Gold Gold climbed to a record above $3,800 an ounce as precious metals rallied, lifted by a weaker dollar and investor jitters over a possible U.S. government shutdown.

Some raise walls that hold. Others cash in and walk away.

When Finance Secretary Ralph Recto revealed that ghost flood control projects drained between ₱42.3 billion and ₱118.5 billion from the Philippine economy between 2023 and 2025, the figures were meant to shock.

U.S. stock futures rose overnight Sunday as investors regrouped after a losing week marked by weakness in AI-focused stocks and surprise tariff announcements from President Donald Trump.

Asian markets rose Monday after Wall Street snapped a three-day losing streak, trimming last week’s losses.

President Donald Trump has announced that he will impose import taxes of 100% on pharmaceutical drugs, 50% on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30% on upholstered furniture, and 25% on heavy trucks starting October 1.

India has purchased 300,000 metric tons (MT) of soyoil from Argentina, the largest-ever two-day purchase.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index slipped below the 6,000-point support level on Monday, as banks and gaming shares led a broad sell-off that deepened market pessimism.

For years, Taiwan has viewed its dominance in supplying countries with cutting-edge chips as a shield from Chinese aggression.

China, the world’s biggest buyer of soybeans, has yet to book any US soybean cargoes from its autumn harvest, traders have said, opting instead for South American supply.

Europe is importing Chinese hybrid vehicles by the shipload — up more than 400% this year — while Germany’s car exports to China have slumped, leaving gold as its largest single shipment in return.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has touted record investments pouring into the U.S. — but contradicted President Donald Trump’s own figures.

Billions have been poured into flood control projects, yet entire communities remain underwater — not only in floodwaters, but in fraud.

The growing sense in Washington is that the latest government funding fight between Republicans and Democrats is shaping up differently.

The White House has clarified that H-1B holders can leave and re-enter the United States as normal and will not be charged upon re-entry.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index briefly fell below the 6,000 support level, hitting an intraday low of 5,997.75, before bargain hunting lifted it to close at 6,027.12 or 0.25 percent to end the week.

Ben Horowitz did not come to soothe. In a conversation with Columbia Business School Dean Costis Maglaras, the Andreessen Horowitz co-founder argued that today’s AI moment is only the prologue to a far longer story.

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio has issued a stark warning about the futures of the United States and the United Kingdom, saying both are on the brink of “very, very dark times.”

Geologists have uncovered a colossal iron ore deposit in Western Australia’s Hamersley region, estimated at 55 billion metric tons and valued at more than $5.7 trillion.

Trump’s economic policies aren’t working.

Chinese buyers booked at least 10 cargoes of Argentine soybeans after Buenos Aires scrapped grain export taxes.

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI is expected to raise $10 billion in a funding round that would give the company a $200 billion valuation.

Eli Lilly Chief Executive Dave Ricks said Britain was "probably the worst country in Europe" for drug prices.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index fell 66.44 points, or 1.09 percent, to close at 6,042.28 on Thursday—just inches above its support level.