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By The Financial District
May 10, 20242 min read
BBM Assures Gov't Help For Places Affected By El Niño
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has implemented a whole-of-government approach to assist Zamboanga City amid the challenges posed by the..
By The Financial District
May 9, 20242 min read
PSE Index Crumbles To Lower Milestone Level
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index crumbled Thursday to a lower milestone level on a sell-down that saw market bellwether SM...
By The Financial District
May 9, 20241 min read
UK Startup Secures $1 Billion For Self-Driving Car Tech
A UK firm developing artificial intelligence (AI) technology for self-driving cars has raised $1.05 billion (£840 million) in funding.
By The Financial District
May 9, 20241 min read
World Wasted 20% Of Food Produced In 2022: U.N.
Almost a fifth of the food produced globally in 2022 was wasted, despite around a third of humanity facing hunger.
By The Financial District
May 9, 20242 min read
Sweden's Super Rich Thrive As Stiff Rates Are Reduced
Sweden has experienced a boom in the number of super-rich individuals over the last three decades.
By The Financial District
May 9, 20241 min read
Athlete, Cake Shop Worker Among Dream Jobs Of Japanese Kids
Athletes, cake shop, and bakery workers ranked high as dream jobs for children in Japan.
By The Financial District
May 8, 20242 min read
PSE Index In Recovery Mode
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index recovered Wednesday, closing at its highest price point at 6,659.18, up by 40.60 points or 0.61...
By The Financial District
May 8, 20241 min read
Florida Bans Sale Of Lab-Grown Meat
Florida has become the first state to outlaw the manufacture and distribution of lab-grown meat. But other states including Alabama...
By The Financial District
May 7, 20241 min read
Asian Shares Mostly Higher As China Benchmarks Falter
Asian markets were mostly higher Tuesday after another day of gains on Wall Street, although Chinese shares faltered.
By The Financial District
May 7, 20241 min read
Macron, Xi Talk Trade In Paris Amid Subsidy Spat
Chinese President Xi Jinping begins his official state visit to France as tensions over electric vehicles (EVs) and state subsidies simmer.
By The Financial District
May 7, 20241 min read
Gasoline Demand Growth To Slow This Year
Analysts predict a significant deceleration in global petroleum demand growth for 2024, potentially halving compared to previous years.
By Lito U. Gagni
May 7, 20242 min read
Cold Chain Industry Aids In Food Security
The government has been urged to establish a framework for the installation of cold storage facilities in non-urban areas and to further...
By The Financial District
May 7, 20241 min read
Asia Shares Rally On Fed Rate Cut Bets
Asian stocks rose on Monday on renewed speculation that the Federal Reserve would likely ease rates this year, while the yen weakened...
By The Financial District
May 6, 20242 min read
PSE Index Ekes Out Gain In Face Of Persistent Foreign Selling
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index closed Monday at 6,652.49 points, up by just 36.94 points or 0.56 percent as the property...
By The Financial District
May 6, 20241 min read
Threats To Democracy A Risk To U.S. Economic Growth: Yellen
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen argues that a fractured democracy can have destructive effects on the economy — an indirect jab at Donald...
By The Financial District
May 6, 20241 min read
Ban On Russian Uranium Helps U.S. Build Nuclear Fuel Capacity
The US has been preparing since 2022 for the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin would stop selling nuclear power fuel to...
By The Financial District
May 6, 20241 min read
UK Awards More North Sea Oil And Gas Licenses
Britain's oil and gas regulator has awarded 31 new hydrocarbon exploration licenses as part of efforts to extend production in the aging...
By The Financial District
May 6, 20241 min read
German Builders To Strike As Employers Reject Wage Hike
The German construction sector faces its first nationwide strike since 2002 after employers rejected a deal that independent negotiators...
By The Financial District
May 6, 20241 min read
SoKor To Fine Food Suppliers For "Shrinkflation"
South Korea's antitrust regulator said food makers and suppliers will be required to notify shoppers if they reduce the size of their...
By The Financial District
May 6, 20241 min read
U.S. Experts Slam Corporate Profiteering That Drives Inflation
Progressive policy experts took aim at corporate greed and profiteering during a US Senate hearing on "shrinkflation," the process of...
By Reggie Vizmanos
May 6, 20243 min read
Seeking SMC’s "Conscience" – And Accountability – In The Mindoro Oil Spill Tragedy
On February 28, 2023, the MT Princess Empress, carrying 800,000 liters of industrial oil from Limay, Bataan, to Iloilo, capsized off the...
By The Financial District
May 5, 20241 min read
World Shares Advance Ahead Of Key U.S. Jobs Report
European and Asian shares were mostly higher on Friday ahead of a report on US employment, which is expected to show that the economy...
By The Financial District
May 5, 20241 min read
Polish Farmers Lift Long Blockade Of Ukraine Border
Polish farmers have called off their protest at the last border crossing with Ukraine, lifting a blockade that had dragged on for months...
By The Financial District
May 5, 20242 min read
DOF And JICA To Execute $1.5 Billion Pipeline Projects
The Department of Finance (DOF) is gearing up to execute approximately $1.5 billion worth of pipeline projects in collaboration with the...
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