Google, Apple face off over augmented reality technology
SAN FRANCISCO -- Alphabet, Inc.’s Google on Wednesday unveiled tools to make augmented reality apps for mobile devices using the Android operating system, setting...
In The Market (08/31/17)
Skinny cookies
MONDELEZ Philippines, Inc. focuses on a new young adult target audience with Oreo Thins, a grown-up, more sophisticated version of the sandwich cookie,...
Ahead of time
By A. R. Samson
No longer is traffic useful as an excuse for being late. It’s too trite. On the other hand, can fear of traffic and making...
Scientists unveil virtual reality game to detect Alzheimer’s
LONDON -- Sea Quest Hero is more than just the usual computer game in which players find their way through mazes, shoot and chase...
BDO’s dollar notes given investment grade rating
DOLLAR NOTES to be floated by BDO Unibank, Inc. fetched investment grade status from Moody’s Investors Service, on the back of the lender’s stable...
Peso slips as market awaits key US data
THE PESO moved sideways yesterday, slipping slightly, as the dollar fetched some gains as sentiment recovered following geopolitical tensions between United States and North...
Fitbit Ionic, a new Samsung Galaxy S8, Acer Predator PCs, Asus Zenfone 4 series
HERE’s a roundup of gadget releases in the past week.
FITBIT SMARTWATCH
Fitbit, Inc. desperately needs a hit.
The company unveiled its first smartwatch on Aug. 29,...
Local stocks rebound as North Korea fears ease
LOCAL EQUITIES bounced back on Wednesday as investor concerns over ongoing geopolitical tensions with Japan, North Korea, and the US eased.
The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index...
Project bonds not needed ‘for now’
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez
Senior Reporter
THE GOVERNMENT is not keen on offering bonds to fund big-ticket infrastructure projects, National Treasurer Rosalia V. De Leon...
PSE further hikes stake in fixed-income exchange
THE PHILIPPINE Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) has further increased its stake in the country’s fixed-income bourse with the acquisition of Investment House Association of...
Approved PEZA investment pledges nearly double
THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), which contributes about a third of the country’s total committed investments, registered what it called an “unprecedented performance”...
Duterte: Ombudsman meting ‘selective justice’
By Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral
Reporter
PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte on Tuesday slammed anew the Office of the Ombudsman for supposedly engaging in “selective justice” as...