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LOCAL stocks ended Friday marginally higher on bargain hunting as investors weighed the impact of the latest MSCI rebalancing and amid easing concerns about the US economy following the release of positive economic data.
Schneider Electric, at 188 years old, continues to evolve and prepare for the future. It is looking at its clients in Southeast Asia anew to forge forward as it tackles the five megatrends that will drive the next frontier of market growth, according to Chris Leong, chief marketing officer of Schneider Electric (SE).
NEW YORK, United States — Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway holding company crossed $1 trillion in market value Wednesday, making it the first non-tech firm on Wall Street to pass the milestone.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Investment in content for the theatrical film, TV and streaming markets of India and East Asia amounted to $15.5 billion in 2023, a new report shows. But spending slowed to a growth rate of just 4%, a significant slowdown compared with the investment peak in 2021-22, driven by COVID. Media Partners Asia‘s (MPA) 2024 Asia Video Content Dynamics, report which covers India, Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, describes the slowdown as “a normalization of budgets and a rationalization of local content investment in streaming VOD.” India was the strongest-growing market, with a robust 12% growth, driven primarily by sports content, while Indonesia followed with a 5% increase.
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has approved an additional P3.5-billion outlay for the planting, replanting and fertilization programs of the coconut industry for next year, citing the growing market for its products.
MANILA, Philippines — The retail price of local rice remains cheaper compared to the imported grains nearly two months after Executive Order 62 took effect, according to latest monitoring of the Department of Agriculture (DA).
SCIENTISTS from the University of the Philippines-Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS), supported by the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR), are investigating the levels of Escherichia coli (E. coli) in vegetables grown in urban areas, which could help those engaged in urban agriculture improve their produce.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved an additional P1 billion budget for the project of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) to plant 100 million coconut trees all over the country, Malacañang said Tuesday.