VECTORJUICE-FREEPIK So many exciting things going on this week, despite the long weekend holiday: an Econ data dump including trade, IHS Markit, PMI, employment, a Fed Meeting over in the US, at least 10 blue chip stocks to report third quarter earnings and many pivotal decisions on reopening the economy, including public transport now moving […]Read More

THE CLIMATE crisis is a code red for humanity. World leaders will soon be put to the test at the UN Climate Conference — known as COP26 — in Glasgow. Their actions — or inactions — will show their seriousness about addressing this planetary emergency. The warning signs are hard to miss: temperatures everywhere are […]Read More

FREEPIK I was able to catch most of the presentation of Presidential candidate, Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, and the question-and-answer portion of the Senator’s appearance at the FINEX (Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines) webinar “Presidentiable Series: Economic Reform in the New Frontier.” The title of the webinar, designed obviously to catch one’s attention and […]Read More

PIKISUPERSTAR-FREEPIK EVEN in the worst of times, Filipinos seldom lose their sense of humor. Sometimes this takes the form of self-deprecation as when visiting more advanced countries — I was shouted at for standing in the bike lane and pretended I didn’t understand what they were upset about. (Okay, that’s not funny.) Maybe with the […]Read More

By Patricia Mirasol There is one vital component for post-pandemic recovery and growth in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region: digital talent investment. The Seeds for the Future program, which went online in 2020, aims to help develop the needed local information and communication technologies (ICT) talents, enhance knowledge transfer, and promote regional participation in the […]Read More

REUTERS INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said vaccinating the world will help ensure that higher inflation proves temporary, and expressed concern that the growth gap between advanced and emerging economies could spur social unrest. To push inflation back down, Ms. Georgieva urged a “focus on reducing this divergence: vaccinate the world, vaccinate […]Read More

REUTERS CANBERRA/SYDNEY — France’s ambassador to Australia, Jean-Pierre Thebault, said on Wednesday that Australia acted with deceit when it abruptly canceled a multi-billion dollar deal with Paris to build a fleet of submarines. “The deceit was intentional,” Mr. Thebault told media in Canberra on Wednesday. “And because there was far more at stake than providing […]Read More

REUTERS BEIJING — China’s new locally transmitted COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) cases spiked to a near three-month high and tighter curbs to contain the spread are expected in the capital Beijing ahead of a key gathering of the highest-ranking members of the Communist Party next week. The National Health Commission confirmed on Wednesday 93 new […]Read More

1 of 2 JORGE Soler smacked a mammoth three-run homer, Dansby Swanson hit a two-run blast and Max Fried pitched six shutout innings as the Atlanta Braves won their first World Series title since 1995 with a resounding 7-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. Freddie Freeman also went deep for the Braves, […]Read More

FOUR-TIME PBA champion import Justin Brownlee is set to return to play for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings in the Reinforced Conference this season. — ALVIN S. GO DEFERRED last season because of the pandemic, an import-laced tournament is set to make its return in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Set for late this […]Read More