Asian shares were mostly lower on Tuesday as investors watched for the outcome of a planned meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s top leader.

Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) reported an unaudited consolidated net income of ₱8.2 billion for the first nine months of 2025, a 32 percent increase from the same period last year.

A new inflation report due Friday will show whether prices have continued to climb — potentially fueling concern about the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and complicating efforts to revive a sluggish labor market.

Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc. (MRSGI) introduced Metro Corner, a new premium lifestyle store format designed to bring modern convenience to vertical communities.

Earlier this spring, U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China prompted Beijing to halt purchases of American soybeans.

The Coco Bazaar 2025, initiated by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental, aims to provide a platform for coconut farmers and small businesses engaged in coconut-based products to expand their market reach.

Democrats have blocked legislation proposed by a conservative Republican senator that would pay select federal workers — such as members of the military — during the government shutdown, arguing it would allow President Donald Trump to pick and choose who receives paychecks.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has set a goal for Canada to double its non-U.S. exports over the next decade, saying that American tariffs are causing a chill in investment.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index went up slightly today on bargain hunting, finishing the day at 5,953.16 points, up by 19.40 points or 0.33 percent.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has criticized a symbolic vote in Israel’s parliament on annexing the occupied West Bank, calling it an “insult” and contrary to Trump administration policy.

Globe took a leading role in shaping the national dialogue on innovation and inclusion at the 51st Philippine Business Conference and Expo (PBC&E), hosted by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI).

Intel stock jumped more than 7% in premarket trading on Friday as the chipmaker reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street expectations.

The U.S. national debt has surged past $38 trillion.

The Trump administration is opening the entire coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas leasing, reversing a Biden-era decision that had placed the pristine wilderness area off limits.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to allow institutional clients to use their holdings of Bitcoin and Ether as collateral for loans by the end of the year — a significant deepening of Wall Street’s integration of digital assets.

Japan’s largest labor union has decided to demand a wage hike of at least 5% in next spring’s annual labor-management negotiations, maintaining the same target as this year to sustain momentum amid persistent inflation.

Dutch brewer Heineken said it aims to deliver mid-single-digit organic net revenue growth each year until 2030, with profit growth outpacing that, as it unveiled an updated strategy for the next five years.

Toyota Motor Corp. is expected to inform the U.S. government of plans to import into Japan vehicles it produces in the United States.

Lloyds Banking Group said its third-quarter profit fell 36% and that it downgraded its performance guidance for the year, hurt by a previously announced £800 million charge to compensate customers affected by the motor-finance mis-selling scandal.

European aerospace groups have unveiled an initial deal to pool their loss-making satellite manufacturing activities, combining forces after months of negotiations to counter the runaway growth of rivals led by Elon Musk’s Starlink.

Former Coach CEO Lew Frankfort isn’t convinced that new tariffs will push luxury handbag makers to bring production home.

Hundreds of public figures, including Nobel Prize-winning scientists, former military leaders, artists, and British royalty, have signed a statement calling for a ban on work that could lead to computer superintelligence.

Several suppliers have canceled sales of Middle Eastern and Canadian oil to China’s Yulong Petrochemical after the U.K. imposed sanctions on the refiner — a move likely to push it toward purchasing more Russian crude.

New images released recently show that the entire White House East Wing has been demolished to make way for what President Donald Trump has described as a $300 million ballroom.