Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-30 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: 1 of 21 Selena Gomez cuddles up with husband Benny Blanco on a yacht in Cannes, France. BACKGRID 2 of 21 Owen Wilson breaks a sweat filming a scene for “Paris Paramount” in Los Angeles. BACKGRID 3 of 21 Kristen Stewart fills up her car at a gas station in Los Angeles.
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[2026-07-30 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures rebound (for now) following yesterday’s Fed-induced meltdown as the market is clearly questioning Warsh’s credibility and potential usage of non-standard tools to fight inflation, pushing the yield curve to twist steeper and sending 30Y yields to 2 decade highs (last at 5.22%). Pre-mkt, the yield curve is seeing further twist-steepening with 10s and 30s up 1 and 3bp with 2s down 1bp.
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[2026-07-30 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Ferrari is bumping up its 2026 guidance after beating Wall Street's second-quarter expectations amid healthy demand for the famed Italian sports car brand's products.
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[2026-07-30 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: South Korean market authorities are weighing a more aggressive plan to stabilize the Kospi after July's record selloff sent the main equity index slicing through its 50-, 100- and 200-day moving averages like butter.
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[2026-07-30 21:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: State pension fund’s OCIO push raises fears of market distortion and weaker foreign investor interest
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[2026-07-30 21:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Bae Jae-kyu, CEO of Korea Investment Management and widely regarded as the "father" of South Korea's exchange-traded fund market, said Thursday that single-stock leveraged products tracking Samsung Electronics and SK hynix should be allowed to fade out naturally rather than be forcibly delisted.
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[2026-07-30 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won purchased a total of 3,620 shares of SK hynix Inc. in the open market, the company said in a regulatory filing Thursday, marking the first such move from the executive.
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[2026-07-30 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Wildfires] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The White House seems committed to ecocide. The EU should harness the power of the single market to force it to change course
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[2026-07-30 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-30 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Adidas shares crashed the most on record in Europe after outsized World Cup marketing spending weighed on second-quarter operating profit, overshadowing stronger-than-expected tournament-related sales.
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[2026-07-30 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Regulator action comes amid broader push to strengthen IPO safeguards after rapid market recovery
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[2026-07-30 20:44 UTC+10:00] [Bright Smart Securities International (HK)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Regulator action comes amid broader push to strengthen IPO safeguards after rapid market recovery
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[2026-07-30 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: London’s marine insurance market has expanded the section of the Red Sea it classifies as high risk following renewed Houthi attacks on commercial vessels.
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[2026-07-30 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BILLEASE, one of the Philippines’ leading consumer finance and buy-now-pay-later platforms, reported audited consolidated results for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2025. Revenue grew more than 80 percent to US$151.2 million and net profit reached US$13.6 million, extending Billease’s multiyear track record of profitability — a rare position in a market where the majority of digital banks and lenders remain in the red.
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[2026-07-30 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial regulator said Thursday it plans to carry out additional measures to cool the single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) "as early as possible."
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[2026-07-30 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Microsoft shares jumped in premarket trading while Meta tanked as investors gave differing verdicts on the two tech giants' earnings.
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[2026-07-30 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS throughout; ADDS photo)
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[2026-07-30 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: FIFA President Gianni Infantino set a Sept. 19 deadline on Wednesday for the 211 member federations to accept one-off $20 million offers as part of a project to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors.
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[2026-07-30 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Auto giant Stellantis on Thursday swung to profit in the second quarter, boosted by rising demand in North America as the company showed tentative signs of benefitting from CEO Antonio Filosa's turnaround plan.
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[2026-07-30 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Rolls-Royce on Thursday hiked its full-year profit and cash flow guidance after strong earnings for the first half of the year, with the British engineering group benefiting from robust demand across its civil aerospace, defense and power systems businesses.
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[2026-07-30 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Regulators intensify pursuit of corporate insiders, imposing fines and bans to restore stock market confidence amid widespread violations
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[2026-07-30 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Shenzhen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Regulators intensify pursuit of corporate insiders, imposing fines and bans to restore stock market confidence amid widespread violations
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[2026-07-30 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 4:28pm
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[2026-07-30 16:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kospi rebound fizzles despite Samsung Electronics' record Q2 earnings
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[2026-07-30 16:07 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Bris)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The month-long festival when some of the city’s most coveted restaurants — including Clarence, Pilloni and Central — serve up market-style dishes and bites kicked off last night at the Brisbane Powerhouse. Night Feast will run until Sunday until 23 August, and it’s not just about food. The immersive event includes art installations and bar pop-ups scattered throughout the dining area and into the Powerhouse.
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[2026-07-30 16:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Motor Group plans to expand its SUV lineup, pursue local production of electric vehicles and strengthen research and development in Brazil as Chinese automakers rapidly gain ground in Latin America’s largest auto market.
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[2026-07-30 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: British energy major Shell on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter profit, benefitting from the jump in oil and gas prices amid the sprawling Middle East conflict.
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[2026-07-30 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG Electronics reported Thursday an operating profit of 1.58 trillion won ($1.1 billion) for the second quarter, up 147 percent from a year earlier, on revenue of 23.83 trillion won.
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[2026-07-30 15:59 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The largest number of building approvals in five years will struggle to make a dent in pent-up demand for new homes as signs grow the federal government’s property tax changes are weighing on the property market.
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[2026-07-30 15:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Adnoc Drilling posted a record second-quarter profit as revenue jumped and its operations continued despite regional geopolitical uncertainty.
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[2026-07-30 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS throughout; ADDS photo)
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[2026-07-30 15:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung SDI reported an operating profit for the second quarter, its first in seven quarters, and the figure far exceeded market expectations.
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[2026-07-30 15:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investor appetite, international precious metals trading hub ambitions drive growth as imports hit highest volume since late 2014
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[2026-07-30 15:27 UTC+10:00] [gold] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investor appetite, international precious metals trading hub ambitions drive growth as imports hit highest volume since late 2014
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[2026-07-30 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS details throughout, photo)
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[2026-07-30 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader talks on the phone at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-07-30 14:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Latest rollout is 7th market in Middle East for any Korean botulinum toxin producer
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[2026-07-30 14:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Electro-Mechanics reported its highest quarterly revenue on record for the April-June period, with sales of multilayer ceramic capacitors for AI servers and high-end semiconductor package substrates driving both growth and profitability.
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[2026-07-30 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Samsung Electronics' semiconductor arm reported a more than 250-fold jump in profit, reflecting the headway it’s making against rival SK Hynix in the AI memory boom.
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[2026-07-30 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Human trafficking] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: David Nwamini was working at a market in Lagos when he was given the chance to start anew in the UK. He had no idea what was expected of him in return
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[2026-07-30 14:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG Energy Solution returned to an operating profit in the second quarter, snapping two consecutive quarterly losses as the conversion of idle electric-vehicle lines to energy storage systems gained traction.
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[2026-07-30 13:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean financial industry is moving to cushion the market impact of single-stock leveraged exchange-traded products through new rebalancing rules, while regulators prepare tighter curbs after a sharp sell-off deepened concerns that the instruments were amplifying swings in the country's largest chip stocks.
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[2026-07-30 12:43 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Micro-investing platform Raiz Invest has unveiled another strong quarter of growth, swelling its funds under management by 27.5 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to $2.32 billion, while lifting active customers to over 351,000.
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[2026-07-30 12:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Yuhan said Thursday it has launched its blood sugar management probiotic DangQLac, sold locally as Glucobiotic, in Mexico as part of its push into the Latin American dietary supplement market.
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[2026-07-30 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Granma, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Cuba's Central Committee, reported Wednesday that Havana is easing restrictions on private businesses and self-employed workers as it attempts to stabilize an economy battered by decades of failed socialist policies and renewed pressure from the Trump administration.
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[2026-07-30 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it plans to expand its sport utility vehicle (SUV) and eco-friendly vehicle lineup in Brazil as it seeks to strengthen its position in the Latin American market.
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[2026-07-30 11:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info on conference call throughout, photo)By Kim Han-joo
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[2026-07-30 11:51 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: July 30, 2026 11:51 | News
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[2026-07-30 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of Zhongji Innolight fell 1.28% on Thursday after the Chinese optical transceiver maker made its trading debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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[2026-07-30 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chinese firm has completed Hong Kong’s biggest IPO of the year, but its debut comes amid waning investor confidence in AI-related stocks
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