Global firms pay up to deal with Hong Kong’s quarantine

Companies including JPMorgan Chase & Co. are stepping up to compensate employees ensnared by Hong Kong’s strict quarantine regime as businesses in the city...

SEC issues halt order against Gaza’s Xian Coin

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a halt order against “digital currency” Xian Coin (XNC), founder and owner Christian Albert Soriano Gaza...

PHL AirAsia starts bringing back ‘hibernated’ workers

Philippines AirAsia, Inc. on Thursday said it is gradually bringing its inactive employees back to the workplace to meet the growing market demand. The low-cost...

More Filipinos encouraged to become entrepreneurs

MORE FILIPINOS should become entrepreneurs to allow economic and technological progress amid the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Vince Dominic Yamat, managing director of...

Telco industry experts say next gov’t leaders must address constraints

The next administration will need to focus on addressing regulatory constraints to welcome more investors and increase competition in the telecommunications industry, experts said. Both...

Data collection ‘crucial’ in building smart, sustainable cities

Experts in the property sector and in urban development have described data collection as crucial in transforming communities. In a panel discussion during BusinessWorld’s Virtual...

Experts call for balance between environmental and economic goals

Experts called for more programs to strike a balance between reaching economic goals and not compromising the environment. “The awareness and desire of people and...

Meralco, Amber Kinetics team up for energy storage system

Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and Amber Kinetics Philippines, Inc. have teamed up to introduce the use of long-duration flywheel energy storage systems in line...

TransCo: No FiT reduction at this time

State-led National Transmission Corp. (TransCo) on Thursday said that now is not the right time to lower the feed-in tariff (FiT) or the power...

How PSEi member stocks performed — November 25, 2021

Here’s a quick glance at how PSEi stocks fared on Thursday, November 25, 2021.

World’s biggest Ikea opens in Philippines as part of global push

Ikea opened its biggest store in the world in the Philippines, with the new 730,000 square foot facility in Manila a cornerstone of the...

SPNEC prices IPO at P1 each

By Keren Concepcion G. Valmonte, Reporter SOLAR Philippines Nueva Ecija Corp. (SPNEC) has set the final offer price of its initial public offering (IPO) to...