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Hungarian Scientists Create a New Kind of Fish in the Lab
A paper in Genes describes how two different types of fish — sturgeon and paddlefish — were bred to create a hybrid offspring.

By The Financial District
Aug 292 min read


Alibaba Results Likely to Show Limited AI Payoff for China Tech: Reuters
Alibaba is expected to highlight its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy in its quarterly results, but like peers Tencent and Baidu, it may struggle to demonstrate significant returns from its AI investments.

By The Financial District
Aug 291 min read


Canada to Match U.S. Tariff Exemptions Under USMCA Trade Pact
Canada will drop retaliatory tariffs to match US exemptions on goods covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

By The Financial District
Aug 291 min read


Ukraine Drone Attack Reduces Capacity of Russian Nuclear Plant
Ukraine launched a drone attack on Russia, forcing a sharp reduction in the capacity of a reactor at one of Russia's largest nuclear power plants and sparking a massive blaze at the Ust-Luga fuel export terminal.

By The Financial District
Aug 291 min read


Soaring NVIDIA Stock to Spur More Tech Investments
Nvidia’s stock has nearly doubled since early April, trading near all-time highs on optimism tied to the AI boom.

By The Financial District
Aug 291 min read


Dow, Nasdaq Futures Fall as Nvidia Slips on Data Revenue Miss
U.S. stock futures mostly fell Thursday after Nvidia’s earnings beat was overshadowed by weaker-than-expected data sales revenue, rattling investors and fueling concerns about the durability of the AI boom.

By The Financial District
Aug 291 min read


PAGCOR Chief Receives Honors from Ad Standards Council
The Ad Standards Council (ASC) on Friday honored Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco for his leadership in promoting responsible advertising in the gaming industry during the council’s Patas na Patalastas Summit.

By The Financial District
Aug 282 min read


Stocks Stumble on Shaky Confidence
Stocks buckled Thursday amid weak investor confidence, closing at their lowest level of the year despite the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) move to cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 5 percent.

By The Financial District
Aug 281 min read


Trump Threatens to Scrap NBC, ABC Licenses Over "Nasty" News Coverage
US President Donald Trump berated NBC and ABC as “two of the worst and most biased networks in history,” adding he would support the FCC in revoking licenses for their television stations.

By The Financial District
Aug 281 min read


UCLA Vaccine May Prevent Certain Cancers from Returning
An experimental vaccine has shown promise in preventing pancreatic and colorectal cancers from recurring.

By The Financial District
Aug 281 min read


Powell Hints Fed May Soon Cut Rates
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has warned of risks from both rising unemployment and stubborn inflation.

By The Financial District
Aug 281 min read


Saskatchewan Premier to Visit China in Bid to End Canola Tariffs
Scott Moe, premier of Saskatchewan, Canada’s major grain-growing province, said he will soon travel to China for talks aimed at persuading Beijing to drop new tariffs on canola.

By The Financial District
Aug 281 min read


Trump Administration Halts Construction of Nearly Finished Offshore Wind Farm
For the second time this year, the Trump administration has halted construction of a massive offshore wind farm being built to power blue states.

By The Financial District
Aug 282 min read


U.S. Confirms First Travel-Associated Human Screwworm Case
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reported the first human case in the United States of travel-associated New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, from an outbreak-affected country.

By The Financial District
Aug 282 min read


Russian Foreign Minister Says There Will Be No Putin–Zelensky Meeting
Russia’s Foreign Minister said that there were no plans for a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump’s peace efforts.

By The Financial District
Aug 282 min read


Cracker Barrel Loses $94-M in a Day After MAGA Outrage
Cracker Barrel lost $94 million in market value in a single day after a rebrand sparked outrage among supporters of former President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement.

By The Financial District
Aug 281 min read


Reviving, Revitalizing the Pasig River
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared a firm commitment to intensifying efforts to restore the Pasig River and transform it into a vital modern transport and tourism corridor, while addressing long-standing environmental and urban challenges.

By The Financial District
Aug 284 min read


Default warnings Start to Pile Up in U.S. Private Credit Market
Warnings about defaults are mounting in the $1.7 trillion private credit market, prompting some analysts to flag underappreciated risks in one of Wall Street’s favorite businesses.

By The Financial District
Aug 281 min read


Trump Denies Role in FBI Search of John Bolton’s House, Office
President Trump denied having prior knowledge of the FBI search of former National Security Adviser John Bolton’s house.

By The Financial District
Aug 281 min read


PSE Index Surges, Ends Above Support Level
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index surged Wednesday, clawing back Tuesday’s losses to close above its support level with a 128.10-point gain, or 2.08 percent higher, at 6,273.34.

By The Financial District
Aug 282 min read


Judy Araneta Roxas: A Life of Resilience, Philanthropy, and Quiet Leadership
Judy Araneta Roxas, known to many in both business and political circles as JAR, passed away peacefully at the age of 91, leaving behind a legacy defined by resilience, service, and humility.

By The Financial District
Aug 273 min read


Boeing in Talks to Sell Up to 500 Jets to China: Bloomberg News
Boeing is in talks to sell as many as 500 jets to China.

By The Financial District
Aug 271 min read


U.S. Economy a Puzzle with Pieces that won’t Fit Together
Ask almost any economist and they’ll tell you: U.S. President Donald Trump has been taking risks with the world’s largest economy.

By The Financial District
Aug 272 min read


Microsoft’s Dividend is Small but Secure, with a Payout Ratio of 24%
Microsoft returned more than $37 billion to shareholders in fiscal 2025 through dividends and buybacks, while continuing to invest heavily in artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud technologies.

By The Financial District
Aug 271 min read
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