[2026-07-19 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Leon Black told Epstein panel he paid US$21 million to woman to keep affair secret

Snippet: The billionaire investor called it extortion and blackmail, and said the woman had originally demanded US$100 million

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3361069/leon-black-told-epstein-panel-he-paid-us21-million-woman-keep-affair-secret?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-19 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: China's share of global wind turbine market reaches nearly 80%

Snippet: The adoption of wind power continues to grow around the world. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/energy/china-s-share-of-global-wind-turbine-market-reaches-nearly-80

[2026-07-19 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Are you investing or trading?

Snippet: OVER the years, I have met many people who entered the stock market with the same objective: to make money. Some wanted to invest for retirement, some wanted to trade for extra income, while others simply wanted to try because their friends were already buying stocks. Their reasons may differ, but the excitement is usually the same.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/19/business/are-you-investing-or-trading/2386947

[2026-07-19 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Boeing keeps jet demand steady

Snippet: FARNBOROUGH, England ─ Boeing maintained its forecast for strong global demand for new commercial aircraft over the next 20 years, according to the US planemaker's market projection released in England on Saturday, ahead of the Farnborough Airshow.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/19/business/boeing-keeps-jet-demand-steady/2386948

[2026-07-19 01:39 UTC+10:00] [Formula One 2026] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Mercedes’ Antonelli outpaces Verstappen to grab F1 Belgian GP pole

Snippet: Russell will share second ​row with Ferrari’s Leclerc

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/18/mercedes-antonelli-outpaces-verstappen-to-grab-f1-belgian-grand-prix-pole-position

[2026-07-19 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Family of single dad injured in fireworks explosion share heartbreaking update

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/18/us-news/family-reveals-condition-of-father-injured-in-chino-fireworks-explosion/

[2026-07-19 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: America In Focus: US inflation cooled in June, but AI build-out poses latest threat

Snippet: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/inflation-economy-iran-trump-unemployment-ai-c8ed0b54d80fe1bdaa5edcef671e6608

[2026-07-18 23:58 UTC+10:00] [Wildfires] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘Profound, resigned hopelessness’: people across US and Canada share effects of wildfire smoke

Snippet: Air quality in North America has plummeted, affecting the health of millions of people across the continent

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/18/canada-wildfires-air-quality

[2026-07-18 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese social media accounts ‘profit from leaking official corruption scandals’

Snippet: ‘Grey market’ exploiting legal loopholes has made prosecution difficult, state media report warns

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3361056/chinese-social-media-accounts-profit-leaking-official-corruption-scandals?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-18 23:04 UTC+10:00] [Central Commission for Discipline Inspection] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese social media accounts ‘profit from leaking official corruption scandals’

Snippet: ‘Grey market’ exploiting legal loopholes has made prosecution difficult, state media report warns

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3361056/chinese-social-media-accounts-profit-leaking-official-corruption-scandals

[2026-07-18 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: DHS to hunt for counterfeit FIFA jerseys flooding market before World Cup final match in NJ

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/18/us-news/dhs-to-hunt-for-counterfeit-fifa-jerseys-before-world-cup-final/

[2026-07-18 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Illegal drug peddlers turn NYC neighborhood into open-air prescription pill market

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/18/us-news/street-drug-vendors-turn-nyc-neighborhood-into-prescription-pill-flea-market/

[2026-07-18 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: 'WarshGPT': How Wall Street is adapting to the Fed's new era of communication

Snippet: F/m Investments' Washington, D.C., office is just a short drive from the Federal Reserve's headquarters. But under the central bank's new leadership, CEO Alexander Morris has found the distance feeling far greater.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/18/warshgpt-federal-reserve-communications-task-force-warsh.html

[2026-07-18 16:40 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Edwardian-era harbourside apartment passes in at $2.2 million

Snippet: A three-bedroom, two-storey heritage apartment in leafy Elizabeth Bay failed to sell at auction on Saturday, as a winter chill continues to grip the Sydney property market.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/property/news/edwardian-era-harbourside-apartment-passes-in-at-2-2-million-20260715-p60flu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Fierce competition and shifting tastes squeeze China’s yoga apparel market

Snippet: Growth has slowed in the market for yoga workout gear as Chinese consumers pivot to other brands and activities

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3360991/fierce-competition-and-shifting-tastes-squeeze-chinas-yoga-apparel-market?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [consumption] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Fierce competition and shifting tastes squeeze China’s yoga apparel market

Snippet: Growth has slowed in the market for yoga workout gear as Chinese consumers pivot to other brands and activities

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3360991/fierce-competition-and-shifting-tastes-squeeze-chinas-yoga-apparel-market

[2026-07-18 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Trump’s Truth Social to sell early access to ‘market-moving’ posts

Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s social network Truth Social will start selling investors early access to posts from prominent accounts, most likely including his own, the holding company has announced.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/643166-trump-truth-social-access-posts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-07-18 09:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli strike on funeral kills eight, wounds 22 in Gaza

Snippet: Gaza's civil defence agency and a hospital said eight people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a gathering of civilians in the Al-Balata market area of Nuseirat refugee camp.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-strike-funeral-kills-eight-wounds-22-gaza

[2026-07-18 06:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: How major US stock indexes fared Friday 7/17/2026

Snippet: The sell-off for AI winners deepened and yanked stock markets lower worldwide.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/wall-street-stocks-dow-nasdaq-5e44034ea86fa8d9c73184f3559e74a2

[2026-07-18 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: HSBC Upgrades Apple To Buy, Sees "AI Boost" Sparking Device-Upgrade Cycle

Snippet: Days after KeyBanc analysts Brandon Nispel and John Vinh downgraded Apple over concerns that soaring memory chip costs and rising iPad, Mac, and iPhone prices could spark a growth slowdown, HSBC analysts took the opposite view, upgrading the stock to a "Buy" rating to end the week.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/hsbc-upgrades-apple-buy-sees-ai-boost-sparking-device-upgrade-cycle

[2026-07-18 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Well actually] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘We slept with three of the same women’: 12 people on what it’s really like dating a friend’s ex

Snippet: Guardian readers tackle a thorny topic and share their stories of dating a friend’s ex – or a friend dating their ex

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/jul/17/dating-a-friends-ex

[2026-07-17 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Apple dethrones Nvidia as world's most valuable company, ending the chipmaker's long run at the top

Snippet: Apple surpassed Nvidia in market value on Friday to reclaim its spot as the world's most valuable company.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/17/apple-nvidia-aapl-nvda-market-cap.html

[2026-07-17 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Netflix mired in prolonged stock slump that evokes bad memories of 2021’s Wall Street panic

Snippet: Despite being the obvious victor of the streaming wars, there have been very few spoils — at least as of late — for Netflix.

Read full article: https://pagesix.com/2026/07/17/hollywood/netflix-mired-in-prolonged-stock-slump-that-evokes-bad-memories-of-2021s-wall-street-panic/

[2026-07-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Insiders speak out in new doc on what Leonardo DiCaprio’s ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ got right — and wrong

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://pagesix.com/2026/07/17/entertainment/insiders-speak-out-in-new-doc-on-what-leonardo-dicaprios-wolf-of-wall-street-got-right-and-wrong/

[2026-07-17 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Here’s where the smart money believes oil prices could wreak havoc on the stock market

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/17/business/heres-where-the-smart-money-believes-oil-prices-could-wreak-havoc-on-the-stock-market/

[2026-07-17 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Futures Tumble As Latest Chinese "DeepSeek Moment" Sparks Chip Meltdown

Snippet: A surprise breakthrough from Chinese AI startup Moonshot (which is now at the top of the Frontend code benchmark on Arena) rumbled through global markets, sending chip stocks reeling, as queasiness returned about the industry’s unprecedented spending spree (something we have been warning about for the past year). Moonshot claims its new Kimi K3 model rivals top offerings from OpenAI and Anthropic in a release reminiscent of last year’s “DeepSeek moment.” It came as President Xi Jinping appeared at China’s

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/futures-tumble-latest-chinese-deepseek-moment-sparks-chip-meltdown

[2026-07-17 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Economic outlook is worsening and Trump is getting blamed, CNBC survey finds

Snippet: Despite a booming stock market and improving inflation numbers, the public is as depressed about the economy as it has been since the years just after the pandemic and increasingly concerned about the cost of everyday goods, according to the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/17/economic-outlook-is-worsening-and-trump-is-getting-blamed-cnbc-survey-finds.html

[2026-07-17 20:31 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Global tech stocks fall as chip sell-off deepens; mortgage rates rise amid renewed Middle East tensions - business live

Snippet: The tech sell-off has spread to European stock markets this morning: the Stoxx Europe 600 is down 0.5%, led by a 1% decline in its tech sector.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/jul/17/global-tech-stocks-fall-chip-sell-off-burberry-sales-boost-economy-latest-news

[2026-07-17 20:16 UTC+10:00] [Aviation] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: EU loosens carbon market rules to let industry pollute for longer

Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Commission has confirmed it will allow EU industry to continue emitting planet-warming gases well into the 2040s and offer more free pollution permits for longer, as part of an overhaul of the bloc's Emissions Trading System.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-loosens-carbon-market-rules-to-allow-industry-to-pollute-for-longer/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-07-17 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: SpaceX falls further in premarket after Starship test flight aborted

Snippet: SpaceX's stock fell further on Friday, a day after it aborted a test flight for its Starship rocket at the last second, and amid choppy post-IPO trading.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/17/spacex-stock-starship-test-flight-aborted.html

[2026-07-17 20:05 UTC+10:00] [Property / Living] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Five of the best homes in Melbourne asking $900,000 or less

Snippet: Mansions aren’t the only homes that can be beautiful. Home buyers on a budget can find stylish and liveable options if they know where to look, especially in a market downturn.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/property/living/five-of-the-best-homes-in-melbourne-asking-900-000-or-less-20260715-p60fj0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong’s office market: Central booms, but noncore areas struggle

Snippet: Demand in Central and Admiralty is picking up, but vacancies of up to 30 per cent and tight bank lending continue to weigh on noncore areas

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3360960/hong-kongs-office-market-central-booms-noncore-areas-struggle?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Mark Chan] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong’s office market: Central booms, but noncore areas struggle

Snippet: Demand in Central and Admiralty is picking up, but vacancies of up to 30 per cent and tight bank lending continue to weigh on noncore areas

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3360960/hong-kongs-office-market-central-booms-noncore-areas-struggle

[2026-07-17 19:31 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Four of the best homes in Sydney with an asking price of $1.5m or less

Snippet: Mansions aren’t the only homes that can be beautiful. Home buyers on a budget can find stylish and liveable options if they know where to look, especially in a market downturn.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/property/news/four-of-the-best-homes-in-sydney-with-an-asking-price-of-1-5m-or-less-20260716-p60g0l.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-17 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Local Spain

Title: EXPLAINED: How Gibraltar is toughening its residency rules

Snippet: Stricter requirements for employees and the self-employed, new age limit, a higher earnings threshold and more - Gibraltar's government has rolled out numerous changes that make it harder to move to the British overseas territory.

Read full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20260717/explained-how-gibraltar-is-toughening-its-residency-rules

[2026-07-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Beijing accelerates overseas quota issuance to widen investor access to global markets

Snippet: Move to expand QDII quotas signals a deeper opening of China’s markets and growing appetite for global assets

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3360911/beijing-accelerates-overseas-quota-issuance-widen-investor-access-global-markets?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [State Council's Information Office] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Beijing accelerates overseas quota issuance to widen investor access to global markets

Snippet: Move to expand QDII quotas signals a deeper opening of China’s markets and growing appetite for global assets

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3360911/beijing-accelerates-overseas-quota-issuance-widen-investor-access-global-markets

[2026-07-17 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US-China AI rivalry becomes a battle to export competing tech governance visions

Snippet: Will the world choose Washington’s market-driven approach or Beijing’s open-source model that aims to be accessible and safe?

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3360897/us-china-ai-rivalry-becomes-battle-export-competing-tech-governance-visions?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-17 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Cyberspace Administration of China] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US-China AI rivalry becomes a battle to export competing tech governance visions

Snippet: Will the world choose Washington’s market-driven approach or Beijing’s open-source model that aims to be accessible and safe?

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3360897/us-china-ai-rivalry-becomes-battle-export-competing-tech-governance-visions

[2026-07-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese memory giant CXMT oversubscribed 212 times in mega Shanghai IPO

Snippet: Nearly 10 million investor accounts apply for a rare listed proxy on Beijing’s semiconductor self-reliance drive

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3360892/chinese-memory-giant-cxmt-oversubscribed-212-times-mega-shanghai-ipo?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [CXMT] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese memory giant CXMT oversubscribed 212 times in mega Shanghai IPO

Snippet: Nearly 10 million investor accounts apply for a rare listed proxy on Beijing’s semiconductor self-reliance drive

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3360892/chinese-memory-giant-cxmt-oversubscribed-212-times-mega-shanghai-ipo

[2026-07-17 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Sweden's Saab posts record orders as fighter jet maker cashes in on higher defense spending

Snippet: Swedish defense company Saab beat earnings expectations in the second quarter, as booming demand for military equipment propelled the fighter jet maker to another quarter of record orders backlog.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/17/saab-stock-earnings-q2-report-defense-sales-orders.html

[2026-07-17 15:58 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ASX Runners of the Week: Janus Electric, Arrow Minerals & CGN Resources

Snippet: Red as far as the eye can see. Red in the market. Reds in government. At this rate, one day we might even find ourselves saluting a Red Army flag. First, the government came for your capital gains. Now they’re coming for your retirement.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/asx-runners-of-the-week-janus-electric-arrow-minerals-and-cgn-resources-20260717-p60gao.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-17 15:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: SK Group chief tells SK hynix investors: 'Just hold onto your shares'

Snippet: SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won urged SK hynix investors to “hold on” rather than chase daily market swings, expressing confidence in the company’s long-term growth prospects as demand for memory chips continues to rise with the expansion of artificial intelligence.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10812041

[2026-07-17 15:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Leveraged chip ETFs lure W7tr in 1 month despite chip rout

Snippet: Single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds tracking the country's top chipmakers drew more than 7 trillion won ($4.73 billion) in net inflows over the past month, even as the underlying shares tumbled amid a semiconductor selloff.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10812032

[2026-07-17 15:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: A simple pair of glasses is helping productivity gains in some Bangladesh garment factories

Snippet: In Bangladesh, home to the world’s second-largest garment industry after China, some factory owners are working on supplying more glasses to workers to boost productivity. The country’s garment sector contributes about 11% of gross domestic product and employs around 4 million workers. VisionSpring, a global non-profit social enterprise supplying affordable glasses to people in poorer countries, estimates that roughly one in three Bangladeshi garment workers need glasses but do not have them.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/bangladesh-garment-workers-vision-eyeglasses-f3bbf52b773ca831e0fa6f5210c32556

[2026-07-17 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: World’s largest olive oil company says market has 'definitively' entered new phase

Snippet: Spain's Deoleo, the world's largest olive oil company, says a period of unprecedented volatility has unequivocally given way to more stable market conditions, citing an unlikely catalyst in helping to lift U.S. sales.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/17/spain-olive-oil-europe-heat-climate.html

[2026-07-17 14:41 UTC+10:00] [Gina Rinehart] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Gina Rinehart’s estimated A$700m profit from SpaceX IPO all but wiped out as stock price dips

Snippet: Analyst says mining billionaire unlikely to be worried by lost paper profits after Elon Musk’s company dipped below its debut share price

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/17/gina-rineharts-estimated-a700m-profit-from-spacex-ipo-all-but-wiped-out-as-stock-price-dips

[2026-07-17 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Asian shares slide following an AI-led retreat on Wall St

Snippet: People walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-ai-iran-trump-rates-65449e9565fba441a617f9517e097f5a

[2026-07-17 13:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: India's biggest IPO this year rakes in bids worth $31 billion, powered by institutional frenzy

Snippet: India's biggest public market offering this year, SBI Fund Management, has garnered bids worth 2.97 trillion rupees ($30.7 billion), underscoring the liquidity available in the market ahead of the much larger issues anticipated in 2026.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/17/indias-biggest-ipo-this-year-rakes-in-bids-worth-31-billion-powered-by-institutional-frenzy.html