The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index tumbled to an intraday low of 6,058.94 points, down by 54.64 points or 0.89%, as successive oil price hikes rattled investors.

Iran is walking back its attempts to ease tensions with its Middle East neighbors, blaming US President Donald Trump for the shift.

Oil and gas prices are soaring as conflict in the Middle East intensifies, raising concerns about the cost of fuel at the pump.

President Donald Trump says he plans to build a 100,000-seat stadium near the White House to host a UFC fight on his birthday, June 14, 2026.

A recent study published in the journal Nature predicts that only Australia and New Zealand could remain relatively survivable after a global nuclear war, while about five billion people could perish.

The US economy has been on unsteady footing for some time, but the catalyst that could push it over the edge may be unfolding on the other side of the world.

China’s commerce ministry has raised the possibility of another global semiconductor supply chain crisis due to “new conflicts” between Dutch chipmaker Nexperia and its Chinese subsidiary.

The oilfields of Texas, Alaska and other regions across the United States have made the country the world’s largest oil producer, pumping more than 13 million barrels per day.

Russian intelligence sources have released a startling report claiming that Israel has suffered massive personnel and strategic losses following the first 72 hours of Iranian retaliatory strikes.

The stock market appears to be in the middle of a reset, but Bank of America (BofA) says investors should not expect a major rebound just yet.

Within 24 hours of the first US-Israeli strikes on Iran, ships in regional waters found their navigation systems going haywire, erroneously indicating that vessels were at airports, a nuclear power plant, or even on Iranian land.

Risks to the local economy weighed on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index, with conglomerates posting the lone sectoral gain.

Democrats Iran Senate Democrats are threatening to disrupt chamber proceedings and force votes on war powers resolutions unless Republicans agree to hold public hearings explaining the Trump administration’s decision to strike Iran.

President Donald Trump said the US will consider striking areas and groups in Iran that were not previously targeted.

Macquarie strategist Vikas Dwivedi wrote in a recent client note that “a few weeks of Hormuz closure will create a domino effect of events that could push crude to $150 or higher.”

Weaving Taiwan into existing frameworks to create a stronger US-led regional defense architecture is crucial to deterring Chinese aggression.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is offering loans ranging from P30,000 up to P20 million to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who plan to set up businesses upon returning to the country.

When missiles begin flying in the Middle East, global investors instinctively look toward oil charts before they look toward maps.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index rose Wednesday, but investors remained unconvinced, closing at its intraday low of 6,158.33 points, up by 31.67 points or 0.52%.

Caitlin Kalinowski, head of robotics and consumer hardware at OpenAI, has announced her resignation, citing concerns about the company’s agreement with the Department of Defense.

Investors, economists and ordinary Americans are understandably obsessed with the pros and cons of AI’s rapid advances.

Ottawa and Tokyo find themselves on the same page amid intensifying great-power rivalry.

US President Donald Trump bought more than $1.1 million worth of Netflix bonds over the last three months as the streaming giant unsuccessfully fought Paramount-Skydance to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.

Travelers could soon face higher airfares as the industry takes a hit from the conflict in the Middle East.