Polish your tubas and your beer goggles, because Oktoberfest is rolling into town
THEY’RE PULLING OUT all the stops on Oct. 19 to 21: they’re bringing in beer from Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan (the Bavarian State Brewery of...
Targeting the youth market
By Marvin Tort
The government over the years has been raising the excise tax on cigarettes for two reasons: to reduce cigarette consumption; and, to earn more...
Apple unveils iPhone 15 Pro with titanium case, holds line on prices
CUPERTINO, California — Apple launched a new series of iPhones that included a new titanium shell, a faster chip and improved video game playing...
Sustainable aviation is a pie in the sky
By David Fickling
ONE of the first major industries to start selling climate-conscious products to its consumers may be one of the last to actually decarbonize.
Airlines have...
Yields on central bank’s term deposits decline
YIELDS on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) term deposits dropped on Wednesday following recent changes in the regulator’s money market operations.
Demand for the...
Scammers using device releases to steal personal data, money
SCAMMERS have exploited awaited smartphone releases through pre-launch fraud schemes requiring upfront payment or personal financial information, according to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.
Unsuspecting consumers face...
Energy realism: Why we need more coal, gas and nuclear power plants
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
I attended Day 1 of the Giga Summit 2023 organized by the Meralco Power Academy, which was held from Sept. 11 to 13. I was particularly interested in the viability of nuclear power generation in the Philippines and there were three good speakers that afternoon.
High rates and inflation seen to hurt Asian banks
HIGH INTEREST RATES due to elevated inflation may negatively affect Asia and the Pacific (APAC) banks’ operating conditions in the medium term, an analyst...
French watchdog halts iPhone 12 sales over too-high radiation — minister
PARIS — Apple must stop selling its iPhone 12 model in France due to above-threshold radiation levels, France’s junior minister for the digital economy...
Peso weakens anew vs dollar ahead of US inflation report
THE PESO depreciated against the dollar anew on Wednesday on expectations of a pickup in US consumer inflation last month.
The local currency closed at...
PSEi sinks to 6,100 level amid inflation concerns
THE MAIN INDEX dropped to the 6,100 level on Wednesday as investors remained cautious ahead of the release of August US consumer price index...
Potential market for exports to Japan estimated at $107 billion
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said Philippine exports have the potential to expand significantly, with the country in a position to supply...