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PSE Index Bounces Back in a Big Way
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index bounced back sharply Monday, recovering its losses from Friday’s market rout to close at 5,779.12 points, up 194.77 points or 3.49 percent.

By The Financial District
Nov 172 min read


Vietnam Fishers Face New Rules, Old Risks in South China Sea
The strongest wave hitting Vietnamese fishing communities today is bureaucratic: Europe’s “yellow card” — imposed by the European Commission to penalize illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing — now runs through conversations like a silent current.

By The Financial District
Nov 171 min read


New Emails Undermine Trump’s Claim of Cutting Ties With Epstein
Donald Trump has long insisted that he neither knew about nor had any involvement in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation.

By The Financial District
Nov 172 min read


Nvidia to Invest $1-B in Northern Mexico Data Center
Nvidia will invest $1 billion to build a so-called green data center focused on artificial intelligence (AI) in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo León.

By The Financial District
Nov 171 min read


PNB to Float ₱3-B Sustainability Bonds
Philippine National Bank (PNB) is set to offer at least ₱3 billion in peso-denominated, dual-tranche, fixed-rate sustainability bonds with tenors of three and five years, with an option to upsize the issuance.

By The Financial District
Nov 172 min read


European Business Braces for Greater Impact from U.S. Tariffs in 2026
European businesses expect a far greater impact in 2026 from U.S. tariffs and other trade tensions than in 2025.

By The Financial District
Nov 171 min read


Globe, Nokia Pioneer Ultra-fast 5G mmWave Technology in PH
Globe has successfully demonstrated how 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) technology can deliver fiber-like internet performance without the need for physical cables, using Nokia’s Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) solution paired with Wi-Fi 7.

By The Financial District
Nov 172 min read


Trump Aides Slam Pulte Over 50-Year Home Mortgage Plan
White House officials are furious with Bill Pulte, the Federal Housing Finance Agency director, who persuaded the president to suggest a 50-year mortgage plan.

By The Financial District
Nov 172 min read


The Konektadong Pinoy Catastrophe: How DICT Secretary Henry Aguda Is Endangering the Philippines’ Digital Future
There are policy mistakes—and then there are policy catastrophes. There are policy mistakes—and then there are policy catastrophes.

By Lito U. Gagni
Nov 163 min read


China Has Plan to Keep U.S. Military From Getting Rare-Earth Magnets
China is planning to ease the flow of rare earths and other restricted materials in a bid to exclude companies with connections to the U.S. military.

By The Financial District
Nov 151 min read


Italian Pasta May Disappear From U.S. Over 92% Anti-Dumping Duty
Pasta made in Italy may soon be unavailable in the U.S., as duties imposed by the Trump administration make the cost of doing business prohibitive for pasta manufacturers.

By The Financial District
Nov 151 min read


Argentine Beef Imports Could Hurt Minnesota Dairy, Too
The Trump administration’s plan to import Argentine beef could undermine one of dairy farmers’ few remaining advantages.

By The Financial District
Nov 152 min read


PSE Index Falls Two Levels in Market Rout
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index plummeted two levels in a market rout on Friday, with blue chips hitting new year-lows as the benchmark closed at 5,584.35, down 142.64 points or 2.49 percent.

By The Financial District
Nov 152 min read


Iveco Plans to Sell Business to India’s Tata Motors
The Italian government has granted conditional approval for the sale of Italian manufacturer Iveco to India’s Tata Motors.

By The Financial District
Nov 141 min read


Startup Battling Duolingo to Replace Language Tutors With AI
Some 15 million people have downloaded the app from AI unicorn Speak to practice conversing with its interactive AI tutor and become more fluent and confident in speaking a foreign language.

By The Financial District
Nov 141 min read


Hiring Has Dramatically Slowed, Michigan Professor Says
With the government shutdown stretching into its second month — now the longest in U.S. history — investors and government officials have been left in the dark.

By The Financial District
Nov 141 min read


Piracy of Japan Manga, Literature Causes ¥8.5 Trillion Annual Loss
Lost revenue from the illegal online viewing of Japanese manga and other publications worldwide is estimated at around 8.5 trillion yen ($55 billion) annually.

By The Financial District
Nov 141 min read


Anthropic to Spend $50-B on U.S. Data Center Buildout
Anthropic has announced that it will spend $50 billion to build out AI data centers in Texas and New York, with construction support from Fluidstack, a company specializing in large-scale GPU cluster development.

By The Financial District
Nov 141 min read


Trump Says U.S. "Pretty Close" to Trade Deal With India
President Donald Trump said he “at some point” would reduce the tariff rate on Indian goods, adding that the U.S. was getting “pretty close” to a trade deal with New Delhi.

By The Financial District
Nov 141 min read


600 Paramount Skydance Employees Quit Rather Than Return to Office
Hundreds of Paramount Skydance employees have chosen to quit rather than return to the office five days a week.

By The Financial District
Nov 141 min read


Senate, House Dems Won’t Give Up the Fight for Obamacare
After Democrats met for over two hours to discuss the proposal, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he could not “in good faith” support it.

By The Financial District
Nov 142 min read


Switzerland Moves Close to Securing Reduced 15% Tariff Deal
Switzerland is close to securing a 15% tariff on its exports to the U.S., in what would be a relief for the country after it was hit with a punishing 39% levy in August.

By The Financial District
Nov 141 min read


Epstein Spent Thanksgiving With Trump During President's First Term: Emails
President Donald Trump’s relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein extended into his first year in the White House — including spending Thanksgiving together.

By The Financial District
Nov 141 min read


Disney Stock Plunges as Q4 Revenue Misses Estimates
Disney stock fell more than 8% after the company reported mixed fourth-quarter results, as ongoing declines in its linear TV business offset gains in parks and streaming.

By The Financial District
Nov 141 min read
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