Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-01 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Specialist Dilip Patel works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, July 30, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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[2026-08-01 14:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — US stocks rose Friday to finish a wildJuly for Wall Street as Amazon leaped, Apple sank and rising oil prices worsened worries about inflation staying high.
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[2026-08-01 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The interest picked up enough in Freddy Peralta to scratch him from his start Friday.
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[2026-08-01 13:50 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An updated all-white Victorian terrace in South Yarra, directly across from Prahran Market, sold for $1.53 million in post-auction negotiations, $20,000 below its reserve.
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[2026-08-01 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us
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[2026-08-01 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Chinese robotics maker Unitree formally launched its IPO on Shanghai's STAR Market on Thursday, opening the books on a deal that aims to raise about 4.2 billion yuan (roughly $618 million) at an implied valuation near 42 billion yuan ($5.9 billion). Once the shares start trading, the listing will put a real, daily market price on a profitable humanoid-robot maker operating at scale - the first the sector has had.
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[2026-08-01 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The group says growing asset value has led to an increase in fakes, fraudulent sales and the use of card transactions for money laundering
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[2026-08-01 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The group says growing asset value has led to an increase in fakes, fraudulent sales and the use of card transactions for money laundering
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[2026-08-01 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Black and White brand of full-cream evaporated milk was created for the Hong Kong market in the 1940s and has been a favourite ever since
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[2026-08-01 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Black and White brand of full-cream evaporated milk was created for the Hong Kong market in the 1940s and has been a favourite ever since
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[2026-08-01 11:12 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The U.S. Treasury stepped into the currency market on Friday to back the battered yen, the Financial Times reported, marking Washington’s first intervention along with Tokyo to support Japan’s currency in more than a decade as it languishes near 40-year lows.
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[2026-08-01 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While Chinese families grow cautious, South Korean retail investors use record leverage to chase tech ETFs despite mounting risks
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[2026-08-01 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While Chinese families grow cautious, South Korean retail investors use record leverage to chase tech ETFs despite mounting risks
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[2026-08-01 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Adani Group] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Indian conglomerate offsets earnings from Carmichael mine to report $340.6m loss, after promising billions in taxes and royalties
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[2026-08-01 08:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-01 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Prices for electronic devices reliant on advanced memory chips, from smartphones to gaming consoles, have risen as the AI data-center buildout tightens supply and drives component costs higher. The resulting memory-chip crunch is now weighing on consumer demand, with Goldman’s latest note showing that the pressure is increasingly visible in China’s handheld-device market.
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[2026-08-01 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Pigeon CEO Ryo Yano poses holding one of the company's baby bottles. Since entering China in 2002, its operating profit from the market has come to account for more than 60% of total earnings. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
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[2026-08-01 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. stocks rallied to the finish of a wild July as Amazon leaped, Apple sank and rising oil prices worsened worries about inflation.
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[2026-08-01 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: David Griffith, a yachtsman and intellectual property law veteran, and his wife, Penny, have put their Elizabeth Bay secondary home on the market with a price guide of $21 million to $23 million.
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[2026-08-01 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux.
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[2026-08-01 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-01 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: While the BOJ understandably refuses to admit it spent a record $140BN (across all markets, $90BN on EBS) to briefly manipulate the Japanese yen higher...
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[2026-08-01 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Tesla is reportedly evaluating whether to separate its China operations through a sale, spinoff, or other restructuring as it considers a possible future merger with SpaceX, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal.
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[2026-08-01 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-01 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Adnoc will move its pricing benchmark to the Platts Dubai system from November 1, as it seeks to sustain the strong demand for its crude oil products amid shifting geopolitical patterns.
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[2026-08-01 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Shares of Amazon and Microsoft shot up after they showed an ability to link their AI investments with earnings. (Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-08-01 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The government is facing criticism over its plan to allow regional mayors to keep a share of income tax and business rates in England.
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[2026-08-01 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A formerly floating buoy now sits high and dry above Lake Powell at the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, July 15, 2026, near Page, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
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[2026-08-01 00:32 UTC+10:00] [New York] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Calling it an ‘illegal, unlicensed gambling operation’, state seeks to halt Kalshi’s operations and force it to forfeit profits
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[2026-07-31 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Campaigners say reopening North Sea oil and gas fields in the UK would be in breach of international law over a stakeholder company’s links to illegal West Bank settlements.
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[2026-07-31 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-31 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Almost four years into the artificial intelligence boom, the world's biggest tech companies are still making grand promises about the future. The problem is, they're burning through their cash in the process.
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[2026-07-31 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Architects behind revamped checkpoint, which is set to use new ‘joint inspection’ model, share their inspirations behind the design
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[2026-07-31 22:37 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Architects behind revamped checkpoint, which is set to use new ‘joint inspection’ model, share their inspirations behind the design
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[2026-07-31 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An ad for the prediction market app Kalshi is displayed on a mobile phone Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, file)
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[2026-07-31 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Markets have a habit of explaining every move with the most obvious narrative available. This week, that narrative was earnings. Investors spent days dissecting cloud growth, AI capex, free cash flows, and also Fed messaging, while some of the most dramatic price action of this summer was being driven by something else entirely.
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[2026-07-31 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A Qatari company has embarked on a $3.3 billion farming and food-processing project in Syria that is expected to employ thousands, as Gulf investors step up efforts to support the country’s economic rehabilitation.
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[2026-07-31 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Roblox shares plunged 21% in premarket trading in New York - the most in two years if losses hold through the cash session - after second-quarter users and bookings missed Bloomberg Consensus estimates, reflecting softer engagement following the rollout of new child-safety measures.
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[2026-07-31 21:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Record mall rental income was offset by property writedowns and weak offices, while Shanghai’s Plaza 66 aims to grow beyond luxury shopping
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[2026-07-31 21:29 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Record mall rental income was offset by property writedowns and weak offices, while Shanghai’s Plaza 66 aims to grow beyond luxury shopping
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[2026-07-31 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A broad rally in US tech stocks is extending for a second day, with Nasdaq 100 futures rising over 1%. Amazon is the standout in premarket trading, up by 12% after reporting a fifth quarter of cloud sales growth, while Apple is sinking 7% after its sales forecast was dented by industry-wide supply shortages.
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[2026-07-31 20:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: ExxonMobil and Chevron on Friday reported second-quarter profits that surged on rising oil prices due to the Iran war.
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[2026-07-31 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Nikkei to lower Advantest's weight in Nikkei 225 from October as stock's index share exceeds 10% cap rule.
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[2026-07-31 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Only two months into his tenure as chairman of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh is leading the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at a time of unusually deep division over the direction of monetary policy in the world's largest economy.
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[2026-07-31 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- SK Inc., SK Group's holding company, said Friday it has signed a 2.3 trillion-won (US$1.6 billion) stock sale deal to hand over its stake in chip materials affiliate SK Siltron Co. to Doosan Group.
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[2026-07-31 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO, Japan — Sony hiked its profit forecasts for the current year on Friday, helped by the Japanese consumer electronics giant's video games division and the weak yen.
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[2026-07-31 18:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Airbus A320neo is widely used in the aircraft leasing business. (Airbus)
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[2026-07-31 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Amazon shares surged on Friday while Apple dropped as investors reacted starkly differently to their June quarter earnings reports.
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[2026-07-31 17:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Amorepacific, LG H&H post 53.3%, 87.5% second-quarter profit gains respectively
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[2026-07-31 17:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks skyrocketed by a record 18 percent to reclaim the 6,500-point level Friday, driven by robust semiconductor gains as better-than-expected Microsoft earnings eased concerns over artificial intelligence spending. The local currency rose sharply against the US dollar.
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