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Cisco Sees Big Opportunities In AI Infrastructure
Cisco Systems beat expectations for the fourth quarter but offered a cautious outlook for fiscal 2026, even as the networking giant sees massive opportunities in artificial intelligence infrastructure.

By The Financial District
Aug 191 min read


Air Canada, Union Deadlocked Despite Government Plea To Avert Strike
Air Canada and its unionized flight attendants have remained deadlocked despite government pleas for both sides to return to the bargaining table and avoid a strike that could disrupt travel for tens of thousands of passengers.

By The Financial District
Aug 191 min read


PH’s Most Advanced Waste-to-Energy Plant Worth ₱4B To Rise In New Clark City
A ₱4-billion (US$70-million) waste-to-energy (WTE) facility—poised to be the country’s first large-scale and most advanced, and capable of processing 600 metric tons of municipal solid waste daily to generate 12 megawatts of power—will soon rise in New Clark City, Tarlac.

By The Financial District
Aug 193 min read


Paramount Skydance Stock Surges After Merger
Shares of the newly merged Paramount and Skydance surged this week amid excitement over the creation of the new media giant.

By The Financial District
Aug 191 min read


U.S. Import Taxes Hit Levels Not Seen In Nearly 100 Years
As U.S. President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging tariffs took effect, the economic fallout from months of threats was beginning to surface in visible damage to the economy.

By The Financial District
Aug 191 min read


The Debt Trap, The Ghosts We Fund, And the Bill Our Children Will Pay
The Department of Budget and Management has announced a fresh borrowing spree: ₱1.7 trillion for this year alone.

By Lito U. Gagni
Aug 193 min read


PSE Index Falls Below Milestone Level
Stocks opened 16 points higher and briefly added another five points before succumbing to a sell-off, with the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index closing lower at 6,288.88 — down 27.05 points or 0.43 percent.

By The Financial District
Aug 192 min read


Ghost Projects, Real Floods
The Committee on Public Accounts, led by Rep. Terry Ridon, has begun pulling at the loose threads of our flood control programs—and what is emerging is a tapestry of ghost projects, substandard materials, and brazen collusion.

By Lito U. Gagni
Aug 183 min read


Taylor Swift’s Latest Album Is Music to Some Firms’ Ears
Many companies stand to benefit from Taylor Swift’s newly announced 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl.

By The Financial District
Aug 182 min read


Tariffs to Affect More Than 50% Of Indian Exports to The U.S.
A leading body of Indian exporters said that the latest US tariffs will impact nearly 55% of the country’s outbound shipments to America and lead to exporters losing long-standing clients.

By The Financial District
Aug 181 min read


Trump Team Drawing Up Attack Plans vs. Mexico
A directive signed last week by President Donald Trump gives the Pentagon authority to use military force against Latin American drug cartels designated as terrorist organizations.

By The Financial District
Aug 181 min read


Amazon Takes Aim at Walmart in Grocery Delivery Push
Amazon is pushing into one of the few retail sectors it hasn’t conquered: groceries.

By The Financial District
Aug 181 min read


Tom Cruise Rejects Trump Invite to Receive Kennedy Center Award
Donald Trump’s plans for Tom Cruise to receive a Kennedy Center Honor didn’t go as expected: Cruise turned it down.

By The Financial District
Aug 181 min read


AI Developers Lag Behind Market Expectations
We’re officially in the era of “the AI ate my homework”—at least if you’re in the business of making AI.

By The Financial District
Aug 181 min read


CoinDesk Owner Bullish Exceeds IPO Expectations
Cryptocurrency exchange Bullish surged 84% in a strong public debut, signaling continued market appetite for Bitcoin and initial public offerings.

By The Financial District
Aug 181 min read


Beloved By Bands and Bank Robbers, The Ford Transit Turns 60
Climbing into a 1965 Ford Transit is like stepping into a time capsule on wheels.

By The Financial District
Aug 182 min read


World Leaders Ridicule Trump For Royal Treatment of War Criminal Putin
World leaders are mocking Donald Trump for welcoming Vladimir Putin onto U.S. soil with “a literal red carpet.”

By The Financial District
Aug 181 min read


Kodak Warns It May Shut Down, but Says It Can Still Pay Debt
The more than 130-year-old Eastman Kodak Co. is warning about its ability to continue operations but says it remains confident in meeting upcoming debt obligations.

By The Financial District
Aug 181 min read


Trump Orders Goldman Sachs to Oust Its Top Economist
President Donald Trump said Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon should either replace the bank’s chief economist or “just focus on being a DJ.”

By The Financial District
Aug 182 min read


Trump Scores Epic Loss in Truce Talks with Putin
President Donald Trump failed to secure an agreement from Vladimir Putin to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, falling short in his most significant effort yet to stop the bloodshed—even after rolling out the red carpet for the man who started it.

By The Financial District
Aug 182 min read


Gerry Cardinale Behind Ellison’s Takeover of Paramount
Skydance Media finally closed its year-long bid to take control of Paramount this week.

By The Financial District
Aug 171 min read


Potato Resulted from Hybridization with Tomato 9 Million Years Ago: Study
Scientists have finally uncovered the ancient secret behind the potato’s origin — and it involves an unexpected genetic romance.

By The Financial District
Aug 172 min read


Krugman Warns of Stagflation Thanks to Trump’s Tariffs
Paul Krugman is warning that the U.S. could soon face “stagflation” — a toxic mix of high inflation, rising unemployment, and stagnant demand.

By The Financial District
Aug 171 min read
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[Part II] A Court of Fairness, A Ledger of Silence
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is the institution that carries the wires of the nation. But, it remains to be seen whether it has the moral fiber to distinguish between what is properly charged to the people and what is rightly borne by the corporation.

By Lito U. Gagni
Aug 172 min read
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