Asian markets rise as traders eye US inflation
HONG KONG, China — Asian markets rose Monday, tracking a bounce on Wall Street at the end of a painful week for investors, with eyes now on the upcoming release of key US inflation data.
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Baguio relaunches rat hunting campaign to fight spread of leptospirosis
BAGUIO CITY— Baguio City once again relaunched its “hunting season” for rats with its "Rat Catching Challenge" to clear the public market of persky rodents.
This innovative platform lets you start an online business quick and easy
MANILA, Philippines — Customers of NEXT BASKET, referred to as Partners, have two options for utilizing the platform‘s services: either (1) independently managing their online store or (2) entrusting NEXT BASKET‘s experts, known as Business Without Employees, to handle all management and related business activities.
Parents call for measures vs ‘vapedemic’
MANILA, Philippines — The Parents Against Vape are seeking stricter regulations on the marketing and sale of vape products to address what the PAV described as a “vapedemic.”
The week ahead
> PH: This week is all about the Citicore Renewable Energy [CREC] IPO. The offer period starts today (Monday) and runs through this Friday. There are also a lot of stockholders’ meetings for various companies this week, but they’re more weighted toward the end of the week.> International: Friday morning we’ll get the initial jobless claims data from the US.MB BOTTOM-LINE: Investors get a break from the macro stuff this week and get a chance to focus on the PSE, their own portfolios, or other pressing issues in their lives. June is going to be a big month, so count this last week of May as something of a calm-before-the-storm situation. It’s wild to say, but Q2 is drawing to a close and we’re almost at the halfway mark on FY24. It feels like the market has spent the year waiting for rates to come down.
Fuel prices seen to increase next week
MANILA, Philippines — Pump prices of fuel products are set to increase again next week due to the weaker peso and production cuts in the global oil market, according to the forecast of the Department of Energy (DOE).
Chinese wine lessens plastic waste by 49%
VINO Kulafu, the Chinese wine produced by Ginebra San Miguel Inc. (GSMI), is reducing plastic waste in its packaging.
Outstanding stakeholders shine in 2nd Livestock PH Recognition
Eleven farmers, cooperatives, and corporations engaging in livestock-, poultry-, and aquaculture-based enterprises received recognitions for their best practices and innovations during the second Livestock Philippines Recognition last May 22, 2024.