Marvel’s battle-scarred The Defenders find teamwork tough
NEW YORK – Riding the slipstream of the Avengers, X-Men and Fantastic Four, The Defenders is promising to bring a more tortured and cerebral...
Lyceum puts unbeaten record on the line versus streaking Letran Knights
LEAGUE-leading Lyceum Pirates stake their unbeaten record in Season 93 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) anew today this time against the hot...
Millennium Global buys majority stake in Calata
By Arra B. Francia, Reporter
AGRIBUSINESS FIRM Calata Corp. said it will be welcoming new management that will oversee the company’s operations, amid steps taken...
Air Juan targets higher capacity in next 5 years
AIR JUAN Aviation, Inc. (Air Juan) said it plans to increase by fivefold its passenger capacity in the next five years as it aims...
PetroEnergy books higher net income
PETROENERGY Resources Corp. reported a consolidated net income of $6.55 million in the first half, higher by 180% compared with $2.34 million in the...
Former teller Duke named top woman in US bank industry
BETSY DUKE was working in a Virginia Beach dinner theater in the mid-1970s, struggling to make ends meet, when she applied for a job...
Trump disbands business councils
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK -- President Donald J. Trump disbanded two high-profile business advisory councils on Wednesday after several chief executive officers (CEOs) quit in protest...
Quirks
By Maria Victoria Rufino
Everyone has a particular quirk or a peculiar mannerism.
The narcissist “I -- Me -- Myself” loves to admire her image in the mirror; the...
Peso slips to fresh low
THE PESO slipped to another near 11-year low amid strong appetite for the dollar intraday despite upbeat Philippine economic growth data and dovish minutes...
Australia adds more jobs than forecast
AUSTRALIA added more jobs than forecast in July, even as a burst of full-time hiring came to an end, setting up a mixed picture...
Treaty to curb mercury risk takes effect
PARIS -- A 128-nation treaty to curb exposure to the dangerous heavy metal mercury entered into force Wednesday, the United Nations announced on the...
Senate committee approves Foreign Affairs budget, presses Justice dep’t on killings
THE Senate Committee on Finance postponed the approval of the proposed 2018 budget of the Department of Justice (DoJ) of P17.276 billion after failing...