Trump, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei.
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[2026-08-04 09:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 09:09 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Shares soar as yearly revenue up 93%, even as opposition grows to company’s role in Trump immigration agenda
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[2026-08-04 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As global investors pull money from South Korea, top domestic brokerages expect strong domestic fundamentals to drive fresh buying in China
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[2026-08-04 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As global investors pull money from South Korea, top domestic brokerages expect strong domestic fundamentals to drive fresh buying in China
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[2026-08-04 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot of what I'm seeing and hearing from local businesses.
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[2026-08-04 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Tech companies' venture capital portfolios are making corporate profits look a lot stronger than they really are.
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[2026-08-04 07:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Livestock Farming
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[2026-08-04 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the premium to luxury end of India’s property market is thriving, the dramatic shortage at the low-to-mid-end is coming under scrutiny
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[2026-08-04 07:30 UTC+10:00] [property sector] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the premium to luxury end of India’s property market is thriving, the dramatic shortage at the low-to-mid-end is coming under scrutiny
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[2026-08-04 07:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Lyneir Richardson, co-founder and CEO of Chicago Trend, poses on July 21, 2026, in Minneapolis. (Dymanh Chhoun/Sahan Journal via AP)
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[2026-08-04 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. stocks rallied to the edge of their all-time high after easing oil prices helped calm Wall Street’s worries that inflation could get even worse.
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[2026-08-04 06:12 UTC+10:00] [Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Trump urged the oil giants to "give some of that back to the public" after the two companies reported strong earnings on Friday.
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[2026-08-04 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Snap reported better-than-expected revenue and earnings for the second quarter and issued a forecast for the current period that topped analysts' estimates. The stock jumped 10% in extended trading.
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[2026-08-04 06:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Palantir topped second-quarter earnings on Monday and more than doubled commercial revenue growth from a year ago. The stock surged 8% after the numbers were released.
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[2026-08-04 05:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 05:19 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: US stocks are rallying to the edge of their all-time high after easing oil prices helped calm Wall Street’s worries that inflation could get even worse.
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[2026-08-04 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: While both sued their former employer ARN, that’s where the similarities end. Kyle Sandilands, ever the showman, turned up at every court hearing in his Rolls-Royce. Jackie ‘O’ Henderson, whose lawyers said she did not want to share a room with Sandilands after his abusive on-air tirade in February immolated their relationship, has kept a low profile.
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[2026-08-04 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: St. John’s roster is not complete, and it is in the market for a difference-maker to add to its already-strong roster, according to sources.
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[2026-08-04 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hopes are running high that high-profile software provider Palantir can shake off its nine-month bear market and rally after earnings Monday night.After all, the chart of Microsoft was looking similar going into its report, and that stock's now in the midst of a three-day, 25% bounce. The options flows around Palantir also mirror Microsoft going into its report, where traders were scooping up calls and betting on a bigger-than-usual swing.More than twice as many Palantir calls traded than puts by
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[2026-08-04 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: CXMT, China's largest chipmaker by output and certainly by market value thanks to its blowout IPO pricing one week ago, which saw its stock surge more than 7x from its offering price of 8.66 yuan per share, is considering building a second memory-chip plant in Beijing and is in financing talks with a tech manufacturing hub backed by the local government, Reuters reported citing source familiar.
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[2026-08-04 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Imax is on a winning streak, and it has Christopher Nolan to thank.
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[2026-08-04 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-04 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-04 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Well actually] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Designers share tips on creating a space you love, from mixing eras and colors to not getting in your head
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[2026-08-04 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Crude oil futures fell over six percent after President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran would begin imminently to end the war, although Iran denies any such talks are taking place. The drop in oil prices boosted US stocks at the opening, with Dow Jones jumping 1.3 percent, Nasdaq up 1.2 percent, and the broader S&P 500 up 0.9 percent.
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[2026-08-04 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of Amazon hit a new all-time high on Monday, putting its market cap over the $3 trillion threshold following a better-than-expected earnings report last week.
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[2026-08-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Benjamin Picton, senior market strategist at Rabobank
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[2026-08-04 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-03 23:59 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A 30-year property super-cycle that has made Australian homes among the most expensive in the world may finally be coming to an end, one of the nation’s top economists has predicted, despite warnings prices will eventually rebound due to a chronic shortage of homes.
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[2026-08-03 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The week ahead will be dominated by the US labor market, with the JOLTS report tomorrow, the ADP employment survey on Wednesday, and building up to Friday’s July employment report. Beyond the US, investors will be watching Swiss inflation today, Swedish inflation on Thursday, German activity data throughout the week (culminating in trade and industrial production figures on Friday), Chinese PMI releases on Wednesday ahead of trade data on Friday, and Japanese wage data and BoJ communications on Wednesday before
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[2026-08-03 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — Nissan Motor Corp. reported Monday that it returned to profit in the first quarter of the fiscal year, helped by cost cutting measures and improved sales in some markets.
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[2026-08-03 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are higher with both tech and small caps outperforming as Trump points to a deal/advanded discussions with Iran (which Iran is naturally denying), which is helping push energy prices and bond yields lower as the USD depreciates. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are up 0.5% while Nasdaq futures rise 0.4% led by Mag 7 stocks higher with Semis lagging.
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[2026-08-03 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Since its first trade on June 12, SpaceX has lost over $500 billion in market cap, a stunning blow to retail investors who jumped into Elon Musk's rocket company at their first opportunity. The stock is coming off its fourth straight weekly loss and is more than 50% off its intraday high.
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[2026-08-03 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Financial Times reported overnight that AstraZeneca has explored acquiring Bristol Myers Squibb in a potential megadeal that would create one of the world's largest drugmakers, with a combined market capitalization of nearly $400 billion.
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[2026-08-03 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. support for Japanese efforts to bolster the country's struggling currency has offered a sharp bounce for the yen in recent sessions, strengthening some 5% before paring gains on Monday.
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[2026-08-03 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The European Union gained new powers to inspect AI models, restrict EU market access and fine model providers, raising the stakes for U.S. companies like Anthropic and OpenAI and Google.
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[2026-08-03 20:37 UTC+10:00] [Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — The French government will need to green light attempts by non-European investors to acquire more than 10 percent of shares in French companies “operating in a sensitive sector” and listed on a stock market outside the EU, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said.
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[2026-08-03 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China's domestic tourism market is weakening faster than expected, clouding one of the few bright spots in the country's sluggish consumer economy.
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[2026-08-03 20:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sign carrying the corporate logo stands outside a Nissan dealership Monday, July 27, 2026, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)
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[2026-08-03 19:38 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Childcare worker Sherry used to wake up every morning unsure of how to keep the 11 children in her care safe.
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[2026-08-03 19:32 UTC+10:00] [Sport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The governing body of European football, UEFA, has threatened legal action against FIFA President Gianni Infantino, venture capitalist Joshua Kushner — brother of U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner — and other individuals involved in the controversial plan to privatize a share of the World Cup’s commercial operations.
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[2026-08-03 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Nissan Motor is implementing its Re:Nissan business restructuring plan as it continues to launch new vehicles such as the Leaf EV, Kicks compact SUV and Elgrand premium minivan. (Photo by Arisa Moriyama)
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