US dollar on track for smallest return in 6 years
THE dollar dipped to a near three-week
low against the yen in thin year-end volume on Tuesday as investors favored
riskier assets, led by renewed optimism...
PH economy still among Asia’s fastest
MANILA – The Philippine economy remained one of the best performers in
Asia after rebounding from an initial slowdown in the first two quarters of
2019.
Socioeconomic...
‘PH stock market may recover after failed 2019 close’
THE Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) closed 2019 at
7,815.26 points, a rather decent but disappointing end to the
year for investors. Going forward, the PSEi’s...
Asian shares lower with eyes on NK, China-US trade deal
TOKYO –Asian shares were mostly lower
Monday as investors awaited updates on the signing of a trade deal between the
United States (US) and China and...
China’s Xi turns to financial experts to tame economic risks
SINGAPORE/BEIJING – As China struggles
to deal with the slowdown of its economy, it has embarked on a new strategy of
placing financial experts in provinces...
AI raises success rate of spouse-hunting in Japan
TOKYO – Artificial intelligence (AI) and
other cutting-edge technologies are starting to play a matchmaking role as they
find their ways into people’s lives in Japan.
AI...
EU charts path for post-Brexit UK deal
BRUSSELS – The European Union (EU) will
keep engaging with the United Kingdom (UK) through the World Trade Organization
and the United Nations as both sides...
‘Ursula’ causes P783-M in agri damage – DA
THE damage caused by Typhoon Ursula to
the agriculture sector has now reached almost P800 million, the Department of
Agriculture (DA) said Saturday.
In its typhoon monitoring...
8,000,000th tourist for 2019 arrives at NAIA
THE Philippines’ 8,000,000th
international visitor for 2019 arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International
Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Friday afternoon, the Philippine News Agency
announced on Friday.
Japanese...
Climate change caused $1-B damage this year – charity group
PARIS – At least 15 natural disasters
linked to climate change this year caused damage of over $1 billion and seven
of them cost at least...