Export drop persists in November, though smallest in eight months

January 13, 2016 | 5:29 pm

By Kia B. Obang
Senior Researcher

THE DECREASE in sales of the country’s goods to foreign markets persisted in November last year in the face of a continued slump in global demand, even though that drop was the smallest in eight months.

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Are the good times over for equities?

January 12, 2016 | 2:37 pm

Interactive: Oil crisis then and now

January 11, 2016 | 6:14 pm

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Click it: Marketing to the mobile Filipino

January 8, 2016 | 7:08 pm

Budget balance back in surplus as state spending still falls short

January 8, 2016 | 6:31 pm

ByKeith Richard D. Mariano
THE NATIONAL government’s budget balance swung back to a surplus in November, with spending continuing to fall below target even as it expanded by double digits from a year ago, data released yesterday showed.

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Why do we vote the way we do?

January 8, 2016 | 2:01 am

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman

May 9, a Monday, could be just any ordinary day. Metro Manilans would endure EDSA’s bad traffic and the decaying and stuffed LRT and MRT trains rumbling above the city gridlock. In far-flung provinces, people would toil on a farm or fish in a sea, worrying about being able to put food on the table tomorrow. At the airports, families would bid farewell to loved one who join the ranks of overseas workers. May 9, a Monday, could be just any ordinary day — but it is also Election Day. And with it comes the hope of great change.

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The customer review is broken. That’s bad news for Yelp.

January 8, 2016 | 12:06 am

LIKE A LOT of people, Jared Andrews finds online customer reviews frustrating and often unhelpful.

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Globe Platinum plans change focus, debut chef ambassador

January 8, 2016 | 12:05 am

ALONG WITH the relaunch of Globe Platinum’s premium lifestyle mobile phone plans comes its new ambassador, chef JP Anglo.

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If you loved watermelon oreos, you may be a ‘harbinger of failure’

January 8, 2016 | 12:04 am

DO YOU STILL think Pepsi made a huge mistake by taking Diet Crystal Pepsi off the market? Did you love McDonald’s Arch Deluxe, Frito-Lay Lemonade, Colgate Kitchen Entrees, and Watermelon Oreos? If so, you’re probably a “harbinger of failure” — a consumer whose taste is so unusual that companies can use your preferences to figure out what not to sell.

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Amazon uses cute animal videos to woo shoppers in ad uptick

January 8, 2016 | 12:03 am

AMAZON.COM, Inc. is not above the surefire trick of using cute animals to woo shoppers.

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Sherlock fans, collect your New Year’s present.

January 8, 2016 | 12:03 am

The Binge
By Jessica Zafra
SHERLOCK fans are among the most patient fans on earth, and they have to be. Since the BBC series created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss premiered in 2010, there have been exactly nine episodes, 10 if you count the one-off holiday special that aired last week. The fans have used the time between episodes to create endless tumblr pages and memes featuring Sherlock stars Benedict Cumberbatch (Check out the one demonstrating his resemblance to an otter) and Martin Freeman, write fan fiction about Holmes and Watson, organize a worldwide army (Cumberbitches), and report on every move made by Cumberbatch and Freeman. I would probably not stalk the Cumberbatch, but I might consider replacing my library if he were to record all the volumes as audiobooks.

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Heatwaves, drought may curb global power output

January 8, 2016 | 12:03 am

PARIS, FRANCE — Thousands of power plants worldwide face sharp reductions in electricity output by mid-century due to more frequent heatwaves and drought driven by global warming, according to a study published on Monday.

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