Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, United States, Dec. 9, 2019. REUTERS

Trade deal removes hurdle for rally in Apple, tech

SAN FRANCISCO – President of the United States (US) Donald Trump’s limited trade deal with China removes a major hurdle for Apple and other technology stocks...
Aerial photos showing Boeing 737 Max airplanes parked at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, United States. REUTERS

Boeing mulls cut or suspension of 737 MAX output – report

WASHINGTON – Boeing is considering to cut or to suspend production of its grounded 737 MAX plane. Citing people familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal...
DTI 6 assistant regional director Ermelinda Pollentes. PNA

DTI-6 monitors prices of Noche Buena products

ILOILO City – The Department of Trade and Industry in Western Visayas (DTI 6) has been monitoring the prices of Noche Buena items in the...
PHOTO COURTESY OF ILOILO CITY: DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM/FACEBOOK

Iloilo lays out ‘big’ investment plans for 2020

LOCAL Economic and Investment Promotion officer of Iloilo province, Velma Lao, said her office has several projects lined up for 2020. The projects include Ford entrepreneurship project,...
A man eats a snack while passing an “I love China” decoration at a popular shopping mall in Beijing. China put a positive face Saturday on a first-step trade agreement that dials down a trade war it blames the United States for starting. AP

China welcomes first deal in trade war it blames on US

BEIJING – China put a positive face Saturday on a first-step trade agreement that dials down a trade war it blames the United States (US) for...
Attendees walk past a Facebook logo during Facebook Inc.’s F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, United States. Australia said on Thursday technology giants such as Facebook Inc. and Google will have to agree to new rules to ensure they do not abuse their market power and damage competition, or the government will impose new controls on them. REUTERS

Australia tells Facebook, Google to commit to competition rules, or else

SYDNEY — Australia said on Thursday technology giants such as Facebook Inc. and Google will have to agree to new rules to ensure they do not...
The Delivery Hero headquarters in Berlin, Germany. REUTERS

Delivery Hero to buy SK’s Woowa for $4B

SEOUL – Germany’s Delivery Hero has agreed to buy South Korea’s top food delivery app operator Woowa Brothers for $4 billion. The deal, announced on Friday by...
A man types on a computer keyboard in front of the displayed cyber code. Cyber criminals are expected to target the financial industry – particularly financial technology such as mobile investment applications – in 2020, Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said. REUTERS

Cyber criminals to target financial industry in 2020 – Kaspersky

CYBER criminals are expected to target the financial industry – particularly financial technology such as mobile investment applications – in 2020, Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said Thursday. In...
Children play on a boat docked on the garbage-filled shore of Baseco Beach in Tondo, Manila, Philippines. REUTERS

PH sees poverty reduced from 14% to 10% in 2022

THE Philippines may revise its target to reduce poverty incidence from 14 percent when President Rodrigo Duterte steps down to between 10 percent and 12 percent...
FIS Memebers (From l. to r.) National Secretary Mr. Sonny Valenzuela, National President Inventor Manuel Dono, VP for Visayas Inventor Rodolfo Beiscas, President & CEO of Magna Prime Mr. Derrick Tan, VP for Mindanao Inventor Ricardo Lacandazo, National Treasurer Inventor Dalmacio Muring, Senior Member Dr. Billy Malang.

BUILDRITE SMARTBOND TILE ADHESIVE NABS “SECOND BEST INVENTION” AT NATIONAL INVENTORS WEEK 2019

The Filipino Inventors Society (FIS) Inc., in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology - Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI), recently staged the National Inventors...