Puregold shares climb after higher first-quarter profit
SHARES in Puregold Price Club, Inc. rose last week after the retailer posted higher first-quarter (Q1) earnings.
T-bill, T-bond yields may rise on rate hike outlook
RATES of Treasury bills (T-bills) and Treasury bonds (T-bonds) to be offered this week could rise further as investors continue to demand higher returns amid market uncertainty, persistent inflation concerns and expectations of additional interest rate increases.
Weaving? There’s an app for that
IF ALL goes well, in a span of a few years, a person will be able access an entire library of Philippine textiles right from their phone.
Peso may test P62 versus dollar on Iran war, local political turmoil
THE PESO could weaken further and test the P62-a-dollar level this week as the unresolved US-Israel war on Iran continues to boost demand for the greenback and drive oil prices higher, while political tensions at home weigh on sentiment.
Style (05/18/26)
IKEA Pasay City was named IKEA Store of the Year 2025, a recognition enjoyed by very few IKEA stores in the world.
PHL yields climb on inflation, BSP hike bets
YIELDS on government securities (GS) traded in the secondary market rose sharply across all maturities last week as persistent inflation concerns and expectations of...
Design and asymmetric war today
By Marian Pastor Roces
(Part Two)
Following on from Part One*, it bears adding that Ukrainian drone designers deployed, constantly recalibrated and redirected design, retested, and redeployed during actual...
Rice, fish, selected meat prices sharply higher in early May
RICE, FISH and selected meat prices rose year on year in early May, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported.
During the May 1-5 period, which...
From legacy brands to challengers
By Kap Maceda Aguila
The 10th Philippine International Motor Show expected to be
a well-rounded, more comfortable experience
WHAT A YEAR it has been — and we haven’t even gotten...
Holding the tobacco industry accountable for the ‘vapedemic’
By Pia Rodrigo
On May 6, in a Senate Health Committee hearing on bills regulating e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs), Baguio Mayor Benjie Magalong, through a...
China signals tariff cuts, advances in farm market access after summit
BEIJING — China and the US have agreed to expand agricultural trade through tariff reductions and tackle non-tariff barriers and market access issues, China’s...
Show and tell
By Vince S. Socco
Are auto expositions still relevant in the digital era?
THE PHILIPPINE International Motor Show (PIMS) opens on June 4 and will run to June 7...
















