Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-17 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: European chip startups developing alternative technology to Nvidia's graphics processing units (GPUs) are eyeing big funding rounds as they look to scale amid the AI boom.
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[2026-04-17 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The United States is stepping up efforts to sell oil and gas to India as the world's third-largest energy market grapples with supply disruptions from the Middle East and finds its alternatives shrinking after Washington ended waivers for Iranian and Russian crude.
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[2026-04-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Film industry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: From The Godfather to Saltburn, the internet is awash with claims that actors are ditching the script and making it up as they go along. What’s behind our desire to invest in these behind-the-scenes ‘secrets’?
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[2026-04-17 16:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean drugmaker eyes $155m market in Southeast Asian country
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[2026-04-17 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended a three-session winning streak Friday on profit-hunting as investors sat on the sidelines amid diplomatic moves for a possible second round of U.S.-Iran peace talks. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-04-17 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- Unionized workers of Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday argued the tech giant may lose up to 30 trillion won (US$20.3 billion) in profit this year alone should it go ahead with its walkout as planned.
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[2026-04-17 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac held talks with the European Union (EU)'s top trade negotiator Friday to discuss strengthening economic security cooperation amid energy market uncertainties stemming from the Middle East conflict, Cheong Wa Dae said.
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[2026-04-17 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Placement priced at an 8.6 per cent discount as the AI firm boosts investment in multimodal models and cloud infrastructure
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[2026-04-17 14:33 UTC+10:00] [SenseTime] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Placement priced at an 8.6 per cent discount as the AI firm boosts investment in multimodal models and cloud infrastructure
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[2026-04-17 14:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader talks on the phone near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 17, 2026.
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[2026-04-17 14:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Bottles of Kweichow Moutai liquor on display in Hebei province, China, in December 2023. The liquor has long been the drink of choice at official banquets in China. © Getty Images
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[2026-04-17 12:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix shares plummeted more than nine percent Thursday as the TV streaming titan's quarterly earnings failed to impress investors and co-founder Reed Hastings announced he is leaving.
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[2026-04-17 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Julianne Geiger of OilPrice.com
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[2026-04-17 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded lower late Friday morning as investors took profits following a recent rally, despite rising optimism over peace in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-17 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are affecting the UAE’s fishing industry, with restricted access to deep waters leading to smaller catches and rising prices at local fish markets.
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[2026-04-17 11:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today
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[2026-04-17 10:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened lower Friday on profit-taking following a recent rally amid optimism over easing tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-17 10:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LIV Golf Mexico City 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 Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Thursday At Chapultepec Golf ClubMexico CityPurse: $20M (Individual); $10M (Team)Yardage: 7,418; Par: 71First RoundVictor Perez62-9Jon Rahm65-6Thomas Detry67-4Scott Vincent67-4Young-Han Song67-4Harold Varner III67-4Dustin Johnson67-4Ian Poulter67-4Min-Kyu Kim67-4Dean Burmester68-3Jason Kokrak68-3Tom McKibbin68-3Richard T.
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[2026-04-17 10:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened lower Friday on profit-taking following a recent rally amid optimism over easing tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-17 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Bernhard Langer had a double bogey and still broke his age by two shots as the 68-year-old German posted a 6-under 66 on Thursday, giving him a share of the lead after the opening round of the Senior PGA Championship.
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[2026-04-17 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Death in Custody] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Family, friends and supporters of the Wright family filled the gallery at the Downing Centre District Court on Friday. Credit: Dean Lewis/AAP Image
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[2026-04-17 09:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Friday, as cautious optimism over the Middle East conflict tempered sentiment, diverging from Wall Street's record-setting rally.
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[2026-04-17 08:19 UTC+10:00] [Business / Small business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The wealthy Maple-Brown family is selling two shops in leafy Woollahra with a combined estimated price tag of about $5 million.
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[2026-04-17 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BOK cites shallow forex market, high exposure to capital outflows
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[2026-04-17 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Goldman Sachs bond traders weathered a disastrous spring — and they’re likely to face major heat from CEO David Solomon to get their act together this summer.
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[2026-04-17 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: After staging a powerful rebound in the past two months, when first weak Q4 earnings sent the stock plunging to multi-year lows, which however was offset by the end of the company's expensive pursuit of HBO/Warner Bros. Discovery , and which sent the stock almost 50% higher from $75 to $108,moments ago Netflix reported Q1 earnings which were mixed but guidance was especially poor and rekindled the same fears as those unveiled three months ago, and coupled with the news
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[2026-04-17 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. stock market ticked upward to another record high.
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[2026-04-17 05:38 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A stock of smuggled foreign liquor kept for sale at a well-known supermarket in the Colombo area was seized by the Island-wide Excise Special Operations Unit last weekend.
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Despite headwinds from global energy market disruptions triggered by the Iran war, South Asia continues to be the world’s fastest-growing region, with India acting as the principal engine of growth, according to the latest report by the World Bank.
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Nine Chinese nationals allegedly linked to cyber crimes were arrested by Airport Customs officials early yesterday morning, along with a stock of electronic communication equipment worth over Rs. 24 million.
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[2026-04-17 05:25 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The US stock market is holding near its record high as Wall Street waits for more clues about what will happen in the Iran war before making its next big move.
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[2026-04-17 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: “People are ordering it for breakfast.” Julia Zemiro, interviewed on morning radio, is cheerfully spurning Uber Eats. Wolfing oatmeal, I’m nodding on the inside, wondering why so few seem to share the aversion to having meals delivered. “It would never occur to me,” she’s saying, “when you can just throw a few ingredients in a pan.”
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[2026-04-17 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Taiwanese chip giant, Taiwan Semiconductor Manfuacturing Co, said Thursday its net profit surged to a fresh record in the first quarter, fueled by the global artificial intelligence race despite the war in the Middle East. Massive demand for AI hardware means business is booming for TSMC -- the biggest contract maker of microchips used in everything from Apple phones to Nvidia processors.
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[2026-04-17 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Information, citing multiple people familiar with the discussions, reports that Google is now negotiating with the Department of War on an agreement that would allow Gemini AI models to be deployed in classified settings. This development suggests the DoW is moving very quickly to broaden the use of frontier models for military and intelligence purposes after the Anthropic fiasco.
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[2026-04-17 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: When Taylor Swift joined Travis Kelce at last year’s Tight End University kickoff event wearing a green gingham crop top and skirt by Hunter Bell, her set swiftly sold out.
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[2026-04-17 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Rail operator Hankyu and a MS&AD Insurance Group member will take part in the emissions credit market. (Nikkei photo montage)
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[2026-04-17 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Unfinished apartment buildings in Zhengzhou, part of a complex that was scheduled to be completed at the end of 2022. (Photo by Kentaro Shiozaki)
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[2026-04-17 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Netflix shares fell 9% in extended trading on Thursday after the streaming giant released its first-quarter earnings report and announced a key governance change.
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[2026-04-17 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Retail traders stampeded into Allbirds after the troubled shoemaker slapped an artificial intelligence label on its business, a set-up that market history suggests rarely ends well once the initial hype fades.
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[2026-04-17 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Bruce Willis’ former Beverly Hills home has sold off-market for $41.25 million, sources told The Post.
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[2026-04-17 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Speaking at Semafor’s World Economy event in Washington, D.C., President and COO of Goldman Sachs John Waldron warned that some managers have oversold how easy it is to get money out—especially to retail investors, who’ve helped balloon the market into a $1.7 trillion behemoth just as the space faces growing scrutiny and tighter conditions, according to Semafor.
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[2026-04-17 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Iran war has left Britain's armed forces exposed, heaping pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to act on his promises to invest in defense after years of warnings from military chiefs about the UK's shrinking capabilities.
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[2026-04-17 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Users of share cars will need to pay for fuel themselves before seeking reimbursement, leaving them temporarily out of pocket
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[2026-04-17 01:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Experts say US market ‘may have run ahead of itself’, while the ASX 200’s more modest recovery is due in part to Australia’s reliance on fuel imports
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[2026-04-17 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The world’s top lithium producer forecasts a strong turnaround as global decarbonisation and AI-driven energy storage fuel demand
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[2026-04-17 00:40 UTC+10:00] [Ganfeng Lithium] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The world’s top lithium producer forecasts a strong turnaround as global decarbonisation and AI-driven energy storage fuel demand
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[2026-04-17 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Two of the biggest names in chip manufacturing, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and ASML, both reported strong earnings this week as demand for artificial intelligence chips remains sky high.
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[2026-04-17 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris expects the UAE property market to bounce back strongly and “continue booming”, as he announced a Dh30 billion ($8.17 billion) expansion of a "mini city" real estate project between Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
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[2026-04-16 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut on Thursday slashed its operating profit forecast, citing falling cocoa prices, industry overcapacity and potential supply disruption linked to the Iran war.
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[2026-04-16 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Corredores bursátiles en la sede de la Bolsa de Valores de Nueva York el 13 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/Seth Wenig)
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