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Trump Escalates War, Targets More Areas in Iran
President Donald Trump said the US will consider striking areas and groups in Iran that were not previously targeted.

By The Financial District
5 days ago2 min read


Analyst Predicts Crude Prices Will Breach $150
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.”

By The Financial District
5 days ago2 min read


Taiwan Wants to Be Part of "First Island Chain" Security Framework
Weaving Taiwan into existing frameworks to create a stronger US-led regional defense architecture is crucial to deterring Chinese aggression.

By The Financial District
5 days ago1 min read


DTI Offers Up to ₱20-M Business Loans to OFWs
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.

By The Financial District
5 days ago2 min read


Navigating the Minefield of Oil and Markets
When missiles begin flying in the Middle East, global investors instinctively look toward oil charts before they look toward maps.

By Gerry Urbina
5 days ago6 min read


PSE Index Rises but Investors Remain Cautious
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%.

By The Financial District
5 days ago1 min read


OpenAI Head of Robotics Quits After Cutting Deal with Pentagon
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.

By The Financial District
6 days ago1 min read


Banks Now Quiz Borrowing Businesses on How they’re Handling AI
Investors, economists and ordinary Americans are understandably obsessed with the pros and cons of AI’s rapid advances.

By The Financial District
6 days ago1 min read


Canada Eyes Deeper Security Ties With Japan, Other Indo-Pacific “Middle Powers”
Ottawa and Tokyo find themselves on the same page amid intensifying great-power rivalry.

By The Financial District
6 days ago1 min read


Trump Bought Netflix, Warner Bros. Bonds at Height of Bidding War vs Paramount
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.

By The Financial District
6 days ago1 min read


U.S. Travelers Face Higher Air Fares Due to Trump’s Iran War
Travelers could soon face higher airfares as the industry takes a hit from the conflict in the Middle East.

By The Financial District
6 days ago1 min read


Anthropic to Fight Hegseth Over Bad Rap on Claude AI
Anthropic vowed to fight the Department of Defense’s designation of the company as a supply chain risk in court as its high-profile standoff with the federal government escalated.

By The Financial District
6 days ago1 min read


U.S. Job Market Worsens
Hopes for an improving job market were dashed last week as the US shed far more jobs than expected and the unemployment rate ticked up.

By The Financial District
6 days ago1 min read


Russian Oil Shutdown Troubles Putin’s Allies in Europe
With global attention fixed on the war engulfing OPEC’s top members, tankers heading to Croatia have largely flown under the radar.

By The Financial District
6 days ago2 min read


Trump’s Tariff Loss of $1.7-T to Raise National Debt to $58-T by 2036
A Supreme Court ruling against President Trump’s tariffs has cost the federal government $1.7 trillion in revenue through 2036.

By The Financial District
6 days ago2 min read


Tariffs are a Weak Revenue Source and can Hardly Dent $39-T U.S. Debt
For President Donald Trump, tariffs — not just the idea but also the emotional response — make up what he once called “the most beautiful word” in the English language.

By The Financial District
6 days ago2 min read


PSE Recovers on Oil Price Drop
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index recovered on Tuesday following the decline in oil prices from USD 120 to USD 90.

By The Financial District
6 days ago1 min read


Trader Joe’s Recalls Food Products Over Possible Glass Contamination
Trader Joe’s has issued an urgent warning to customers about four popular frozen foods that have been included in a massive recall affecting 36 million pounds of various products.

By The Financial District
7 days ago1 min read


Gold Prices Fall 1.5% as Dollar Firms, Rate-Cut Optimism Fades
Gold fell on Monday as a stronger US dollar weighed on dollar-priced bullion, while higher energy costs fueled inflation concerns and dimmed prospects for near-term interest rate cuts.

By The Financial District
7 days ago1 min read


U.S. Unemployment on the Rise
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released a February jobs report showing that 92,000 jobs were lost and 69,000 more were removed in downward revisions.

By The Financial District
7 days ago1 min read


Oil Breaches $110 as Iran War Keeps Strait of Hormuz Closed
Oil prices crossed $110 per barrel for the first time since the early months of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with no signs of slowing in what has been the fastest oil rally since the 1980s.

By The Financial District
7 days ago1 min read


U.S. Customs Agency says It Cannot Comply with Tariff Refund Order
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has told the US Court of International Trade (CIT) that it cannot comply with a court order compelling it to refund the $166 billion in Trump tariffs that the Supreme Court ruled illegal.

By The Financial District
7 days ago1 min read


Trump Scrambles to Temper Uncontrolled Gas Price Hikes
President Trump launched a series of efforts this week to curb spiking gasoline prices following his decision to attack Iran, but the measures have had limited effect so far.

By The Financial District
7 days ago1 min read


Trump Adviser Sees Strong Economy as More Americans Lose Jobs
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett insisted that “the economy is really strong.”

By The Financial District
7 days ago1 min read
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