Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-30 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened higher Thursday, as investors attempted to buy oversold stocks despite losses on Wall Street amid concerns over artificial intelligence spending and uncertainty about the Federal Reserve's policy path.
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[2026-07-30 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-30 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK
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[2026-07-30 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-30 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president hopes his demands will benefit the US defence industry but analysts believe local arms makers may be the main beneficiaries
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[2026-07-30 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Pete Hegseth] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president hopes his demands will benefit the US defence industry but analysts believe local arms makers may be the main beneficiaries
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[2026-07-30 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-30 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-30 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Around the world, governments are again using the tools of industrial policy — subsidies, tax incentives, public finance, trade measures and strategic regulation — to shape their economies. South Korea is no exception. President Lee Jae Myung’s government has launched an ambitious strategy to promote semiconductors, AI infrastructure, robotics and other frontier industries to bolster future growth and competitiveness.
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[2026-07-30 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Microsoft walked into tonight's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report carrying the most bearish positioning it has seen in more than a decade, and it does so on an afternoon when the Fed - now run by a chairman who has made a point of telling markets nothing - triggered significant volatility in stocks and bonds.
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[2026-07-30 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Qualcomm reported fiscal third-quarter earnings on Wednesday that were in line with analyst expectations, but it provided light guidance for current-quarter earnings on in-line revenue, blaming the ongoing supply crunch for computer parts, especially memory.
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[2026-07-30 05:05 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-07-30 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MORE than 3 million Filipino workers are expected to benefit from the Marcos administration’s proposal to raise the annual personal income tax exemption threshold, a Cabinet official said, even as the government stands to forgo about P60 billion in revenues if the measure is passed by Congress and becomes law.
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[2026-07-30 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IN the recent case Tayam v. Recto, the Supreme Court ruled that Republic Act 12079, a law providing value-added tax (VAT) refund to foreign tourists, does not violate the constitutional right to equal protection of laws. In the case, Tayam assailed the constitutionality of the law, alleging that it violates the constitutional mandate of equal protection since Filipino citizens and residents are excluded from the VAT refund.
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[2026-07-30 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Microsoft is set to report fiscal fourth-quarter results after Wednesday's closing bell.
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[2026-07-30 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Oscar-winning Irish musician Glen Hansard has died in a motorbike crash in Dublin.
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[2026-07-30 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Burnham did not rule out tax rises to fund a new scheme as part of efforts to overhaul Britain’s social care system
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[2026-07-30 00:47 UTC+10:00] [Northern Ireland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Burnham did not rule out tax rises to fund a new scheme as part of efforts to overhaul Britain’s social care system
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[2026-07-29 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Andy Burnham has promised to end decades of government inaction by fixing adult social care in England - and did not rule out tax rises to help pay for it.
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[2026-07-29 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Montreal Jewish family was targeted with antisemitic abuse at La Fontaine Park on Sunday evening while spending the day with extended family members who were visiting.
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[2026-07-29 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Bradley Walsh on the set of Blankety Blank
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[2026-07-29 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Gulf monarchies are hitting international debt markets at a record-shattering pace, Bloomberg figures show, amid a conflict-driven rush to harden domestic infrastructure and forge alternative supply corridors that bypass the vulnerable and effectively closed Strait of Hormuz. Added to this, just this month, Red Sea passage has become another problematic area, as the Houthis have targeted several Saudi vessels with missiles and drones.
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[2026-07-29 21:29 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Ein Analyse-Podcast von POLITICO Deutschland. Wöchentlich, in 25 Minuten.
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[2026-07-29 20:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Five-year supply deals, sustained Big Tech spending underpin W40tr-plus investment plan
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[2026-07-29 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: From changes to room and seasonal rentals, to deductions for repair costs and new rules for the IBI property tax, here are the major changes Spain's leftist government wants to add to housing legislation, and their impact on tenants and landlords.
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[2026-07-29 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Such receipts date back to 1930s, when Red Army borrowed grain from villagers, promising future repayment backed by Communist authorities
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[2026-07-29 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Such receipts date back to 1930s, when Red Army borrowed grain from villagers, promising future repayment backed by Communist authorities
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[2026-07-29 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-29 19:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-07-29 18:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Overseas card spending tops 10 trillion won for first time
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[2026-07-29 18:33 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is finalizing a plan to lower the consumption tax rate on food products from the current 8% to 1% for a limited two-year period starting next April, and is expected to make a formal decision as early as Thursday.
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[2026-07-29 18:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul shares plunged by nearly 6 percent Wednesday following a nearly 11 percent crash the previous session as investors dumped semiconductor stocks amid growing skepticism over whether massive spending on artificial intelligence will generate sufficient returns.
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[2026-07-29 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares plunged by nearly 6 percent Wednesday following a nearly 11 percent crash the previous session as investors dumped semiconductor stocks amid growing skepticism over whether massive spending on artificial intelligence (AI) will generate sufficient returns.
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[2026-07-29 15:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreign visitors to Seoul in the first half of this year increased by more than 20 percent from the same period last year, while their credit card spending in the city surged by more than 50 percent, data from the city government showed Wednesday.
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[2026-07-29 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Culture] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: How did an album that began life in 1984 – fusing disco, folk, synth-pop and Chinese opera – end up as ‘one of 2026’s most thrilling releases’? And why does its creator call himself Nirosta Steel?
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[2026-07-29 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares turned lower late Wednesday morning as investors dumped tech stocks amid concerns over future artificial intelligence (AI) spending.
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[2026-07-29 12:07 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: July 29, 2026 — 12:07pm
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[2026-07-29 12:01 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — Out-of-control wildfires fueled by extreme heat and drought might seem unlikely electoral fodder for France’s far right.
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[2026-07-29 11:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: "Workers face new tax to fund social care" says the Daily Telegraph in its top story, as "health officials draw up plans" for a 1.8% levy on earnings to pay for Prime Minister Andy Burnham's reforms. Under the reported proposal, which the paper says is one of "several new models for social care" drawn up last month after Burnham said he would make it a priority, workers over the age of 34 would pay the extra levy that "could fund
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[2026-07-29 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 29 July 2026 11:24am
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[2026-07-29 09:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean chipmaker SK hynix reported a 557 percent increase in quarterly operating profit to a record high on Wednesday, driven by robust demand for advanced memory chips as big technology firms ramped up spending on AI data centres.
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[2026-07-29 08:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-29 08:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-29 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has indicated that she intends to submit legislation to cut the consumption tax. (Photo by Takashi Miyazaki)
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[2026-07-29 06:33 UTC+10:00] [Apple] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Share price rally driven by strong product demand as well as decision to sit out AI spending race, amid wider tech sell-off
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[2026-07-29 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-29 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-29 05:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Smaller pension funds outperformed the GPIF by as much as 2 percentage points for fiscal 2025. (Source photos by Nikkei)
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[2026-07-29 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Vicente C. Sotto III has filed a measure which seeks to raise the annual income tax exemption threshold to P350,000, beginning January 1, 2027.
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[2026-07-29 01:48 UTC+10:00] [Courts] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — France’s far-right National Rally appears to be in alignment on lowering the age of retirement to 62 but is looking at other options to bring down pension spending before Marine Le Pen’s presidential campaign gets fully underway.
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