• Gov’t debt inched up to new high of P16.92T in May
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Inquirer Business
    MANILA, Philippines – The government’s outstanding debt rose to a new record high of P16.92 trillion in May, with a strong peso helping temper the increase. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed state liabilities inched...
  • Former PSE chair Harry Liu dies at 77
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Inquirer Business
    MANILA, Philippines — Veteran stock broker and former Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) chair Harry Liu — who helmed the exchange at a challenging period following the Asian currency crisis – has died at the age of 77. Liu, who would...
  • Shakey’s Asia to bring Potato Corner to Taiwan, Laos
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Inquirer Business
    MANILA, Philippines — Po family-led food retailer Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. plans to bring its flavored fries kiosk chain Potato Corner to new overseas markets, including Taiwan and Laos, as part of its growth and diversification...
  • New SEC chief eyes REIT reforms, commodity futures market
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Inquirer Business
    MANILA, Philippines — Newly-installed Securities and Exchange Commission chair Francis Lim plans to reform regulations on real estate investment trust (REIT), empower corporate Philippines to tap global indices and pave the way for a...
  • Maximum retail price for imported rice cut to P43/kg
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Inquirer Business
    MANILA, Philippines – Starting July 16, the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice will be lowered to P43 a kilo from the current P45. In a statement on Thursday, the Department of Agriculture said easing tensions...
  • Microsoft’s largest layoff in years hits Xbox, sales and other divisions
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Inquirer Business
    UNITED STATES – Microsoft says it is laying off about 9,000 workers, its second mass layoff in months and its largest in more than two years. The tech giant began sending out layoff notices Wednesday that hit the company’s...
  • Tesla reports lower car sales, extending slump
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Inquirer Business
    NEW YORK, United States – Tesla reported another hefty drop in auto sales Wednesday, extending a difficult period amid intensifying electric vehicle competition and backlash over CEO Elon Musk’s political activities. The EV...
  • Vietnam to face 20% tariff under ‘great’ deal, says Trump
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Inquirer Business
    WASHINGTON, United States – President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he had struck a trade deal with Vietnam under which the country would face a minimum 20 percent tariff and open its market to US products. The deal comes...
  • US stocks back at records as oil prices rally
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Inquirer Business
    NEW YORK, United States – Major US stock indices closed at fresh records Wednesday following a US-Vietnam trade deal, while oil prices jumped after Iran suspended cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog. Both the S&P 500 and...
  • China GDP likely grew 5% in second quarter as trade tensions eased
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Nikkei Asian Review
  • BYD catching up to Honda, Mitsubishi in Southeast Asia
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Nikkei Asian Review
  • US lifts curbs on chip design tool sales to China amid trade talks
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Nikkei Asian Review
  • South Korea's Lee says deadline deal on US tariffs will be 'difficult'
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Nikkei Asian Review
  • Karratha to get a Bunnings Warehouse
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Latest headlines
    Residents of WA’s north west will rejoice at news Bunnings Warehouse is set to open in the region’s capital city.
  • Irish tech firm promises to slash cybersecurity audit times with AI
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from The Irish Times - Business
    RunAudit’s AI-powered software compresses compliance checks from weeks to hours
  • Why Is Foxconn Pulling Staff From India?
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Rediff Business
    The Foxconn move may have been prompted by the Chinese government's focus on strengthening its supply chain.
  • Opinion: Leaders fail Pilbara tourism ambition
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Latest headlines
    OPINION: While governments talk a big game about building the Pilbara’s tourism industry, the latest business closure shows they have failed to deliver.
  • Opinion: US seeking peace through war
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Latest headlines
    OPINION: History shows US interventions in the Middle East have fallen short of their stated objectives.
  • Cost of motor insurance surging once more
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from The Irish Times - Business
    The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
  • Trump announces trade deal with Vietnam
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Bangkokpost.com : Business
    US President Donald Trump has announced a trade deal with Vietnam following weeks of intense diplomacy between the two countries and ahead of a deadline next week that would have resulted in higher tariffs on the country’s imports.
  • Services sector sees ‘significant loss of momentum’ in June, AIB finds
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from The Irish Times - Business
    Activity, new business and employment all rose ‘only modestly’, bank says of services sector
  • Why the EU’s plan to access our phones and data is daft
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from The Irish Times - Business
    The ideas behind ProtectEU may be noble but the potential for unintended consequences is huge
  • Consumers will feel impact of insurance claims cost rises most acutely
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from The Irish Times - Business
    Motor insurance damages claims have jumped by 179 per cent when compared to the 2015–2019
  • AI is leading to job losses, but not in the way we expected
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from The Irish Times - Business
    Microsoft is cutting jobs to save money so that it can boost spending on artificial intelligence
  • Dublin’s Guinness Enterprise Centre agrees deals to help start-ups expand internationally
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from The Irish Times - Business
    The Liberties-based centre has 25 existing agreements with national and international hubs
  • Pearls of wisdom define Broome biotech
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Latest headlines
    Marine Biomedical is giving pearling waste a new lease on life as an innovative bone repair product.
  • Forest clean-up after Storm Éowyn `not moving fast enough’
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from The Irish Times - Business
    More than 80 per cent of timber-harvesting machinery here is working on storm-hit plantations
  • Red Bull family the richest in Thailand: Forbes
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Bangkokpost.com : Business
    Red Bull co-owner Chalerm Yoovidhya is the richest person in Thailand this year with a net worth of US$44.5 billion, followed by the CP Group’s Chearavanont brothers with $35.7 billion, according to Forbes magazine.
  • Japan wary of Trump's rice push with auto tariffs still up in the air
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Nikkei Asian Review
  • China rejects blame for EU economic woes, Brussels urges rare earth access
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Nikkei Asian Review
  • Ireland to boost defense spending 'significantly': PM
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Nikkei Asian Review
  • Chinese discount retailer grows as demand rises for affordable goods
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Nikkei Asian Review
  • What the upper house election means for Japan: 5 things to know
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Nikkei Asian Review
  • Scorchers in prime timeslots during 2025-26
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Latest headlines
    ANALYSIS: The Perth Scorchers' sustained on-field success and crowd-pulling power has been recognised in the 2025-2026 BBL fixture, released today.
  • Putting the eye in AI
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Latest headlines
    An AI-powered retinal scanner is helping improve eye health in rural WA communities.
  • PEZA investments jumped 59.1% in H1, hit P72.36B
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Inquirer Business
    In a statement on Wednesday, Peza also said it approved 133 projects in the first six months of the year, 10.83-percent more than the 120 approved last year. These are expected to add 32,983 direct jobs for Filipinos and generate $1.26...
  • BIZ BUZZ: Trouble in two-wheeler paradise?
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Inquirer Business
    From a fast-charging, attention-grabbing, market-defining enterprise just a few years ago, this company that daily commuters are very familiar with is said to be getting dangerously close to coming to a complete halt. Biz Buzz sources...
  • Del Monte Foods files for bankruptcy
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Inquirer Business
    MANILA, Philippines – The loss-making American unit of food giant Del Monte Pacific Ltd. (DMPL) has put assets up for sale and sought bankruptcy court protection as part of a rehabilitation program drawn up with creditors. Del...
  • DTI, P&G join hands to scale up PH startups
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Inquirer Business
    MANILA, Philippines – Procter & Gamble (P&G) Philippines, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and startup support organization QBO Innovation have partnered to scale up a program aimed at addressing challenges in...
  • BSP to continue cutting rates in 2025, says BofA
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Inquirer Business
    MANILA, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is expected to continue reducing its benchmark interest rate in the remainder of this year, in tune with most other central banks in Southeast Asia. This is according to Bank of...
  • Petron raises P32B from bond sale
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Inquirer Business
    Concluded last June 30, the major oil firm saw strong traction from investors as the bond issuance was oversubscribed by P7 billion on top of the P25-billion base offer. READ: Petron profit hit P4.03B in Q1 2025 Petron said in a...
  • New SEC help desk aims to ease doing business
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Inquirer Business
    MANILA, Philippines – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) aims to make it easier to register new businesses in the country with the launch of a help desk to handle on-site client inquiries, feedback and complaints at its...
  • Eileen Bond, ex-wife of controversial businessman Alan Bond, dies
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Business
    Ms Bond died last night at the age of 87 and her son remembers her as a great mother who "lived life to the fullest".
  • Aboitiz Power keen on scaling up solar capacity
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Inquirer Business
    BUGALLON, Pangasinan—Aboitiz Power Corp. is actively scouting for areas across the Philippines where it can set up new solar power plants. Leo Lungay, vice president and general manager for the group’s solar and wind business group, said...
  • Local manufacturers’ pricing power dips
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Inquirer Business
    MANILA, Philippines – Factory-gate prices remained in the red in May 2025, mainly amid a faster decline in the manufacturing sector, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The PSA said this was particularly due to...
  • Compulsory liability insurance premium set to rise 53%
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Inquirer Business
    MANILA, Philippines – The Insurance Commission (IC) plans to raise by as much as 53 percent the premiums on  compulsory motor vehicle liability insurance (CMVLI) for business vehicles. The regulator has put the plan on paper and is...
  • Cultivating multiple intelligences
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Inquirer Business
    (First of two parts) Decades ago, I was thrilled to chat with renowned psychologist Howard Gardner, who conceived the concept of multiple intelligences. He posits that everyone has not just a single general ability but eight...
  • Philippines’ ‘upper middle-income’ dream remains elusive
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Inquirer Business
    MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos continued to lag behind their peers in Southeast Asia in terms of average income per capita, according to the World Bank (WB), which has retained the Philippines in the lower middle-income group for...
  • Business matriarch Eileen Bond dies
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Latest headlines
    UPDATE: Tributes have poured in for the first wife of Western Australian business tycoon Alan Bond, Eileen Bond, who died last night.
  • FBR begins new phase with SHI
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Latest headlines
    High Wycombe-based FBR has received its first payment of $US150,000 from Samsung Heavy Industries in relation to phase one of its shipbuilding automation project.
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